We're excited to announce that Pick My Park Round 2 is funding an additional 51 projects to deliver new and upgraded parks and open spaces across growing and established communities.
48 park projects in metropolitan Melbourne will share more than $9.3 million in funding, and in the regional cities, an additional 3 park projects have received funding. See the list of successful park projects in your area.
As communities grow, parks and open spaces become increasingly important. Pick My Park is a $30 million program that will improve access to quality parks and open spaces for growing communities.
Funding was available in 2 categories:
Round 2 of Pick My Park extended eligibility to the whole of Melbourne, as well as the established areas of Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong.
Thank you to everyone who voted for their favourite park projects across Melbourne. Voting was open from 20 June to 3 August 2026, with more than 22,000 people casting their votes on 124 eligible projects. Your votes guided the selection of Melbourne projects funded through Round 2.
In metropolitan Melbourne, 48 park projects will share more than $9.3 million in funding to deliver new and upgraded parks and open spaces across growing and established communities.
Download the list of successful Pick My Park Round 2 projects:
Projects that don’t appear in this list did not receive enough votes to be funded within the available funding.
An additional 3 park projects have received Pick My Park funding through Round 2. These projects are in addition to the 5 regional city projects announced in June 2026 and the 23 announced in Round 1 in February 2026. This brings the total Pick My Park investment in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong to over $4.1 million.
Dowload the list of successful Round 2 regional city projects:
Round 1 of Pick My Park invested $17.8 million in park projects across Melbourne and regional Victoria. Funding supported projects in and around 60 new Activity Centres, 15 Priority Precincts – including Suburban Rail Loop precincts – and established areas of Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. This investment is helping to deliver 14 new parks and 83 park upgrades, improving access to open space where it’s needed most.
Download the list of successful Pick My Park Round 1 projects:
Your ideas have helped shape applications for new and upgraded parks by ensuring applications reflect local community priorities.
The report provides a summary of the community feedback from the survey conducted in July to September 2025 and identifies the key themes and priorities from the survey.
You can view the survey data in our interactive dashboard. You will need to have or create a Microsoft account to access the data through Power BI.
The survey data is also available to download:
Was open until 11.59 pm Sunday 7 September 2025
Community ideas shared online.
29 September 2025 to 11.59 pm 10 November 2025
Land managers and landowners used local insights to inform project applications for upgrades to existing parks and the development of new green spaces in eligible areas.
November to December 2025
Project applications were assessed for alignment with community feedback alongside the other assessment criteria outlined in the Round 1 Program Guidelines.
15 February 2026
Successful projects announced and funding agreements made with successful applicants.
15 February to 2 April 2026
Land managers and landowners used local insights to inform project applications for upgrades to existing parks and the development of new green spaces in eligible areas.
April to May 2026
Project applications have been assessed for alignment with community feedback alongside the other assessment criteria outlined in the Round 2 Program Guidelines.
20 June to 3 August 2026
Victorian residents over 16 had the chance to vote for their 3 favourite park projects from Round 2.
October 2026
Successful projects announced and funding agreements made with successful applicants
Use the map or the drop-down below to view the eligible areas for Pick My Park round 2 applications.
Eligible LGA's in the Melbourne metro area:
Eligible suburbs in the Ballarat area:
Eligible suburbs in the Bendigo area:
Eligible suburbs in the Geelong area:
If you would like more information about the program, please refer to the program guidelines.
Page last updated: 14/10/26
