Media centre
Read the City of Melbourne’s media protocols and find contact details for media advisers and weekend media enquiries.
Please note that all media requests for the Lord Mayor and councillors should be directed to the relevant media adviser.
The City of Melbourne is unable to facilitate interviews or media requests from students. Information for school or university assignments must be sourced from our website.
Media releases
Celebrating the extraordinary contributions of Melburnians
Breaking ground on brand new Munro library
Groundbreaking year of infrastructure delivery
Delivering for Melburnians today, shaping tomorrow
Creating clean, safe and caring communities
Growing a greener, more sustainable city
Backing businesses and attracting investment
Capitalising on Melbourne’s creative credentials
Supporting more Melburnians to learn and innovate
Biggest events calendar to deliver biggest crowds for city traders
Hospitality owners capitalise on Melbourne’s new rhythm
Simpler parking to unlock space in city
Media contacts
General media enquiries: media@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Weekend on-call number: 03 9658 8736
Media team contacts are for legitimate media queries only. For all other queries, please visit the City of Melbourne Contact Us page.
Media staff
Sallese Gibson, Media Manager
Email: sallese.gibson@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Tel: 0479 179 468
Portfolio responsibilities
- Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal
- Invest Melbourne
- Rates and valuations
- Emergency Management
- Council budget / reporting
- Council elections, policy, governance
- New Year’s Eve
- Melbourne Awards
- Melbourne City Recovery Fund
- Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund
Tom Whitty, Senior Media Advisor
Email: tom.whitty@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Tel: 0481 064 023
Portfolio responsibilities
- Graffiti and cleaning
- Waste and recycling
- Rough sleeping and homelessness
- City safety and security
- Economy
- Tourism
- Arts and culture
- Business support
- Small business, retail and hospitality
- Moomba
Maddie Kellaway, Media Advisor
Email: maddison.kellaway@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Tel: 0403 984 481
Portfolio responsibilities
- Environment, including trees, parks and water
- Sustainable building
- Environment, including trees, parks and water
- Sustainable building
- Now or Never Festival
- Christmas Festival
- Transport, including parking and cycling
- Aboriginal Melbourne
Kylie Kitchen, Media Advisor
Email: kylie.kitchen@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Tel: 0403 168 147
Portfolio responsibilities
- Infrastructure
- City design
- Capital works
- Building and construction
- The Greenline Project
- Property and Council real estate
- International students
- Lord Mayor’s Small Business Awards
- Melbourne Fashion Week
- Melbourne Conversations
- Animal management (domestic)
- Health and wellbeing
- Community and recreation
- Children and family services
- Technology and digital innovation
Hannah Lewon, External Communications Officer
Email: hannah.lewon@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Tel: 0468 675 991
Portfolio responsibilities
- City planning
- Heritage
- Libraries
- Grant programs and sponsorship
- Busking and street entertainment
- Pedestrian data
- Night-time economy
- Firelight Festival
- Only in the City
Kosta Pandos, Head of External Communications
Email: kosta.pandos@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Tel: 0481 099 298