Get involved
Agenda.Melbourne runs on people who give their time. Mentors, volunteers and partner organisations all come in through the same door: register, and tell us which of these you are.
We are looking for people who have held an elected role, led a community organisation, run a business, worked inside government or run a campaign. Your politics are your own. What a young person needs from you is honesty about what the work involves, answers to the questions they cannot ask in public, and now and then an introduction.
Forums need people on the door and on the microphone. Grounded State shoots need hands on the day. The standing agenda needs people who can read a council minute and find the line that matters. If you can write, film, edit, organise or research, there is a job.
Schools, universities, student associations, community organisations, councils and businesses can all partner. The simplest partnership is a room and a group of people in it. Beyond that: host a workshop, bring your students or members to a forum, or sponsor the costs of running one.
Decision makers
Councillors, members of parliament, senior officials and others with authority over an issue are welcome to take questions at a forum or sit for a Grounded State interview. Invitations go by role, never by party. Register and tell us who you are, and we will be in touch about what is being planned.