Design Excellence Program 2019–2030
Applications are open to become a member of the Design Excellence Advisory Committee and Melbourne Design Review Panel. Submit your application by 25 August.
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Make Room
We’re stepping up to address homelessness. Join us in helping to make room for Melbourne’s most vulnerable residents.
Hardware Lane Streetscape Upgrade Plan
Upgrading Hardware Lane to maintain its status as a destination laneway. Share your feedback on the upgrade by 15 August.
New bike lanes
We’re delivering over 40km of kerbside protected bike lanes to support more people to move around our city safely and sustainably. Share your experience.
Little Streets transformations
From Little Lonsdale to Flinders Lane, we’re transforming our Little Streets to create more space for people to walk, shop and dine – while maintaining physical distance.
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Amendment C384: Updates to inundation overlays
We’re updating Melbourne’s Planning scheme controls to ensure future development is designed with flood resilience in mind.
Hawke Street Linear Park
Help shape the creation of a new park at Hawke Street.
Road Management Plan
We’re reviewing our Road Management Plan and how we can make sure our roads and footpaths are safe and well-maintained for everyone.
Kensington Community Recreation Centre
Redeveloping the Kensington Community Recreation Centre.
Greening Little Baillie Street
Explore our proposal to plant new trees and biodiverse garden beds at Little Baillie Street, North Melbourne.
Carlton Gardens Master Plan review
Protecting heritage in Carlton Gardens. The World Heritage Management Plan is being reviewed.
Financial and Asset Plans
Developing the City of Melbourne’s 10-year Financial and Asset Plans.
Dogs in open spaces
We are planning for the growing number of dogs in our city and want to hear from all park users on how we should do this.
West Melbourne Structure Plan
Developing a structure plan that guides the development of future growth in the area.
Amendment C309: West Melbourne (now Amendment C385)
Guiding the development and use of land in West Melbourne through new planning controls.
Enterprize Park
Upgrading Enterprize Park to make it more accessible and inclusive for all Melburnians.
New digital advertising payphones
New digital advertising payphones negatively impacting Melbourne’s streetscapes.
Creative Strategy
What would happen if we applied a creative lens to an entire city? Read our final Creative Strategy.
Smoke Free Areas
Protecting the community from passive smoking by expanding smoke-free areas in and around the city.
South Yarra Heritage Review
Reviewing heritage in parts of South Yarra.
The Pavilion Fitzroy Gardens
Help us decide the future use of the Pavilion in Fitzroy Gardens.
Amendment C394: Fishermans Bend In-Depth Heritage Review
Protecting Melbourne’s industrial heritage.
Budget 2021-22
What we’re planning to deliver in the year ahead.
Improving Scarborough Place
Greening Scarborough Place in Kensington.
Economic Development Strategy
Planning for economic recovery and reactivation in the City of Melbourne in a post COVID world.
Emerging Technology Testbed
Working with the community and businesses to explore how we could live, work and play in the future.
Amendment C278: Sunlight to public parks
Protecting winter sunlight in our parks with new planning controls.
Seafarers Rest Park
Renewing Seafarer's Rest Park in Docklands.
Revenue and Rating Plan 2021-25
Planning for how Council will generate income over the next four years.
Towards Smoke-free Melbourne 2025
We’ve developed a discussion paper and draft policy to support our vision of the city becoming smoke-free.
Open Innovation Competition
Solving city challenges with bright ideas from innovators, entrepreneurs, students and community members.
Gateway to GMH
Find out more about Turner Street’s transformation and Fishermans Bends’ new pop-up placemaking hub.
JJ Holland Park Play Space Renewal
Designing a new play space in Kensington.
Community Vision
Shape our ten year community vision for Melbourne.
Health and Wellbeing Plan
Focusing on health and wellbeing over the next four years.
Council Plan 2021–25
The long-term vision for Melbourne.
Council Plan and Budget
Our plans to support Melbourne now and into the future.
Graffiti Management Policy
We’re collecting ideas on how best to manage and reduce unwanted graffiti.
Amendment C396: Finalisation of the Heritage Places Inventory
Completing the heritage grading conversion for properties already in the Heritage Overlay.
Improving Provost and Little Provost Streets
Greening Provost Street and Little Provost Street in North Melbourne.
Birrarung Marr Master Plan
We're developing a Master Plan to guide the future of the area over the next 20 years.
Gardiner Reserve public toilet proposal
We're proposing the installation of a public toilet at Gardiner Reserve.
Citizen Forester Program
Seeking volunteers to help us collect data about trees, plants and ecology to build a greener Melbourne.
Amendment C387: Hoddle Grid Heritage Review (Permanent Controls)
Protecting heritage buildings in the heart of the city.
Southbank Promenade Upgrade
We're revitalising Southbank Promenade.
Improving our neighbourhood parks and streets
Exploring public space opportunities for a neighbourhood in Melbourne.
Amendment C380: Zoning corrections of public open space and anomalies
Zoning corrections of public open space and anomalies in the Melbourne Planning Scheme.
Community Engagement Policy
Guiding the future of public participation at the City of Melbourne.
Amendment C376: Sustainable Building Design
Sustainable Building Design Standards to ensure new buildings in the municipality respond to climate change.
Macaulay Structure Plan Refresh
We're refreshing the structure plan for Macaulay, an area that incorporates parts of North Melbourne and Kensington.
Reimagining Melbourne's Maritime Heritage
Help shape a vision for Melbourne’s maritime heritage and the Mission to Seafarers building.
Fairbairn Drive Tree Management and Renewal
Managing and enhancing the tree population in Fairbairn Drive to ensure a healthy and resilient urban forest.
Melbourne is open
Welcoming our community safely back to cafes and restaurants through our extended outdoor dining program.
Opportunities for Moonee Ponds Creek
A bold vision for the forgotten waterway of Melbourne, creating a vibrant place for the local community.
Draft Arden Structure Plan
Arden, a new destination for Melbourne.
Fawkner Park: Pasley Street North Entrance Improvements
Upgrading the Pasley Street North entrance to Fawkner Park to improve landscape health, drainage, safety and amenity as part of the Master Plan recommendations.
Elizabeth Street
Creating a greener, safer and people friendly Elizabeth Street.
Future Libraries Framework
We're planning our future libraries and want to know what you think.
Affordable Housing Strategy
Ensuring all Melburnians have access to affordable housing.
Disability Access Plan
Creating a plan for an inclusive Melbourne.
Ievers Reserve Landscape Concept Plan
Helping to decrease local flooding and improve water sustainability in the area.
Carlton Heritage Review
Reviewing heritage in Carlton. Explore the stories about favourite public places in Carlton.
The Years of Our Lives
We're collecting photos and stories to celebrate the most important years in the lives of our older Melburnians.
Reconciliation Action Plan
Helping to build upon our previous achievements and shape the future steps for the 2020-23 plan.
Bike lanes for Kavanagh Street
We're planning to build protected bike lanes on Kavanagh Street in Southbank.
City of the future
How has this crisis changed your perspective on the future? Help us create a plan for a future Melbourne.
Amendment C386: Hoddle Grid Heritage Review (Interim Controls)
Protecting heritage buildings in the heart of the city.
Yarra River - Birrarung Strategy
Developing a Yarra River - Birrarung Strategy to guide future aspirations for Melbourne's inner city Yarra River.
Hotham Walk Avenue tree restoration
Restoring Hotham Walk Avenue to preserve Elm tree population and the character of Fitzroy Gardens.
Amendment C365: Chart House Heritage
Updating the Guildford and Hardware Laneways Precinct heritage protection to recognise Chart House as a contributory building.
Melbourne Innovation Districts
Improving and connecting spaces in Melbourne's innovation district.
Startup Melbourne
Mapping Melbourne’s startup ecosystem and supporting startups in the city.
Faraday Street Public Toilet
Installing a new public toilet on Faraday Street in Carlton.
Annual Plan and Budget 2020–21
Investing in key services and infrastructure to support Melbourne's economy and respond to the impacts of COVID-19.
Skate park redesign
Help shape the redesign of skate parks at Riverslide and JJ Holland Park.
Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal
Traders, customers and the community have a voice in the renewal of Queen Victoria Market, helping to create a thriving market precinct.
Amendment C307: Gaming Policy (now Amendment C366)
Reviewing our gaming policy to strengthen the criteria for new electronic gaming machines.
Community Engagement Consultancy Services Register
Engaging communities with a high standard of service.
Amendment C323: Melbourne Arts Precinct
Fostering art, cultural and creative outcomes in the Melbourne Arts Precinct.
Amendment C308: Urban design in the central city and Southbank
Promoting high quality urban design outcomes in the central city and Southbank.
Royal Park Transport Assessment
Undertaking a study of transport modes at Royal Park to help refresh the Master Plan.
Fishermans Bend
Australia’s largest urban renewal project, covering approximately 480 hectares in the inner south west of Melbourne.
Future Melbourne
To prepare for the next decade, the City of Melbourne is bringing the community together to refresh the goals for Future Melbourne.
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