Rockingham Strategic Centre Revitalisation
The vision for the Strategic Regional Centre is to achieve a traditional city centre character with street life, safe pedestrian spaces and ready access to a vibrant mix of commercial, civic, community and recreational activities.
The RKDO has assisted the City of Rockingham and Department of Planning in conducting a major review of planning to guide the development of the Rockingham Strategic Regional Centre.
The study area includes more than 600 hectares of land stretching from the Rockingham Railway Station, City Centre, Murdoch University, Dixon Road sporting fields through to the Rockingham beachfront, including the Waterfront Village.
The proposals set out a bold vision for the future development of the Rockingham City Centre. The centre plan will accommodate a sophisticated coastal activtity centre serving a projected population of about 275,000 in the Rockingham Kwinana region. This is more than double the current population.
The State Government is now working with the City to develop an implementation plan to ensure this vision is realised in the coming years. The first part of the plan is expected to identify the need for significant investment in public infrastructure in the City Centre. This would include changes and upgrades to the road network, public transport and utilities, such as power, water and communications networks. These would lay the foundation to attract investment from the private sector to build a greater range of retail, commercial, health and other services for Rockingham and the wider region.
Current status
The draft Rockingham Strategic Regional Centre – Centre Plan – Stage 1 Report was adopted by the City of Rockingham in 2008 following public consultation.
It was advertised for public comment in mid-2009 and endorsed by Council and the WA Planning Commission in late 2009. Further planning is continuing.
To find out more detail on the report visit the City of Rockingham website.
