Can dogs go on Port Melbourne?
Port Melbourne, City of Port Phillip.
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The rules are written below.
This status is only for Port Melbourne Yacht Club to Station Pier. Each stretch below has its own status.
Port Melbourne Beach in summer: all day between the yacht club and Lagoon Pier, and 7:30pm to 10am between the yacht club and Station Pier.
This beach is published as more than one stretch. Read the one that matches the signs in front of you.
Port Melbourne Yacht Club to Lagoon Pier
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From 1 November to 31 March, dogs are allowed on the sand between Port Melbourne Yacht Club and Lagoon Pier with no extra clock limit. The off-leash map treats that signed sand as off leash.
From 1 April to 31 October, Council says dogs are allowed on the sand. Those rules are published on the dog off-leash map, and a dog must be put back on a leash before it leaves the sand. This tool shows that winter period as off leash. Greyhounds must stay on a leash everywhere, including off-leash sand. Paths and boardwalks are on leash. Keep dogs 5 metres from playgrounds, barbecues and exercise equipment.
- 1 November to 31 March
- All day: off leash. Outside those times: off leash.
- 1 April to 31 October
- All day: off leash. Outside those times: off leash.
Dogs allowed on sand between Port Melbourne Yacht Club and Lagoon Pier.
Source: City of Port Phillip page, checked 27 October 2026.
Port Melbourne Yacht Club to Station Pier
The status at the top of the page uses this stretch.
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From 1 November to 31 March, dogs are allowed off leash on the sand from 7:30pm to 10am between Port Melbourne Yacht Club and Station Pier. Outside that time they cannot be on that sand. The Lagoon Pier stretch is a separate all-day zone.
From 1 April to 31 October, Council says dogs are allowed on the sand. Those rules are published on the dog off-leash map, and a dog must be put back on a leash before it leaves the sand. This tool shows that winter period as off leash. Greyhounds must stay on a leash everywhere, including off-leash sand. Paths and boardwalks are on leash. Keep dogs 5 metres from playgrounds, barbecues and exercise equipment.
- 1 November to 31 March
- 7:30pm–10:00am: off leash. Outside those times: no dogs.
- 1 April to 31 October
- All day: off leash. Outside those times: off leash.
Dogs allowed on sand from 7.30 pm to 10 am between Port Melbourne Yacht Club and Station Pier. Dogs cannot go on sand outside this time or this location (on or off leash).
Source: City of Port Phillip page, checked 27 October 2026.
Anywhere else on Port Melbourne Beach sand
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From 1 November to 31 March, dogs cannot go on Port Melbourne sand outside the yacht club to Lagoon Pier stretch and the timed yacht club to Station Pier stretch.
From 1 April to 31 October, Council says dogs are allowed on the sand. Those rules are published on the dog off-leash map, and a dog must be put back on a leash before it leaves the sand. This tool shows that winter period as off leash. Greyhounds must stay on a leash everywhere, including off-leash sand. Paths and boardwalks are on leash. Keep dogs 5 metres from playgrounds, barbecues and exercise equipment.
- 1 November to 31 March
- All day: no dogs.
- 1 April to 31 October
- All day: off leash. Outside those times: off leash.
Dogs cannot go on sand outside this time or this location (on or off leash).
Source: City of Port Phillip page, checked 27 October 2026.
Also on the council page
- Greyhounds must stay on a leash, including on off-leash sand.
- The map pin is the beach, not the groyne-to-groyne boundary. Read the zone that matches the signs where you are standing.
The map pin is a guide at -37.8404, 144.9378. It is not the boundary between groynes, access tracks or signed zones.
Dog parks and beaches — City of Port Phillip