Flags and Illumination

How we manage the civic and community flagpoles, including when and why certain flags are flown or when the St Kilda Town Hall is lit up. You’ll also find a calendar of key dates that guide these displays throughout the year.

Flags, as well as banners and façade illumination, serve as powerful symbols of identity, unity, and tradition, reinforcing community pride and commemorating important events within our city.

Proper flag display is guided by national and state protocols to ensure consistency and respect, with councils incorporating official guidelines into their respective local flag policies.

The flying of civic flags at council-controlled locations is guided by Council's Civic and Community Flag Protocol.

Community flagpole

There are three Council controlled community flagpoles within the municipality, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne and St Kilda Town Halls. As a standard, these flagpoles will fly the 'City of Port Phillip' flag. The schedule sets out the days and dates of significance throughout the year when other flags will be flown.

St Kilda Town Hall illumination

St Kilda Town Hall is fitted with programmable facade lighting infrastructure. As a standard, the town hall will be illuminated in a warm orange colour. The schedule sets out the days and dates of significance throughout the year when the St Kilda Town Hall will be illuminated in a particular colours. 

Community Flagpole and Illumination Scheme

The aim of this scheme is to provide council and the community with guidance on access to Council’s community flagpoles and illumination of Council’s three town hall facades. Council recognises that flags and façade illumination can provide opportunities to celebrate days/ causes/achievements that are significant to the Port Phillip community, thus creating a greater sense of pride within our city.

These guidelines also outline the process for displaying banners at Council’s three town halls.