Wyndham council is calling for new ideas to refresh the Werribee City Centre Plan to help shape Werribee’s future.
Council said the Werribee City Centre and surrounds contain an estimated 4,522 jobs and has an estimated economic output of $1.15 billion.
The industry sectors which drive the city’s economy include, public administrative and regulatory services, professional, scientific and technical services, food and beverage services and retail trade.
Wyndham’s city design portfolio holder councillor Josh Gilligan said the plan developed in 2013 for the Werribee City Centre aimed to grow the centre, ensuring that it was a focal point of economic, cultural and environmental excellence.
“Werribee is acknowledged as a Major Activity Centre and part of the Werribee National Employment and Innovation Cluster by the State Government, and as such we’ve seen some fantastic infrastructure investment,” he said.
“Now, we’d like to hear our community’s thoughts on what our City Centre should look like in the next 10 years, this could include views on streetscapes, the height of buildings, movement, the kinds of activations we deliver, or the developments and services we aim to attract to the area.
“We’re fortunate to have wonderful natural attractions like the Werribee River in the heart of our City and annual events that are well supported by the community such as ‘LIT’. Part of our consultation aims to ‘sense check’ the activations we’re delivering and gain community feedback.”
Councillor Gilligan encouraged everyone in the community to get involved and share their thoughts on how the council should shape the Werribee City Centre over the next 10 years.
“The ideas shared will help inform the preparation of a refreshed Werribee City Centre Plan, which the community will be able to provide feedback on once it is drafted,” Cr Gilligan said.
Feedback closes March 26.
Details: theloop.wyndham.vic.gov.au/werribee-city-centre-plan-refresh.
