Upgraded local shops

Community priorities for Cooleman Court included better seating, more greenery and improved pedestrian safety.

The completed upgrades include:

• more greenery and trees
• more places with street furniture for visitors to stop and rest
• two new raised pedestrian crossings
• better lighting
• wider verges along Brierly Street to slow down traffic
• 'garden rooms' created by growing trees with new seats and garden beds
• improved pavements and more space for restaurants to consider outdoor dining.

Find out more and see the designs at the City Services website.

Community priorities for the Campbell shops included landscaping with garden beds, more seating and improved safety and accessibility.

The completed upgrades now include:

• new seating and shade structures
• accessible paths including a new path connecting Chauvel Street to the central laneway
• better landscaping, including smaller plants and native plants
• upgraded lighting.

Find out more and see the designs at the City Services website.

The Charnwood shops have many healthy plane trees that provide shade and beauty to the area. The pavement around the trees is too close to the roots. This has made the pavement lift and become a trip hazard.

The ACT Government has tried different ways to fix the paving damage however, it is continuing to present safety issues in a busy part of the local centre. Following engagement with the community in 2021 and 2022, a long-term solution was proposed and approved.

The completed upgrade of the shops has rectified this issue and also included:

• repaved surfaces, new concrete and tree surrounds
• installation of new street furniture including seating
• new trees and improved tree health
• increasing soft landscape to prevent the heat island effect
• drainage improvements
• artwork which depicts local mammal species with cut-outs for children to use as masks
• improved pedestrian access with new concrete steps and kerb ramps
• a new shade sail.

Find out more and get construction updates visit the City Services website.

Community requirements for Duffy shops included landscaping with native plants, an improved play space and more shade.

The completed upgrades include:

• a new play space, including shade sails and rubber soft fall ground cover
• a new bike track
• a new toilet
• accessible paths, including a new ramp to improve access from Burrinjuck Crescent
• better landscaping including native trees.

Find out more and see the designs at the City Services website.

Minor improvements have been delivered in the commercial area on Barraclough Crescent in Monash to improve access and the overall look and feel, encouraging the community to spend more time in their suburbs.

The completed improvements include:

• new seating and tables providing spaces to sit and gather
• informal play area including nature play elements such as logs and boulders
• art mural to brighten up the area
• additional trees and better landscaping
• safer pedestrian access including upgraded paths.

Find out more and see the designs at the City Services website.

The Kaleen community wanted to see better amenities, improved landscaping, increased shade and community artwork at these shops.

The completed Gwydir Square upgrades include:

• new seating and shade structures
• a new accessible public toilet
• new bike parking
• better landscaping including new pavements and more trees, shrubs, and grasses
• community artwork
• refreshed soft fall at the playground
• upgraded lighting
• upgraded parking including new accessible parking spaces.