Advocacy documents and submissions

The City of Whittlesea is committed to advocating for the needs of our growing community.

Council regularly makes submissions to government inquiries, contributes to policy discussions, and develops reports to support our advocacy efforts.

This page provides access to key documents, submissions, and reports that highlight the issues impacting our municipality and the actions we are taking to secure better outcomes for our residents.

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2026-27 Federal Pre-Budget Submission(PDF, 7MB)

Land availability as a barrier to infrastructure delivery(PDF, 799KB)

Partnering with local government to improve planning system and decisions(PDF, 328KB)

Reduction in environmentally sustainable development and tree canopy coverage due to planning reforms(PDF, 869KB)

Windfall Gains Tax: a barrier to unlocking housing on council land(PDF, 566KB)