One voice.
Stronger business.
LITA is Melbourne’s member-led association for Indian-origin businesses: connecting enterprise, representing shared priorities and advocating for a trader-informed Little India in Docklands.
Est. 2025
Incorporated in Victoria
Member-led
Not-for-profit association
Not-for-profit
Incorporated association
From $100
Fee returns as activity credit
What we do
Four ways we back Indian-origin enterprise.
Grow your network
We connect Indian-origin business owners, operators and entrepreneurs in Melbourne, building networks that create real opportunities for collaboration.
Join the network →Scale your business
We support Indian-origin enterprise through roundtables, resources and guidance that help businesses start, operate and grow.
See our programs →Shape our precinct
We advocate for a trader-informed Little India in Docklands, with meaningful and ongoing participation by local businesses and community stakeholders.
Explore Little India →Amplify your voice
We give Indian-origin businesses a stronger, unified voice with the City and other levels of government on issues that affect them.
About LITA →Deliver Little India.
The commitment vs. the delivery
$10M plan: announced by Acting Lord Mayor Nick Reece, October 2024 · $1.2M: Council’s adopted 2026–27 Budget · last verified 17 July 2026
LITA’s stance
LITA is an independent, member-led trader voice advocating for a published delivery plan, meaningful infrastructure and genuine trader participation as the City of Melbourne develops its Little India precinct in Docklands.
We’re seeking clarity from the City of Melbourne on a timeline for the remaining $8.8M, and pressing for traders to have a genuine, ongoing seat at the table as the precinct is delivered.
See the campaignWhat we’re building
LITA is a new association. These are the program areas we run and support for members today.
Business roundtables and trader engagement (planned)
Planned: opportunities for members to connect, share knowledge and build partnerships across sectors. Dates will be published once confirmed.
Precinct advocacy and representation
Ongoing advocacy for a trader-informed Little India and representation of member interests to government.
Business referrals, government information and member guidance
Practical referrals, government information and guidance to help Indian-origin businesses start, operate and grow in Melbourne.
Member directory launching soon
LITA’s member directory is just getting started and does not yet have published listings. As members join and publish their profiles, their businesses will appear here. Eligible business members can set up a directory profile through membership.
Get notified when it launches
Latest
All news →Announcements, submissions and precinct updates from LITA.
Read the latest from LITA →Upcoming events
See the nearest public events open to the community. Some LITA events are member-only and appear in full once you are signed in.
See upcoming events →More for signed-in members
Signed-in members get access to detailed advocacy updates, eligible invitations, their activity-credit wallet and member-only resources.
Join the association.
Membership starts from $100. Members receive activity credit equal to the membership fee actually paid, subject to the Member Activity Credit Terms, eligible activities, availability and expiry.
Quick fact: your membership fee is credited back to your account. Use it for networking events, workshops, or directory upgrades.