What you need to know
Advocacy
We believe that advocacy is one of the most important roles of local government.
We have developed our Advocacy Strategy 2022-25 to demonstrate our priorities and our commitment to advocating for all those who live, work, learn and play in Moonee Valley. As the closest level of government to the community, we’re best placed to work with our community to identify their needs and to raise these with decisionmakers at all levels.
Our Advocacy Strategy also aligns to our priorities in MV2040 and our Council Plan as we work to turn our Community Vision into reality.
We know there’s work to be done, we’ve laid out our priorities, now we’ll work towards them. But we need your help, and the support of our stakeholders, to make it happen.
Council is continuing to work with other levels of government and other potential partners to find ways of delivering an Indoor Sports Facility in Moonee Valley in response to community expectations and need. Given the high capital costs expected, we are endeavouring to secure the necessary external funding and partnerships to deliver this project.
Our advocacy priorities
Issues marked with a flag are Council's top-tier priorities. We’ve heard from the community that these are the issues they want raised first.
How you can get involved
There are many ways for you to become an advocate. You can:
visit YourSay Moonee Valley to contribute to Council consultations
attend a Council Meeting, either in-person or virtually.
write a letter or request to meet with a Member of Parliament
join one of Moonee Valley’s local community groups, such as Friends of groups, sustainability organisations, Rotary or the Country Women’s Association
start or fill out a petition.
Our progress
Want to know more?
To find out more about how we’re implementing our Advocacy Strategy, and other ways you can get involved, contact our Advocacy team at advocacy@mvcc.vic.gov.au.
Read up on our progress via the:
Why we advocate
We advocate so that everyone who lives, works, plays or learns in Moonee Valley has what they need to thrive.
Some projects and initiatives are out of Council’s direct control – like building train stations, or upgrading major roads. Even though these projects cannot be delivered by Council directly, we advocate to other levels of government to turn good ideas, into reality.
Some issues affect more than one Council, so we may join with other local governments to advance our shared interest.
To deliver Council-led projects and help balance the contribution made by ratepayers, we seek funding from other interested partners. This can include applying for grants, or seeking funding commitments at election time.
How we advocate
There are a range of tools which we can use to advocate effectively, including:
- running campaigns to raise awareness of issues in the community and encourage community involvement
- developing partnerships with key stakeholders, local and regional organisations, and peak bodies
- liaising with local Members of Parliament, State and Federal Ministers, Shadow Ministers, Opposition and Crossbench members, and local State and Federal election candidates
- participating in the work of peak bodies and regional organisations including M9 and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)
- making submissions to government and parliamentary enquiries
- identifying and applying for grants to secure funding
- promoting commitments, where we receive them, to encourage other parties and stakeholders to lend their support, and
- engaging with media on advocacy priorities.