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Fishermans Bend – a plan for the future

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Fishermans Bend – a plan for the future

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Natural environments instead of artificial environments

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Lots of green

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Really good infrastructure

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Connected to the rest of the city

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Bikes

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Skatepark

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Running tracks

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A true community

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I think it’s important to think sustainably

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Open places like parks

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Keep the history

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Diverse

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Vibrant

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A multicultural hub

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A place where people feel connected

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Where people can collaborate and come together

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Imagine a place shaped by the voices of the people who live there

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an innovative community full of possibilities

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Fisherman’s Bend is a 30 year project

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project where an industrial legacy is being transformed into a thriving mixed-use community

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Over 480 hectares, 5 interconnected precincts

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precincts each with their own unique character and history

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will become home to 80,000 people

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and 80,000 jobs

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Each precinct respects and celebrates

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the areas rich social and economic heritage

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whilst also recognising the significance of the traditional owners

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and their cultural heritage

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The area will be a City within a Park

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with public open spaces and a network of linear parks

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retail, employment, education & mixed-use community facilities

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are just a short walk from each other

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Extensive planting and the use of green roofs and walls

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will support biodiversity and help increase people’s connections to nature

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with the natural and built environments creating habitats for flora and fauna

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For innovation and urban design

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Fisherman’s Bend will be a healthy, connected, accessible, liveable community

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a place of architectural excellence

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and a great place to live and work

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Through clever innovation and design

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Fishermans Bend will become Australia’s largest urban renewal project

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Where sustainability will continuously aspire to global best practice

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An efficient, well-connected transport network

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will run seamlessly in and out of Melbourne’s CBD every day

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encouraging and prioritising public transport, cycling and walking

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Fishermans Bend will create a sustainable and inclusive future

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for everyone

Updated 18 December 2024



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