At Wednesday night's council meeting, councillors will decide whether to formally commit to becoming a member of the Welcoming Cities network.

Welcoming cities is an initiative of Welcoming Australia, which supports local government councils and communities to develop a more cohesive approach to migration, settlement, cultural diversity and inclusion.

In her report for Wednesday night's council meeting, economic development coordinator Marg Killalea recommended council make the commitment.

"Joining the Welcoming Cities network is seen as a logical next step for Council in attracting newcomers including secondary refugee migrants to resettle in the Greater Hume region," she wrote.

"[It] builds on the earlier and ongoing community work undertaken by the Walla Walla Refugee Resettlement committee which, since 2018, has been working to establish Walla Walla as a secondary refugee resettlement area."

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Last month the Walla Walla Refugee Resettlement Committee encouraged council to join the initiative and the Welcoming Australia chief executive Aleem Ali made a presentation to council on how the initiative could deliver greater social and economic outcomes for Greater Hume residents.

Ms Killalea wrote that in his presentation, Mr Ali explained internal migration could drive population growth to manage Greater Hume's ageing population and how the council's population is less culturally and linguistically diverse than NSW.

Ms Killalea said the commitment would have no fee and would be a "win-win" for the community.

"[It would] deliver a public statement of Council's intent to champion the principles of welcoming and inclusion," she wrote.

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