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INTERFACE WEEK 2021 18-22 OCTOBER
Interface Week provides an important opportunity for representatives of the Interface Councils - Mitchell, Hume, Wyndham, Melton, Whittlesea, Nillumbik, Yarra Range, Casey, Cardinia, and Mornington Peninsula - to share our perspectives on the challenges we face every day in building stronger communities.
About us
The Interface Councils group is made up of the 10 municipalities that form a ring around metropolitan Melbourne, representing 1.6 million residents living in the outer suburbs.
But it’s not about us.
It’s about our people.
Melbourne’s outer suburbs are accommodating almost 45% of the state’s populatioN growth
More than 40% of residents don't live near public transport
Only 0.51 local jobs per workforce participant
less than
1 local GP
per 1000 people
Highest levels of rental and mortgage stress
in the state
The issues
Our purpose is to make sure there is a collective response to ensuring people living in Melbourne's outer suburbs can get on with their lives, the way they want to live them.
