Be part of the City's community panel

Be part of a community panel

We are looking for 40 people who reflect our diverse community to put their hand up for the 2025 Community Panel!

The panel will play an important role in developing priorities and ideas that will guide the next four-year Council Plan. The Council Plan is how our new Councillors agree their priorities for the next 4 years. The Council Plan then guides all the work that the Council does – so it’s an important time to have your voice heard.

The Panel is being held in Bendigo city centre on 13-16 March 2025.

We want the panel to represent our community – so please put your hand up!

All Greater Bendigo residents 16 years and over are invited to register their interest. We’re looking for people who love their community and want to help create solutions and new ideas.

Even if you’ve never taken part in a community group, now is the time to make your voice heard.

You’ll need to provide your name, contact details, gender, age group, the area where you live, and if you live with a disability or identify as First Nations. This information will be kept private and secure. The panel will be anonymously selected from people who register.

To make sure we have a mix of people from all walks of life, we will select people to be on the panel that represent our community across age, gender, cultural background and where they live.