Piers and jetties

Delivering pier and jetty upgrades

Victorians have a strong connection with the coast, and our piers and jetties provide access to enjoy our beautiful coastal environments. These iconic structures connect the land to the sea, offering opportunities for activities like swimming, snorkelling, fishing, walking and boating.

Melbourne’s piers and jetties are an important focal point for communities and businesses and receive more than 30 million visits annually. They contribute to economic growth and employment, benefiting communities through social wellbeing and tourism. Many of these structures were renewed around 50 years ago and are now reaching the end of their design life.

Parks Victoria is overseeing more than $150 million in vital repairs, upgrades and redevelopments to ensure our piers and jetties are safe and able to be used well into the future.

 

 

Projects underway

In 2022-24 the Victorian Government committed $46 million for rebuilds and repairs of piers and jetties across Victoria.

 

A number of major projects are either underway and scheduled for completion, including:

 

• Redevelopment of St Kilda Pier Project

• Critical safety works at Flinders Pier Project

• Rebuild of Hampton Pier Project

• Rebuild Fishermans Jetty Project

 

Future planning and improvement

Parks Victoria is committed to ensuring a long-term strategy for the future management of our piers and jetties.

Through the Victorian Government’s Sustainable Local Ports Framework, Parks Victoria is working closely with community and stakeholders to prioritise future investment where it is needed most.

Projects recently completed as part of the Sustainable Local Ports Framework:

 

• Sandringham Harbour Local Ports Area Plan

• Williamstown Local Port Area Plan

• Mornington Harbour Local Port Area Plan

 

Local Port Area Plans in progress include:

 

• St Leonards Pier Rebuild and Local Port Area Plan

• Sorrento Local Port Area Plan Project

• Rhyll Local Port Area Plan Project

 

Completed projects 

Parks Victoria has recently completed the following works:

 

• redevelopment of Altona Pier,
• reconstruction of Rye Pier,
• renovation of Middle Brighton Pier,

• reconstruction Tooradin Jetty,

• upgrades at Portarlington Pier,

• restorations of the Lifeboat Shed at Queenscliff South Pier,

• upgrades at Cowes Jetty

 

 

The Victorian Government's Better Recreational Facilities investment, enabled:

 

• repairs to Frankston Pier,

• repairs to Kerferd Road Pier,
• upgrades at Seaford Pier,

• upgrades at Rye Pier,

• construction at Gem Pier.

 

 

Stay informed

Visit the projects section of the Parks Victoria website for information about works underway, and or sign up to receive local ports project updates.