Engage Frankston!
How can your voice influence Council decisions?
Click on each principle to learn more about how Council has committed to engaging with you. Click on the links to also view example projects which highlight how we have used each Principle. We also invite your feedback on the Principles and how we're applying them in our survey and prioritisation tool below.
The existing Framework demonstrates Frankston City Council’s commitment to:
Since 2021, our Framework has guided how Council engages with you, including:
We will use your input during this engagement to update our Framework to redefine:
Your input in any of our methods will be used to redefine in our Framework:
Complete our online survey to share your ideas and feedback on:
This activity will also be available at our in-person engagement events for this project.
Council’s approach to community engagement is guided by the community engagement principles set out in the Local Government Act and in our Community Engagement Policy.
Tell us which principles are most important to you, by 'voting' for the principles you would like Council to 'focus more' on in the next 4 years, and your ideas for how we can do this.
Share a brief note on our online ideas board about what you would expect to see with Council 'focusing more' on community engagement in the next four years.
You can also 'upvote' others' ideas, including those added by our Community Panel members in November 2024.
This activity will also be available at our in-person engagement events for this project.
Review where' we'll be engaging in-person for this project in our map.
We also invite your ideas for events and locations we can engage at in future!
Share with us your preferred options for how and where we engage, what we engage on, and how we promote the engagement opportunities to you.
This activity will also be available at our in-person engagement events.
We'll be running small-group workshops to have more in-depth discussions about the Framework review.
For more regular engagement opportunities, including Community Panels, we invite you to join Mini Frankston City.
Timeline item 1 - complete
Stage 1: Community engagement on Council services
March-May 2024: As part of our Your Vision for Frankston City engagement, we engaged with close to 1400 diverse community members. We heard that 61% of participants want Council to 'focus more' on Community Engagement provided feedback.
November 2024: Our Community Panel discussed in-depth what 'more focus' on community could look like over the next four years.
This feedback has been used to develop and refine our Stage 2 engagement, and enabled us to revise our Community Engagement Policy 2025.
Timeline item 2 - active
Stage 2: Community engagement to inform revised Framework
We’re reviewing our Community Engagement Framework and we want to hear from you!
Our Community Engagement Framework guides how we ensure community voices influence Council decisions, how we engage, and how we promote engagement opportunities to you.
Help us to review our Framework by sharing your engagement priorities and needs for the next four years by completing one or more of our engagement methods offered on this page, or in person.
Or download the survey from our Document Library, and email a completed survey to engagement@frankston.vic.gov.au, or drop it to a Frankston City Community Centre or Library.
Timeline item 3 - incomplete
Drafting new Community Engagement Framework 2025
August-September 2025
Your input from Stage 2 will be analysed and used to redefine in our Framework:
Timeline item 4 - incomplete
Stage 3: Community engagement on Draft Community Engagement Framework 2025
October-November 2025
Timeline item 5 - incomplete
Adoption of Community Engagement Framework 2025
February 2026
The final Framework will be presented to Council for adoption.
Ask our project team:
Heather Hutchinson
Coordinator Community Engagement and Participation
Phone: 1300 322 322
Frankston City Council acknowledges and pays respect to the Bunurong People, the Traditional Custodians of these lands and waters.
Council can arrange a telephone interpreter for you, call us on 1300 322 322
Or you can call:
Interpreter Service: 131 450
NRS: 133 677 or 1300 555 727
