The Victorian Government wants to better understand and respond to the needs of Melbourne’s communities. Over the next thirty-five years, Melbourne is projected to become Australia’s largest city, with its population expected to almost double. A key challenge will be ensuring our suburbs are equipped for the future. The Metropolitan Partnerships are advisory groups established by the Victorian Government. The partnerships are a way for local communities to engage directly with state and local governments, and advise the Victorian Government of the top priorities for jobs, services and infrastructure across the region. There is a metropolitan partnership for each region of Melbourne, including Inner Metro, Inner South-east, Western, Northern, Eastern and Southern. The Metropolitan Regions follow the geographic structure of the city's major population settlements and transport corridors. Each Region includes regionally significant infrastructure, such as major metropolitan activity centres, hospitals and universities – effectively making them cities within the city. Partnerships have been established for the inner metro, the inner south-east, western, northern, eastern and southern regions within Melbourne, and cover each of the following local government areas: Inner Metro: Melbourne, Yarra, Port Phillip Inner South-east: Boroondara, Stonnington, Glen Eira, Bayside Western: Wyndham, Melton, Brimbank, Moonee Valley, Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay Northern: Hume, Whittlesea, Nillumbik, Moreland, Darebin, Banyule, Mitchell Eastern: Yarra Ranges, Manningham, Maroondah, Knox, Whitehorse, Monash Southern: Kingston, Greater Dandenong, Cardinia, Casey, Frankston, Mornington Peninsula