Consultation on draft policy now closed

Consultation on the draft policy has now closed. Thank you to everyone who completed the survey or provided a submission.

While we received a small number of submissions from people in Manningham communities during phase 2 of the consultation, the feedback was thoughtful, detailed and valuable. We are now reviewing all survey responses and other submissions and will report back by December 2026 on what we heard.

These findings will inform and shape the final version of the policy, which is expected to be presented to Council in early 2027 for endorsement before it is published.

Overall for the policy review, consultation with communities included:

Phase 1:
July - September 2025 - a survey and ideas board on Your Say Manningham to understand what is important to you in our community engagement approaches, what works and what doesn't work
March 2026 - focus groups with people in communities, including with our Community Advisory Committees to go into feedback in more depth

You can read a summary of the findings from phase 1 consultation here.

Phase 2:
September - October 2026 - opportunity to read and review the draft policy and provide feedback via survey or email, phone, in-person submission.