Plans and publications

The City of Melbourne manages more than 500 hectares of open space. This represents almost 15 per cent of the total area of the City of Melbourne.

Our urban forest includes approximately 20,000 trees in the private realm. These trees help keep our landscape resilient, our city liveable and sustainable and maintain Melbourne’s character and heritage.

The Creating Communities of Equality and Respect: Women’s Safety and Empowerment Action Plan was developed in consultation with City of Melbourne leaders, practice leaders in the prevention sector, community and business leaders and other stakeholders on opportunities for our external-facing work.

Our Engineering Standard Drawings provide all the detailed information you’ll need to design, construct or reinstate City of Melbourne assets. ​The drawings include dimensions, cross sections, thicknesses and reinforcement details.

The Customer Service Charter outlines the City of Melbourne’s values and commitments to our customers. It’s a promise we make to each customer to deliver the best experience in every interaction. So we encourage you to reach out. Working together, we can shape a vibrant future for Melbourne.

Find out about the responsibilities of different authorities that manage the Yarra River, and our future plans for the waterways.

Greening Your Building: A toolkit for improving asset performance is a guide for building owners and facility managers. It contains more than 70 management, maintenance and refurbishment initiatives designed to improve a building’s environmental performance while reducing operating costs.

We have developed an Indigenous art code of practice for galleries and retailers. This document is a guide outlining ethical and appropriate ways to display and sell Indigenous art and work with Indigenous artists.

The Southbank Plan is a long-term vision to help create a vibrant and well-connected inner-city precinct over a 15-year period.

The Growing Green Environmental Sustainability Plan is a long-term plan for the future management of the City of Melbourne's open space and recreational facilities. Our vision for Melbourne is that it will be greener, less dependent on cars, and with more trees throughout the city.