The Albion Quarter precinct is a step closer to coming to fruition, as the Department of Transport and Planning’s (DTP) discussion paper has been endorsed by Brimbank council.
The Albion Quarter identifies the area surrounding Albion station and covers areas within the suburbs of Albion, Sunshine North and Sunshine. It is one of the three distinct areas of the Sunshine Precinct.
It presents an opportunity to revitalise employment uses, provide complementary residential uses and better integrate the area with the rebuilt Albion Station.
The Albion Quarter Discussion Paper explores four key opportunities for development of the site which intersect with the principles and emerging ideas outlined in the discussions by the state government.
The four key opportunities for development are a whole-of-precinct approach that provides space to grow jobs of the future, to create a high quality, interconnected public realm that focuses on walking, cycling and amenity, to support easy and efficient access and mobility across the Sunshine Precinct, and to build a contemporary Sunshine Precinct with a variety of building types, scales, and densities.
Council also noted that the state government announcement of infrastructure investment changes in this year’s budget impacts the Sunshine Precinct, and that it will continue to advocate for infrastructure investment in line with the Brimbank Advocacy Plan 2023-25.
