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Access Docklands: a Strategy for the Docklands Transport Network
ACCESS DOCKLANDS A STRATEGY FOR THE DOCKLANDS TRANSPORT NETWORK IN COLLABORATION WITH Produced by Places Victoria and City of Melbourne 710 Collins Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008 Publication date: March 2013 Maps and figures shown are for illustration purposes only and are correct as at publication date. ConTENTS P10 P28 P38 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE NEED FOR DOCKLANDS TRAVEL INFRASTRUCTURE TARGETS P12 VISION AND P29 P42 RECOMMENDATIONS SUPPORTING POLICIES MAIN CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES AND OPPORTUNITIES P13 SHORT TERM P32 P44 ACTION PLAN DOCKLANDS VISION AND OBJECTIVES TRAVEL PATTERNS P14 P45 CONCEPT PLAN P33 STRATEGIC APPROACH RESIDENT TRAVEL P20 PATTERNS P46 INTRODUCTION WALKING AND CYCLING P34 P22 WORKER TRAVEL P48 AIM OF ACCESS PATTERNS PUBLIC TRANSPORT DOCKLANDS P35 P50 P23 VISITOR TRAVEL ROADS DEVELOPMENT OF PATTERNS ACCESS DOCKLANDS P52 P35 PROGRAMS AND POLICIES P26 TRANSPORT USER NEEDS STRATEGIC CONTEXT P56 P36 IMPLEMENTATION P26 FUTURE TRAVEL DEMANDS MELBOURNE’S EMERGING CENTRAL CITY AREA P37 INNER WEST P27 TRAVEL DEMANDS GATewaY TO THE WEST 4 Access Docklands 5 ACCESS DOCKLANDS PRESENTS A VISION OF DOCKLANDS AS AN INTEGRATED, ACCESSIBLE AND VIBRANT waTERFRONT PRECINCT AT THE HEART OF MELBOURNE’S NEW CENTRAL CITY AREA. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXecUTIVE SUMMARY PURPOSE OF ACCESS DOCKLANDS STUDY METHOD KEY FINDINGS OF ACCESS DOCKLANDS Access Docklands has been prepared by Places Victoria Access Docklands has been developed through an extensive Docklands travel patterns Docklands as a demonstration of transit oriented development and the City of Melbourne, in conjunction with UrbanTrans. program of consultation and analysis, including: Melbourne Docklands is performing as a successful transit The transport challenge in Docklands and central Melbourne more Key contributors to the project include Docklands residents, • The deployment of travel needs and behaviour surveys to more oriented development, with very high proportions of walking, generally is to improve livability, accessibility and productivity workers, business owners and a range of government agencies. -
Sky-High Approval
JULY 2014 ISSUE 32 PRICELESS WWW.SOUTHBANKLOCALNEWS.COM.AU : SOUTHBANK_News The voice of Southbank Council stands fi rm AIDS conference makes history See page 3 See page 7 Lobby group's new faces Storm surge smashes See page 5 See page 9 Sky-high approval Th e green light has again been given to construct Melbourne’s tallest building in Southbank. A revamped design of Australia 108 was class city and leader in modern architecture.” approved by Planning Minister Matthew Guy Th e building at 84-90 Queensbridge St is at last month, after the original approval design the corner of Queensbridge St, Kingsway was found to be intruding into airspace for overpass and City Rd. aircraft using Essendon Airport. Th e tower is 185 metres tall and will be home Th e building was one of two approved by to 295 apartments. Mr Guy in Southbank in June, having also given the green light to a new tower at 84-90 Mr Guy compared the approvals in Queensbridge St. metropolitan Melbourne favourably against metropolitan Sydney. While Mr Guy referred to the building in his press release as Australia 108, it is set “Since 2010, 54 per cent more homes have to become “the building formally known gained building approval in metropolitan as Australia 108”, given it is no longer a Melbourne than in Sydney, and 11 per cent 108-storey structure. Developer World Class more than the entire state of New South Land avoided using the name in its press Wales,” Mr Guy said. release. In describing the new version of Australia 108, Mr Guy said the central city was the right place for buildings of this nature. -
Yarra River - Birrarung Strategy
YARRA RIVER - BIRRARUNG STRATEGY FUTURE ASPIRATIONS FOR MELBOURNE’S INNER CITY RIVER A CITY PLANNING FOR GROWTH Melbourne will be a leader in planning for growth and technological advancement. We will guide and influence the future development of the city for the benefit of all city users and in a way that values and celebrates its historical and cultural identity. Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) people of the Kulin Nation and pays respect to their Elders, past and present. melbourne.vic.gov.au CONTENTS Foreword 03 Movement 48 Introduction 04 Strategic Directions 50 Vision 12 11. Slow 51 Strategic Directions 14 12. Integrated 53 Ecology 16 13. Accessible 55 Strategic Directions 16 Implementation 58 1. Riparian greening 19 Current capital works 60 2. Ecologically connected 21 Policy summary 63 3. Resilient 23 Actions summary 64 Culture 26 Strategic Directions 28 4. Collaborative 29 5. Visible 31 6. Maritime 33 Place 34 Strategic Directions 36 7. Inviting 37 8. Multi-functional 41 9. Public 43 10. Legible 45 Issue for Future Melbourne Committee - 3 December 2019 Cover Image: Yarra River Birrarung aerial view looking east. Photo Credit: City of Melbourne Disclaimer This report is provided for information and it does not purport to be complete. While care has been taken to ensure the content in the report is accurate, we cannot guarantee it is without flaw of any kind. There may be errors and omissions or it may not be wholly appropriate for your particular purposes. -
Concept Research Report
Dr Jackie Watts 0400 305 323 Updated October 30 2019 Independent research __________________________________________________________________________________ Melbourne’s Maritime Heritage Network – Concept Research Report 1 Contents 1. Project Statement ........................................................................................................ 3 2. Background to this Research Report ............................................................................ 3 3. Defining the Maritime Heritage ‘deficit’ ....................................................................... 4 4. Solutions to Address the Melbourne Maritime Heritage ‘Deficit’ ................................ 8 5. The Necessary Actions ................................................................................................. 9 6. The Case for Adopting a Maritime Heritage Network Approach ................................. 11 7. Maritime Heritage Assets: The ‘Dispersed Collection’ ................................................ 14 8. The Case for a Melbourne Docklands Maritime Heritage Museum ............................ 29 9. The Case for a Maritime Specialist Skills Centre, at Kangan TAFE Docklands ............. 35 10. The Case for a Melbourne Marine Operations Service Depot ................................... 37 11. The Case for a Melbourne Waterways-Maritime Trail ............................................... 41 Appendix A Major Maritime Stakeholders and/or Responsible Authorities ………………… 44 Appendix B Other relevant Stakeholders in the Melbourne Maritime -
Major Tram Stops Set for an Upgrade
AUGUST 2013 ISSUE 22 PRICELESS WWW.SOUTHBANKLOCALNEWS.COM.AU : SOUTHBANK_News The voice of Southbank Mates on a mission Changing of the guard See page 3 See page 7 Candid candidates From choir boy to poet See page 4 See page 8 And the winner is ... Premier Dennis Napthine and Minister for Major Events David Hodgett announced the winner of the Flinders St Station design competition last month. Th e winning design (pictured right) came from HASSELL, Herzog and De Meuron, while the people's choice award went to an entry from Melbourne University. Th e winning design is visually spectacular and features a market, art gallery, ampitheatre and plaza, but there's a catch. Find out what it is on page 8. Major tram stops set for an upgrade Two of Southbank’s most prominent tram stops will be upgraded as part of Public Transport Victoria’s (PTV) Route 96 project. While the plan is still at the consultation through Batman Park. Local News that the changes were part of stage and more feedback was encouraged. stage, major changes have been mooted for the State Government’s $800 million tram Stop 125’s changes are more complicated. “As part of the project, PTV is currently Stop 124 – World Trade Centre (city-side upgrade program. It will also be upgraded to a Central Island seeking feedback on the proposed concept of the river) and Stop 125 – Port Junction Platform Stop, but will have a third platform “Th e project aims to improve the reliability of design for Stop 124 – World Trade Centre and (Whiteman St). -
Docklands Law Under Attack by Shane Scanlan Better Model and He Invited Docklanders to Come Along to the Future Melbourne Committee Meeting and Have Their Say
FEBRUARY 2013 ISSUE 83 PRICELESS WWW.DOCKLANDSNEWS.COM.AU : Docklands_News Kevin Sheehan North Wharf plans assessed awarded OAM See page 2 See page 3 History lessons at the Wharves collapse Steam Tug Wattle See page 10 See page 9 Docklands law under attack By Shane Scanlan better model and he invited Docklanders to come along to the Future Melbourne Committee meeting and have their say. City of Melbourne offi cers want However, Mr Moore failed to reveal what state legislation changed to legislative protections Docklands would lose remove special support and if the law was changed. protection for Docklands. Docklanders agree with his assessment that the Co-ordination Committee meetings themselves had become “dysfunctional” and If successful, it would mean that they would “unuseful”. Th ey also support the emerging no longer have to report specifi cally on community forum model. But they fear Docklands fi nance, infrastructure and place losing the legislative protection the existence management. of the committee aff orded. Since 2007, Docklands has enjoyed special Docklands Chamber of Commerce President status under the City of Melbourne and Stephen Clement said he would urgently Docklands Acts (Governance) Act 2006. seek clarifi cation. He said the chamber Th e Docklands Co-ordination Committee wanted Docklands' special status retained (DCC) was created under the legislation, while it was incomplete. which compels the council and Places “It is the chamber's strong belief that Victoria to treat Docklands separately and Docklands should continue to be specially report on a range of matters. Lorraine Malkoun and her daughter Allanah celebrate Australia Day in Docklands. -
Docklands Community and Place Plan PDF, 8.2 Mb
www.docklands.com 1 www.docklands.com d o c k l a n d s c o m m U n I T Y a n d P l a c E P l a n JUlY 2012 2 Produced by Places Victoria All maps in this report have and City of Melbourne been styled for illustration 710 Collins Street purposes only and are not Docklands, Victoria 3008 to scale. Information shown is correct as at July 2012. Publication date: 07/2012 d o c k l a n d s c o m m U n I T Y a n d P l a c E P l a n JUlY 2012 MinIster’s forEword noT so long ago, docklands was a In the 1990s the challenge was how to stimulate private forgoTTEn ParT of oUr cITY wITh sector investment in building a new part of Melbourne; finally connecting its central business district with the dIsUsEd raIl and PorT InfrasTrUcturE; water. The State Government saw Docklands as a a forgoTTEn ParT of mElboUrnE. project to drive economic vitality back into the State. ovEr ThE PasT dEcadE wE havE sEEn And drive economic vitality it has. With more than 50 docklands Transform from a per cent still to be developed, Docklands has already dErElIcT wasTEland InTo ThE attracted more than $8.5 billion worth of private ThrIvIng arEa wE know TodaY. investment to the area, and is expected to attract another $9 billion by 2025. Docklands is now home to more than 7,000 residents, 29,000 workers, and a destination for millions of visitors annually. -
DPCD Planning Report 731-739 Flinders Street, Docklands
DPCD Planning Report 731-739 Flinders Street, Docklands APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT: 731-739 FLINDERS STREET, DOCKLANDS Application Number: 2012/002229 Buildings works for the construction of a multi storey Proposal: building comprising of office and retail, and for modifications to the Goods Shed No. 5 Asset1 WTC C/- Applicant: URBIS Pty Ltd Capital City Zone – Schedule 1 (Outside the Retail Core) Zoning: (CCZ1) Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) Design and Development Overlay- Schedule 59 (North Wharf Precinct, Docklands) (DDO59) Overlays: Environmental Audit Overlay (EAO) Heritage Overlay 918 (HO918) Application Received: 17 July 2012 Further Information N/A Requested and Received: N/A Number of Objections: Not applicable Recommendation: Permit PLANNER’S NAME: SIGNATURE: DATE: 26 June 2013 Ph: Page 1 of 13 DPCD Planning Report 731-739 Flinders Street, Docklands PROPOSAL 1. Permit Application No.: 2012/002229 was lodged on 17 July 2012. The application seeks approval for buildings and works for the construction of a multi storey office building and for the partial demolition and refurbishment of the adjacent heritage listed Goods Shed No. 5. 2. The proposed building (designed by Cox Architecture, to be developed by Asset1 WTC Pty Ltd) is for a 13 storey office building (approximately 52 metres high) to be physically integrated with and partially project over the adjacent Goods Shed No. 5. (see artist’s impression below). 3. Details of the application are as follows: . 9 storey office development (23,420sqm net lettable floor area) above a 4 storey podium car park; . Partial demolition, refurbishment, and adaptive re-use of the heritage-listed Goods Shed No.