2055 Port Development Strategy
Project Overview
All Victorian ports are legislatively required to have a Port Development Strategy (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
Port of Melbourne is undertaking wide-ranging stakeholder engagement with industry, government, community, and other interested parties to develop our 2055 Port Development Strategy.
Stage 1 and 2 of our 2055 PDS engagement program has been completed and included:
- Surveying stakeholders to understand their engagement preferences.
- 1:1 engagement with key tenants and port users, both those identified by PoM and those who opted in.
- Workshops with industry groups and peak bodies, community and government.
- 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. More information is available here.
Stage 3 of our 2055 PDS engagement program is currently underway.
On 14 April 2025 we published our Draft 2055 PDS. Following a series of briefings and 1:1 meetings, stakeholders were invited to make formal submissions between 14 April and 6 June 2025 to provide their feedback.
Thank you to all stakeholders who made a submission. We received a number of submissions, which we are considering in the development of our final 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.
Our penultimate Draft 2055 PDS has now been submitted to Ports Victoria in accordance with the Port Development Strategies Ministerial Guidelines.
Next Steps
Our final 2055 PDS will be published in December 2025.
Prior to publication, we will formally respond to stakeholders about how their submission influenced our final 2055 PDS.
Our final Stakeholder Engagement Summary will be published at that time. In the meantime, a summary of our stakeholder engagement to date can be found here.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any queries or require more information about our 2055 PDS by emailing PDS@portofmelbourne.com.
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