Council is asking you to have your say on our draft Strategic Plans that are designed to make Moonee Valley a better place to live, work, shop, create and play.

This includes our updated draft MV2040 Community Vision and Strategy, our draft Council Plan 2025-29 (incorporating the Health Plan and Disability Action Plan) , our draft Financial Plan 2025-35 and our draft Asset Plan 2025-35.

These draft Strategic Plans work together to shape a better future for Moonee Valley:

• Draft MV2040 Community Vision and Strategy: Outlines our community's vision to make Moonee Valley a healthy, vibrant and welcoming place by 2040.
• Draft Council Plan 2025-29: Outlines Council’s priorities and commitments to achieve the vision over the next four years.
• Draft Annual Plan 2025-26: The Annual Plan supplements the Council Plan and details the specific initiatives scheduled for delivery in 2025–26.
• Draft Financial Plan 2025-35: Outlines how Council plans to fund its goals for service delivery and infrastructure management over the next ten years. 
• Draft Asset Plan 2025-35: Outlines how Council plans to look after our buildings, drains, parks, open spaces, roads and more over the next ten years.

How to have your say by 29 August!

We recommend that you take some time to review the information about the draft Plans available on this page before providing your feedback. Once you have reviewed the draft Plans, you can have your say in a way that suits you.

1. Complete the online survey. This survey should take 10 minutes to complete depending on how many draft Plans you would like to provide feedback on.
2. Email us. Send your feedback to yoursay@mvcc.vic.gov.au
3. Call the Community Engagement Team on 9243 8888 to share your feedback
4. Complete a survey in person. Hard copy surveys are available in all Council facilities in the Valley View Express magazine. Ask staff for a copy if you can't see one there.
5. Record your feedback using the SpeakPipe widget on this page.

Under the Local Government Act 2020, every council must have a Community Vision—a statement that captures the community’s hopes and aspirations for the future over at least the next 10 years. This vision must be developed with input from the community using a deliberative engagement process and adopted by Council within a year of each general election.

MV2040 is Moonee Valley City Council’s long-term strategy, first adopted in June 2018. In October 2021, MV2040 was formally adopted as our Community Vision, following updates made by a community panel to include stronger action on climate change and reflect our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The review of MV2040 was brought forward by a year to ensure that it could be updated to reflect current community views and the directions and priorities of the new Council Plan. This review has focused on refreshing MV2040—keeping the core vision and goals the same, but updating parts of the document based on current trends, new data and feedback from the community. This refreshed version will guide the development of our new Council Plan and help shape a future that reflects our shared values and needs.

Our Community Vision

Based on the draft Community Vision Statement developed by our Community Advisory Panel in November 2024, Councillors considered all feedback received from community members, committees and advisory groups and Wurundjeri Woi-wurung Elders, working together via a series of workshops, to build on the Community Vision Statement.

To learn about how the Community Advisory Panel developed the draft Community Vision Statement you can read more about this in the Stage Two Community Consultation tab at the bottom of this page.

Our MV2040 Themes

We all deserve to live in a place where we are not just surviving – we are thriving. Our MV2040 themes are the building blocks of our strategy, showcasing our priorities for achieving the Community Vision over the next 15 years.

Five of the themes were developed in collaboration with the community in 2017, with a sixth theme ‘Trusted’ added to this refreshed MV2040, recognising the importance of open communication and ethical decision-making. This additional theme was identified through Council's Community Advisory Panel and additional community engagement.

All six themes have been gifted Woi-wurrung names by Wurundjeri Elder, Aunty Gail Smith.

The Council Plan is a key strategic document that sets out Council’s priorities and direction over a four-year period. It’s a requirement under the Local Government Act 2020 and helps guide the decisions and actions Council will take to support the community.

For this next Council Plan, we’re continuing our approach of integrating important health and wellbeing goals. This includes combining the Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (as we’ve done twice before), and for the first time, the Disability Action Plan. These plans are required under state legislation, and bringing them together helps create a more unified and effective strategy.

By integrating these plans, Council is reinforcing its commitment to health, access, equity and inclusion in everything we do. These principles are essential for building a strong, connected and resilient community—and they reflect the values our community has told us matter most.

The Council Plan (incorporating the Health Plan and the Disability Action Plan) 2025-29 sets out the strategies and key initiatives to achieve Council’s goals over the next four years.

The Annual Plan supplements the Council Plan and details the specific initiatives scheduled for delivery in 2025–26.

The Financial Plan is an important document that helps Council manage its finances responsibly and transparently, while staying focused on the long-term goals set out in the MV2040 Strategy and our vision for Moonee Valley: a healthy, vibrant and welcoming community.

A key part of that vision is ensuring fairness and equity in how Council makes decisions—especially when it comes to how we raise funds and how we invest in services and infrastructure. These principles are at the heart of this Financial Plan.

The plan ensures Council can deliver on community needs while remaining financially sustainable over the long term. That means being able to maintain and improve services and infrastructure without unexpected rate increases or sudden cuts to services.

Council is responsible for managing a wide range of infrastructure assets across Moonee Valley, valued at around $1.36 billion. This includes:

• 139 buildings – including libraries, leisure centres, pavilions and community halls
• Parks and open spaces – including 168 playgrounds, 44 sports fields, and other recreational areas
• Stormwater drainage – including 482 km of underground pipes, 3.9 km of open drains, and over 23,000 pits and treatment devices
• Transport infrastructure – including 411 km of roads and 885 km of footpaths and shared paths

Most of these assets are currently in fair to good condition. Council has assessed that maintaining them at this level is considered achievable. However, targeted investment is needed in some areas, particularly the stormwater drainage network and buildings, to ensure they are fit for purpose and resilient to future challenges such as climate change and population growth.

The draft Asset Plan 2025–35 outlines how Council plans to maintain, renew, upgrade, expand, acquire, and, where needed, retire assets over the next 10 years. This plan has been shaped by deliberative community engagement, where people shared what’s most important to them. Key themes from that feedback include:

• accessible and sustainable transport
• green and open public spaces
• community facilities that are inclusive and accessible
• well-maintained, fit-for-purpose infrastructure
• transparent and accountable asset planning

Learn more about our draft Asset Plan 2025-35 by watching the short video below.

Our Community Engagement Process and what we heard

These draft plans are the result of four stages of community engagement that commenced in 2024. Click on the tabs at the bottom of this page to learn more about each stage of the engagement process.

The top themes that we heard from our community throughout the stages of consultation are listed below. If you'd like to understand more about the themes, you can read our key findings report.

Council undertook a consultation from 2 March - 1 August 2024 to understand what was most important to community now and what is most important to them when thinking about the future. You can review the Community Engagement Report.

The most popular theme that came through the consultation was ‘Fair’, encapsulating the desire for a fair city that values diversity, where everyone feels safe, is included and has access to healthy food, services and housing. Other popular themes when considering what was important to people now, were ‘Thriving’ and ‘Beautiful’. These themes speak to the current priorities of residents who value accessible recreational opportunities and a visually appealing environment.

Looking ahead, participants identified ‘Livable’ and ‘Green' as crucial future aspirations, highlighting the need for accessible, affordable housing and an environmentally responsible city. This future-oriented thinking demonstrates a strong commitment to creating a city that not only meets the practical needs of its residents but also promotes sustainability and resilience for generations to come.

In November 2024, we convened a Community Advisory Panel to review the community vision statement. We asked the Panel:

Much about our lifestyles has changed since MV2040 was developed six years ago. What, if anything, needs to change in the community vision to reflect the community’s aspirations and needs for the future?

The panel included 33 residents, randomly selected from households across Moonee Valley to reflect our diverse demographics, life experiences and locations. The panel explored our community’s needs and aspirations, now and into the future, guided by research, data, community insights and emerging trends.

From December 2024 until January 2025, we took to the streets (and the online world) of Moonee Valley and consulted with community about their level of support for the vision, and what priorities they think Moonee Valley should focus on. We also consulted with our committees and advisory groups to hear their thoughts.

• 43% of respondents said they strongly supported it
• 39% supported it
• 13% felt neutral
• 3% opposed it
• 3% strongly opposed it

We also heard the following themes of feedback:

• Stronger First Peoples inclusion needed (this was also highlighted by our Community Advisory Panel).
• The Vision should be more aspirational, especially in relation to inclusion and the environment.
• Acknowledgement of climate change should be retained.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide their feedback!

In February, Council's Community Advisory Panel came together to consider the following question: We want to understand what a thriving community looks like in Moonee Valley. To achieve the MV2040 vision what should be the top 15 priority outcomes?

The Panel ended up recommending 16 priority outcomes to be considered by Council. Panel members then presented their priority outcomes, and provided some rationale behind them at a Council Public Forum held 18 March 2025. Watch the recording of that Public Forum..

Following this stage of consultation, Council considered updates to MV2040, the Long Term Financial Plan and the Asset Plan.