We are bringing together a panel of people that is representative of our community to have in depth conversations about the future of Monash and your aspirations. We expect this panel to be approximately 20 people.

The panel will work closely together to review the Community Vision and contribute to our key strategic plans.

Council staff will review the list of people who have put themselves forward and choose a panel of people that is representative of our community. We’ll formally invite people to be part of the panel shortly after nominations close.

Participants will be compensated for their time and input, and we expect the panel to meet four times across from August to November - with a mix of online and in-person sessions.

If you'd like to be a panel member, nominate using the below form by Sunday 23 June. If you have already completed an EOI, we will contact you directly to see if you are still interested and confirm your nomination if so.

A Community Panel is a group of people who will sign up to share their ideas about the future of Monash. Through a deliberative engagement process the panel will provide input and feedback to review and make recommendations on Monash's existing Community Vision as well as the below key strategies and plans:

• 2025-2029 Council Plan
• 2025-2029 Health and Wellbeing Plan
• 2025-2034 Financial Plan, including Revenue and Rating Plan
• 2025-2034 Asset Management Plan
• 2025-26 Annual Budget.

Panel members meet and work from the wide range of backgrounds and lifestyles that make up Monash. You’ll hear from speakers on topics and discuss issues in small groups. Facilitators will make sure everyone has their say. You don’t need any prior knowledge – we’ll provide all the information you need. We're also appointing an experienced and independent consultant to help us oversee this process.

We expect that there will be four sessions with the community panel across August to November later this year. With a mix of in-person and online sessions likely. Once we've confirmed the panel we'll confirm preferred dates with the group.

After nominations close on 23 June, Council staff will review people who have put themselves forward and select a group of people who represent the range of backgrounds and people that make up the Monash community.

No.

The panel is open to anyone with a connection to Monash aged over 16, with parent or guardian permission required for anyone aged 16 or 17.

The following people are not able to be panel members: Council staff, current Councillors, or anyone running as a candidate in Monash in the upcoming local government elections. Family members of these groups are also not able to be panel members.

Yes.

We understand that taking part in the panel will be a commitment of time and we also hope to gain a lot from your experience, background, interests and thoughts. Community panel members will be compensated with a $100 Coles Myer gift card for all community panel sessions they attend.