Shout Out for our community!
Published on 14 February 2025
With the federal election looming, we are committed to ensuring our community is informed, engaged and well-represented throughout this essential democratic process.
Council’s role is to advocate for the needs of our region and provide opportunities for residents to hear directly from the candidates who seek to represent our community.
Here’s how we’re contributing to the election process:
Advocating for our community’s priorities
We have prepared a federal election campaign and a list of investment-ready projects that align with federal government responsibilities and deliver significant benefits to our community.
These projects focus on areas such as infrastructure, sustainability and local services. We have shared this list with all federal candidates and are inviting them to meet with us to discuss how they can support these projects.
Our campaign will also highlight our Shire-wide advocacy priorities, detailed on our website: Mornpen.vic.gov.au/shoutout
Ensuring transparency and accountability
To help our community stay informed, we have reintroduced our Pledge Tracker, a tool designed to track the promises made by candidates during the campaign. The Pledge Tracker ensures that commitments are:
- clear and in writing
- quantifiable in dollar terms
- specific to our local area.
The Pledge Tracker aims to provide voters with an unbiased summary of what each candidate has pledged in terms of specific funding for the Peninsula and allows the progress of pledges to be tracked after the election.
Hosting a federal election forum
We are hosting a Federal Election Forum on 20 March 2025 at Rosebud Country Club, 207 Boneo Road, Rosebud, starting at 6:15 PM.
This forum will provide an open, respectful and balanced platform for candidates to present their vision and priorities for the Mornington Peninsula, address key community concerns, and respond to moderated and audience-submitted questions.
The forum will be:
- open to the public for in-person participation (RSVP required)
- live-streamed on Facebook Live and YouTube for those unable to attend
- recorded for future viewing to ensure accessibility for all community members.
We encourage everyone to take part, whether in person or online, to learn more about what each candidate has planned for the Peninsula if elected.
Working collaboratively with all candidates
We believe that productive, bipartisan collaboration is essential for achieving the best outcomes for our community. Council remains apolitical and committed to working constructively with whoever is elected to deliver meaningful results for our region.
Get involved
We encourage all residents to take an active role in this election:
- attend the forum or watch the live stream.
- stay informed about candidate commitments via our Pledge Tracker.
- reach out to candidates to share your views and priorities.
By working together, we can ensure the Mornington Peninsula is on the radar of federal politicians and candidates and that our community needs are heard during the campaign.
If you have any questions or want to learn more about our approach to the election, please visit: Mornpen.vic.gov.au/shoutout
Quotes attributable to Mayor Councillor Anthony Marsh:
“Deciding who will best represent our community at a federal level is an important responsibility, and I urge everyone to take the time to engage in the process.
“Our Federal Election Forum, Pledge Tracker, and ongoing advocacy work are all designed to ensure our community is well-informed and that candidates are held accountable for their commitments.
“This election is a chance for our community to make its voice heard. Get involved and attend the forum, track the pledges, and engage with candidates to help shape the future of the Peninsula.”