Our Inclusive Melbourne Strategy will help realise our vision of a truly inclusive Melbourne over the next 10 years. It provides a framework for the City of Melbourne to advance inclusion and equality for all in our city, and outlines how we will embrace the diversity of cultures, ages, genders, sexualities, backgrounds, religions and abilities of all who live, work, visit and study in the city.
It was developed through an extensive consultation process, drawing on expertise within our organisation as well as consulting widely with organisations and the community.
The final strategy was endorsed by Council on 15 February 2022.
Key priorities
The strategy identifies three overarching priorities, with corresponding outcomes and evaluation measures. We will monitor our performance against our priorities annually.
- Organisation, services, programs, and places for all – a diverse and inclusive workforce underpins our delivery of services, programs and places that are accessible and meet the needs of our diverse communities.
- Sustainable and fair recovery – the city’s recovery and regeneration from COVID-19 provides an opportunity to build back better for all. A diverse and resilient community is at the centre of a liveable city.
- Empowered, participatory communities – we want to encourage participation from all community members, ensuring that people feel heard and their needs are addressed.
Inclusive Melbourne Implementation Plan
The first Implementation Plan for the 10-year Inclusive Melbourne Strategy will focus on a two-year timeframe. This timeframe aligns with the end date of several of the related strategies and plans and allows for reviewing progress and learnings and opportunities to consider how these plans can be better integrated beyond 2024. This ensures we are responding to the evolving needs and changes of our community.
The Implementation Plan includes flagship and supporting actions against each of the three priority areas. The flagship actions have been chosen due to the broad impact they are expected to have across diverse community cohorts.
There are several action plans and strategies that align with the Inclusive Melbourne Strategy that are focussed on how we enact change in different areas where specific communities may face particular barriers. These related documents are referenced in this Implementation Plan and can be referred to for specific actions being undertaken across the three priority areas.
