Council services during festive season

Our opening hours and waste collections will be affected between December 22 and January 5.

Creative opportunities

Council offers opportunities each year for artists, organisations and groups to apply for funding, have their say and present their work in Hobsons Bay.

Application rounds open at different times throughout the year. Be sure to check this page for updates, or subscribe to the Arts and Events e-newsletter for information direct to your inbox.

Creative Exchange Lab

Creative Exchange Lab is a program that supports artists from Melbourne's west to develop skills, share ideas, resources and produce artistic outcomes within Hobsons Bay and beyond.

Woods Street Youth Art Prize

The Woods Street Youth Art Prize showcases the artistic talent of young artists aged 14 to 25 from Melbourne’s western region.