City Renewal is charged with shaping the growth of central Canberra, envisioning the City Centre as a captivating gathering place where creativity, work, life, and leisure come together.
Its mission is to transform Canberra’s City Centre into a contemporary and magnetic destination by creating culturally rich, sustainable, and thoughtfully designed places, facilitating new investment, celebrating unique characteristics, attracting people to local businesses, engaging with the community, and activating welcoming, lively spaces.
City Renewal delivers design-led and people-focused urban renewal with a focus on social and environmental sustainability, working within the City Renewal Precinct across Dickson, Braddon, the City Centre, Northbourne Avenue, Haig Park, and Acton Waterfront.
We were established under the City Renewal Authority and Suburban Land Agency Act 2017 which came into effect on 1 July 2017.
The City Renewal Authority Board was appointed on 1 July 2017. The governing board includes professionals with expertise in urban design, architecture, cultural planning, sustainable development, affordable housing and community engagement.
We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.