The vision for a vibrant Tarneit is outlined in the draft Tarneit Major Town Centre Urban Design Framework which Wyndham City has released for community feedback.
The Tarneit Major Town Centre is designed to be a hub of economic prosperity, that is beautifully designed with green corridors, and has the capacity to accommodate a centre for art, health and education.
It offers quality recreational and retail opportunities and housing while celebrating the area’s Indigenous and cultural heritage – making it a dynamic destination of choice.
The framework will be a guide for staged development in the area and for attracting investment over the next 30 years.
The Major Town Centre has an area of over 73 hectares next to the existing Tarneit Train Station. The design of the Major Town Centre is divided into nine areas that have their own character and purpose. These include:
Area | Highlights that it will include |
Town Core | A high intensity retail and entertainment area that will include a town square, retail, restaurants, cinema and higher density housing in the longer term. |
Civic North | Focus for indoor recreation, civic and public uses such as a major community centre. |
Civic South | To include the potential for a Performing Arts complex, a park and potential for a major TAFE complex and a green gateway to the town centre from the Tarneit Train Station. |
Health | A vibrant precinct for a potential hospital, medical and allied health services and emergency services for the wider Wyndham community. |
Business Park | Located closer to the Tarneit Train Station, the area will include multi-storey buildings of mixed use with an emphasis on business and residential uses. |
North | Will provide a high quality interface with the creek, along which to locate art/sculptural elements that reference Aboriginal Cultural Heritage values, green corridors and pathways. |
Creek Junction | Skeleton and Dry creeks will be enjoyed with bike paths connecting to residential areas, and open spaces that have play/active equipment. |
Mulberry | Central park that links to the creeks and acts as a buffer to the town core and residential areas. |
Transit villages | Mix of housing such as residential aged care, multi-storey apartments and town houses connecting to the future train station. |
Wyndham City Councillor and City Design portfolio holder Josh Gilligan, said the framework celebrated the opportunities that the future Tarneit Major Town Centre could offer.
“The Framework will help to ensure the town centre meets the needs of the growing population in Tarneit, with the centre ultimately providing a capacity for 8,000 jobs and a home to more than 10,000 people,” he said.
“It takes the area from vacant to vibrant and it will guide growth that will see Tarneit become as bustling as Werribee which is also a Major Town Centre.”
