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.

Make Room

We’re stepping up to address homelessness. Join us in helping to make room for Melbourne’s most vulnerable residents.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hotham Walk Avenue tree restoration

Restoring Hotham Walk Avenue to preserve Elm tree population and the character of Fitzroy Gardens.

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.

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.

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.

Amendment C305: Southbank Heritage

Yarra's Edge Community Space

Transport Strategy 2030

Family Violence Memorial

Melbourne: A Great Place to Age

Graffiti Management Plan 2014-2018

A new Act for Local Government

North Melbourne Heritage Review

Renewing Arden and Macaulay

Annual Plan and Budget 2019–20 and review of Council Plan 2017–21

National Volunteer Week

Melbourne City DNA

Urban Forest Precinct Plans

Southbank Urban Forest

Parkville Urban Forest

Fishermans Bend Urban Forest

Amendment C258: Heritage Policies and West Melbourne Heritage Review

Arden Urban Renewal Precinct

Community Forums

Boyd Park

Draft Bicycle Plan 2016-2020

Get active at Ron Barassi Snr Park

Southbank Boulevard and Dodds Street concept plan

Melbourne Music Strategy 2018–21

Domain Parklands Master Plan

Climate Change Mitigation Strategy to 2050

Lincoln Square concept plan

Past projects 2009–2014

Skate Melbourne Plan

Amendment C221: West Melbourne Waterfront

Amendment C259: Capel Street and Peel Street

Amendment C173: Carlton Connect

Amendment C190: Arden-Macaulay

Amendment C320: 154-160 Leicester Street

Annual Plan and Budget 2018–19

Share our Streets

Climate Change Adaptation

HollowBlitz

Sunday Streets

Annual Plan and Budget 2017–18 and Council Plan 2017–21

Gardiner Reserve Park Expansion

Proposed 40km speed limit in Kensington

Draft Domestic Animal Management Plan (DAMP) 2017-2021

City Road Master Plan

Lorimer Precinct Planning

Shape Your Kensington

BioBlitz

Urban Ecology and Biodiversity Strategy

Heritage Policy Review and Local Heritage Significance

Annual Plan and Budget 2016–17

Shape Your Carlton

What's your story?

Melbourne Music Strategy 2014-17

Future Living

Homes for People: Housing Strategy

East West Link

Harbour Esplanade

Residential Zones - Draft Amendment C179

Walking Plan

Melbourne for All People

A Great Place to Study

Total Watermark - City as a Catchment

A Zero Net Emissions City

Pathways: Homelessness Strategy 2014-17

Naming our Newest Park at Docklands

Active Melbourne

Books and beyond

Shaping youth services in the city

Macarthur Square Upgrade

10-Year Financial Plan

Activities Local Law 2009

West Gate Tunnel Project (Victorian Government and Transurban)

Docklands Community Forum

University Square Master Plan

Community Grants

Lady Huntingfield Redevelopment

Preventing Violence Against Women Strategy

Kensington Composting and Gardening Project

Arts Strategy 2014-2017

Safe City Strategy 2014-17