Open your door to more parks and green space
We’re making sure Victorians have access to great parks and green spaces as part of our urban planning processes.
Parks and green spaces are essential to promote public health, environmental sustainability, and community wellbeing.
They provide areas for recreation, improve air quality, reduce heat, and manage stormwater, while also fostering social interaction and boosting property values.
Planning these spaces early ensures our communities are more liveable, sustainable, and resilient, benefiting all of us - and our environment.
Have your say on parks and green space
Planning for parks and green space is conducted as part of Precinct Structure Plans (PSPs).
Consultation is key to ensuring the needs of communities are reflected in planning for new suburbs and communities – especially greenfield developments.
View live Precinct Structure Plans consultations and have your say on what matters to you at Engage Victoria(opens in a new window)
Supporting new greenfield developments with better infrastructure
Opening doors to homes in brand new suburbs also means making sure our newest communities have infrastructure like roads, footpaths, stormwater drains, public open spaces and schools they need to thrive.
Developers and government share responsibility for providing infrastructure in new and developing areas, including greenfield developments.
Pick my Park
Pick My Park is a $30 million program that is improving access to quality parks and open spaces for growing communities.
Grants are available in 2 categories:
- park upgrades: improving or revitalising existing parks
- new parks: transforming underused land into new green spaces.
- In 2025, the Pick My Park community ideas survey received over 2,000 Following the application process, Pick My Park Round 1 awarded grants to over 97 projects to create new green spaces and upgraded parks across Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat.
Round 2 will support even more park projects, across a broader geographic area. In Round 2, eligible areas were extended to include the whole of Melbourne, plus the established areas of Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong.
Victorians will be able to vote on their favourite park projects in mid-2026.
Whether it’s a new park, a green space, a ‘pocket park’, a park upgrade, a playground, a BBQ, fitness equipment, accessibility upgrades, new landscaping, shade and seating, urban greening - the most popular ideas will get a grant to deliver their local project.
For further information, visit Pick my park(opens in a new window).
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