The City of Port Phillip boasts 176 hectares of parkland and open space dominated by 9 kilometres of foreshore along Port Phillip Bay. Suburban streets and major boulevard arterials are lined with around 30,000 street trees. Our trees are valuable assets that quieten the impact of the built city. The 1,000 palms give the City a distinctive beach-side flavour and individuality.

All parks and gardens are maintained by contracted, private, service providers. Council officers oversee the contracts and ensure that sites are maintained to the highest horticultural and arboricultural standards, so that they remain a key feature of Port Phillip.

	Awards for Port Phillip Parks & Open Space		The City of Port Phillip has received two prestigious landscape design awards
	Community Groups/Gardens & Nurseries		Community gardens offer plots of garden space for members to create gardens of their choice.
	Indigenous Vegetation Areas		Locations which hold special significance to the Port Phillip community.
	Landcape and Urban Design		Landscape & Urban Design (Parks & Open Space)
	Naturestrips		Information and guidelines about naturestrips, including landscaping, maintenance and pensioner mowing.
	Parks & Open Space Strategy & Policy		Council policies and strategies developed to provide strategic direction for the management of City of Port Phillip Parks and Open Spaces.
	Parks & Playspace Locations		Park locations, facilities, toilets, barbeques, playground equipment, dogs, sporting clubs, hours. Also includes information on the Elwood Canal Management Plan
	Private Residential Gardens		Care of trees, tree removal and local indigenous nursery.
	Trees		Care and maintenance, tree roots, watering, pruning, overhanging branches, planting schedules, streetscape plans
	What's NEW in Parks?		Current activities in parks and open space (July 06)

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