Fishermans Bend is Australia’s largest urban renewal project, covering approximately 480 hectares in the heart of Melbourne and connecting the CBD to the bay.
It is expected that by 2050, Fishermans Bend will be home to approximately 80,000 residents and provide employment for up to 80,000 people.
Fishermans Bend is made up of five precincts across two municipalities (the City of Melbourne and the City of Port Phillip):
- Lorimer: a vibrant, mixed-use precinct close to the Yarra River and connected to Melbourne’s CBD, Docklands and emerging renewal areas
- Montague: a diverse and well-connected mixed-used precinct celebrating its significant cultural and built heritage, and network of gritty streets and laneways
- Wirraway: a family friendly inner city neighbourhood close to the bay and Westgate Park
- Sandridge: one of Melbourne’s premium office and commercial centres, balanced with diverse housing and retail
- Fishermans Bend National Employment and Innovation Cluster (NEIC): Australia’s leading advanced manufacturing, engineering and design precinct centred around the Fishermans Bend Innovation Precinct at the former General Motors Holden site.
Fishermans Bend Taskforce
The Fishermans Bend Taskforce was established in January 2016 to lead the planning of the area and comprises members from the Department of Transport and Planning.
The Taskforce works closely with the City of Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, the local community, industry, and property developers to bring the Fishermans Bend Framework to life and realise the vision for “a thriving place that is a leading example for environmental sustainability, liveability, connectivity, diversity and innovation.”
The Taskforce is developing:
- four detailed neighbourhood precinct implementation plans for Lorimer, Montague, Wirraway and Sandridge
- a Fishermans Bend Employment Precinct implementation plan
- overarching Infrastructure Plan, including transport infrastructure, community infrastructure and open space, environment and water sensitive urban design responses and development contributions.
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