At the City of Melville, we believe great communities are built through connection, collaboration and conversation. Melville Talks is your dedicated online space to have your say on the issues that matter most, in a safe and accessible way, at a time that suits you.
Whether you want to share your ideas, join a discussion, drop a pin on an interactive map or complete a quick survey, Melville Talks offers a variety of ways to get involved in shaping the future of your city.
Start exploring and contributing today. Your input helps guide the decisions that affect your neighbourhood, parks, services and more.
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How to use our engagement pages
Getting involved is easy. Here’s how:
- Explore projects: Browse current engagement projects to learn what’s happening and how you can get involved.
- Have your say: Share feedback through surveys, maps, discussions or polls. Your input helps shape decisions.
- Know the status: Projects marked Open for Contribution are seeking feedback. If listed as Active, engagement has closed and we’re reviewing input.
- Stay informed: Click the 'Follow engagement' button on any project to receive updates, or subscribe to our newsletter for new opportunities.
- See the outcomes: We’ll share what we heard and how your feedback influenced the outcome on each project page. It's our commitment and promise!
FAQs
Below are answers to some of the questions you may have about Melville Talks.
Visit the Engagements page to view the engagements open for community involvement. You can then participate through the methods available which could include a survey, interactive map, poll or discussion board.
There are three status for our community engagements:
- Open: The engagement is open for the community to get involved and participate in an activity.
- Active: The engagement is in development but is closed for participation. It may reopen for engagement at a later date for further community input.
- Closed: The engagement has closed.
All engagements with an open or active status have the option for you to follow their progress. Look for the "Follow Engagement" button at the top of the engagement page and enter your details. You will be sent engagement updates for the duration of the project via email and you can unsubscribe anytime.
You don’t have to register to use MelvilleTalks to participate and get involved with engagements but we will collect some contact information. Your details are not shared with anyone else and we will not spam you. The information is collected in accordance with our privacy policy and is only used to keep participants informed about the engagement(s) they provide feedback to and for us to understand who is getting involved.
We also use this information to improve Melville Talks and better understand the needs and interests of our City of Melville residents who use MelvilleTalks.
Comments, ideas and suggestions received through an engagement process help inform the City of Melville and its Council in decision making processes. Information is collected online via Melville Talks using various tools such as surveys, interactive maps, forums etc and in person using live polling, video, pen and paper.
Depending on whether the information is quantitative or qualitative in nature different methods are used to analyse and report back to the community, the Council and City Staff.
We take our privacy obligations seriously. Personal information is information we hold which is identifiable as being about you. Our collection, us and disclosure of your personal information is regulated by the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988. You can find out more information about your privacy rights at the Privacy Commissioner's website and on our privacy page.
We may collect personal information from you when you participate in an engagement. This may inclue your email address, residential address and demographic information. This information is used to analyse engagement results , review communication objectives and obligations, or to communicate information to you about the outcomes of the engagement.
Melville Talks is moderated to ensure participants, site administrators and third-parties are safe from malicious, inflammatory and illegal materials. Please view the Moderation Terms of Use.
- a proposal seeks to vary a planning policy or development that is likely to impact nearby properties
- the City is seeking to make changes to a planning scheme (e.g. a re-zoning), local planning policies, local laws, structure plans, master plans, policies and City-wide strategies.
During these processes the community and/or stakeholders will be invited to complete a submission on the proposal. Submissions received by the City will be considered as part of the assessment process, however submissions do not bind the City or Council when making a decision.
A summary of comments and/or a tabled submission report may be included in publicly available Council reports or notice. Personal details such as name and address and/ or identifiable information will be removed from these reports unless agreed upon when completing the submission.
The City of Melville incorporates demographic questions in its surveys to ensure that the feedback collected accurately represents our diverse community. This approach allows us to engage a wide range of stakeholders and tailor our communication strategies effectively. By analysing demographic data, we can identify segments of the community that may not be adequately represented, enabling us to create targeted outreach opportunities. We also use this information to monitor, meet targets and evaluate our efforts.
To maintain the integrity of our feedback process, we implement measures to prevent duplicate responses, ensuring that we capture distinct viewpoints. Participants have the option to refrain from providing identifiable information if they choose.