31 August 2026
Last year, young people across the City of Melville told us what matters to them.
We listened. Now we’ve turned what we heard into our draft Youth Strategy 2027-2030.
But did we nail it? Take a look and tell us if we got it right, missed something or need to make changes.
Have your say by midnight on Wednesday, 30 September 2026.
| Phone | (08) 9364 0666 | 1300 635 845 |
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| melinfo@melville.wa.gov.au | |
| Website | www.melvillecity.com.au |
| In writing | 10 Almondbury Road Booragoon WA 6154 |
The City of Melville acknowledges the Bibbulmun people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which the City stands today and pays its respects to the Whadjuk people, and Elders both past and present.
City of Melville nagolik Bibbulmen Nyungar ally-maga milgebar gardukung naga boordjar-il narnga allidja yugow yeye wer ali kaanya Whadjack Nyungar wer netingar quadja wer burdik.
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You must understand and agree that, without limitation:
Public consultation
Melville Talks is the City of Melville's online community engagement platform.
Participation in consultation activities does not guarantee that a proposal, suggestion, submission or item of feedback will be adopted, implemented or incorporated into a City decision, project, policy, strategy or plan. All feedback received will be considered alongside legislative requirements, strategic priorities, technical assessments, budget constraints and other relevant considerations.
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We may terminate or suspend access to your site and/or account immediately, without prior notice, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. We may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all the related files and information in your account. After your account has been terminated, the content you have posted may also remain indefinitely on the site.
If you want to terminate your own account, please send an email to talk@melville.wa.gov.au.
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Content submitted through this site may be retained for administrative, legal, reporting, audit or historical purposes, even where a user account is subsequently deleted.
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The City will manage personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and relevant legislation. However, information provided to the City may be required to be disclosed where permitted or required by law.
Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed in accordance with the laws of Western Australia, Australia, without regards to its conflict of law provisions.
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The City of Melville, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, licensors and other partners are not responsible for any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising from a breach of this agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above.
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Users should make their own assessment of the material available on this site and seek independent professional advice where appropriate before relying on any information.
The City of Melville reserves the right to amend, annotate, update or remove information from the site at any time without notice.
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Opinions, comments and materials submitted by users are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of the City of Melville.
While reasonable efforts are made to moderate content in accordance with the Moderation Policy, the City cannot guarantee that all inappropriate, inaccurate, offensive, misleading or unlawful content will be immediately identified and removed.
The City of Melville does not endorse user-generated content and accepts no responsibility for reliance placed upon such content by users of the site.
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What happens if these Terms change?
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If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at talk@melville.wa.gov.au
These Terms should be read in conjunction with the City's Privacy Policy and Moderation Policy, which govern how information is collected, managed and moderated on Melville Talks.
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