A petition or joint letter is a request from members of the public for information or action in relation to a particular matter.
Written Petitions
A written petition or joint letter to Council must be in accordance with Division 9, Rule 56 of Council’s Governance Rules which contains other rules about how Petitions and Joint Letters are handled during Council Meetings. A sample written petition is located here.
Electronic/Online Petitions
In accordance with Clause 56.8 of the Governance Rules, electronic or online petitions must contain the full name and email address of each petitioner.
Please note that as Change.org will not release the email address of signatories as per their privacy policy, these petitions are not considered valid under the Governance Rules.
Petitions or Joint Letters can be hand delivered to Customer Service at the Civic Centre, 45 Princes Highway, Werribee during office hours or emailed to governance@wyndham.vic.gov.au.
To meet Council meeting timeframes, valid petitions must be received by 5pm on the tenth day of the month.
Responses to Petitions and Joint Letters
A petition that is compliant with the Governance Rules will be tabled at a Council Meeting. Unless the matter is referred to the Chief Executive Officer for action a report will be presented to a subsequent Council Meeting.
For further information or assistance please email governance@wyndham.vic.gov.au or call us on 1300 023 411.