Melville Talks is the City’s online engagement platform where you can find information about and comment on projects and initiatives happening in the City of Melville. It’s the simplest and most effective way to have a say on things happening in our community.
The Melville Sounding Board is a group of people who have opted to receive tailored community engagement communications from the City by becoming a VIP subscriber to Melville Talks.
It is not a committee, or a project specific community panel, however can be a source for developing into a community reference group, panel or other working group (method of engagement) as identified during the planning stages of a project.
As a member of the Melville Sounding Board, you'll receive updates on upcoming consultations, projects, and initiatives direct to your email, tailored based on what you tell us you want to hear about.
In 2021, the City established the Community Feedback Panel (CFP). The CFP was a representative sample of 30 residents who met bimonthly to provide advice and commentary on Council plans, strategies and services. As part of the CFP review process the CFP, City of Melville Officers and an external consultant, Elton, evaluated the effectiveness of the group. The review outcome was to build on what had already been established and to investigate how this could be improved.
To achieve similar outcomes to the CFP, and provide more opportunities for meaningful outcomes, and over multiple projects, and provide more balanced and representative decision making, the City launched the Melville Sounding Board. The 800+ people who expressed interested in joining the CFP received a personal invitation to join the Melville Sounding Board when it was created.
Subscribers receive:
- Updates on upcoming consultations, projects, and initiatives via email.
- Early chances to have a say, with options to join panels, focus groups, and workshops that match their interests.
- Tailored information based on age, suburb, and preferences.
Randomly selected people will receive invitations to be part of community reference groups, panels or other working groups to have an even greater say on things affecting you the most.
It’s easy. Just fill out the
registration form on this page, including the mandatory personal information to help us tailor the information you receive. Once completed, you’ll be added to our database.
The collection of personal information like where you live, your gender, your age and the particular interests will help us provide more personalised communications relevant to what is important to you. This will also enable us to balance the feedback we receive to be more representative of the entire community. We want to make sure we’re hearing the ‘voice’ of Melville.
Your information is managed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Your opinions matter and your privacy is paramount. Your personal information will never be shared with any third party or used on public documents, and is managed in accordance with our
Privacy Policy.
You can update your preference or unsubscribe at any time.
- Unsubscribe by clicking the link at the top of this page
- Update your details by clicking on the link at the bottom of one of our emails, or by simply contacting the Engagement team via email.