Hamilton CBD Streetscape Revitalisation
The Hamilton CBD Revitalisation Project will focus on the CBD streetscape between Kennedy and Cox; and French and Lonsdale Streets.
This project will explore options to improve public spaces, introduce more public art and signage, parking, and improved trees and landscaping.
It's about strengthening the role of the town centre as the place where the community comes together the place where locals go to shop, meet and chat and just hang out. We need to provide new activities, events and spaces that draw people in and make them want to stay making the town centre the heart of the community for both special events and everyday life.
Project details
In March 2024 Council appointed Group GSA Pty Ltd, landscape consultants from Melbourne, to design the Hamilton CBD Streetscape Project. The scope of the contract is to prepare Concept Designs, Detailed Designs and final Tender Drawings and Specifications to insert into construction contract tender documents.
The aim of the project is to revitalise an ageing CBD streetscape, to build upon the current business activity and ensure the CBD is an exciting and attractive place to visit into the future.
The plans have been developed to ensure the designs reflect a vision for the town centre derived from previously undertaken community consultation broken into three key themes:
- Strengthening Heritage and Character
- Local and Creative; and
- Bringing the Community Together
Various elements in these designs and then as the project progresses into the detailed design stage will look to reflect these themes as well as integrating into the new Hamilton Art Gallery and Community Hub projects.
Concept plans revised
Following engagement on the first round of concept designs released in early 2025, changes have been made to reflect community feedback, including adjustments to species of replacement trees, more connection to culture and heritage, and more greenery.
The new designs have introduced more cultural and heritage elements into the CBD. There’s sheltered seating with gathering spaces, vertical greening, and the removal of red bricks in favour of a larger, more appropriate paver.
The updated designs represent a significant step forward and residents are encouraged to have their say.
Residents can review the revised concept plans here online or in person from Monday 4 May 2026, in the Library and Hamilton Gallery Foyer.
Feedback can be provided online via the survey or in person at the Community Drop-In Session. The Community Drop-In Session will be held on Tuesday 19 May 2026 between 4:00pm - 7:00pm at the Hamilton Cinema with our project team on hand to deliver a short presentation at 4:30pm which will be repeated at 6:30pm.
Feedback closes 5:00pm Friday 22 May 2026.
Staged delivery
Due to the large area of upgrades, the project will be constructed in three stages, known as “work packages”, over multiple years. Delivering the upgrades incrementally in this way will help to minimise disruption to business operators and their patrons. The approximate extent of works for each package is shown on the map below.
The west side of Brown Street between the library and the Church will be upgraded as part of other upcoming capital works projects such as the new art gallery and Community Hub, and is therefore excluded from this project however it will still be completed in the same style and finishes as this project.
The number of each package denotes the order in which it will be designed and constructed, i.e. Package 1 is the first package which is currently being designed which will be delivered in 2025. Packages 2 and 3 will be delivered in future years subject to future budget allocations.
