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Strategies and plans

The City of Melbourne has an integrated planning framework to ensure our strategies and plans fit together to achieve our vision of growing Melbourne as a bold, inspirational and sustainable city. 

City of Melbourne skyline in the distance, behind a large walkway with trees on both sides. This point of view is from the Shrine of Remembrance.
Our four-year plans

The next tier shows the Council Plan, Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan and Municipal Strategic Statement.

The Council Plan outlines what we will do at a high level to contribute to the community vision and what the community said is important. It sets out nine goals and outcomes against which we will be measured over its four-year term and explains, at a high level, how we will achieve them.

The Municipal Strategic Statement is part of the Melbourne Planning Scheme. It describes our objectives for managing local land use and development.

Annual Plan

The Annual Plan and BudgetOpens in new tab describes the activities the Council will fund in a single year that will have an effect to the Council Plan. The Annual Report outlines how the City of Melbourne performed during the financial year against the Annual Plan and Budget. The report is designed to meet our obligations under Section 98 of the Local Government Act 2020 (Vic).

Our transformative strategies

These are long-term strategies, usually in partnership with others and in response to a specific city challenge, such as growth.

For example, Transport Strategy 2030 addresses challenges relating to growth, liveability, climate and economic competition.

Strategic implementation plans describe a course of action to implement the strategy. For example, to implement our Transport Strategy we have:

Community engagement

We regularly ask the community for feedback on our strategies and plans via Participate Melbourne. Community feedback helps to steer our decisions on planning and renewal, the environment, transport, health, technology, and the community.

View current projects open for feedback on Participate MelbourneOpens in new tab.

Title Summary
10-Year Financial Plan

Driving economic recovery, emboldening our city and making an economy fit for a bright future.

Access Docklands: A Strategy for the Docklands Transport Network

Access Docklands sets out a detailed, whole-of-government strategy for the delivery of transport initiatives in and around Docklands.

Affordable Housing Strategy 2020-30

Our 10-year Affordable Housing Strategy outlines our commitment to deliver, plan, advocate for and deliver more affordable housing in the City of Melbourne. 

Amendment C432: Municipal Planning Strategy

The local component of the Planning Policy Framework.

Annual Plan and Budget

Council’s Budget and Annual Plan for 2024-25 has been adopted by Council.

Arts Infrastructure Framework

Making the needs of our creative community a key focus of development.

ArtPlay Disability and Inclusion Action Plan

Committed to the access and inclusion needs of diverse communities.

Asset Plan 2021-31

The Adoption of Asset Plan 2021-31 was approved by Council on Tuesday 26 October 2021.

Bicycle Plan 2016-2020

Action plan for a connected bicycle network, improving links to existing routes and making cycling more accessible.

City North Structure Plan

This plan provides a 30-year vision to guide the renewal of the area.

our acknowledgement

  • Torres Strait Islander Flag
  • Aboriginal People Flag

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. 

 

We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.