Consulting with our community
To do our best for citizens now and into the future, Moreland City Council is committed to working with the community to understand community needs, interests and goals. Input from citizens is necessary for Council to make good decisions for the present and the future of the City of Moreland.
Apart from voting, which is compulsory, you as a citizen choose your level of participation. You may offer an opinion, complaint or assistance while other times these are sought by Council.
Moreland City Council encourages citizen participation, so there are opportunities for you to be as involved as you wish. This work happens through informing you, consulting with you and sharing ongoing engagement.
Information
Council communicates its news, decisions, services and capital works through:
- this website
- the Moreland City News page in the weekly Moreland Leader newspaper, delivered free to all Moreland residents
- letters to residents and businesses
- public notices in local newspapers and on our website
- public meetings
- Urban Planning Committee meeting minutes, and
- Council meeting minutes.
Consultation
Council may ask for your opinion to help it make a decision through a:
- survey
- community workshop
- focus group
- Youth Summit
- public meeting, or
- other events where Council and citizens talk about issues.
Engagement
Your ongoing participation develops policies, projects and practice through participation in a:
- community reference group like the Disability Advisory group
- Council advisory committee like the Multicultural Advisory Committee and Sustainable Moreland Advisory Group, or
- workshop or forum such as the Glenroy Task Force and the Youth Summit.
- Moreland Seniors Panel (PDF 276Kb) - a register of over 55s who are interested in being invited to participate in consultations
Participation in groups or organisations that work with Council also helps our decision-making and influence Council's direction. Some groups include:
- Creek friends groups
- Moreland Energy Foundation, and
-
CERES Environment Park.
What to expect from Council
Council will:
- listen to you
- consult or engage with you in a way that is appropriate to the decision or project.
- inform you about how and when you can respond.
- consider your input. A decision may be different from what you wanted.
- give you feedback, including the reasons behind a decision.
The feedback may be in:
- an article in the local paper
- Council meeting minutes
- information presented at community meetings
- a published report, or
- a letter.
Councillors
Councillors are the elected representatives for Moreland’s citizens. Contact your councillors by telephone, mail or email.
