Wyndham council will spend tens of thousands of dollars developing a plan for a new community at Tarneit West, aimed at reducing car dependency and traffic congestion.
The development will be built on a 113-hectare site at 1160 Sayers Road, which was bought by the council in 2010 for $27 million.
The council’s proposed 2014-15 budget recommends that $70,000 be spent on a site structure plan for the new community.
The new community is likely to include a town centre, recreation facilities, housing and mixed use commercial developments.
The area has the potential to be accessed from three existing roads and will be built adjacent to the proposed Tarneit West Regional Rail Link station.
Council chief executive Kerry Thompson said the project, which is being supported by the federal government, would promote high quality urban design, improve open space and reduce levels of car dependency.
“Wyndham City’s brief for the site structure plan is to establish a transit-oriented and liveable development with walking, cycling, buses and trains as transport modes, and increased connectivity to other parts of the municipality,” Ms Thompson said.
She said it was too early to say what type of community facilities and housing would be included on the site, but an information display at a community meeting to coincide with the draft budget’s release suggested a swimming pool would be part of the project.
Once the site structure plan is complete, the council will develop a brief for the masterplan.
In 2012, the council received a $448,500 federal government grant to develop the masterplan.
