Brief introduction
In June 2025, Council adopted a 10-year Plan and Budget for Port Phillip. We’re now in the next phase – Year 2 – and want to make sure it still reflects what matters most to our community.
If you or your group have a great idea, or know of something in Port Phillip that could be improved, we’d love to hear from you. Your ideas will be considered as we develop our budget and can help make our neighbourhoods safer, friendlier, and better for everyone.
We also have dedicated funds, grants and subsidies available. If your project is a good fit for funding, we’ll help guide it to the right place so it can be considered.
You can share ideas that might help fund new projects that meet current community needs or adjust the timing or focus of existing plans to better reflect what matters now. We may fund things like:
- Services run by local organisations that support the community.
- Improvements to Council-owned places like parks, halls or community centres.
- Projects must:
- Align with the Council Plan's strategic directions
- Be good value for money
- Be realistic and long-lasting
- Make a positive impact
Take a look at the Document Library to understand what is already being funded in Port Phillip.
What can't be changed.
Some things are already locked in and can’t be changed through this process:
- The timeline for setting the budget and Council Plan.
- The total budget available this financial year.
- Ideas that fit within an existing Port Phillip grants program should be submitted through that program. Details are available on our website: Funds, grants and subsidies - City of Port Phillip
