Project update August 2020
The Port Campbell Town Centre project is a step closer to reality, with Council adopting detailed designs at the August meeting. The $15.6 million streetscape is the largest infrastructure project in Corangamite Shire’s history and the greatest investment Port Campbell has ever seen. Council has allocated $5 million and will now lobby State and Federal Governments to fund the remaining $10.6 million.
We want to move decisively on this project while the area is quiet to reduce the impact on business. The final plan incorporates a long list of features requested by the community, including:
- Timber decking lookout and picnic areas under the Norfolk Pines
- A wider main road than first planned to cater for professional fishermen
- 90 degree parking has been retained and foreshore traffic remains two-way
- Al fresco dining on the foreshore
- Fisho and surfer’s carpark remains the same
- New street furniture and bike racks
- New lawn areas, garden beds and trees
- Integrated art by Vicki Couzens
- Bus parking moved to Lord Street, opposite the tennis courts
- Foreshore amphitheatre
- More car parks
A big thank you to Port Campbell residents for their input during each stage of the design process. A special thanks to members of the Community Reference Group.
Images from the adopted design development report are shown below.