How to Submit a Petition

Thank you for your interest in accessing the City of Melville petition information page. This page contains guidelines on how to submit a petition to the City of Melville according to our standard. It contains two downloadable formats to help you make an effective petition.   The following information is designed to assist you to submit a formal petition to the City of Melville.

Petitions shall be submitted on a standard petition form and in accordance with the following guidelines.

•  All petitions must be contained in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Chief Executive Officer
• A covering letter to accompany the petition is recommended however, is not necessary

• All names and addresses which appear on the petition must be in the hand writing of each signatory
• The original petition must be forwarded to the City of Melville. Copies will not be accepted.

Petitions may be sent to the City of Melville, Locked Bag 1, Booragoon  WA  6954 or delivered at the Reception Counter located in the Foyer on the ground floor of the Civic Centre, 10 Almondbury Road, Booragoon.

What happens to my petition

Once a petition has been received and registered, an acknowledgment letter will be sent to the person responsible for the petition.  In the event this cannot be identified, the first signatory that appears on the petition will receive notification. The correspondence will also outline details of the processes involved and the recipient will be asked to notify all petitioners of the action being taken.

The petition is then referred to the next available Ordinary Meeting of the Council for consideration and any action. Should the petition not be discussed at that particular Council Meeting, it will be referred to the relevant Standing Committee for consideration and any action. A letter will be sent out to the responsible person or appropriate signatory notifying of this action taken and once again, will be asked to notify all petitioners.

For further information on how to submit a petition or the processes involved, please contact Claire Rourke, Acting Administrative Coordinator, Customer & Corporate Services, 9364 0607 or crourke@melville.wa.gov.au