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Council meetings are the formal decision-making forum for our Council.
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The Governance Rules (the Rules) outlines the formal procedures of meetings and debates.
The procedure for debates and decision-making during a meeting item follows the same format. The mayor introduces each item by reading out the number and title. A Councillor will then move a motion.
Generally, the motion can take any of the following forms:
If you attend a meeting, you’ll see that the rules follows the state and federal parliamentary systems of government. As a result, you’ll get to see the considering of a motion, debates and votes on amendments by our councillors. It’s the Westminster system at the local level.
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The Manningham Council general elections will be held on 26 October 2024. Voting is by post.
The Local Government Act 2020 and the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2020, regulates conduct of council elections. The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) manages the process.
If you’ve got any questions about the electoral process, you can contact the Public Enquiry Service (PES) number on 131 832.
Manningham has nine wards with one councillor representing each ward. The wards are:
For further information, visit Find your local councillor and ward.
The Local Government Act 2020 requires us to adopt an Election Period Policy. This provides guidance to councillors and officers leading up to and during the election period.
For more information, you can view our policy.
Rates are our primary means of raising revenue to pay for all the services and infrastructure we provide to the Manningham community.
Each year:
This amount changes every year.
This gives us the rate in the dollar amount – currently $0.00151560.
This is used to calculate the amount each property owner will pay.
For more information about what your rates help pay for, see our Rates Notice brochure.
The term General Rates refers to the amount you are charged before any additional charges are applied.
The formula for calculating your General Rates is:
Capital Improved Value x Rate in the dollar = General Rates
For a property where the Capital Improved Value is $1,475,000 the calculations would be:
Capital Improved Value |
$1,475,000 |
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Rate in the dollar |
$0.00151560 |
Calculation |
$1,475,000 x $0.00151560 = $2,235.50 |
The Victorian Government's Local Government website has more information about how rates are calculated.
In addition to the general rates levy, your rates notice will also include:
If you own property in another local government area and wonder why some rates are more or less than others, this is because each council has different budgetary requirements for:
The State Government has capped rate increases at 2.75 per cent for 2024/2025. We have elected to apply this 2.75 per cent increase rather than seek an exemption from the cap.
It is important to remember that the cap of 2.75 per cent applies to the overall rate revenue raised by the council and not each individual property.
Most properties will experience rate increases that are slightly lower or higher than 2.75 per cent. If your Valuation has either decreased or increased more than the average, it is likely you will see a rate increase lower or higher than 2.75 per cent.
The tables below outline the number of properties with an increase or decrease to their rates and show the changes according to suburb.
The number of properties which had a decrease in rates for the current period.
Change in Annual Rates | More than -10 per cent | From -5 per cent to -10 per cent | From 0 per cent to -5 per cent |
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Number of properties | 1,783 | 3,415 | 11,342 |
The number of properties which had an increase in rates for the current period.
Change in Annual Rates | From 0 to +2 per cent | From +2 per cent to +5 per cent | From +5 per cent to +10 per cent | From +10 per cent to +20 per cent |
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Number of properties | 13,974 | 17,048 | 5,199 | 629 |
Rate changes by suburb for the current period compared to the previous year.
Postcode | Suburb | Number of properties | 2023/2024 Rates average | 2024/2025 Rates average | Average change dollar amount | Average change per cent |
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3105 | Bulleen | 4,948 | $1,806 | $1,845 | $39 | 2.17 per cent |
3108 | Doncaster | 12,995 | $1,820 | $1,857 | $37 | 2.03 per cent |
3109 | Doncaster East | 13,024 | $1,797 | $1,878 | $81 | 4.49 per cent |
3111 | Donvale | 4,998 | $2,004 | $2,020 | $16 | 0.78 per cent |
3131 | Nunawading | 146 | $1,666 | $1,474 | $-192 | -11.52 per cent |
3114 | Park Orchards | 1,278 | $2,886 | $2,864 | $-22 | 0.76 per cent |
3134 | Ringwood North | 127 | $2,526 | $2,661 | $135 | 5.33 per cent |
3106 | Templestowe | 6,635 | $2,286 | $2,386 | $100 | 4.37 per cent |
3107 | Templestowe Lower | 5,828 | $1,812 | $1,842 | $30 | 1.68 per cent |
3113 | Warrandyte | 2,084 | $2,262 | $2,317 | $55 | 2.44 per cent |
3134 | Warrandyte South | 216 | $2,956 | $3,163 | $207 | 7.01 per cent |
3115 | Wonga Park | 1,111 | $2,503 | $2,557 | $54 | 2.16 per cent |
Total | 53,390 | $2,194 | $2,239 | $45 | 1.68 per cent |
Come and join this free and useful session to learn how to navigate common online forms on your phone.
We cover common Council forms, how to update your Medicare details and Centrelink forms.
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Council Plan 2021-25 was adopted at the Council Meeting on 24 August 2021.
We are developing a new a four year Council Plan, ten year Asset Plan and ten year Financial Plan in pursuit of our Community Vision 2040. A Community Panel will make recommendations to Council on what to include in the Plans.
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.
The Council Plan 2021 – 2025 sets out our priorities and goals over Council’s four year term.
We will focus on:
The Council Plan has five themes and 11 goals.
We have developed actions to deliver outcomes for every goal, for every theme.
Theme | Goal |
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Healthy Community |
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Resilient Environment |
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Well Governed Council |
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Vibrant and Prosperous Economy |
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Liveable Places and Spaces |
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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.
Over 2,600 people from all over Manningham contributed to developing the Council Plan 2021-2025.
We are proud to deliver over 100 different services to our vibrant and diverse community. Discover our community, heritage and surrounds. Learn what drives our strategic vision - and how we do it.
Learn more about your property's rates and valuations.
Find information on our policies.
Find information on our strategies and action plans.
There’s something for everyone in Manningham. From sacred sites of the area’s First Peoples to the early gold mining settlements, the local area has a bit of everything for you to appreciate and enjoy.
We are committed to developing and fostering partnerships with not-for-profit groups and organisations whose work enriches the municipality and is consistent with our vision.
We are committed to managing our city’s infrastructure efficiently and sustainably to better meet the needs and expectations of our growing community.
Our capital works program brings this commitment to life by managing the maintenance and improvement of council assets, facilities and community spaces through a number of key projects.
Use the alphabetical listing below to help on how to dispose of your unwanted items.
Let us know if we can further refine this list by contacting our Waste Management team on 9840 9333 or email via waste@manningham.vic.gov.au.
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition.
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Always use caution when disposing of lead flashing.
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Take to your local pharmacy
Contact us for advice
Take to your local Pharmacy
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
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Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Contact us for advice
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Donate to your local charities and op shops if in good condition
Book a bundled branches collection
Contact us or email waste@manninham.vic.gov.au
Otherwise check out Sustainability Victoria’s Know your recycling for a comprehensive list of how to dispose of items.
Meeting Date: 2 February 2016
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
View and download the full Council Agenda below. A clearer version of the Attachments can be viewed separately by clicking on the item below.
Does your dog:
If you said yes to any of the above, your dog may be feeling distressed about being left alone.
Join certified separation anxiety trainer David, as he talks through the basics of alone time training, debunks some common myths, and shares some guidance on when to talk to your vet.
Setting up a new business is an exciting and challenging time with many things to consider such as budgets, staffing, branding, operations and marketing. It's important to think about the big picture and how you would like to grow into the future.
Below you'll find a range of resources, tools and information available to support all types of local businesses.
The Manningham Business Team are here to assist you with resources, networking events and various training programs throughout the year.
Have a new business idea? Find out when you need a permit and where you can get advice.
Eastern Volunteers delivers services directly to the community and encourages and supports volunteering in the community.
There are a range of local associations that encourage networking and mentoring opportunities for small businesses as well as annual events and training.
There are two ways you can find local volunteering opportunities in our community:
We have partnered with EV Strengthening Communities, to deliver the Manningham Volunteer Resource Service which:
Find volunteering opportunities with Manningham Volunteer Resource Service
Help a learner driver today by assisting with their mandatory 120 hours of driving practice. This will help them get their licence. The program will provide vehicles. Learn more about the L2P Volunteer Mentoring program and support a young driver today.
There are volunteer opportunities to help older adults, such as food services. To learn how you can help, contact us.
Community and club involvement in local festivals and events is also a fun volunteering opportunity. Contact us today for more information.
We can connect you with organisations that conduct local land conservation activities. This is also a great opportunity for schools to get involved with their own student tree planting days.
Get involved in a sustainable goods exchange market.
Meeting Date: 25 August 2015
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
View and download the full Council Agenda below. A clearer version of the Attachments can be viewed separately by clicking on the item below.
As gas prices increase and more people are looking at ways to reduce their carbon footprint, the transition to an all-electric home is both financially appealing and a sure way to take action against climate change.
This information session will help you understand:
All Manningham residents who attend on the night will go into the draw to win a Virtual Home Energy Assessment worth $225!
This phone assessment will be tailored to your household, helping you to plan for a cost-effective and comfortable transition away from gas. We may contact the winner to check on progress in both reducing bills and making the home more energy efficient.
To attend this event, you must have an internet enabled PC or device and be able to download Zoom. Don’t have Zoom? Download it for free. You’ll be provided with the Zoom meeting link when you book.
This free information session is brought to you by Manningham and the Australian Energy Foundation. If you're unable to make the session, you can still learn more about how to keep your home cool while saving energy on the Australian Energy Foundation website.
This event is for Manningham residents only.
This in person session includes how solar power and battery systems work, buying good quality solar and battery products, quoting, installation and Council subsidies, rebates and much more.
Its free to attend but bookings are essential.
This event is part of our Inspired Living Series. This series showcases an exciting range of fun and sustainable activities and events for all ages, supporting sustainability at home, in the community and at work.
Petitions are a way that lets you bring an issue of concern to us, so we may take action. It’s important to note that for us to consider a petition, it must relate to the powers of Manningham.
You can find out what you need include in a petition via Council’s Governance Rules.
For us to consider a petition, it must:
To ensure that we’re able to consider your petition, the petition should also include everything Council should consider and the following details of petitioners on every page:
For us to consider your petition, we must receive the petition by close of business on the Monday before a meeting. We can’t guarantee that we’ll hear any late petitions. We may consider late petitions in the following meeting.
A Councillor will present your petition to the Council meeting.
If it’s a ward matter, your ward Councillor will usually be the presenter.
The relevant Council officer will investigate the petition. The lead petitioner will receive advice on the progress of the petition and any action taken.
We have a petition template you can download that meets the requirements of the Governance Rules.
If you need help or have any questions, please contact us on (03) 9840 9333 or email GovernanceTeam@manningham.vic.gov.au.
A heritage overlay may affect any building, renovation or maintenance work on your property. The heritage overlay details when you’ll need a planning permit. It also shows the location and the level of heritage controls over a particular heritage place.
You can find out more about the provisions in our planning scheme.
A statement of significance will accompany a heritage assessment and indicate why the site is important and what to conserve. Documenting what’s significant of a place helps to protect and manage the place appropriately.
Proposals for a planning permit for a heritage place needs to consider the policies and provisions of our planning scheme.
Search to see if a heritage overlay affects your property.
When your property has a heritage overlay you’ll need a permit to:
There’ll be some instances where additional controls will apply, such as:
Our schedule to the heritage overlay will identify any additional controls.
You won’t need a planning permit to carry out routine maintenance and repairs if they don’t change the appearance of the place.
When doing maintenance or repair work, you’ll need to follow the same standards for any:
If unsure, check with us before doing any repair or maintenance work.
The heritage overlay may not apply to the whole site. Refer to the planning scheme maps online or in our offices.
We discourage demolition of a heritage place if it’s individually significant or it contributes to the significance of an area. Demolition will only occur if we find the building structurally unsound.
The statement of significance will say why the place is important.
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) can review planning permit decisions.
To help you understand your rates notice, we've put together a sample rates notice.
This example has been prepared as a guide only, the information and figures may not be a true reflection of a current rates notice.
The period relating to this notice, effective from 1 July to 30 June each year.
This is the date that the notice was printed and issued.
Council’s identification of your property. Please have this handy when making enquiries regarding your rates notice.
Provides the first instalment amount with the due date. If you are on Direct Debit, or have an arrangement with Council, this will be noted in this section. If you are on Direct Debit, Council will debit your payment.
If you would like to receive your notices via email, register online.
This section has your property address, title particulars, the Australian Valuation Property Classification Code (AVPCC) and the owner's details. The AVPCC is assigned to your property according to the use of your land.
If you have made any changes or payments that were received by Council after this date, they may not be shown on this rates notice.
This is the total amount due on your account (including any arrears). If you have any arrears, please pay the arrears amount immediately.
Your rates and charges amount due in instalments by the respective dates.
Are you a parent or carer and not sure how to talk to your young person about vaping?
Join a panel of experts as they unpack the known health implications of vaping and what the recent legal reforms will mean for young people.
This online seminar will also cover ways to facilitate conversations, strengthen communication and minimise harm when talking about vaping with the young people in your life.
Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and will be given information about where to go for further help.
This event is a collaboration with Manningham, Monash, Kingston, Boroondara and Yarra Ranges Councils.
Meet the panel members
Sharon Torpey from Drug Education Australia
Sharon Torpey is the Founder and Director of Drug Education Australia, a leading provider of high quality, factual drug education. Sharon is a qualified Physical Education and Health Teacher, with 25 years’ experience connecting with young people and their parents.
Amanda Low from Healthy Communities Coordinator, Prevention Division at Quit
With a background in Public Health and as the Healthy Communities Coordinator at Quit, Amanda Low leads prevention strategies to reduce harm caused by smoking and vaping within communities and settings.