Expression of interest has now closed.

You’re invited to be part of an exciting opportunity to help make Maroondah an even better place to live, work, stay and play.

Moving beyond the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re starting the new year with some fresh thinking about the future of our City and we need your help.

Maroondah City Council is seeking expressions of interest from community members to join our Maroondah Deliberative Panel. The panel provides a unique opportunity for you to help make the City of Maroondah the best it can be.

As part of the panel, you’ll have the chance to work with up to 40 other community members to assess how we’re progressing with our 2040 Community Vision and help develop future Council plans and strategies to ensure we can make Maroondah the City our community wants and needs.

The Deliberative panel will meet several times over coming months, both in -person and online. Panel members will have the opportunity to ask questions, hear from experts and better understand the challenges facing our City. This will inform their thinking and recommendations for our next Council Plan, ten-year Financial plan and Asset Plan. You can learn more about the panel and deliberative process in the FAQ section on this page

As information and deliberation builds over consecutive panel meetings, selected community members will be required to participate in all scheduled sessions. We appreciate this is a significant time commitment, however, this is a great opportunity to be involved in local decision making and participants will be compensated for their time and effort.

Panel session will be held as follows:

Meeting one - panel meet and greet
Wednesday 10 February, 7.30pm to 9pm

Meeting two - panel deliberation
Sunday 14 February, 10am to 3pm

Meeting three - small group sessions - based on a topic or theme
Panel members may choose one or more topic/themes. sessions will held from 7.30pm to 9pm on the following dates:
Theme 1 - Wednesday 17 February and Wednesday 3 March,
Theme 2 - Tuesday 23 February and Tuesday 9 March
Theme 3 - Wednesday 24 February and Wednesday 10 March
Theme 4 - Tuesday 2 March and Tuesday 16 March

Meeting four - final deliberation
Sunday 28 March 10am to 3pm

When do registrations close?

If you’re interested in making Maroondah an even better place to live, work, stay and play in (and can attend all the meeting dates proposed) please register your interest today by completing the Expression of Interest form below. Registrations close Sunday 7 February 2021.

Want to know more?

If you need assistance registering or have any questions about the process, please contact Leanne Robb, Community Engagement Senior Advisor on 9298 4598 or 1300 88 22 33.