Sunshine Town Centre -

Structure Plan

September 2012

1.1 What is a Structure Plan?.............................................................................1

2.1 Function....................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Objectives .................................................................................................... 3

2.3 Implementation............................................................................................. 3

4.1 Regional Population ....................................................................................... 5

4.2 Regional Economy ......................................................................................... 5

4.3 Regional Transport ........................................................................................ 5

5.1 Community Profile ......................................................................................... 7

5.2 Topography, Natural and Landscape Features ................................................... 7

5.3 Land tenure .................................................................................................. 7

5.4 Land Use ...................................................................................................... 8

5.5 Built Form and Heritage ................................................................................. 9

5.6 Open space, Recreational Facilities and Public Environment ...............................10

5.7 Movement and Transport...............................................................................10

6.1 Activity and Land use....................................................................................12

6.2 Built Form and Heritage ................................................................................16

6.3 Public Environment.......................................................................................18

6.4 Movement and Transport...............................................................................21

6.5 Culture and Diversity ....................................................................................24

6.6 Making it happen..........................................................................................24

7.1 Precinct 1 – Main Street Precinct ....................................................................27

7.2 Precinct 2 – Ballarat Road Precinct..................................................................29

7.3 Precinct 3 – Southern Village Precinct .............................................................30

7.4 Precinct 4 - Albion Station Precinct .................................................................31

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The Sunshine Town Centre Structure Plan outlines Council’s strategy for realising the Sunshine

Town Centre’s full potential, and transforming it into the capital of Melbourne’s west.

The basic building blocks of this vision are already in place with traditional high street shops,

two major shopping centres, Victoria University campus, nearby hospital, and a host of

government and community services that draw thousands of people every day from the

western suburbs to the centre. The Regional Rail Link including the multi-million dollar upgrade

of Sunshine Railway Station will significantly improve public transport capacity and establish

Sunshine as a regional gateway to western Victoria and metropolitan entry point for trains

travelling from Victoria’s three largest regional cities.

The Sunshine Town Centre (the “Town Centre”) is a principal activities area in the City of

Brimbank, and is 12 kilometres west of central Melbourne. It is concentrated around

Hampshire Road and bounded by Ballarat Road to the north, Anderson Road and Talmage

Street to the west, Derby Road to the south, and a network of streets in and around Withers

and Kennedy Streets to the east. It includes Sunshine and Albion railway stations (

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Brimbank City Council has established the “Sunshine Rising Initiative”, which is a

comprehensive Council place management program. The program will ensure that Council

focuses on, advocates for, and delivers urban renewal to improve and revitalise the Sunshine

Town Centre.

Sunshine has many attributes which will help it achieve the structure plan vision which

include:

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Connectivity to rail, road, ports and airport infrastructure.

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Proximity to central Melbourne and outer urban growth areas.

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Proximity to major employment areas.

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The ability to accommodate increased commercial and residential development in and

around an established commercial centre.

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Relative affordability.

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Cultural diversity within the community.

The Town Centre is receiving substantial improvements to its rail infrastructure as part of the

Regional Rail Link, which will act as a catalyst for urban renewal along the railway corridor.

Sunshine Railway Station will be the first combined stop for Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong

trains, creating the potential to bring thousands of new visitors to Sunshine.

Given the complex nature of ownership, occupation and use of the Town Centre, the

realisation of the vision relies on a range of public and private sector organisations, agencies

and individuals beyond Council. A governance framework has been developed to facilitate a

strong enduring relationship and collaboration with the public and private sectors in the centre.

This structure plan outlines the strategies and actions for the management and growth of

quality development in the Town Centre for the next 20 years.

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A structure plan is a high level document that provides a guide for changes to land use

and development in the Town Centre that occur as part of private investment decisions

over time.

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The process of developing a structure plan produces both a plan about how the centre

will develop and an implementation strategy including the actions needed to realise that

plan.

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The structure plan will require changes to the local planning scheme.

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The Structure Plan provides an integrated plan for the future development of the Town Centre

and referred to as the Sunshine Activities Area (the “SAA”) for the remainder of the document.

The Structure Plan will help guide decision making about land use, improvement to public

areas and development proposals. It will also help allocate resources to business development,

community facilities, and arts and cultural activities, access and movement in the area.

The Structure Plan:

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Defines the boundary of the SAA.

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Identifies actions to enable change within the SAA.

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Identifies redevelopment opportunities.

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Encourages a mix of retail, commercial, residential and community uses that meet

community needs and increase the local economy.

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Identifies a preferred urban structure and built form for the SAA.

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Encourages improvements to the character, amenity, safety and vitality of the SAA.

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Promotes, identifies and prioritises a well-connected walking, cycling and public

transport network.

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Encourages safe vehicle movements and the efficient use of car parking.

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Encourages future development that is sustainable and enhances the environmental

qualities of the area.

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Encourages a high level of amenity in all development, and attractive public spaces that

encourage social interaction.

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Identifies opportunities to increase leisure, recreation, arts and cultural activities.

The plan sets out objectives for the transformation of the SAA, which has been organised into

four distinct precincts. The plan accommodates the projected growth and change over 20

years, and takes into account a longer-term planning horizon.

The implementation program is set out using six key themes:

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Activities and Land Use

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Built Form and Heritage

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Public Environment

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Movement and Transport

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Making it happen

It outlines the priorities, areas of responsibility and processes required to realise the Structure

Plan. The actions include: continued engagement with the community; amending the local

planning policy framework and zoning controls within the activities area; and clarifying

Council’s priorities for asset development.

The structure plan is intended to inform future decision-making and resource allocation. The

implementation of the plan relies on a range of private and public stakeholders including

Council. The implementation of initiatives that are the responsibility of Council will be subject

to the annual capital works and operational budget process.

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Engagement and consultation for the Sunshine Town Centre Structure Plan has been ongoing

since preparation of the original structure plan, Sunshine Beyond 2020. This plan was adopted

by Council in November 2006 and revised in July 2009. Community engagement continued

during preparation of the Brimbank Community Plan 2009 – 2030, through regular Council-run

listening posts and a vision and future directions process undertaken in 2011.

A communication and engagement process was developed for the update of the structure plan

and run over two stages from March to April 2012 and June to July 2012. This included

listening posts, community information sessions, feedback surveys and presentations to the

key groups including the Sunshine Town Centre Partnership Group, the Sunshine Business

Association and Sunshine District Service Providers.

The following key directions are a summary of the results of community engagement and

consultation:

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Improve the business mix in the Town Centre, including the provision of evening

businesses.

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Encourage suitable development.

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Improve safety and appearance.

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Protect existing residential and heritage areas.

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Improve Sunshine and Albion railway stations, including lighting and access.

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Improve green spaces and public places.

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Build on the cultural diversity and history of the Town Centre.

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Provide a mixture of housing choices at affordable prices.

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Improve walking and cycling connections.

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Improve the appearance of properties and businesses.

The Structure Plan will ensure the aspirations of the community are achieved and that the

Town Centre has:

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An improved sense of place.

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Buildings which reflect the preferred character of the precincts.

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Be a clean and safe place at all times of the day.

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Have well-located public spaces which are easy to access.

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Be a great place to live, offering housing choice and a range of community

infrastructure, including good cycling and walking connections.

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The SAA sits within the western region of the Melbourne metropolitan area and is strategically

located at the centre of a high growth region (

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The local government areas of Wyndham and Melton together represent the fastest-growing

region in Australia. Recent growth in the western region of Melbourne outstripped that of the

Gold Coast, which equates to over 20,000 residents now calling Melbourne’s west their home.

Brimbank City Council’s roads and community infrastructure are likely to experience pressure

from growth in neighbouring municipalities. Housing in Brimbank near public transport,

particularly railway stations, is likely to become more attractive.

Within Brimbank, it is estimated that the south-eastern district (Sunshine) will grow by 7,272

residents by 2021 (forecast.id, 2010)

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The current industry profile of the Melbourne West Region shows that the three major

industries are manufacturing, which comprises 14.7% of total employment, retail trade

(13.1%) and construction (10.8%). The transport, postal and warehousing sector was also a

large employer, with 9.7% of total employment. Combined, these four industries made up

approximately 50% of all employment in the Melbourne West Region in 2011, equivalent to

120,200 jobs.

The two major growth industries are education and training, and health care and social

assistance which each represent 9.0% and 9.6%, respectively, of the 2011 total employment

in the Melbourne West Region. There was very little employment growth in professional,

scientific and technical services (4.1%) and financial and insurance services (1.5%) in 2011.

Brimbank’s hierarchy of activities areas (also known as Town Centres) positions Sunshine and

Sydenham to have a future regional focus with St Albans, Deer Park and Keilor having a local

focus. These five centres serve as community and economic hubs that provide opportunities

for future housing and commercial development.

Sunshine is a premium station and the fourth most used suburban station on the Sydenham

line. It is an interchange station and a stop on the V/Line services to Ballarat and Bendigo.

Sunshine will develop as a regional rail hub, with the redevelopment of the Sunshine Railway

Station as part of the Regional Rail Link, including V/Line services to Geelong.

There are 11 buses servicing the centre including a SmartBus. Major roads include the

Western Highway and nearby Western Ring Road, which provide good connectivity to western

Victoria and central Melbourne. Melbourne Airport and the Port of Melbourne are also easily

accessible.

The Western region has received major infrastructure funding, including: the $4.3 billion

Regional Rail Link between Wyndham Vale and Southern Cross Station; the $330 million Deer

Park Bypass, completed in 2009; and the $1.2 billion upgrade to the Western Ring Road.

Planned projects include East-West Link, which would create another crossing of the

Maribyrnong River and new road access to the port. The proposed Outer Metropolitan Ring

Road will connect the Hume Freeway to the Princes Freeway, south-west of Werribee. These

transport changes are influencing the urban growth of the western region and should provide

new economic development opportunities.

Future projects also include the possibility of the Airport Rail Link option being located through

Sunshine and Albion Stations, the electrification of the Deer Park Line to Melton and the

current electrification of the Sydenham line to Sunbury.

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At this time Victoria in Future (2012) does not provide projections at a local level.

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By 2021, an estimated additional 7,272 people are expected to live in the south eastern

district of Brimbank (Sunshine) increasing the total population to 52,310.

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Brimbank is one of Victoria’s most culturally diverse municipalities, with more than 150

nationalities represented. In the Sunshine Statistical Local Area, approximately 50.4% of

residents were born overseas, and 61.2% residents speak a language other than English at

home. The most common being Vietnamese 19.1%, Greek 4.9%, Maltese 3.4%, Cantonese

3.1% and Punjabi 2.3%.

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The Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage highlights that the community surrounding

Sunshine has significant disadvantage particularly when compared to metropolitan Melbourne.

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The centre will experience population growth over time thereby increasing the need for

housing diversity and will result in economic growth and increased services.

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The cultural diversity of the centre will influence the type of services and facilities

required and how the image and identity of the centre can be reflected in activities and

development.

The SAA sits on the Victorian Volcanic Plain, formed millions of years ago from volcanic

eruptions and lava flows. Kororoit Creek, to the south west, contains some remnant native

vegetation.

Due to the volcanic activity, there are significant shallow deposits of basalt rock below the

surface of the SAA. The deposits currently make it difficult to economically provide basement

car parking within the Town Centre.

Although Stony Creek is not a visible waterway within central Sunshine, it has the potential to

provide open space and recreational opportunities.

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There is opportunity to create a linear landscaped area along Stony Creek.

A range of lot sizes provide a mix of development opportunities within the SAA. The

percentage of private, public and Council-owned land within the SAA is as follows (Brimbank

City Council, 2011):

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Privately-owned land: 97.4 hectares, which equates to 60% of the land in the SAA.

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Council-owned land: 10.7 hectares, which equates to 8% of the land in the SAA.

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Other government land holdings: 45.5 hectares, which equates to 32% of the land in

the SAA.

Finer grained lots tend to limit opportunities for development. These are generally located in

established residential areas to the east and south west of the centre and lots fronting the

southern sections of the Hampshire Road. The shopping centre sites represent significant

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ID Population Forecast - http://forecast2.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=103&pg=5210&gid=340, accessed 23/08/2012

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ABS 2011 census data available at

http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/data?opendocument#from-banner=LN

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strategic opportunities for both short and longer term redevelopment within the core of the

centre.

Larger underutilised existing and former industrial properties to the north, west and south east

of the activities area provide significant longer term strategic opportunities for development of

higher density mixed use development integrated with the centre through an expanded finer

grain of streets and blocks.

Significant State Government (VicTrack) land assets are located adjacent to the Sunshine and

Albion Railway Stations. Council land assets include significant car park areas along Dawson

and Clarke Streets within the eastern blocks of the centre, and an off-street car park along

Durham Road in the Southern Village precinct.

The SAA is characterised by underutilised land which is in multiple ownership. Effective

development of the SAA will require efficient use of land.

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There is opportunity to more efficiently use land within the SAA.

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There is opportunity for Council to advocate for more appropriate use of government

owned land that can in turn promote redevelopment of private land.

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The rail corridor and adjacent public land present key opportunities for transit oriented

development integrated with the broader centre.

Retail and commercial activity is located on Hampshire Road “Main Street Precinct” including

the two large format shopping centres of Sunshine Market Place (on the former Sunshine

Harvester site) and Sunshine Plaza. A smaller retail village to the south of Sunshine Railway

Station is located on Sun Crescent and City Place adjacent the current pedestrian underpass.

Civic facilities, including the Sunshine Municipal Offices, Sunshine Swim & Leisure Centre,

Sunshine Library and Visy Youth Hub are currently centred along an axis established by

Service Street. A government / legal precinct containing Sunshine police and law courts are

located in and around the intersection of Harvester Road ant its intersection with Ballarat

Road. Education facilities “bookend” the Hampshire Road spine with the Sunshine Campus of

Victoria University located on Ballarat Road to the north of the centre and a co-located

Sunshine Primary and Sunshine College to the south of the SAA.

A large portion of land in the Main Street Precinct and adjacent to both the Albion and

Sunshine train stations is dominated by at- grade car parking.

There is large underutilised industrial land parcels to the north and west of Hampshire Road

and adjacent the two train stations and these reflect the centre’s industrial heritage. A

number of these former industrial sites are located adjacent the intersection of Ballarat Road

and Anderson Road. Some have been redeveloped for car based bulky goods retailing.

Established residential areas generally form a clear boundary to the centre along the SAA’s

eastern and south western edges. The Brimbank Housing Strategy,

(2012),

provides direction regarding the location and types of new dwellings. In addition, it estimates

Brimbank will require 6,080 new dwellings by 2021.

Approximately 2,846 dwellings will be required in the Sunshine local planning district between

2011 and 2021 to accommodate population growth of approximately 7,272.§ The planned

expansion of Victoria University will increase demand for student housing and other facilities.

Regional population growth will result in increased demand for a range of commercial, public,

education and health and community services that are centrally located and well serviced by

public transport.

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ID Population Forecast - http://forecast2.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=103&pg=5220&gid=340, accessed 23/08/2012

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The urban structure of the SAA provides an opportunity to establish four distinct

precincts, each with a focus on different uses.

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Sites near Ballarat Road provide opportunities for synergies with Victoria University.

The planned expansion of Victoria University will further increase demand for student

accommodation.

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The land around the Albion Railway Station, “Albion Triangle” and Stony Creek provides

an opportunity for new development on underutilised land.

Existing built form is generally low rise ranging from small lot shops in a traditional retail strip

environment and single level detached houses at the edge of the centre, through to larger

format stand-alone shopping centres within the core retail area and larger format retail,

education and industrial buildings to the areas north west and south east. The generally flat

topography combined with generally weak definition in built form, landscape and street

network results in a relatively illegible and indistinct urban environment aside from the

southern blocks located on Hampshire Road within the Main Street Precinct.

Hampshire Road forms a major movement spine through the centre of Sunshine. A finer grain

of street and block pattern defines the eastern side of this road while adjacent areas to the

west and north are defined by larger land parcels and with limited permeability.

Areas along Ballarat Road, north of Albion Station and south of Sunshine Station at the

activities area edges are defined by further large industrial lots with limited permeability.

Hampshire Road is spilt by the rail overpass and interchange at Sunshine Railway Station. The

design of this interchange around vehicles (including buses) has compromised the urban form

of this location in terms of both pedestrian movement and land parcels.

Much of the SAA’s heritage fabric is distributed either side of the rail corridor along traditional

pedestrian links between the former Sunshine Harvester factory, the Sunshine Railway Station

and residential areas to the south-west.

The overall built form and public realm legibility is weakened by significant at-grade car

parking areas off Hampshire Road and a transport hub visually dominated by a rail overpass,

bus layover areas and commuter parking at Sunshine Station.

Heritage and landmark built forms include the Darling Flour Mill buildings adjacent Albion

Station, the HV McKay offices, and former fire station and along the street network south of

Devonshire Road.

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There are significant opportunities for both large scale renewal of strategic sites and

incremental infill development aimed at reinforcing, repairing and extending Sunshine’s

pedestrian-oriented street network.

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There are opportunities to retain and reuse heritage sites with a focus on a stronger

urban form and sense of place.

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The redevelopment of the Sunshine Railway Station and interchange presents a

significant opportunity to reconnect the adjacent urban fabric and enhance the

precinct’s legibility.

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Council owns a number of green open space areas in the activities area, including an area

adjacent to the Sunshine Swim & Leisure Centre, the heritage listed HV McKay Gardens

connected to the centre via a pedestrian overpass at the west end of Devonshire Road, RT

Pollard Gardens at the edge of the Southern Village area at the centre’s southern gateway, and

Lynch Gardens along the northern edge of Hampshire Road.

In addition to these more central parks and reserves, a number of larger open space assets

exist outside the centre within established residential areas. All residential areas immediately

adjacent to the activities area are located within 500 metres, or a 5-10 minute walk, of green

open space.

Potential additional recreation assets include part use of the former Sunvale Primary School as

a park and use of the Sunshine Energy Park for a regional multi-sports facility.

Chaplin Reserve is an area of privately owned recreational land used by the George Cross

Soccer Club. Any potential relocation of the club may result in a review of future land use.

Streets and footpaths make up most of the public realm environment in the SAA. Council has

been working to enhance these spaces as pedestrian spaces together with improvements to

car parks and Hampshire Square.

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Council owned parks and gardens present opportunities to reinforce the centres sense

of place through highlighting connections to the centre’s “industrial garden suburb”

past.

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Design the public environment to focus on pedestrians rather than car based

environments.

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Council owned car parks adjacent its Sunshine Swim and Leisure Centre and Dawson

Street, and large potential redevelopment sites present an opportunity to enhance and

extend the network of open spaces and linkages within the SAA.

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There is opportunity to target improvements to connections between and to open space

assets through better pedestrian and cycling amenity.

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As the population increases in the SAA, there will be additional demand for green open

space, and higher amenity streets and plazas.

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Integrate Sunshine Energy Park into the northern areas of the SAA.

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As of part of the construction of the Regional rail Line there is opportunity to create a

new Station Plaza and forecourts, as well as good public links to the station.

In a survey conducted for Brimbank City Council in 2009, 59% of respondents travelled to the

Sunshine Town Centre by car and a significant 22% travelled by public transport. Despite

relatively low rates of car ownership in the Sunshine area, the centre is dominated by at-grade

car parks. How different modes of travel are managed can ensure a pleasant and safe

experience for all and encourage use of modes that more environmentally sustainable.

Pedestrian and cycling links are currently fragmented and do not adequately link the SAA into

local and regional surrounds. Significant barriers to movement include the Sydenham and

Melton rail lines and main roads including Ballarat and Anderson Roads. Legibility and way

finding require improvement, especially around Sunshine Railway Station, where a lack of

signage and paths make it difficult to navigate to the SAA.

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The

identifies priorities for improving pedestrian

and cycling paths and amenities with the aim of delivering a connected network throughout

the municipality and beyond.

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Key horizontal and vertical spines, in particular Hampshire and Devonshire Roads and

the rail lines can provide better cycling and pedestrian connections to and through the

centre. There is also the opportunity to connect bike trails into the Kororoit Creek and

Federation Trails.

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Pedestrian and cycle safety and amenity can be improved at the Sunshine and Albion

Railway Stations and transport interchange areas.

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Development of a linear bike path and trail along the Sydenham and Melton railway

corridor.

The SAA is a major public transport hub with two Zone 1 railway stations, Sunshine and

Albion, as well as bus and taxi services. The bus interchange has one of the highest rates of

bus to bus transfer in Melbourne. The interchange will be enhanced through Regional Rail Link

improvements. The project will give Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat trains dedicated tracks

from Sunshine to Southern Cross Station enabling increased metropolitan and regional

services, and improved safety and amenity.

Both Sunshine and Albion Railway Stations are popular with park and ride commuters. Albion

Railway Station, in particular has a high demand for park and ride, being the last Zone 1

station on the Sydenham line.

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There is opportunity to make better use of land around stations that are currently

impacted by parking demands associated with the demarcation of Zone 1 and 2 train

ticketing. This demarcation has significant impacts on the use, form and quality of

urban space around both rail stations in the activities area, particularly for parking.

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Providing connected and coordinated bus services to the rail interchange of Sunshine

will remain important.

Private vehicles are currently the primary form of access to the SAA. This dominance creates a

conflict between modes as they compete for limited road space. The majority of car parking is

at-grade with the large parking allotments contributing to the fragmentation of the SAA. Car

parking lots are not well designed or pedestrian friendly. Perceptions of safety are poor, with

the bulk of car parking bays located at the rear of retail premises or in isolated areas.

The grade separation of Anderson Road will enable through traffic to bypass the central part of

the SAA and Hampshire Road in the future, however, will increase pressure on the Ballarat and

McIntyre Road intersection which already operates at near capacity.

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Car dependence and the need for extensive areas of car parking can be reduced

through better transport planning and shifting modes of transport.

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Better managing the space allocated to car parking can provide more efficient use of

land and resources.

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Prioritise the St Albans Road realignment and extension to alleviate traffic congestion at

Ballarat and McIntyre Roads.

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Sunshine Town Centre will be recognised as one of Melbourne’s great centres – a place people

want to visit, shop, work, study and live in. Sunshine is strategically positioned to be an

important regional centre for Melbourne’s growing west and western Victoria, as well as a

vibrant hub for the local community. It will be a place that:

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Provides a diverse and comprehensive range of shopping, recreation, community, civic

and cultural services.

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Provides an increased range of employment and educational opportunities.

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Is the preferred location for regional government and commercial services in western

Melbourne.

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Provides a range of quality housing choices for Brimbank’s growing population.

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Has high quality, accessible and well maintained public places, streets and parks.

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Has a strong sense of community and place.

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Is a vibrant, safe and clean Centre that is lively day and night.

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Has an integrated regional transport hub at the Sunshine Train Station.

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Is characterised by its cultural diversity and Sunshine Harvester heritage.

The Structure Plan’s strategies and initiatives respond to growth requirements for housing,

office, business, retail and entertainment.

The objectives, strategies and actions to achieve the vision are outlined below. The information

has been arranged into the following key themes:

1. Activities and Land Use

2. Built Form and Heritage

3. Public Environment

4. Movement and Transport

5. Cultural and diversity

6. Making it happen

The key future elements for the Sunshine Town Centre are illustrated in the Framework Plans.

To improve the economic vibrancy and sense of community and place in the SAA.

Consolidate retail, community and entertainment activities around the Hampshire Road spine

between the railway line, and Foundry and Hertford Roads.

Provide for higher density housing throughout the centre, particularly above ground floor retail

and commercial activities.

Focus more intensive use and built form around the Sunshine Railway Station whilst

maintaining a lower street edge scale of development along the traditional main streets.

Locate major retail and community facilities in and around the Main Street Precinct.

Develop commercial space, higher-density housing, large-format retail, and government and

education facilities in the north, on Ballarat Road.

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Redevelop the “Albion Triangle” with commercial space, retention and reuse of the Darling

Flour Mills, higher-density housing and promote the development of Stony Creek as an open

space corridor.

Create an urban village south of the railway line through lower-scale development such as

cafés and shop top housing.

Capitalise on land resources along the rail corridor, including broadening the mix of uses and

providing new housing on land surplus to transport needs.

Focus land use and built form directions according to four key precincts:

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Main Street;

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Ballarat Road;

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Southern Village; and

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Albion Station.

1. Apply appropriate planning scheme provisions across the SAA which reflect the preferred

use and development within the precincts.

2. Undertake feasibility studies to explore the full development potential of vacant and

underutilised land around the Sunshine Railway Station precinct.

To promote diverse housing options, including higher and medium density housing

developments, within the SAA.

Encourage a mix of heights to achieve increased density to accommodate population growth.

Establish higher-density housing above ground floor commercial activities in the Main Street

retail core.

Establish higher-density mixed-use development along Ballarat Road, around the Sunshine

Railway Station and in the Albion Triangle.

3. Apply appropriate planning scheme provisions across the SAA which encourages the

development of housing at preferred heights and densities.

4. Proactively engage with property owners and investors to encourage and promote

development in line with the Structure Plan.

To establish the SAA as a location for regional offices serving the western region of Melbourne.

To ensure that there is a major retail focus in the Main Street precinct and build on the ethnic

and fresh food qualities of the centre.

To enhance the economic performance of the centre.

Concentrate retail and commercial businesses within the Main Street precinct, particularly

around the Sunshine Railway Station.

Within the core of the Main Street Precinct encourage the operation of businesses during the

evening, including restaurants, cafes and bars.

Consolidate large-format, restricted retail in the Ballarat Road precinct between Victoria

University and fronting McIntyre Road.

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Within the Southern Village precinct and the Albion Triangle precinct, encourage local

convenience retailers, such as cafes and other uses that can activate street frontages and

promote a village feel.

Redevelop former industrial land for appropriate uses throughout the SAA.

5. Continue to support the Sunshine Business Association through the establishment of a

sustainable marketing and business development program.

6. Implement a program of business and investment attraction initiatives within the centre.

7. Implement a shop front improvement program to improve the appearance and

presentation of businesses within the Sunshine Town Centre.

8. Implement a program of marketing, community events, activities and communications

which will improve the economic performance of the centre.

9. Work with property, business owners and the State Government to facilitate property

development and promote the location of regional services within the centre.

To ensure that the civic, community and educational facilities and services are appropriate to

the needs of the existing and future community.

Locate high-quality and accessible civic, community and educational facilities and services

within Sunshine Town Centre.

Within the Southern Village and Albion Precinct, encourage community and cultural uses (such

as art studios, theatres and galleries), including in heritage buildings.

Support opportunities to build upon the business and service connections of existing

community infrastructure such as Victoria University, Sunshine Hospital and the law courts.

10.Continue to seek further funding to enable expanded and improved community services

and facilities including stage 2 of the Sunshine Library and Learning Centre.

11. Undertake further strategic work to identify existing and future community infrastructure

needs relative to population growth.

12. Encourage and advocate for the upgrade and expansion of civic, community and education

infrastructure including Victoria University, the Sunshine Hospital, the Sunshine law courts

and Sunshine Secondary College.

13.Advocate for the location of appropriate community services and facilities within the SAA.

14. Promote SAA’s community, civic and educational facilities throughout the western region.

15. Develop partnerships with schools close to the SAA to share facilities for community use.

16.Advocate and pursue the location of agencies that support community needs and address

disadvantage.

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To ensure that the scale, bulk and quality of new development supports Sunshine’s distinctive

sense of place through a legible and high quality built form.

To enhance and integrate sites of heritage significance into the SAA, reinforcing a sense of

place.

Establish high quality built form with traditional, human scaled street wall forms.

Conserve and enhance the heritage character of traditional (early 20th Century) shopping

strips and historic pedestrian connections between Sunshine Station, the former Sunshine

Harvester Site, McKay Gardens and Sun Crescent and City Place.

Facilitate the redevelopment and reuse of heritage buildings across the Town Centre which

enhance and strengthen the historical, social and cultural significance of these places.

Enhance connections between the large format retail centre sites to the Hampshire Road “main

street” through a new town square defined by high quality landmark built form frontages and

entrances to Hampshire Road.

Use built form expression to indicate the locations of major entries to the SAA. These are

located on the corner of Ballarat Road and Hampshire Road and at the Sunshine Railway

Station including the bus interchange.

Facilitate the longer term integration of large scaled strategically important sites between

Hampshire Road and Albion Station along an extension of St Albans Road to Foundry Road and

the introduction of a finer grain street and block pattern.

Manage the built form transition between areas of change within the SAA and established

residential areas outside of the SAA.

Enhance the existing village character of areas within the Southern Village centred on Sun

Crescent and City Place to the south of the rail corridor through lower built forms.

Integrate the redevelopment of large strategically significant former industrial and rail corridor

land to the east of Hampshire Road adjacent Sunshine Station through an extension of Sun

Crescent and the introduction of a finer grain street and block pattern.

Design new buildings to connect to and provide opportunities for surveillance over public

spaces.

Transition built form heights from the activities area to established residential areas

surrounding the SAA.

17.Apply appropriate planning scheme provisions to direct preferred built form outcomes

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cross the SAA.

18.Advocate for St Albans Road extension to facilitate development of the “Albion Triangle”.

19. Establish and implement urban design guidelines and urban design frameworks to ensure

high quality urban design outcomes in new built form.

20. Work with land owners to preserve and reuse heritage buildings.

21.Create heritage trails/walks in the SAA to support the interpretation of heritage places

considering the use of interpretative signage and interactive technology.

22. Explore opportunities to re-use heritage buildings for community and other uses.

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To create and reinforce a sense of place.

To create a public environment which is accessible to all of the community.

To ensure that the provision and amenity of open space and services is appropriate to the

needs of the existing and future community.

Provide appropriately located and well-designed public spaces throughout the centre including

spaces suitable for community art, festivals, markets, outdoor dining and other activities.

Provide public spaces that provide the community with opportunities to connect to its history

and identity.

Encourage the creation of new streets and open spaces as part of larger development.

Encourage the creation of boulevards of large canopy trees along main roads, complementing

existing plantings.

Regenerate the streets and laneways through the provision of lighting, windows and entrances

that can increase activation of these spaces.

Where possible incorporate public art into new developments including those which front

laneways and other public spaces.

Encourage landscaping in public areas that maintains clear pedestrian sight lines.

Reinforce, enhance and extend the “main street” character of Hampshire Road between

Sunshine Railway Station and Ballarat Road through a distinctive and cohesive public realm

and streetscape.

Improve streetscapes including consistent landscaped setbacks where there is an interface

with established residential areas outside the activities area.

Provide amenities within the SAA to support pedestrian activity including appropriately located

seating, shelter and public toilets.

Design public works and community infrastructure to provide access and opportunity for all.

Promote Sunshine’s recreational opportunities and increase participation of people with

disability in community life.

23.Create a public realm strategy that identifies a hierarchy of centre streets and places, is

focussed on Hampshire Road and establishes the basis for the centre’s preferred future

public realm design.

24. Design new streets and open spaces that better integrate and connect the areas in the SAA

and foster a “sense of place” and improve pedestrian safety.

25.Create a boulevard along Anderson Road, Ballarat Road, Foundry Road, Hampshire Road

and Harvester Road which complement existing plantings (Landscaping in properties

adjoining these roads should complement the theme of these roads).

26.Continue to advocate for the creation of a new open space on the former Sunvale Primary

School site

27. Improve pedestrian linkages and connections to open spaces near the SAA including

Kororoit Creek and Dempster Park.

28. Explore opportunities to regenerate the streets and laneways, including public art projects.

29. Ensure appropriate public lighting is provided throughout the SAA.

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30.Carry out safety audits with community members and Victoria Police to identify areas

requiring improvement.

31. Facilitate and organise activities and events that activate public spaces, including the

Sunshine Street Market.

32. Establish a program to initiate and improve footpath trading.

33.Conduct an accessibility audit in the SAA to identify the need for improvements to the

public environment to ensure that people of all abilities can access and move through the

centre.

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To give pedestrians and cyclists priority as modes of transport.

To increase walking and cycling within and to the SAA.

Improve the amenity and safety of walking and bicycle routes and ensure they are connected

to the wider catchment area.

Promote new connections and a finer grain street pattern to promote walking and cycling

through the SAA.

Ensure adequate infrastructure to support increased walking and cycling including adequate

seating, bicycle racks, parking and lighting.

34. Develop a travel mode hierarchy to give pedestrians and cyclists priority in the SAA.

35.Advocate for the construction of the Sydenham to Footscray regional cycle link and

improved walking and cycling convenience throughout the SAA.

36. Work in conjunction with VicRoads to improve pedestrian and cycling movements along

VicRoads-managed roads, including Ballarat Road.

37. Implement a pedestrian way finding system to improve navigation in and around the SAA.

Increase the use of public transport to and from the SAA.

Physically and visually reconnect the Sunshine Railway Station including the bus interchange

area to Hampshire Road.

Provide better pedestrian and cycle connections to and through the Sunshine Railway Station

including the bus interchange area.

Consolidate and integrate car parking throughout the SAA to encourage the use of more

sustainable forms of transport.

Encourage activation of public transport nodes to improve amenity, safety and natural

surveillance

38. Work with the Victorian Government to implement priority actions for the SAA which arose

from the 2008 - 2009 Department of Transport Brimbank Bus Review.

39.Continue to advocate for the reclassification of trains west of Sunshine from Zone 2 to

Zone 1. This would reduce congestion in the SAA created by commuter car parking.

40.Advocate for the completion of a feasibility study into the provision of a light rail along

Ballarat Road, from Footscray to Caroline Springs.

41. Ensure that pedestrian wayfinding is incorporated in future improvement to public

transport and connects to the system established for the SAA.

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Ensure that the needs of motorists are balanced against the priority for pedestrians and

cyclists in the SAA.

Better manage and integrate traffic flow and car parking throughout the SAA.

Encourage the provision of improved utilisation of valuable developable land, and convenient

safe access to car parking.

Encourage through traffic to use main roads on the periphery of the SAA, limiting Hampshire

Road and local roads to local traffic.

42. Undertake further strategic work to ensure the improvement of traffic movement through

the centre and over time prioritise the completion of Local Area Traffic Management Plans

which includes an investigation of traffic movement through Sunshine North.

43. Implement revised car parking rates for new development in the SAA.

44. Work with the State Government to improve the provision and management of commuter

car parks.

45.Advocate for the construction of the St Albans Road extension, and the Sydney Street

extension to Sunshine Energy Park.

46.Review existing car parking management to ensure there is equitable and optimal turnover

use of parking spaces in the SAA.

47. Investigate the viability of multi-deck car parking in appropriate locations within the SAA.

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To create a heightened sense of pride in the creativity and culture of the Sunshine community.

To promote a sense of place through arts and culture within the SAA.

Celebrate cultural diversity and creativity in the SAA by referring to the community’s diverse

history and cultural identity in new buildings and works, festivals and other initiatives.

Promote cultural diversity in the marketing of the Sunshine Town Centre.

48. Develop a calendar of community events and activities to be held in the SAA that

acknowledges and celebrates the cultural diversity which defines the SAA and surrounding

community.

49. Develop an art strategy to examine the establishment of an arts precinct and how art and

culture can be reflected and incorporated within the SAA.

Establish clear, transparent management and decision-making processes for implementation of

the vision for the SAA.

Create and implement governance arrangements and partnerships to guide the SAA’s

development.

50.Continue the Sunshine Rising Program to coordinate and integrate an all of Council

approach to management and implementation within the SAA.

51.Continue to support the Sunshine Partnership Group.

52. Establish working groups with representatives from Council, the State Government,

community and the private sector to help implement key projects.

53.Amend the Brimbank Planning Scheme to introduce relevant provisions to direct land use,

built form and car parking provision.

54.Create development contribution plans to assist funding of community facilities, public art

and urban design improvements.

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The SAA has been divided into four distinct precincts. Each precinct has a different character

and vision for its future development. Guidance is provided for the appropriate use and

physical form of development to reinforce the desired future character.

The following section details preferred land use and design outcomes for each precinct with

design objectives and standards to achieve these preferred outcomes.

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•

To develop and maintain the Main Street precinct as a focal point for ground-floor

retail, as well as civic, business and community activities.

•

To develop Hampshire Road, between Service Street and Dickson Street, as the

retail promenade in the SAA.

•

Consolidate retail, community and entertainment uses within the Main Street

precinct.

•

Promote housing above ground floor.

•

Along the railway corridor, south-east of the Sunshine Railway Station, encourage

mixed-use development. This may include housing at ground floor level.

•

Along Hampshire Road, encourage outdoor restaurants and cafés, and pedestrian

activity.

•

Encourage evening and late-night uses close to Sunshine Railway Station and bus

interchange and along pedestrian networks to improve public safety through

increased activity and passive surveillance.

•

Encourage facilities and services that can draw students and staff from Victoria

University into the Main Street precinct.

•

Protect, enhance and extend the traditional two storey main street built form along

and adjacent Hampshire Road between the Sunshine Railway Station and Service

Street.

•

Reinforce and extend the traditional “main street” character of Hampshire Road

between Devonshire Road and the shopping centres through high quality active

frontages and traditional/consistent human scaled street wall development.

•

Establish high quality landmark built forms to interface with a new town square at

the junction of the shopping centres and Hampshire Road.

•

Facilitate the redevelopment and integration of the Sunshine Marketplace shopping

centre into Hampshire Road – including public realm and surrounding community

facilities

•

Strengthen pedestrian and cycling connections between Sunshine Marketplace

Shopping Centre and the surrounding street network. Retain and integrate the

heritage garden character of the east side of Hampshire Road between Hertford

Road and Ballarat Road within the Main Street public realm.

•

Establish consistent street wall buildings along Dickson, Clarke and Withers Streets

to improve the physical and visual connections between Hampshire Road and Clarke

Street and the Sunshine Railway Station and bus interchange.

•

Facilitate redevelopment of larger lots between Dawson and Kennedy Streets to

provide high quality active street wall edges to the surrounding street network and

mid-block open spaces.

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•

Reinforce the predominant residential character of Hertford Road, George and Neil

Streets through lower scaled built forms and landscaped front setbacks.

•

Preferred building heights and street wall should accord with Map 4 – Preferred built

form.

•

Enclosed shopping centres and large buildings must address streets and the

principal pedestrian network with open, accessible, active frontages.

•

Routes through enclosed shopping centres and other large buildings shall connect

directly to a public street and the principal pedestrian network.

•

Design of enclosed shopping centres and other large buildings should maximize

natural light and passive ventilation.

•

Integrate enclosed shopping centres and large buildings into the public realm, with

a focus on Hampshire Road as the main street.

•

Strengthen east-west pedestrian links between Hampshire, Foundry and Anderson

roads through the use of existing streets, and new streets included in new

developments.

P1.1 Advocate for improvements to the Devonshire Road Footbridge to improve pedestrian

and cycling access.

P1.2 Work with the owners of the Sunshine Market Place shopping centre to establish short

term opportunities within the context of a longer term masterplan for the site to meet

the land use and design objectives for SAA.

P1.3 Complete the Visy Youth Hub, and upgrades to Sunshine Library and Learning Centre.

P1.4 Investigate measures to improve movement across the Harvester Road and Foundry

Road intersection.

P1.5 Undertake additional strategic work to inform potential future use and redevelopment

of KC Chaplain Reserve, and the former Sunvale School Site.

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•

To integrate Victoria University and Ballarat Road frontages with the Main Street

Precinct.

•

Provide a mix of activities that draw people between Ballarat Road and Sunshine

Station and core functions of the Main Street Precinct.

•

Encourage a mix of education, civic, residential and bulky goods activities at ground

level.

•

Increase opportunities for higher density housing, mostly through residential

development above ground floor.

•

To create a gateway to the SAA through built form and public realm enhancements at

the northern end of Hampshire Road.

•

To support the development and improvement of the Victoria University site north of

Ballarat Road.

•

To ensure that new development incorporates links and a gateway to the SAA.

•

To encourage high-density buildings on Ballarat Road to mark the gateway to the SAA.

•

To develop Ballarat Road as a boulevard with taller buildings and significant landscaping

reinforcing its broad street proportions

•

Preferred building heights and street wall should accord with Map 4 – Preferred built

form.

•

Incorporate landscaped front setbacks along Ballarat Road, reinforcing a boulevard

theme.

P2.1 Work with Victoria University to identify opportunities for expansion of facilities

in the SAA and joint coordination of initiatives aimed at improving connections

within the SAA.

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To encourage local retail, including cafes, with shop-top housing.

•

To encourage the transition of existing industrial areas to commercial or residential

uses.

•

Provide for a range of commercial and entertainment uses at ground level with

residential above.

•

Encourage after hours activity adjacent the rail station entries and pedestrian links.

•

Incorporate commercial land use within the Sunshine Railway Station redevelopment to

activate this use between train arrivals and departures.

•

To encourage the conservation and enhancement of the heritage character of Sun

Crescent and City Place.

•

To enhance the existing village character of the Southern Village precinct, particularly

west of Hampshire Road through lower built forms.

•

To integrate the redevelopment of large strategically significant former industrial and

rail corridor land to the east of Hampshire Road adjacent Sunshine Railway Station

through an extension of Sun Crescent and the introduction of a finer grain street and

block pattern.

•

To enhance the southern entry to the activities area along Hampshire Road with well

articulated human scaled built forms

•

Preferred building heights and street wall should accord with Map 4 – Preferred built

form.

•

Ensure that new development along Sun Crescent integrates with the surrounding

heritage area.

P3.1 Complete the Southern Precinct Urban Design Framework.

P3.2 Work with VicTrack to establish feasibility and long term plan for surplus rail

land along the rail corridor.

P3.3 Work with VicRoads and Region Rail Link Authority to identify opportunities for

improving pedestrian safety and amenity adjacent the rail overpass.

P3.4 Continue the Sunshine Artspace project including the provision of affordable art

space within the Southern Village precinct

P3.5 Investigate the longer term potential to restore the former Sunshine Theatre for

cultural activities.

P3.6 Advocate for small scaled public art projects within the precinct.

P3.7 Implement a shop front improvement program.

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To provide for a range of residential and commercial uses that will capitalise on

proximity to Albion Railway Station.

•

To encourage the rezoning of redundant industrial land to mixed use which integrate

into the SAA.

•

To encourage the conservation and reuse of the Darling Flour Mill site, sub-station and

other heritage buildings.

•

To provide for convenience retailing for the surrounding residential community.

•

To promote after hours activity adjacent Albion Railway Station to support a safer and

more vibrant transport hub.

•

Encourage the adaptive reuse of the Darling Flour Mill to include active ground floor

uses fronting Albion Railway Station.

•

Allow for small scaled industrial uses within the Darling Flour Mill site.

•

Extend St Albans Road south of Ballarat Road through to Anderson Road, with a

connection to Foundry Road. The road shall have a high level of pedestrian and cyclist

amenity, and integrate with the Albion Railway Station, commuter car parking and bus

stops.

•

To ensure that significant heritage elements and views associated with the Darling Flour

Mill are maintained.

•

To create a recreation and pedestrian link along Stony Creek.

•

To improve the amenity, safety and connectivity around Albion Station.

•

To preserve view corridors to the Darling Flour Mill from the Ballarat Road.

•

Facilitate the extension of St Albans Road as a high quality pedestrian friendly street

supported by quality built form frontages between Albion Station and Foundry Road.

•

Retain significant trees and landscape character, and provide high quality buildings with

active interfaces, in Talmage Street.

•

Ensure buildings between Talmage Street and the railway line are similar in form and

massing to the Albion VR, D.C. substation. Buildings should face the street and Barclay

Reserve, and contribute to the creation of an avenue effect along the street.

•

Ensure that development faces Stony Creek and is setback from the waterway for the

provision of a substantial open space and recreation corridor.

•

Ensure new development interfaces well with the proposed extension to St Albans

Road.

•

Preferred building heights and street walls should accord with Map 4 – Preferred built

form.

•

Development setbacks on the east side of Talmage Street should take into

consideration the location of the existing trees and the substation.

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P4.1 Work with VicTrack and the owners of the Darling Flour Mill Site to develop an

Albion Station Precinct masterplan.

P4.2 Work with VicRoads to ensure alignment and design of the St Albans Road

extension supports pedestrian movements and future redevelopment

opportunities.

P4.3 Work with Melbourne Water to establish opportunities for the reinstatement of

Stony Creek as a landscape asset.

P4.4 Undertake a feasibility study to assess future uses of the Darling Flour Mill.

P4.5 Undertake a feasibility study to assess development options of Council owned

land on the east side of Talmage Street.

P4.6 Advocate for the substantial improvements to Albion Station which improve

access and landscaping.

P4.7 Work with VicTrack and Public Transport Victoria to better manage commuter

car parking demand.

P4.8 Examine opportunities to incorporate and promote heritage within the

redevelopment of the Darling Flour Mills.

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The allocation of budget toward the implementation plan will be subject to the annual capital works and operational budget process

undertaken by Council. Approved expenditure is subject to a range of Council purchasing requirements to ensure competitive tendering,

best value and a rigorous and fair assessment and selection processes.

The timing section in the implementation plan indicates the suggested timeframe in which the action might be undertaken which is

defined as follows:

Ongoing business as usual

Short

1 – 3 years

Medium 3 – 5 years

Long

5 years plus

The budget section in the implementation plan includes an indicative budget range which is defined as follows:

Low

Less than $100,000

Medium $100,000 to $500,000

High

$500,000 plus

Abbreviations include:

BBC

Brimbank City Council

DEEWR

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

DOT

Department of Transport

DPCD

Department of Planning and Community Development

RRL Alliance Regional Rail Link Alliance

SBA

Sunshine Business Association

P1

Precinct 1 – Main Street Precinct

P2

Precinct 2 – Ballarat Road Precinct

P3

Precinct 3 – Southern Village Precinct

P4

Precinct 4 – Albion Station Precinct

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1, 3, 17 & 53 Apply appropriate planning scheme

provisions across the SAA which

reflect the preferred use and

development within the precincts,

built form including heights and

densities and car parking provisions.

Immediate

12 mths BCC

DPCD

Yes

2

Undertake feasibility studies to

explore the full development

potential of vacant and underutilised

land around the Sunshine Railway

Station precinct.

Short

12 mths BCC

Relevant

stakeholders

including

VicTrack, DOT

Yes

4

Proactively engage with property

owners and investors to encourage

and promote development in line

with the Structure Plan

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Propety owners

and investors

As required

5

Continue to support the Sunshine

Business Association through the

establishment of a sustainable

marketing

and

business

development program

Short

12 mths BCC

Business

operators and

property owners

Yes

6

Implement a program of business

and investment attraction initiatives

within the centre

Short

Ongoing BCC

SBA, property

owners and

business

operators

Yes

7

Implement a shop front

improvement program to improve

the appearance and presentation of

businesses within the Sunshine

Town Centre.

Short

Ongoing BCC

SBA, property

owners and

business

operators

Yes

8

Implement a program of marketing,

community events, activities and

communications which will improve

the economic performance of the

centre

Short

Ongoing SBA /

BCC

SBA, business

operators and

community

groups

Yes

9

Work with property, business owners

and the State Government to

facilitate property development and

promote the location of regional

services within the centre.

Short

Ongoing BCC

Various

No

10 Continue to seek further funding to

enable expanded and improved

community services and facilities

including stage 2 of the Sunshine

Library and Learning Centre.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Various

No

11 Undertake further strategic work to

identify existing and future

community infrastructure needs

relative to population growth

Short

12 months BCC

Various

Yes

12 Encourage and advocate for the

upgrade and expansion of civic,

community and education

infrastructure including Victoria

University, the Sunshine Hospital,

the Sunshine law courts and

Sunshine Secondary College.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Various

No

13 Advocate for the location of

appropriate community services and

facilities within the SAA.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Various

No

14 Promote SAA’s community, civic and

educational facilities throughout the

western region.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Various

No

15 Develop partnerships with schools

close to the SAA to share facilities

for community use.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Various

Yes

16 Advocate and pursue the location of

agencies that support community

needs and address disadvantage.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Various

Yes

18 Advocate for St Albans Road

extension to facilitate development

of the “Albion Triangle”.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

VicRoads, DOT Yes

19 Establish and implement urban

design guidelines and urban design

frameworks to ensure high quality

urban design outcomes in new built

form.

Short

12 mths BCC

DPCD

No

20 & 22 Work with land owners to preserve

and reuse heritage buildings,

including for community

and other

uses.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Relevant

property

owners,

Heritage

Victoria

Yes

22 Create heritage trails/walks in the

SAA to support the interpretation of

heritage places

considering the use

of interpretative signage and

interactive technology.

Medium

24 mths BCC

Sunshine

Historical

Society

Yes

23 Create a public realm strategy that

identifies a hierarchy of centre

streets and places, is focussed on

Hampshire Road and establishes the

basis for the centre’s preferred

future public realm design.

Short

12 mths BCC

DPCD, DOT,

VicRoads

Yes

24 Design new streets and open spaces

that better integrate and connect the

areas in the SAA and foster a “sense

of place” and improve pedestrian

safety

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Various

As part of public

realm strategy

25 Create a boulevard along Anderson

Road, Ballarat Road, Foundry Road,

Hampshire Road and Harvester Road

which complement existing plantings

(Landscaping in properties adjoining

these roads should complement the

theme of these roads).

Long

24 mths BCC

VicRoads

Yes

26 Continue to advocate for the

creation of a new open space on the

former Sunvale Primary School site.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

DEEWR, DPCD Yes

27 Improve pedestrian linkages and

connections to open spaces near the

SAA including Kororoit Creek and

Dempster Park.

Long

24 mths BCC

Various

Yes

28 Explore opportunities to regenerate

the streets and laneways, including

public art projects.

Long

24 mths BCC

Relevant

property owners

Yes

29 Ensure appropriate public lighting is

provided throughout the SAA.

Medium

24 mths BCC

Relevant power

authorities

Yes

30 Carry out safety audits with

community members and Victoria

Police to identify areas requiring

improvement.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Community,

Police

No

31 Facilitate and organise activities and

events that activate public spaces,

including the Sunshine Street

Market.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

SBA

Project

dependent

32 Establish a program to initiate and

improve footpath trading.

Short

Ongoing BCC

SBA

Yes

33 Conduct an accessibility audit in the

SAA to identify the need for

improvements to the public

environment to ensure that people

of all abilities can access and move

through the centre.

Short

12 mths BCC

BDAG

Project

dependent

34 Develop a travel mode hierarchy to

give pedestrians and cyclists priority

in the SAA.

Short

12 mths BCC

VicRoads, DOT,

DPCD

Yes

35 Advocate for the construction of the

Sydenham to Footscray regional

cycle link and improved walking and

cycling convenience throughout the

SAA.

Long

12 mths BCC

DOT, VicRoads Yes

36 Work in conjunction with VicRoads to

improve pedestrian

and cycling

movements along VicRoads

managed roads, including Ballarat

Road.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

VicRoads, DOT Yes

37 Implement a pedestrian way finding

system to improve navigation in and

around the SAA.

Short

24 mths BCC

DOT, DPCD

Yes

38 Work with the Victorian Government

to implement priority actions for the

SAA which arose from the 2008 -

2009 Department of Transport

Brimbank Bus Review.

Short

Ongoing BCC

DOT, VicRoads As required

39 Continue to advocate for the

reclassification of trains west of

Sunshine from Zone 2 to Zone 1.

This would reduce congestion in the

SAA created by commuter car

parking.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

VicTrack, Metro

Trains, DOT

As required

40 Advocate for the completion of a

feasibility study into the provision of

a light rail along Ballarat Road, from

Footscray to Caroline Springs.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

DOT, VicRoads,

Metro Trains

As required

41 Ensure that pedestrian wayfinding is

incorporated in future improvement

to public transport and connects to

the system established for the SAA.

Short

24 mths BCC

RRL Alliance,

Metro Trains

As required

42 Undertake further strategic work to

ensure the improvement of traffic

movement through the centre and

over time prioritise the completion of

Local Area Traffic Management Plans

which includes an investigation of

traffic movement through Sunshine

North.

Short to

Medium

Ongoing BCC

DOT, VicRoads,

Metro Trains

(strategic work) Yes

43 Implement revised car parking rates

for new development in the SAA.

Short

12 mths BCC

DOT, VicRoads, Yes

44 Work with the State Government to

improve the provision and

management of commuter car

parks.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

DOT, VicTrack,

Metro Trains

Yes

45 Advocate for the construction of the

St Albans Road extension, and the

Sydney Street extension to Sunshine

Energy Park.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

DOT, VicTrack,

VicRoads

Yes

46 Review existing car parking

management to ensure there is

equitable and optimal turnover use

of parking spaces in the SAA.

Short

12 mths BCC

SBA

Yes

47 Investigate the viability of multi

deck car parking in appropriate

locations within the SAA.

Medium

12 mths BCC

Relevant

property owners

Yes

48 Develop a calendar of community

events and activities to be held in

the SAA that acknowledges and

celebrates the cultural diversity

which defines the

SAA and

surrounding community.

Short

Ongoing BCC

SBA

As required

49 Develop an art strategy to examine

the establishment of an arts precinct

and how art and culture can be

reflected and incorporated within the

SAA.

Medium

12 mths BCC

Arts community Yes

50 Continue the Sunshine Rising

Program to coordinate and integrate

an all of Council approach to

management and implementation

within the SAA.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Relevant

partners

As required

51 Continue to support the Sunshine

Partnership Group.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Relevant

partners

As required

52 Establish working groups with

representatives from Council, the

State Government, community and

the private sector to help implement

key projects.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Relevant

partners

As required

54 Create development contribution

plans to assist funding of community

facilities, public art and urban design

improvements.

Short

12 mths BCC

DPCD

Yes

P1.1 Advocate for improvements to the

Devonshire Road Footbridge to

improve pedestrian and cycling

access.

Short

12 mths BCC

RRL Alliance,

DOT, VicTrack

Yes

P1.2 Work with the owners of the

Sunshine Market Place shopping

centre to establish short term

opportunities within the context of a

longer term masterplan for the site

to meet the land use and design

objectives for SAA.

Short

12 mths BCC

Relevant

property owner

Yes

P1.3 Complete the Visy Youth Hub, and

upgrades to Sunshine Library and

Learning Centre.

Short

12 mths BCC

Project partners

and funding

agencies

Yes

P1.4 Investigate measures to improve

movement across the Harvester

Road and Foundry Road intersection.

Short

12 mths BCC

VicRoads

Yes

P1.5 Undertake additional strategic work

to inform potential future use and

redevelopment of KC Chaplain

Reserve, and the former Sunvale

School Site.

Short

12 mths BCC

Relevant

property owners

Yes

P2.1 Work with Victoria University to

identify opportunities for expansion

of facilities in the SAA and joint

coordination of initiatives aimed at

improving connections within the

SAA.

Long

Ongoing BCC

Victoria

University

Yes

P3.1 Complete the Southern Precinct

Urban Design Framework.

Short

12 mths BCC

DPCD, DOT,

VicRoads

Yes

P3.2 Work with VicTrack to establish

feasibility and long term plan for

surplus rail land along the rail

corridor.

Medium

12+ mths BCC

DOT, VicTrack Yes

P3.3 Work with VicRoads and Region Rail

Link Authority to identify

opportunities for improving

pedestrian safety and amenity

adjacent the rail overpass.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

RRL Alliance,

VicTrack, Metro

Trains, Police

Yes

P3.4 Continue the Sunshine Artspace

project including the provision of

affordable art space within the

Southern Village precinct

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

As required

P3.5 Investigate the longer term potential

to restore the former Sunshine

Theatre for cultural activities.

Long

Ongoing BCC

Relevant

property owner

and arts

agencies

Yes

P3.6 Advocate for small scaled public art

projects within the precinct.

Ongoing

Ongoing BCC

Arts agencies Yes

P3.7 Implement a shop front

improvement program.

Short

12 mths BCC

SBA, Property

owners

Yes

P4.1 Work with VicTrack and the owners

of the Darling Flour Mill Site to

develop an Albion Station Precinct

masterplan.

Short

12 mths BCC

Property owner,

VicTrack, Metro

Trains,

VicRoads

Yes

P4.2 Work with VicRoads to ensure

alignment and design of the St

Albans Road extension supports

pedestrian movements and future

redevelopment opportunities.

Medium

Ongoing BCC

Property

owners,

VicTrack, Metro

Trains,

VicRoads

Yes

P4.3 Work with Melbourne Water to

establish opportunities for the

reinstatement of Stony Creek as a

landscape asset.

Long

12+ mths BCC

Melbourne

Water,

adjoining

property owners

As required

P4.4 Undertake a feasibility study to

assess future uses of the Darling

Flour Mill.

Medium

12 mths BCC

Relevant

property owner

Yes

P4.5 Undertake a feasibility study to

assess development options of

Council owned land on the east side

of Talmage Street.

Medium

12 mths BCC

Adjoining

property owners

Yes

P4.6 Advocate for the substantial

improvements to Albion Station

which improve access and

landscaping.

Medium

24 mths BCC

VicTrack, DOT,

Metro Trains

Yes

P4.7 Work with VicTrack and Public

Transport Victoria to better manage

commuter car parking demand.

Medium

24 mths BCC

VicTrack, DOT,

Metro Trains

Yes

P4.8 Examine opportunities to incorporate

and promote heritage within the

redevelopment of the Darling Flour

Mills.

Short

12 mths BCC

Heritage

agencies,

property owner

Yes

A review of the Structure Plan will be undertaken within four years.

Monitoring and benchmarking change across the centre, particularly in relation to

the vision and themes established in this Structure Plan is important.

A monitoring program which includes a range of benchmarks will be undertaken

as part of the Sunshine Rising program, as indicated in the

.

The Structure Plan is informed by a background report drawn from the following:

2006 Census data analysis and projections for future population growth & change

Ageing Well Strategy, Cities of Brimbank, Maribyrnong and Shire of Melton, 2004

Blocurban Urban Design Integration Report 2012

Brimbank Activity Centre Strategy 2008

Brimbank City Council Natural Heritage Strategy, Ecology Australia Pty Ltd, 1997

(Reviewed Abzeco Pty Ltd, 2006)

Brimbank Community Plan 2009 – 2030

Brimbank Council Plan 2012–2016

Brimbank City Council Creating Better Parks, 2007

Brimbank Cycling & Walking Strategy, 2008

Brimbank Housing Strategy “Home and Housed”, 2012

Brimbank Industrial Land Strategy, 2012

Brimbank Integrated Transport Strategy, 2007

Brimbank Landscape Guidelines, 2001

Brimbank Municipal Strategic Statement

Brimbank Native Vegetation Review: Site Assessments, Abzeco Pty Ltd, 2007

Brimbank Post-Contact Cultural Heritage Study, Version 2, 2007

Brimbank Stormwater Management Plan, 2004

Sunshine Economic Assessment, Charter Keck Cramer, 2012

Central Sunshine Urban Design Framework, 2009

Kororoit Creek Regional Strategy 2005 - 2030

State Planning Policy Framework

Sunshine Beyond 2020: Sunshine Principal Activity Centre Structure Plan 2009

Sunshine Rising Strategic Business Plan 2012-2017

Western Region Employment and Industrial Development Strategy, 2007

Western Regional Housing Statement, Cities of Brimbank, Hobsons Bay,

Maribyrnong, Moonee Valley, Wyndham, the Shire of Melton, the Department of

Sustainability and Environment and the Department of Human Services, 2006.

Copies of these studies are available on request, and are generally available on the

Council website, www.brimbank.vic.gov.au

and in municipal libraries.

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