Local government invests in arts and culture to provide economic, social and cultural outcomes across regional and metropolitan Victoria.

Councils provide a range of arts and culture spaces and services for their communities, as well as hosting events and festivals that bring communities together. Services may include:

• Art galleries and art trails
• Theatres and performing arts venues
• Public libraries and mobile library services
• Historical buildings and museums
• Council and community halls
• Community centres
• Public art and public festivals/events
• Citizenship ceremonies and Australia Day awards.

Learn more about

• Directory of Public Library Services in Victoria (PDF - 8.2MB)
• Councils’ arts and culture work
• How councils support diversity within their communities

Did you know?

Victorian libraries provided by councils...

• loan 48.5 million items a year
• have 2.2 million library members
• experience 30.8 million library visits a year
• have 3.6 million bookings to use computers
• more than 1.9 million people attend library programs.