Expressions of interest
Manage your business against some of Australia’s most beautiful backdrops. From bluestone-lined oat mills to cliff-tottering light stations, majestic hill top manors to quaint cafes, Parks Victoria offers some of the most iconic locations and venues for lease and licence opportunities in Australia.
With a balance of community, recreational and commercial prospects, our natural estates offer opportunities for staging events, art spaces, business tenancies, restaurants and cafes, retail spaces, accommodation, education and training and more.
We are looking for innovative entrepreneurs, business owners or experienced operators with a desire to help share the benefits and shape the future of Victoria’s park estate.
For more information about business opportunities with Parks Victoria:
Parks Victoria also invites suitably qualified businesses to work with us on a number of open tenders. To view details and submit tenders visit www.tenders.vic.gov.au
Current expressions of interest
EOI 202310: Point Nepean National Park Personal Transport Hire
Parks Victoria is offering the opportunity to create a dynamic and fun experience providing Personal Transport Hire to visitors of Point Nepean National Park and surrounds.
EOI applications are open until 23 November 2023
EOI 202311: Point Nepean National Park Mobile Trader
Parks Victoria is seeking suitably qualified Mobile Coffee and Food Bar operators to provide high-quality food and beverage offerings that enhance the visitor experience at Point Nepean
EOI applications are open until 23 November 2023.
EOI 202309: St Kilda Pier Kiosk
Parks Victoria is seeking a high-quality operator with both the vision and capacity to deliver a contemporary year-round food and beverage experience at the St Kilda Pier kiosk.
EOI applications are open until 20 December 2023.
EOI 202202: Olinda Precinct Food and Beverage (under negotiation)
Parks Victoria are seeking a high-quality operator with excellent customer service experience to establish a quality food and beverage offering for locals and visitors to the Olinda Precinct. EOI applications are open until 3 February 2023.
EOI 202301: Albert Park Restaurant (currently under assessment)
Parks Victoria is seeking a high-quality operator with the vision and capacity to deliver a contemporary year-round food and beverage facility that will create an iconic and engaging destination for visitors to Albert Park. EOI applications are open until 24 March 2023.
EOI 202302: Jells Park Café & Restaurant (currently under assessment)
Parks Victoria is seeking a high-quality operator with the vision and capacity to deliver a contemporary year-round food and beverage facility that will create an iconic and engaging destination for visitors to Jells Park. EOI applications are open until 16 June 2023.
EOI202303: Princess Margaret Rose Cave
Parks Victoria is seeking a qualified operator with customer service experience to provide engaging and high-quality cave tours for visitors to the Princess Margaret Rose Cave Precinct. EOI applications are open until 7 August 2023.
EOI202304: State Coal Mine Wonthaggi Food and Beverage
Parks Victoria is conducting an Expression of Interest process for the future lease of the State Coal Mine Café and associated event/function opportunity. EOI applications are open until 28 July 2023.

Some of the unique business opportunities Parks Victoria has offered in the past.