Project Update - 3 September 2025

Thank you for your feedback on potential locations for pole-mounted Electric Vehicle chargers.

These locations have been assessed by our provider EVX. EVX have identified three pilot sites for the installation of pole-mounted EV chargers.

The installation will include line marking and signage on two parking bays, which will only be for EV’s parked there whilst charging. The three pilot sites identified are located alongside parklands:

  1. Pole opposite 85 Liardet Street, Port Melbourne – all day free parking.
  1. Pole opposite 24 Chaucer Street, St Kilda – 4hr paid parking.
  1. Pole opposite 21 Herbert Street, St Kilda – all day free parking.

These sites have been selected based on a range of factors including: 

  • Feedback from community engagement in 2023 
  • Capacity of the electricity network to support the operation of a pole-mounted EV charger 
  • Location of utilities and open space 
  • Accessibility of car spaces 
  • Areas of highest demand based on current and future EV ownership projections 

There are a range of sites still under further investigation. We have notified nearby residents about these pilot sites. Installation is expected to be completed by the end of September 2025.

Any new pole-mounted EV chargers will be announced on the Electric Vehicles page on our main website.

You can read about what we heard from the community between 27 November - 17 December 2023 in the Engagement Summary Report or in the document library on the left.

City of Port Phillip actively supports the uptake of EVs in the community. We will continue to work with EV infrastructure providers to explore opportunities and new technologies to grow Port Phillip’s EV charging infrastructure.

Council recognises the increase in demand for EV charging infrastructure, the benefits associated with adoption of EVs such as lower vehicle emissions, lower air and noise pollution and is supportive of increasing City of Port Phillip’s EV charging network.

Where would you like to see a kerbside power-pole electric vehicle charger? Tell us below!

Your suggestions will help us compile a list of locations that can be further analysed for suitability and technical compliance for installation. Not all locations suggested may be suitable due to a range of technical factors.

These will include technical constraints such as the available capacity of the electrical network to charge vehicles, and also consideration of parking restrictions and availability.

At this stage, Council is gathering feedback from the community for potential installation of pole-mounted EV chargers. Council is working with partner Intellihub, who received a grant from the Victorian Government to investigate installation of 100 EV chargers mounted on power-poles across three inner-city local government areas, including the City of Port Phillip.