Docklands and Victoria Harbour Field trip

Melbourne Docklands - The Transformation The area now known as Docklands was once a hunting and meeting place for local Aboriginal people It became one of Victoria’s first and busiest ports The last 10 years has seen Melbourne Docklands transform from a disused and derelict part of the city into a new harbourside for business, residents and visitors.

Location of the Docklands

Overview 190 hectares - the same size as the original central business district, including 44 hectares of water Following consultation with Melbourne’s community and key stakeholders, the State Government made a commitment to redevelop Docklands in 1995. There are 8 Precincts

Construction commenced in Docklands in 1997 with the building of a new stadium, which triggered the construction of other key infrastructure that would ultimately see Docklands become part of the central city. In 2000, construction of Docklands’ first homes started in Yarra’s Edge and NewQuay, making way for more than 7,000 residents who now call the area home. While Docklands continues to transform into a modern residential, commercial and visitor destination, it plays an increasingly important role in the growth of Melbourne as a global city, helping secure it as the world’s most liveable city.

Places Victoria Places Victoria is the Victorian Government’s land development agency, helping to meet the challenges of population growth and increased housing demand. Places Victoria facilitates large-scale urban renewal – for residential and mixed-use purposes – within established areas of Melbourne and strategic locations in regional Victoria.

Docklands Community and Place Plan (formerly known as the Second Decade of Docklands project) As Docklands entered its second decade of development, the time was right to engage with the broader community and key stakeholders to objectively examine all aspects of one of Australia’s largest urban renewal projects. In 2010, the City of Melbourne and Places Victoria embarked on a community engagement program to determine and test the community priorities for development during Docklands’ second decade.

Docklands Community and Place Plan The community’s input, together with in-depth planning and design studies, helped shape the shared vision for Docklands’ future, to create a place for people; a place where liveability is a priority, made possible by quality community infrastructure, welcoming open spaces, interactive street frontages and a vibrant waterfront destination for recreation and leisure.

Docklands Community and Place Plan Drawing together ideas from the community, lessons from the first decade and future sustainability measures, this document sets out clear directions and actions for Docklands over the next 10 years and beyond. It also signals a longer-term evolution for growth in the coming decades. As Docklands’ population increases (to an expected 60,000+ workers and 20,000 residents by 2025), joint planning together with neighbouring future growth areas, such as Fishermans Bend, E-Gate and North Melbourne, will help to consolidate Docklands’ future as a thriving community.

Docklands Community and Place Plan http://www.docklandsseconddecade.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/theguide.pdf

Community Garden at Victoria Harbour The Docklands Community Garden includes more than 20 communal planting areas, productive plants and trees, a fire pit, BBQ and seating facilities, compost bays and a children’s garden area. Opened to the public: April 2012

The Glass House This concept design illustrates the Glass House, a temporary activation space that seeks to provide the intimacy of a backyard while residents, workers and visitors to Docklands enjoy Melbourne’s premiere waterfront destination.

The Glass House is expected to open in September The Glass House is expected to open in September. It is planned to include food vans and landscaped areas designed to cultivate a backyard feel. The final stage is planned to include a glass house complete with an edible garden by artist Lauren Berkowitz, which will be harvested by a cafe operating within.

Victoria Harbour VALUE $4.5 billion COMPLETION 2021 http://www.lendlease.com/Australia/Projects/Victoria-Harbour.aspx

Overview Size 30 Hectares 2,800 dwellings 21,615 sqm retail 350,000 sqm commercial 24,000 sqm mixed use 8,000 sqm community facilities Population In 2011, Docklands had an estimated resident population of 61,341 persons. Approximately 16,000 at current 30,000 on completion in 2021 (25,000 workers/ 5,000 residents)

Regional location Victoria Harbour

Local location Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour In partnership with Place Victoria and the City of Melbourne, Lend Lease is delivering Victoria Harbour as an integrated precinct, including: housing, commercial buildings, childcare services and Australia’s first ‘green’ supermarket. Victoria Harbour has the highest concentration of green buildings in Australia.

Integrated Precinct A key part of Melbourne’s Docklands regeneration site, Victoria Harbour brings together a vibrant mix of residential, retail and commercial spaces.

Community infrastructure / retail Merchant Street retail precinct connecting Bourke and Collins streets includes a Safeway Supermarket 150 place Harbour Family and Children’s Centre Water Plaza, a revamp of the north promenade with green lawns and a boardwalk over the water Collins Landing, a waterside park with ferry and boat mooring facilities Up to 178 Marina berths to be located on Water Plaza Victoria Green, Victoria Harbour’s green heart with BBQs, picnic tables, and native garden beds Extension of the Collins Street tram infrastructure and tram stop Dock Square - a unique civic hub with the cornerstone a modern Library and Community Centre.

Residential The Mosaic, a mid-rise, nine-storey, boutique residential development The Montage, sister development to The Mosaic with a roof top garden The Merchant, architecturally designed apartments aimed at investors and first time home buyers Convesso-Concavo, Serrata and EXO, some of Victoria Harbour's newest residential offerings

Commercial 818 Bourke Street, a six storey building and headquarters to the Victorian offices of Ericsson plus home to Infosys and AMP Australia’s first 6 Star Green Star - Office As Built rated building, The Gauge, Lend Lease’s Victorian headquarters as well as home to Fujitsu ANZ Centre, the largest office development in the southern hemisphere, also 6 Star Green Star rated Myer National Support Office with 10 stories of offices and 3 stories of car parking is a 5 Star Green Star building Aurecon, an eight storey building and headquarters to the Victorian offices of global engineering firm Aurecon - occupying five levels. 

Dock Square A new civic hub in addition to a state-of-the-art library and community centre. The proposed library and community centre will reinforce the precinct’s environmental credentials by creating one of Melbourne’s most sustainable civic landmarks.  It is designed to become a meeting place where the Docklands community can access a range of resources and activities, and actively participate in community life.

Merchant Street retail precinct provides a selection of: cafes, restaurants, boutique shops and convenience stores, including a Safeway supermarket.

Docklands - Transport You can get there by: public transport, water or car Collins Street extends into Victoria Harbour and offers a convenient tram service to the CBD.

Docklands Statistics 2001 2006 By Dec 2012 2025 Residents 658 3,936   2001 2006 By Dec 2012 2025 Residents 658 3,936 8,000 20,000 Workers 600 6,000 30,000 60,000+

Docklands build out (forecast at completion): Commercial = 44% Residential = 44% Retail = 7% Hotel = 1% Other = 4% Projected development value by project end 2025: $17.5 billion Residential: Approximately 12,000 dwellings housing approximately 20,000 residents; Commercial: 60,000 workers Source: Places Victoria

Initiatives and the future Target 3008 Project supported by the Victorian Government Sustainability Fund, which aims to reduce waste in Docklands and connect the community.

$300 million community infrastructure plan for Docklands Media Release from The Minister for Planning The Hon Matthew Guy MLC Sunday, 15 July 2012 Planning Minister Matthew Guy and Lord Mayor Robert Doyle today unveiled a plan for $300 million in community infrastructure projects in Docklands. This follows the Planning Minister's announcement yesterday that a new cafe, edible garden and outdoor space would be located along Harbour Esplanade. To be known as the Glass House, this temporary activation space seeks to provide the intimacy of a backyard while residents, workers and visitors to Docklands enjoy Melbourne's premiere waterfront destination. Alongside these projects Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said that the City of Melbourne would kick-start the restoration of the historic Alma Doepel, with a proposal for the ship to be docked at Victoria Harbour, the centrepiece in the waterfront heritage precinct.

A community boating hub, oval and sporting facilities, recreational swimming pool, library and community centre, exhibition and performance spaces, running and walking tracks, and a place of worship are some of the headline projects to be delivered in Docklands over coming years as part of the Docklands Community and Place Plan (DCPP) Mr Guy said today's announcement was a good example of the strong, long-term partnerships between state, local government and the private sector that are required to make urban renewal projects a success. "This plan showcases projects that Places Victoria and the City of Melbourne, together with developers, private and public sectors, are committed to delivering for Docklands,“ "Although only 50 per cent has been developed to date, Docklands is already an economic hub, having attracted more than $8.5 billion of private investment," Mr Guy said. "Docklands continues to make a significant contribution to the Victorian economy. The last year alone has seen more than $2.4 billion worth of commercial and residential development under construction across 16 projects, including more than 1,500 dwellings" Mr Guy said.

Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the release of DCPP is the culmination of more than 18 months of community consultation and reflects the needs of Docklands' evolving community. "Coupled with the recent announcement that the City of Melbourne will be the responsible planning authority for developments less than 25,000 square metres in Docklands, this package demonstrates a transition from a development stage to one focused on the community. "We've listened to thousands of residents, workers, visitors and experts, to ensure future development in Docklands meets the needs of its people, now and into the future. "A great example of this is the new Docklands community garden. With a fire to gather around on a cold day, a range of garden beds and fruit trees, the Docklands garden provides a great new meeting place for locals and visitors." Cr Doyle said.

Field trip You will be looking at the various facilities provided within the Docklands. You are to conduct a survey – community survey What was a cause of the Docklands not being as successful What has made Victoria Harbour successful Areas for improvement