2055 Port Development Strategy
Project Overview
The Port of Melbourne’s 30-year 2050 Port Development Strategy (2050 PDS) was published in 2020. It provides a roadmap for the future development of the Port and outlined ten key projects to improve Port capacity and respond to the needs of a growing Victoria.
All Victorian ports are legislatively required to have a PDS under the Port Management Act 1995 (Vic) and to review their PDS every five years. Port of Melbourne has reviewed its 2050 PDS and is planning the development of its 2055 PDS, which will be completed by December 2025.
Our Draft 2055 Port Development Strategy Engagement Program (Stage 3)
Port of Melbourne is pleased to publish our Draft 2055 PDS here for our stakeholders’ feedback, ahead of the 2055 PDS being finalised in December 2025.
We are now commencing the next stage of our engagement program (Stage 3). The purpose of this engagement is to:
- Refine our understanding of the emerging trends and issues impacting the current and future needs of the Port.
- Understand stakeholder perspectives on the Draft 2055 PDS.
- Identify future opportunities to enhance and improve PDS outcomes.
We invite formal submissions from our stakeholders between 14 April and 6 June 2025 to provide feedback about our Draft 2055 PDS. A submission template can be found here and submissions must be emailed to PDS@portofmelbourne.com.
We will be hosting online briefings, in collaboration with SEC Newgate, to provide an overview of what we have heard from stakeholders to date, our Draft 2055 PDS, and what has changed from our 2050 PDS at:
To register your interest in attending one of the above sessions, please register here. The registration process will be managed by our partners SEC Newgate.
Following these sessions, stakeholders can request 1:1 meetings with PoM should further information be required to prepare a submission.
Next Steps
We are committed to keeping stakeholders up to date the development of our 2055 PDS. There are many different views on how the Port should be developed – be it about how we meet future demand, how we manage open space, or how we connect with the community, and we work hard to balance those views to responsibly and sustainably develop Australia’s busiest container port. At the conclusion of Stage 3 engagement, PoM will provide formal responses to submissions.
If you would like more information on our 2055 PDS engagement program, please email PDS@portofmelbourne.com.
What to expect:
Media release
A media release about our Draft 2055 PDS can be found here. For any media enquires, please contact Nicole Ng at PDS@portofmelbourne.com.
Our 2055 Port Development Strategy Engagement Program
Port of Melbourne is undertaking wide-ranging stakeholder engagement with industry, government, community, and other interested parties to develop our 2055 Port Development Strategy.
Our initial engagement (Stage 1 and 2) for the development of our Draft Port Development Strategy 2055 (Draft 2055 PDS) included:
- Surveying stakeholders to understand their engagement preferences (completed).
- 1:1 engagement with key tenants and port users, both those identified by PoM and those who opted in (completed).
- Workshops with industry groups and peak bodies, community and government (completed).
- A written request for input to all port users to ensure that those not already engaged or aware of the process have an opportunity to participate (completed). More information is available here.
A Stakeholder Engagement Summary of Stage 2 of the 2055 PDS engagement program can be found here.
2050 Port Development Strategy
The Port of Melbourne’s 30-year 2050 Port Development Strategy (2050 PDS) was published in 2020. It provides a roadmap for the future development of the Port.
The 2050 PDS outlines the high-level plans and approach for developing the capacity and efficiency of the Port for the next 30 years, while also providing a planning framework which is adaptable and responsive to changing needs over time.
The 2050 PDS outlines ten key projects that will improve capacity at the Port and respond to the needs of a growing Victoria.
Several of the projects outlined in the 2050 PDS are in different stages of planning or delivery. We are committed to engaging with our stakeholders on these projects as they are progressed. More information on current stakeholder engagement programs can be found at https://www.portofmelbourne.com/current-projects/.
The 2050 PDS has been shaped by extensive industry, government and community consultation. We welcome feedback at any time. You can contact us at community@portofmelbourne.com
To help stakeholders easily see the changes from the draft PDS to the final version, we prepared a PDS Consultation Summary Report, which outlines key feedback, and where it is reflected in the PDS, where appropriate. Both the documents can be downloaded using the links below.
- Download your copy of the 2050 PDS here
- Download your copy of the 2050 PDS Consultation Summary Report here
View our media release here
If you would like more information on our 2050 PDS, please email community@portofmelbourne.com