Meeting Date: 25 July 2023
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
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Timestamps
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06:40 | PUBLIC QUESTION TIME |
18:30 | 10 CITY PLANNING |
18:35 | 10.1 North East Link and Transport Advocacy Update |
37:50 | 10.2 Planning Reform Update (Page 14) |
49:00 | 10.3 Residential Strategy Refresh - Project Plan (Page 27) |
11. CONNECTED COMMUNITIES | |
53:15 | 11.1 Welcoming Cities Progress Report (Page 36) |
01:02:10 | 11.2 Draft Economic Development Strategy (Page 36) |
12. CITY SERVICES | |
01:09:00 | 12.1 Container Deposit Scheme (Page 149) |
13. EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY | |
01:19:35 | 13.1 MAV State Council October 2023 Meeting Matters (Page 178) |
14. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
01:24:45 | 14.1 Strategic Risk Register Six Monthly Report June 2023 (Page 181) |
01:25:30 | 14.2 Appointment of Authorised Officer - Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Page 187) |
01:26:10 | 14.3 Informal Meetings of Councillors (Page 192) |
01:26:30 | 14.4 Documents for Sealing (Page 202) |
01:27:25 | 15. URGENT BUSINESS |
01:27:30 | 16. COUNCILLORS REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME (Page 203) |
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Meeting Date: 28 July 2020
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Virtual Council Meeting via Facebook Live
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Council Meetings
As part of our efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 we have reviewed our Council meeting practices to ensure we provide a safe environment for Councillors, staff and the community. Pursuant to the Local Government Act 2020, Council meetings will be held virtually until further notice. Physical attendance by members of the public at Council meetings is currently not permitted. Council meetings will continue to be live streamed and we encourage you to follow the meeting on our Facebook page (you can view the livestream on our Facebook page even if you don’t have a Facebook account). The live stream is not interactive. Any comments or private messages directed to us while the stream is live will not be presented to Council or have a bearing on the conduct of the meeting.
Other temporary changes to our Council meetings:
- Public Question Time – At this time, anyone wanting to ask a question of Council should submit their question via email by 5.00pm on the Monday before the meeting. As you cannot be present in the chamber, your question will be read out at the meeting by the Mayor. For more information visit the Council Meeting Procedures page.
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Getting There
By car
Parking available at Manningham Civic Centre
By bus
Manningham Civic Centre bus stop:
Bus route 907 City to Mitcham via Doncaster Rd
Bus route 902 Chelsea to Airport West
Bus route 295 Doncaster SC to The Pines SC via Templestowe
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Council meeting to consider Annual Report
Manningham City Council will discuss its Annual Report 2020/21 at the Meeting of Council to be held on Tuesday 23 November 2021 commencing at 7.00pm. This meeting will be live streamed online. For details, visit manningham.vic.gov.au/council-meetings
The Annual Report will be discussed in accordance with the requirements of Section 132 of the Local Governnment Act 1989.
The Annual Report 2020/21 is available for inspection online at manningham.vic.gov.au/annual-report
ANDREW DAY
Chief Executive Officer
Manningham Council has been awarded gold in the prestigious 2017 Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) for its 2015/16 Annual Report.
The 2017 award recognises overall excellence in annual reporting and touts Manningham’s Annual Report as a best practice model for similar organisations to follow.
Council Chief Executive Warwick Winn said Council’s Annual Report is a key document that allows residents, businesses, State and Federal governments, community groups and organisations to stay informed on Council’s performance and future direction each year.
The 2015/16 report provides a comprehensive overview of Council’s achievements, challenges, aspirations for the future and commitments to the community during the 2015/16 financial year.
Manningham Mayor Cr Michelle Kleinert said the award is a great testament to Council’s commitment to report on its performance and achievements each year.
“The Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of the wide variety of Council services, activities and priorities and is a great resource for our community to see how we are tracking against our goals”.
To view Manningham Council’s Annual Report 2015/16, visit www.manningham.vic.gov.au/annual-report
Meeting Date: 27 June 2023
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
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4:20 | 4. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES |
5. PRESENTATIONS | |
5:00 | 5.1 Acknowledgement of Hunter Valley Bus Crash |
6:50 | 5.2 King's Birthday 2023 honours list |
8:15 | 7. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME |
10. CITY PLANNING | |
21:00 | 10.1 Integrated Water Management and Flood Mapping Update (Page 3) |
24:40 | 10.2 Draft Affordable Housing Policy (Page 31) |
11. CONNECTED COMMUNITIES | |
33:15 | 11.1 2023 Annual Grant Program Recommendations (Page 57) |
37:45 | 11.2 Health and Wellbeing Action Plan 2021-2023 Progress Report (Page 75) |
14. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
41:10 | 14.1 2023 General Valuation Return |
50:30 | 14.2 Recreational Lands - Charges in Lieu of Rates 2023-24 |
51:30 | 14.3 10 Year Financial Plan 2023/24 to 2032/33 (Page 95) |
01:08:30 | 14.4 2023/24 Budget Adoption and Declaration of Rates and Charges |
01:54:40 | 14.5 Audit and Risk Committee Independent Member Reappointment (Page 247) |
01:55:10 | 14.6 Appointment of Authorised Officer - Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Page 249) |
01:55:45 | 14.7 Informal Meetings of Councillors (page 254) |
01:56:20 | 14.8 Documents for Sealing (Page 266) |
01:56:45 | 15. URGENT BUSINESS |
01:56:50 | 16. COUNCILLORS REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME |
02:14:05 | 17. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS |
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Meeting Date: 26 March 2024
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
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04:25 | 2. APOLOGIES AND REQUESTS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE |
04:34 | 3. PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST |
04:45 | 4. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES |
5. PRESENTATIONS | |
05:30 | 5.1 Manningham Staff Service Awards |
07:20 | 7. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME (Page 2) |
55:55 | ADMISSION OF URGENT BUSINESS (Page 2) |
10. CITY PLANNING | |
57:20 | 10.1 Manningham Residential Discussion Paper - Residential Strategy (for Community Consultation) (Page 3) |
14 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Page 252) | |
01:09:40 | 14.1 Informal Meetings of Councillors (Page 252) |
15. URGENT BUSINESS (Page 263) | |
01:10:11 | 15.1 Documents for Sealing |
01:10:55 | 16. COUNCILLOR REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME (Page 263) |
01:18:17 | 17. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS (Page 263) |
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Council has received reports of people door knocking households in Manningham claiming to be representing Council’s solar bulk buy program. Please be aware that Council is partnering with Positive Charge to run its solar bulk buy program and is not engaging in any cold calling or door knocking in relation to this program. ...
Council has received reports of people door knocking households in Manningham claiming to be representing Council’s solar bulk buy program.
Please be aware that Council is partnering with Positive Charge to run its solar bulk buy program and is not engaging in any cold calling or door knocking in relation to this program.
If you are contacted or visited by someone claiming to be from Council or representing the solar bulk buy program, we encourage you to ask for identification and report this to Council by calling 9840 9333.
Council is running the solar bulk buy program to encourage residents to switch to solar to reduce the carbon pollution from household electricity use and lower electricity bills.
Supported by Manningham Council, Positive Charge has selected a tried and tested solar supplier and installer to ensure quality solar systems, ranging between 1.5kW – 5kW, are available at affordable prices.
For more information on Council’s solar bulk buy program or to express interest in being involved, visit www.positivecharge.com.au
As part of our efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 we have reviewed our Council meeting practices to ensure we provide a safe environment for Councillors, staff and the community. ...
Meeting Date: 24 August 2021
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Virtual meeting. You can watch the livestream on this page or on our Facebook page.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Council Meetings
As part of our efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 we have reviewed our Council meeting practices to ensure we provide a safe environment for Councillors, staff and the community. Pursuant to the Local Government Act 2020, Council meetings will be held virtually until further notice. Physical attendance by members of the public at Council meetings is currently not permitted. Council meetings will continue to be live streamed and we encourage you to follow the meeting on our Facebook page (you can view the livestream on our Facebook page even if you don’t have a Facebook account). The live stream is not interactive. Any comments or private messages directed to us while the stream is live will not be presented to Council or have a bearing on the conduct of the meeting.
Other temporary changes to our Council meetings:
Public Question Time – At this time, anyone wanting to ask a question of Council should submit their question via email by 5.00pm on the Monday before the meeting. As you cannot be present in the chamber, your question will be read out at the meeting by the CEO. For more information visit the Council Meeting Procedures page.
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Agenda timestamps
00:00 - Opening prayer and statements of acknowledgement
06:35 - Passing of former Councillor Fred Chuah
13:00 - Kiwanis Club – Monster Raffle
15:36 - Petitions
24:10 - Public question time
29:21 - Planning permit applications
37:51 - City planning and community
45:42 - City services
49:46 - Procurement Policy review
53:35 - 10 Year Financial Plan 2021/22 to 2030/31
1:00:41 - Council Plan 2021-2025
1:06:10 - Strategic Risk Register
1:10:51 - Bulk Retirement of Council Endorsed Policies
1:20:21 - Review of Manningham's Governance Rules
1:25:47 - Documents for Sealing
1:27:26 - Councillors' question time
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Meeting Date: 28 February 2023
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
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04:55 | 5. PRESENTATIONS |
04:55 | 5.1 Australia Day Honours 2023 |
06:02 | 6. PETITIONS |
06:10 | 7. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME |
8. ADMISSION OF URGENT BUSINESS | |
9. PLANNING PERMIT APPLICATIONS | |
10. CITY PLANNING | |
40:50 | 11. CONNECTED COMMUNITIES |
40:55 | 11.1 Manningham Reconciliation Action Plan 2023-25 Adoption (Page 3) |
44:15 | 11.2 Pricing Policy for Use of Council Active Open Space (Page 26) |
50:00 | 11.3 Wonga Park Reserve Master Plan for Endorsement (Page 54) |
55:50 | 11.4 Manningham Youth Advisory Committee (Page 230) |
12. CITY SERVICES | |
1:02:05 | 12.1 Mid-Year Capital Works Update (Page 255) |
13. EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY | |
01:07:40 | 13.1 Manningham Quarterly Report, Quarter 2 (October - December), 2022/23 (Page 255) |
01:21:20 | 13.2 National General Assembly 2023 Motions - Electric Vehicle Charging (EVC) Infrastructure (Page 276) |
14. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
01:32:50 | 14.1 Appointment of Authorised Officer - Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Page 279) |
01:33:20 | 14.2 Informal Meetings of Councillors (Page 282) |
01:38:00 | 14.3 Documents for Sealing |
15. NOTICES OF MOTION | |
01:33:55 | 15.1 Notice of Motion by Cr Stephen Mayne (NOM No.1/2023) |
01:39:15 | 16. URGENT BUSINESS |
01:39:30 | 17. COUNCILLOR REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME |
01:46:15 | 18. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS |
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We love our furry friends. Find out what you need to do or know to be a responsible pet and animal owner in Manningham.
Find your missing pet
View our lost pets database via the Manningham Pound or report a missing pet
Report a barking dog
Find out what to do if a barking dog is being disruptive to the community.
Protecting native animals and insects
We celebrate all forms of life big and small in our community, learn about the most common creatures and our guidance around them.
Find suitable parks, reserves and trails
Check out all parks suitable for dogs to run free or dogs to remain on their lead.
Become a citizen scientist and spot platypus in your local creek, river, or waterway with the PlatypusSPOT App.Manningham's Yarra River (Birrarung) and local creeks are home to the iconic platypus which can be sighted during your morning or evening walk....
Become a citizen scientist and spot platypus in your local creek, river, or waterway with the PlatypusSPOT App.
Manningham's Yarra River (Birrarung) and local creeks are home to the iconic platypus which can be sighted during your morning or evening walk.
Become an ongoing contributor to the research and conservation of the platypus by reporting your sighting on the Cesar PlatypusSPOT citizen science smartphone app.
The app is available to download on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
View the PlatypusSPOT website for more information about the Platypus Census.
Events Partners
PlatypusSPOT is managed by Cesar Australia in partnership with Melbourne Water.
The Liveable City Strategy 2040 will help shape the future of every neighbourhood in Manningham – providing choice in how we live, work and play. ...
The Liveable City Strategy 2040 (LCS) is Manningham’s 20-year plan to improve the liveability of our municipality, from our urban/suburban neighbourhoods to our rural areas – providing choice in how we live, work and play.
The LCS will help shape the future of the municipality over the next 20 years and ensure Manningham will continue to evolve as a liveable, resilient, and desirable place to be.
Strategic direction
The strategy covers the following key directions:
- vibrant activity centres
- thriving employment
- housing choice and distinct communities
- greening our city
- sustainable transport and travel mode choice
- building social and cultural connections.
The LCS focuses on:
- creating vibrant activity centres and community places
- encouraging jobs growth in the suburbs
- providing housing and transport choice
- protecting Manningham’s valued landscape character.
Importantly, the LCS provides a plan for every neighbourhood as well as our activity centres.
Key concept
A key concept in the strategy is ‘Living locally - 20 minute neighbourhoods’ which is a core principle of Metropolitan Melbourne’s Plan Melbourne 2050.
The aim of a '20-minute neighbourhood’ is to create a place where people can meet most of their daily needs within a 20-minute walk from home, with safe cycling and local transport options.
Community engagement
The LCS was created following feedback from Imagine Manningham 2040 (IM2040) – an extensive community engagement project undertaken in 2019 that captured the views of a wide cross-section of Manningham’s diverse and varied community.
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The Council Plan is our promise to you in pursuit of our community’s vision for the future and to achieve the very best for Manningham.
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We pride ourselves on delivering outcomes for the Manningham community. We regularly monitor and report on our performance across the year.
Meeting Date: 23 August 2022
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Members of the public can attend Council meetings in person. We have reviewed our Council meeting practices to ensure we provide a safe environment for Councillors, staff and the community at meetings. Council meetings will continue to be live streamed and we encourage you to follow the meeting on our Facebook page (even if you don’t have a Facebook account) or website. The live stream is not interactive. Any comments or private messages directed to us while the stream is live will not be presented to Council or have a bearing on the conduct of the meeting.
Other temporary changes to our Council meetings:
Public Question Time – At this time, anyone wanting to ask a question of Council should submit their question via email by 5.00pm on the Monday before the meeting. As you cannot be present in the chamber, your question will be read out at the meeting by the CEO. For more information visit the Council Meeting Procedures page.
Council meeting livestream
Agenda item timestamps
Timecode | Item |
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03:00 | Commonwealth Games 2022 Acknowledgement |
PETITIONS | |
04:00 | Joint Letter - Seeking financial assistance to upgrade the Yarra Old Grammarians Women's football team's club facilities |
05:00 | Public Question Time |
05:00 | Admission of Urgent Business |
06:00 | Planning Permit Applications |
06:00 | 10. CITY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY |
06:00 | 11. CITY SERVICES |
06:00 | 11.1 End of Financial year 2021/2022 Capital Works Status Report (Page 3) |
11:00 | 11.2 Proposed Recreation and Sport Advisory Committee (Page 10) |
12. EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY | |
18:00 | 12.1 Advocacy Priorities for the State Election - November 2022 |
13. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
28:00 | 13.1 Administrative Amendment to Governance Rules (Page 26) |
32:00 | 13.2 Appointment of Authorised Officers - Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Page 97) |
33:00 | 13.3 Informal Meetings of Councillors (Page 102) |
33:00 | 13.4 Documents for Sealing (Page 115) |
14. NOTICES OF MOTION | |
34:00 | 14.1 Notice of Motion by Cr Stephen Mayne (NOM No.4/2022) (Page 116) |
15. URGENT BUSINESS | |
39:00 | 15.1 MAV State Council Motions |
49:00 | 16. COUNCILLORS REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME |
56:00 | 17. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS |
As part of our efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 we have reviewed our Council meeting practices to ensure we provide a safe environment for Councillors, staff and the community. ...
Meeting Date: 27 September 2022
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Members of the public can attend Council meetings in person. We have reviewed our Council meeting practices to ensure we provide a safe environment for Councillors, staff and the community at meetings. Council meetings will continue to be live streamed and we encourage you to follow the meeting on our Facebook page (even if you don’t have a Facebook account) or website. The live stream is not interactive. Any comments or private messages directed to us while the stream is live will not be presented to Council or have a bearing on the conduct of the meeting.
Other temporary changes to our Council meetings:
Public Question Time – At this time, anyone wanting to ask a question of Council should submit their question via email by 5.00pm on the Monday before the meeting. As you cannot be present in the chamber, your question will be read out at the meeting by the CEO. For more information visit the Council Meeting Procedures page.
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Agenda item timestamps
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02:00 | Motion of Condolence - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
10. CITY PLANNING & COMMUNITY | |
10:00 | 10.1 Draft Community Local Law 2022. |
11. CITY SERVICES | |
18:00 | 11.1 Maintenance Responsibilities along Arterial Roads (Page 191) |
13. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
26:00 | 13.1 Draft Freedom of the City Policy |
31:00 | 13.2 Appointment of Authorised Officers - Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Page 205) |
32:00 | 13.3 Informal Meetings of Councillors (Page 210) |
32:00 | 13.4 Documents for Sealing |
14. NOTICES OF MOTION | |
33:00 | 14.1 Notion of Motion by Cr Stephen Mayne (NOM No.5/2022) (Page 224) |
40:00 | 15. URGENT BUSINESS |
40:00 | 16. COUNCILLORS REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME (Page 225) |
52:00 | 17. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS |
Meeting Date: 14 September 2021
Meeting Time: 6:30pm
Location: Virtual meeting. You can watch the livestream on this page or on our Facebook page.
Notice is given that a Council Meeting of the Manningham City Council will be held at 6:30pm on Tuesday, 14 September 2021. This meeting is called pursuant to Rule 12.1 of the Governance Rules. The business to be transacted at this Council meeting is:
- 2020/21 Financial Report and Performance Statement: Approval in Principle
- Hearing of Submissions – Proposed Road Closure of Arundel Road (West), Park Orchards
This meeting will be held online. Residents and interested people are encouraged to view the livestream on Manningham’s Facebook page or website.
ANDREW DAY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Council Meetings
As part of our efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 we have reviewed our Council meeting practices to ensure we provide a safe environment for Councillors, staff and the community. Pursuant to the Local Government Act 2020, Council meetings will be held virtually until further notice. Physical attendance by members of the public at Council meetings is currently not permitted. Council meetings will continue to be live streamed and we encourage you to follow the meeting on our Facebook page (you can view the livestream on our Facebook page even if you don’t have a Facebook account). The live stream is not interactive. Any comments or private messages directed to us while the stream is live will not be presented to Council or have a bearing on the conduct of the meeting.
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Agenda timestamps
- 00:00 - Opening prayer and statements of acknowledgement
- 03:13 - 2020/21 Financial Report and Performance Statement: Approval In Principle
- 06:09 - Meeting to hear Submissions - Proposed Road Closure - Arundel Road (West), Park Orchards
Created by our community, the aspirational Community Vision 2040 guides our plans for Manningham. ...
Every Council is guided by a long term Community Vision and four year Council Plan.
Developed with the local community, they guide the actions we will take to deliver better outcomes for the community.
Manningham is a peaceful, inclusive and safe community. We celebrate life with its diverse culture, wildlife and natural environment. We are resilient and value sustainable and healthy living, a sense of belonging, and respect for one another.
— Manningham Community Panel
The Community Vision 2040 was developed for the community, by the community.
Developed at the beginning of our Council's four year term in 2021, the community discussed priorities of today, as well as those raised by the community in the Generation 2030 Community Plan in 2012.
We now consider the Community Vision and our Council Plan 2021-2025 in all our future planning and how funding is spent.
Find out more about our performance and track our progress.
Working with our community to develop Manningham's 2021/2025 Council Plan
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The Council Plan is our promise to you in pursuit of our community’s vision for the future and to achieve the very best for Manningham.
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We pride ourselves on delivering outcomes for the Manningham community. We regularly monitor and report on our performance across the year.
Manningham’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021 - 2025 outlines how we will continue to work with our community and partner organisations to ensure people living in Manningham are healthy, safe, resilient, connected and inclusive. ...
Manningham generally enjoys a high level of health and wellbeing and is recognised as one of the healthiest municipalities in Victoria. However, there are always opportunities to enhance community health and wellbeing. Manningham’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021 - 2025 outlines how we will continue to work with our community and partner organisations to ensure people living in Manningham are healthy, safe, resilient, connected and inclusive.
Manningham’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021 – 2025 was developed using an integrated planning approach with Manningham’s Council Plan 2021-2025. The Strategy works towards achieving Council's Vision and Healthy Community Goals.
Manningham’s 2040 Community Vision:
Manningham is a peaceful, inclusive and safe community. We celebrate life with its diverse culture, wildlife and natural environment. We are resilient and value sustainable and healthy living, a sense of belonging, and respect for one another.
Healthy Community Goals:
- Healthy, safe and resilient community
- Connected and inclusive community
Manningham’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021 – 2025 recognises the municipality’s many strengths and builds on the achievements of its predecessor; the Healthy City Strategy 2017 – 2021. The Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021 – 2025 has identified a number of health and wellbeing priorities impacting the community today and into the future. These will be addressed in partnership with our soon to be formed Health and Wellbeing Advisory Committee, and the Manningham community to ensure residents continue to have the opportunity to improve their health and wellbeing.
The development of the Strategy has been informed by a review of the previous Healthy City Strategy 2017-2021, community feedback, and analysis of state-wide and local health data contained in our State of the City and Health Needs Analysis 2020 report. These findings have informed the development of seven priority areas, contained under two key goals:
Goal 1. A healthy, safe and resilient community:
- Improved social and emotional wellbeing
- Increased healthy eating
- Increased active lifestyles
- Increased adaptation to the health impacts from climate change
- Reduced injury and harm
- Prevention of family violence
Goal 2. A connected and inclusive community:
- Increased connection to and engagement in community life
In developing these priority areas, Council has included consideration of:
- Across the life course – we looked at the lifespan of our community from infants, children and young people to older adults, to understand the impacts on health and wellbeing at different life stages
- Community groups – we identified the needs and priorities of people from multicultural communities, the LGBTQIA+ community, First Nations peoples, carers and people with disability
- Genders – we assessed how all genders and intersectionality, which are attributes other than gender such as age, disability or sexual orientation, may be impacted by a range of health issues
Implementing the Strategy
Manningham’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021 – 2025 will be supported by two biennial Action Plans. Each Action Plan will contain a set of activities developed under the seven key priority areas. These activities will be delivered with our partners to help us achieve the changes that we want to see in our community’s health and wellbeing over the next four years.
Evaluation of our previous Strategy
The Healthy City Strategy 2017-2021 delivered more than 250 actions across four years to improve the health and wellbeing of the Manningham community.
A snapshot of some of the actions delivered and key achievements of the Healthy City Strategy 2017-2021 can be found below.
Ten projects were selected as case studies across the four years of the strategy. These case studies were asked to reflect on the "most significant change" that occurred as a result of the project:
Project 1: Tunstall Square Community Art Project
Project overview
Volunteer artists, including Scouts and school groups combined forces to design and paint art on car parking spaces to make Tunstall Square a more vibrant place to shop.
Most significant change
The project was designed to involve the whole community including as many aspects as possible. They participated in designing and delivering the painted car spaces as well as being part of the event on the day. The best part of the project was the involvement of the community – both in the art and being engaged and part of the whole project.
“If you get community groups involved they feel pride in their own local space” – Kimberly Hughes, local artist/project leader
“It was quite a surprise to me this morning to see all of these people with grins of their faces” – Geoff Harwood, local resident
“You can’t put money value on art in community spaces the fact that you get people’s engagement is immeasurable and it’s a fantastic reward for the whole community” – George Condos, local resident
Project 2: Emergency Aware Program
Project overview
Program to assist neighbourhoods to develop home emergency plans and work together to be better prepared for an emergency.
- 10 emergency planning sessions held at community learning centres to discuss with residents their current emergency plans and how to prepare for an emergency
- 357 participants directly engaged in the program through community organisations, learning centres, local farmers markets and sporting clubs
- 50% of all residents within Manningham and 74% in bushfire prone areas advised that they currently have an emergency plan in place
Most significant change
Hearing how the community understands and interprets key messages and advice provided by emergency services on how to prepare for an emergency. Many within the community shared that they have repeatedly seen key messages such as ‘have an emergency plan’ and ‘leave early’ since the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires but wanted a chance to discuss how they apply the advice in their own lives and what these messages mean to them. The response has been invaluable as many within the community have a wide range of interpretations of these messages that will directly shape the Emergency Aware program moving forward.
“I have completed a valued itemised list of my assets and have taken photos of them. If I have to make a claim I know exactly what I’m claiming for.”
Project 3: Parks Alive Program
Project overview
Resident-led initiative encouraging the community to get involved, meet their neighbours and help improve our local parks. Parks Alive supports residents to beautify, enhance and activate their local neighbourhood park, by relying on their skills and ideas to run an activity, event, creative or gardening project. Examples of resident-led initiatives include Stone Circle project at Iona Reserve, Mural art on rebound wall at Daniel Reserve, Free little library at Ronald Reserve, Painting the paths at Jocelyn Reserve, Tasker Reserve Neighbourhood Xmas BBQ, Australia Day BBQ at Jocelyn Reserve, Neighbour lunch at Walker Reserve, plus on going gardening projects.
Most significant change
It was surprising to see that people felt highly empowered and highly engaged to be able to plan and lead the delivery of projects in their local community, even in light of COVID-19 impacts.
“It was an empowering experience. I know the majority of the community are excited about the project. It has been a joy especially during the COVID-19 crisis. The project at this time forced us to engage with the community in different ways. Namely through chatting in the Reserve at appropriate social distancing measures, setting up Zoom meetings and establishing a Facebook group. Thankyou so much for the amazing opportunity.”
“A really strong sense of community contribution, and a sense that I belong to a community that was larger than myself and that I was able to make a meaningful contribution to that group.”
“As a local resident I felt so encouraged that Council had an initiative to support me (and my neighbours) to bring the neighbourhood together at a mutual space (local park/reserve)”
Project 4: Parenting Seminar Series
Project overview
Our parenting seminar series aims to provide parents the tools to manage difficult situations and help them be well informed and involved in their children’s lives.From May to August 2020 we hosted eight live and pre-recorded webinars on parenting featuring some of Australia’s best parent educators and adolescence psychologists, such as Dr Michael Carr-Gregg and Steve Biddulph. More than 7,000 people have participated in these webinars on topics including raising resilient kids during the coronavirus era, managing year 11 and 12 in the face of uncertainty, Raising Girls and Raising Boys.
Most significant change
Our greatest challenges, at that time, was being limited by the capacity of the venue, being sold out in 24 hours for an event and providing additional sessions where possible. The 2020 series faced challenges that we had not previously encountered due to COVID-19, however, this challenge became an opportunity. While the COVID-19 crisis transformed our lives almost overnight, Manningham’s popular Parenting Seminar Series quickly adapted, pivoting to webinars. With social distancing in place, we had to cancel our entire Parenting Seminar Series for the remainder of the 2020 series. We quickly turned the face to face events to an online series in less than 48 hours. The online platform provided greater reach and we were not limited by the capacity of a venue. We could see the effect of continuous media coverage, remote learning and isolation was having on families, so we quickly adapted, pivoting from live events to online webinars to support our community, particularly families, through the crisis.
“It was a great session”, “Brilliant session, thank you”, “Was an excellent session”, “Really there wasn’t anything that could be improved”, “More sessions like this.”
Project 5: Skills 4 the Future
Project overview
Council was funded by VicHealth to deliver the Skills 4 the Future initiative. This included development of a resource mapping local skills development opportunities to increase young people’s employability. The project also included delivery of Career’s Expo, providing practical tips for young people in their search for employment. Skills 4 the Future engaged over 100 youth through the delivery of the Skills 4 the Future Careers Expo on 17 October 2018. This event provided young people with a greater understanding of the 'rising bar' megatrend, improved access to local information, as well as opportunities to network with employment services and explore career and volunteering options.
Most significant change
The development of the Skills 4 the Future funding application resulted in the formation of the Manningham Youth Alliance, a network of key organisations working with youth across Manningham to share resources and expertise in the delivery of projects and programs for young people. As a result of this alliance, a Youth Advisory Council was also established, which provides young leaders with opportunities to discuss matters important to them, and opportunities to develop key skills in project management, problem solving, critical thinking, teamwork and communication. The Youth Advisory Council has continued beyond the life of the Skills 4 the Future Project.
“This is a great program to get involved in. It allows young people, like myself, to be a part of something bigger and really make an impact on the community. Working in a team environment with people from across the community has provided me with the opportunity to grow, learn and improve on my current skill set such as team work and communication. I’ll be able to take these skills and experiences with me and apply them to my future career."
Project 6: Far Flung Intergenerational Project
Project overview
Far Flung: Connecting Intergenerational Families was a piloted Artist-in-Residence program in Doncaster. The project focused on developing narratives of place, family histories and culture as a way to engage and connect new migrant families to the area. A socially engaged art project; Far Flung inspired cross-cultural connections and a deeper sense of belonging in Manningham.
- 41% of Far Flung participants feels they have a lot in common, despite their diverse backgrounds
- 70% of exhibition attendees agreed or strongly agreed that Far Flung helped them feel more connected to the community
Most significant change
Engaging culturally diverse community members through art creation and breaking down cross-cultural barriers to connectedness and belonging. Local artists reported gaining greater insight into effective ways to facilitate art creation with families, helping them in their work with community.
Both parents and students voices were captured in this evaluation over two separate evaluation sessions, and they shared the same predominant themes: a greater connection to community and family (73%); separating this out further, acknowledgement and appreciation of the difference in cultures and the common experiences as migrants (41%), and a stronger connection between child and parent/adult (32%) were the dominant responses in this category.
“Time to get to know each other has helped me feel more connected to the group and to the community. I learned that we come from so many different cultures but we share so much in common. I really like working together – and now I can call you all friends.”
“Before this, I only talked to Chinese people. But I learned that we have similarities and we can talk to each other and get to know each other and can be friends.”
Project 7: Digital Stories of Inclusion
Project overview
Three digital stories highlighting local employment examples of people with a disability within open employment. The video showcases the stories of Buddy, Ben, Melissa and Kay, four Manningham residents with a disability, who have successfully secured local employment. Their stories are designed to educate, inform and inspire people with a disability, their families, service providers and the broader community that people with disabilities can lead socially inclusive, meaningful lifestyles as valued contributors to their local communities. The Digital Stories of Inclusion video has been viewed more than 360 times on Council’s Facebook page.
Most significant change
Changing attitudes within the community and for business owners on the inclusion of people with a disability in their workplace.
“Once you have a supportive structure in place, everything seems to flow very well”
“Working at Quest means I get to meet people and be social. I also get to earn a wage, and support myself, which increases my self-esteem”
“I have not seen any other councils do something like this, or at least document it in this way. The use of such positive language on the web page is wonderful.”
“[this] would be an excellent resource for other councils to increase the inclusion of people with a disability in their workforce.”
Project 8: Local Dementia Alliance Group
Project overview
The Manningham Local Dementia Alliance Group plays a key role in guiding and advising Council on the actions and initiatives that will help foster change for people living with dementia.
Most significant change
Launch of the Manningham Dementia Information Card, an initiative of Manningham Council in partnership with the Manningham Local Dementia Alliance Group. The 20,000 cards printed are available to educate, raise awareness and provide strong support in our community.
As an organisation, Manningham Council has been recognised as ‘Working Towards Dementia Friendly’ organisation by the Dementia Friendly Communities program of Dementia Australia.
Recognition as ‘Working Towards Dementia Friendly’ means that our organisation has an approved action plan which details our commitment to work towards improving the way in which our services meet the needs of people living with dementia, so that they can be supported to live in the community for as long as possible.
“Dementia-friendly communities can also offer benefits to the wider population. The promotion of social cohesion and understanding the needs of others will help make Manningham generally a great places to live. I commend Manningham Council as a leader in Local Government that is fostering a community to champion the journey towards being a dementia friendly city.” - Dr David Sykes, Dementia Australia
“The Manningham community has created an environment that offers…people living with dementia and their family and friends opportunities to participate and interact in stimulating and easily available activities” - Quote from member of the Manningham Dementia Alliance
Project 9: Active for Life Recreation Strategy
Project overview
Active for Life Recreation Strategy (2010-25), identifies the vision for a healthy, more active community. The Strategy aims to provide our community with opportunities to stay healthy, active and participate in a diverse range of recreation activities regardless of age, gender, ability and cultural background.
Most significant change
The most significant outcome of the review was the Strategy’s core focus. The original Recreation Strategy had a strong focus on active recreation (walking, jogging etc.) and also a focus on areas that are not traditionally covered under a Recreation Strategy (such as Bush Kinder). As a result, organised sport requirements were missed and this resulted in minimal policy guidance, no strategic justification for expenditure and a lack of governance and development support for our sporting clubs, amongst other things. The reviewed strategy flipped the focus to help create a better balance between active recreation and organised sport, and also better align with the Recreation Team’s core role.
‘The strategy and actions are generally consistent with our view of the general direction Council should be taking in the development of sporting activity in Manningham.’
‘I think it's wonderful that the City of Manningham is encouraging active recreation through organised sport.’
Project 10: Unite for Safety and Respect Project
Project overview
Series of workshops developed in partnership with Monash, Whitehorse and Boorondara to Faith Leaders in the Inner East to strengthen existing partnerships, provide a platform for building knowledge and sharing experiences in responding to family violence.
- 102 people attended the Forum
- 123 participants in total across all three workshops
- 61 different participants across all three workshops
- 32 participants attended more than one workshop
- 13 different faiths represented
Most significant change
- 97% of workshop participants reported moderate or high confidence in communicating with others about the prevention of family violence
- 73% felt they had an increased knowledge of respectful and equal relationships due to their participation in the workshop they attended
“We all need to be on the same page and acknowledge that we do have family violence in all faiths and communities. Everyone has a right to live in safety and respect in Australia. That is the message that we need to get across to our Faith Leaders and to the community”
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Meeting Date: 12 December 2023
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
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5. PRESENTATIONS | |
06:25 | 5.1 Pink Up Warrandyte (Breast Cancer Awareness) - Certificate of Appreciation |
08:00 | 5.2 Council Plan 2021-2025 Progress Update |
14:35 | 6. PETITIONS |
14:41 | 7. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME |
39:43 | 8. ADMISSION OF URGENT BUSINESS (page 2) |
9. PLANNING PERMIT APPLICATIONS | |
40:45 | 9.1 Planning Application PLN22/0109 at Tram Road Reserve rear of 2-18 Tram Road, 6 Whittens Lane and 32 Grange Park Avenue, Doncaster, for the use and development of the land for a utility installation (wastewater recycling facility) (page 3) |
01:04:10 | PROCEDURAL MOTION |
12. CITY SERVICES | |
01:05:05 | 12.1 Schramm's Visitor Centre - Recommended next steps (page 205) |
10. CITY PLANNING | |
01:25:05 | 10.1 Pilot 24-Hour Cat Confinement Initiative (page 99) |
01:44:03 | 10.2 Endorsement of Liveable Places and Spaces Advisory Committee (LPSAC) Community Members (page 110) |
11. CONNECTED COMMUNITIES | |
01:45:55 | 11.1 Pricing Policy for use of Council Active Open Space |
01:52:03 | 11.2 Community Grants Program Update (page 159) |
01:54:32 | 11.3 Supplementary Motion and Early Years Infrastructure Planning Update (page 185) |
01:59:22 | 11.4 Endorsement of the Advisory Committee Membership (page 193) |
13. EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY | |
02:04:43 | 13.1 Communicating with our Multicultural Communities update (page 210) |
14. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
02:10:48 | 14.1 Revised Instrument of Delegation to Members of Council Staff (page 222) |
02:11:25 | 14.2 Appointment of Authorised Officers - Planning and Environment Act 1987 (page 305) |
02:12:55 | 14.3 Informal Meetings of Councillors |
15. NOTICES OF MOTION | |
02:13:32 | 15.1 Notice of Motion by Cr Stephen Mayne (NOM No.4/2023) (page 323) |
16. URGENT BUSINESS | |
02:20:15 | 16.1 Documents for Sealing |
02:22:45 | 17. COUNCILLORS REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME (Page 324) |
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REPORT - Planning Application PLN22/0109 at Tram Road Reserve rear of 2-18 Tram Road, 6 Whittens Lane and 32 Grange Park Avenue, Doncaster1.81 MB
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Meeting Date: 24 May 2022
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Members of the public can attend Council meetings in person. We have reviewed our Council meeting practices to ensure we provide a safe environment for Councillors, staff and the community at meetings. Council meetings will continue to be live streamed and we encourage you to follow the meeting on our Facebook page (even if you don’t have a Facebook account) or website. The live stream is not interactive. Any comments or private messages directed to us while the stream is live will not be presented to Council or have a bearing on the conduct of the meeting.
Other temporary changes to our Council meetings:
Public Question Time – At this time, anyone wanting to ask a question of Council should submit their question via email by 5.00pm on the Monday before the meeting. As you cannot be present in the chamber, your question will be read out at the meeting by the CEO. For more information visit the Council Meeting Procedures page.
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Timecode | Item |
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00:04:00 |
Public question time |
00:15:00 | Admission of Urgent Business |
00:15:00 | Planning Permit Applications |
10. CITY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY | |
00:16:00 | 10.1 Domestic Animal Management Plan |
00:58:15 | 10.2 Neighbourhood House Review |
01:13:00 | New Council Advisory Committees - Membership Recomendations |
11. CITY SERVICES | |
01:19:00 |
11.1 Anderson Park Master Plan |
01:25:20 | 11.2 Proposed Deviation of (Part) Reynolds Road, Donvale - Recommendation to Proceed |
12. EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY | |
01:26:55 | 12.1 Manningham Quarterly Report, Quarter 3, January - March 2021/2022 |
13. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
01:30:45 | 13.1 Proposed 10 Year Financial Plan 2022/23 to 2031/32 |
01:39:30 | 13.2 Proposed 2022/23 Budget |
01:54:30 | 13.3 Informal Meetings of Councillors |
01:55:00 | 13.4 Documents for Sealing |
01:55:40 | 14 URGENT BUSINESS |
01:55:40 | 15 COUNCILLOR REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME |