FAQ

Our Community Engagement Framework sets out our commitment to inclusive community engagement. 

As well as our Your Say Manningham consultation portal we provide a range of in person consultation opportunities for individual projects. These opportunities are generally advertised on the project pages on this site, as well as other media channels such as newspapers and social media.

In addition Council is holding a series of Listening Posts across the municipality. Dates and locations will be promoted on our corporate website.

We encourage you to share your views, provide feedback and participate in all of our community consultations.

For more information please call Manningham City Council on 9840 9444 or email communications@manningham.vic.gov.au

Engaging online allows you to have your say in the Council's decision making process in your own time and comfort:

• If attending community meetings at a set time or place is difficult, you can contribute to the consultation at a time and place that suits you
• It is a quick, safe and convenient way to have your say on a range of issues and topics
• It is a quick way to keep up to date and contribute your views on issues affecting your community
• You can see what other community members think about an issue or topic, respond with your own views and engage in a discussion
• It allows for a range of different people, with different views to discuss matters that impact on their community

There are a few reasons this might have happened:

• The email may have gone into your "spam email" or "junk" folder. Check there first
• Your email service provider may have a very strong firewall that is blocking the activation email. This happens occasionally. Contact your service provider.
• You may have typed your email address incorrectly - just check that this is not the case.

Step 1. Click the "login" link on the top right of the screen.

Step 2. Click the "forgotten password" link under the "sign in" button

Step 3. Type in your email address and click enter. You will then receive an email from us with your Username and a link back to the site. Click on that link to reset your password.

Step 4. Sign in with your old username and new password.

Knowing a little more about who you are will ensure we get a higher quality of data to go along with your feedback. The data will help us to target feedback from specific groups (e.g. age, gender) and in turn will provide a richer and more valuable response to help Council make decisions.

Simply click on the "Register" button at the top right hand of the page, when prompted create a SCREENNAME (Note: your comments will appear under your screenname and you can comment anonymously through a username of your choice) create a PASSWORD of your choice provide a valid email address, your age, gender and the location in which you live.

If you have previously registered simply click on the "Sign In" function located on the right hand side of the top tool bar.

All comments, ideas and suggestions are collated and used by the relevant project officer to inform the development of strategies, programs and activities, or to gain an insight into community views and opinions.

Often, feedback provided online is used in conjunction with other face to face consultation activities such as workshops, meetings, open days, surveys or events.

All feedback provided during consultation will be considered, however this does not mean that every suggestion can be taken on board and adopted as proposed. 

Yes! Your privacy is absolutely protected and Council and Bang the Table will only use your email to contact you with updates and to invite you to participate in consultations. Your email address will not be distributed to any third party or used for any others purpose. We do not ask for your personal details or require them at any time as part of your participation. You may like to review our privacy statement. 

It is Council policy that a formal submission is required for some specific projects or decisions, or to fulfill a legislative requirement. These are usually for strategic decisions such as the Annual Budget.

A formal submission requires the contact name and address of respondents which becomes public information and is provided to Council for their consideration. 

All moderation is carried out by Bang the Table in liaison with Manningham City Council. The moderators do not edit or alter any comments and will only remove comments deemed to be significantly off topic, offensive or malicious, in which case they are removed from the site immediately. 

Your Say Manningham is coordinated by Council's Engagement and Research Team.

If you have any questions about content, or Council's consultation and engagement process, please email us at  ecdadmin@manningham.vic.gov.au

If you have a question regarding a specific project currently open for consultation, please contact the relevant project officer. Their details can be found on the relevant project page.