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Supporting live music in our City 🎤

Council has endorsed the Live Music Action Plan 2026-28 at the November 2025 meeting, to help position Maribyrnong as a music friendly City and a highly rated music destination.

Community and stakeholder feedback has been incorporated into the updated document which affirms Council's role in sustaining a dynamic and sustainable music culture in Maribyrnong.

Engagement on the draft Live Music Action Plan was open from Wednesday 20 August 2025 to Sunday 28 September 2025. Originally a four-week period, engagement was extended by one further week to allow for branded drink coasters with a QR code linking to the draft Plan, to be distributed and engagement to be promoted at the ‘KIKI 5 Hours Australia’ event at the Wool Store in West Footscray.

Engagement Summary

Category

Number

Your City Your Voice Questionnaire

34

YCYV Post-it Wall

22

In-person Event Interactions

88

Across all engagement channels there were calls for more live music generally, (including in the Footscray CBD) and to support more music festivals. You can learn more by reading the Engagement Summary Report.

You can read the Council Report or view a livestream of the 18 November 2025 Council Meeting on our website.

Four key outcomes of the Live Music Action Plan

  • Outcome 1

    A music-friendly city with clear pathways for venues, artists and industry professionals to operate, develop new work, perform and prosper.

  • Outcome 2

    A live music scene, which reflects the City’s rich cultural diversity and builds belonging, wellbeing, and participation across all communities.

  • Outcome 3

    A thriving night-time economy powered by live music in traditional and non-traditional spaces.

  • Outcome 4

    Melbourne’s inner west becomes known as the go-to destination for discovering new talent and experiencing high-quality, diverse and innovative musical performance.

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