Greater Melbourne
Home to more than 40 clubs, with 6,000 members, across 16 different land and water sports – Melbourne’s Albert Park is a hub for the local area’s growing community sports clubs. We’re delivering a range of projects across the park to improve facilities for the local community.
Cape Schanck boardwalk improvements
Cape Schanck offers stunning landscapes, the mystery of dramatic volcanic features, unspoilt and wild beaches and scenic walking tracks with spectacular ocean views. The project will deliver upgrades to walking tracks, lookouts and the boardwalk within the Cape Schanck Precinct.
Dandenong Ranges National Park Grants picnic ground upgrades
Grants Picnic Ground is a popular picnic location in Dandenong Ranges National Park on the edge of the beautiful Sherbrooke Forest. The Margaret Lester walking track is being upgraded to provide an all abilities accessible walking experience. Once complete, the track will be a Grade 1 walk, suitable for visitors with prams, wheelchairs or limited mobility, to enjoy the forest.
Dandenong Police Paddocks Reserve Master Plan
We’re leading the development of a Master Plan to guide the park into the future. While this is underway, we’ll also be delivering some immediate works to improve the reserve’s safety, access, and connection for visitors as a priority. This includes trail maintenance, new wayfinding signage and installing access control barriers at the entry of the park to discourage rubbish dumping and illegal vehicle access.
Parks Victoria is rebuilding the popular Dromana Pier to ensure the community and visitors have a safe and accessible maritime facility.
Flinders Ocean Beach Car Park and Track Project
In 2020, following a major rain event a significant landslide occurred below the Flinders Ocean Beach visitor car park near the King Street Beach Access walking track – causing a large section of the car park to collapse and the steep slope continues to be unstable. To ensure the safety of visitors, we're decommissioning the car park. We'll also upgrade and realign the beach access track to help reopen the walking track to the community and keep it safe for many years to come.
Critical safety works are being planned for Flinders Pier using funding from the 2022-23 State Budget.
Haining Farm Safe Haven Leadbeaters possum translocation
Parks Victoria and Zoos Victoria are working together to establish a ‘Safe Haven’ for Leadbeater’s possum in Haining Farm
Herring Island Future Planning Project
Informing the future use and management of Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park.
Kanes Bridge, Yarra Bend Park – Temporary closure
Kanes Bridge is temporarily closed. Recent work revealed the need for further structural assessments of the bridge. Investigations will help ensure the bridge is safe and guide future works. We are working to reinstate access as soon as possible.
Local Ports Maintenance Dredging
Parks Victoria undertakes maintenance dredging to ensure the continuation of safe boating access within Port Philip and Western Port.
ngarrak nakorang wilam park is being created in Melbourne’s east from more than 35 hectares of former freeway reserve.
The Olinda Precinct Plan is delivering an accessible playscape, new and upgraded sporting and visitor facilities and the awe-inspiring Chelsea Australian Garden at Olinda, to transform the site of the former Olinda Golf Course into 34 hectares of community parklands.
A project is underway at Plenty Gorge Park to deliver the new Plenty River Trail, upgrades to Hawkstowe Picnic Area and improvements to Nioka Bush Camp.
Point Cook Homestead Precinct restoration project
An investment of $1.5 million will fund a range of projects in the Point Cook Homestead precinct. These works will refurbish and maintain some of the heritage buildings on site, and a new toilet facility will be built.
Point Nepean National Park Projects
We're building a new campground, delivering important conservation works to the Fort, and enhancing the story-telling and interpretation signage and experiences at Point Nepean National Park.
St Leonards Pier Rebuild and Local Port Area Plan
Planning is underway to ensure St Leonards Pier and the adjoining waters are well placed to provide safe facilities for years to come through the pier rebuild project and development of a Local Port Area Plan.
A new 120-hectare regional park will be created in Clyde, on Bunurong Country. The land will be transformed to provide important habitat for plants and wildlife, and create more opportunities for the community to spend time with friends and family, unlock the benefits of time spent in nature, and make the most of our beautiful open green spaces.
A new 215-hectare regional park will be created in Deanside, on Wurundjeri Country. It will provide new opportunities for the community to get active, spend time with friends and family and connect to our beautiful parklands and waterways. It will also help protect the Natural Temperate Grasslands and provide important habitat for the Growling Grass Frog.
Werribee Township Regional Park
A new 340-hectare regional park will be created in Wyndham Vale and Tarniet, on Wadawurrung Country and Bunurong Country. It will provide new opportunities for the community to get active, spend time with friends and family and connect to our beautiful parklands and the Werribee River.
Urban Parks Active Wellbeing Program
The Urban Parks Active Wellbeing Program is a $21 million project delivering upgrades to 21 popular parks across Melbourne, including extending the Bay Trail at Point Cook, and repairing the seawall at Point Gellibrand Coastal Heritage Park.
Planning is underway to rebuild the Warneet jetties with investment from the Victorian Government.
The implementation of the Shrine to Sea Masterplan will create a new 3km boulevard for Melbourne connecting Anzac Station to the Kerferd Rd Pier.