Arts & Events Policies, Strategies & Plans

Creative City is Hobsons Bay City Council’s Arts and Culture Plan. Developed across six program areas, it guides Council’s work in arts and culture. Creative City contributes to the positioning of Hobsons Bay as a centre of cultural excellence and innovation, helping build a strong creative sector, diverse opportunities and experiences and positive outcomes for the city.  

Creative City Arts and Culture Plan 2018-2022

Creative City 2030

Hobsons Bay City Council is developing a new Creative City 2030 plan to help inform and guide its direction for arts and culture in the city.  

We invited the local community to have a say by attending an online or in-person workshop in May, or by completing a survey. The survey was open for responses between April and June 2023.

The draft plan will be available for community feedback later in 2023.

To receive updates on this project, subscribe to the Arts and Events e-newsletter. 

The Events and Festivals Plan 2016-2021 has been developed to support the sustainability of the events program, and to ensure events and festivals can continue to evolve, and meet the needs of the community.

The plan provides a strategic direction for the development of events and festivals, as well as a framework for decision-making and planning. It is currently under review. To receive updates on the plan, subscribe to the Creative City e-newsletter or visit Participate Hobsons Bay. 

Events and Festivals Plan 2016-2021

The Public Art Strategy 2016-2020 has been developed to guide the direction of public art within Hobsons Bay, and ensure that local stories and a sense of place are reflected through public art. 

Public Art Strategy 2016-2020

The Public Art Policy outlines the purpose of a public art collection for the City of Hobsons Bay and the processes that will be implemented to effectively manage public art projects across the city. 

Public Art Policy

The Arts and Culture Venues Policy (adopted June 2012) provides guidelines to ensure a consistent approach to management across all venues operated by Council, with a consideration of economic and community benefits. 

Arts and Culture Venues Policy