A New Employment Precinct for Melbourne’s North CREATING INVESTMENT AND JOBS IN AIRPORT WEST AND ESSENDON FIELDS The Metropolitan Planning Authority, aviation and employment focus at a site existing industry, guides infrastructure Moonee Valley City Council and Essendon with excellent access to Melbourne’s CBD improvements, improves amenity and Fields are working in partnership to and Victoria’s major regional centres. preserves the area’s heritage values. prepare a framework plan to guide the Already home to 639 businesses and The precinct has easy access to major development of an exciting new aviation a workforce of more than 9000, this road and freight links, as well as and employment precinct in Melbourne’s precinct is identified in Plan Melbourne public transport. Airport West and inner north. as a key transport gateway and site of Essendon Fields have direct access to the Planning for the Airport West and state significance. Tullamarine Freeway, as well as proximity Essendon Fields Employment Precinct to the Calder Freeway, Hume Freeway, This key urban renewal and business will incorporate Essendon Airport’s Western Ring Road and Bell Street. location in Melbourne’s inner north will masterplan and Moonee Valley’s Airport take in Essendon Fields and a section of Development of the precinct responds to West structure plan into an overall Airport West. It will cover approximately the 20-minute neighbourhood initiative framework plan to create an exciting 688 hectares in Melbourne’s aviation outlined in Plan Melbourne, where locals business precinct with the capacity to corridor, 12 kilometres northwest of can live and enjoy working locally. create 25,000 jobs and a thriving centre Melbourne’s CBD and eight kilometres for aviation, technology and retail. southeast of Melbourne Airport. Essendon Fields and Airport West presents significant economic growth This framework plan will integrate Planning for the site will set a vision and employment opportunities for the Essendon Fields and Airport West as a to develop a strong business precinct City of Moonee Valley and the North significant business, and research and that builds on existing business uses West region of Melbourne, due to its size development precinct with a strategic and strengths, further develops and location. THE PRECINCT More than one million residents live corporate jets, emergency services, The area currently accounts for more within 15 minutes’ drive of Essendon aviation businesses and more recently than a quarter of jobs within the Fields and Airport West, while up to retail activity and offices. Moonee Valley local government 2.6 million live within 30 minutes’ drive area, with businesses employing more of the area. A tram also services the When combined with the Airport West than 9,000 people across a range precinct, via the Number 59 service from commercial precinct in Matthews of industries. Elizabeth Street in Melbourne’s CBD. Avenue, the area is well positioned to Immediate construction at Essendon cater for a wide range of businesses, Airport West and Essendon Fields are Fields will create an additional 655 services and jobs in Melbourne’s joined by the English Street overpass jobs and more than $95 million in growing north-west. overlooking the Tullamarine Freeway. economic activity over the next five years. Ultimately, development of The site spans 688 hectares. Airport West and Essendon Fields are available commercial land facing the Essendon Airport has played a significant home to nationally and internationally Tullamarine Freeway from the airport role in Melbourne’s economic growth, recognised organisations, spanning and redevelopment of commercially having served as the city’s international aviation services and training, zoned land along Matthews Avenue and domestic airport until 1970. It has emergency services providers, insurance will create one integrated employment since accommodated charter flights, companies, retail giants and logistics. precinct as a site of state significance. Airport West incorporates a Westfield CURRENT BUSINESS A GREAT PLACE TO Shopping Centre, which serves as USES WORK, VISIT AND the suburb’s main retail destination. Qantas Group’s Flight Training Centre, Aviation continues to serve as a major LIVE Tullamarine Buslines, Ferrari Plastics, employer and generator of economic Global Spill Control, Abon Engineering activity within the Airport West and Airport West and Essendon Fields has access to major transport links, exciting and Molmic Furniture are also major Essendon Fields precinct, building on employers in Airport West. the area’s existing infrastructure and job opportunities, attractive open space, a large and diverse workforce, proximity to both Essendon Airport and Land to the south of the shopping and quality retail options. Melbourne Airport. centre has been zoned Commercial 1 and Commercial 2, opening up Qantas Group’s Flight Training Centre, Pedestrians can also access adjoining in Matthews Avenue, is in the midst of parklands, walking and bicycle tracks via opportunities for further business and a $100 million expansion and is a key a network of landscaped footpaths and mixed use development. training site for Jetstar Airways pilots walkways, including a centrally located Other facilities within a five minute particularly as the airline prepares shopping centre within Essendon Fields. drive or tram journey include a major for delivery of its first 787 aircraft. shopping complex and Keilor Road The centre will soon have a 787 flight Existing amenities at Essendon Fields Shopping Strip. simulator installed, which will create include: 100 new jobs for cabin crew trainers, • Essendon Airport simulator instructors and engineers. • A retail centre Several other aviation firms within • Two major supermarkets the precinct continue to remain at the • Banking peak of research and development, • Childcare Centre providing specialist consulting, training, charter and executive flights, aircraft • Auto Centro vehicle sales centre servicing and maintenance, helicopter • DFO maintenance, helicopter flights, aviation • Gym lighting and associated products, and • Homemaker Hub engineering services. • Pharmacy, and Other significant employers include • A healthcare centre freight and logistics services, corporate head offices and retailers. commercial appeal and access to EARLY PROJECTS high quality business services and Construction of a 150-room hotel accommodation. and conference centre at English Stage three of the AutoCentro vehicle Street is expected to start this year, retail hub will also begin in 2014, with subject to Major Development Plan the $80 million precinct set to deliver at approval by the Commonwealth least six new car dealerships and 8000 Minister for Infrastructure and Regional square metres of additional retail space. Development. An additional 150,000 square metres The eight storey, $30 million facility is of A Grade office space, as well as proposed for the entrance to Essendon additional hangars and aviation facilities Fields and will enhance the precinct’s are also planned. A UNIQUE URBAN RENEWAL OPPORTUNITY The Metropolitan Planning Authority, For further information and registration Essendon Fields and Moonee Valley of interest contact: City Council will create and deliver Paul Byrne the vision for a thriving aviation, Director, Economic Planning & technology and retail precinct for Development Melbourne’s inner north. Metropolitan Planning Authority [email protected] Land use planning and building Tel: 9651 9631 permit control at Essendon Airport is Mob: 0400 045 702 regulated by the Airports Act 1996. Rory Kennedy As Essendon Airport is located on Precinct Infrastructure & Planning Commonwealth land, all building Manager approvals for construction activity on Essendon Fields the Essendon Airport site are issued [email protected] under Commonwealth law. Tel: 9948 9304 Mob: 0412 369 049 Building activity at Essendon Airport Jason Sharp must be consistent with the Essendon Coordinator Economic Development Airport Master Plan which is a document Moonee Valley City Council approved by the Commonwealth [email protected] Minister for Infrastructure and Tel: 9243 1187 Regional Development. Mob: 0408 872 242 PUTTING AIRPORT WEST AND ESSENDON FIELDS ON MELBOURNE’S INVESTMENT RADAR.