The City Hill ideas exhibition was an initiative to gather community ideas on how to make City Hill park a highly valued natural space in our City Centre.
It was about understanding community views about City Hill and how it could serve our growing City Centre, while also honouring the site’s historical significance.
A public survey – which ran from 13 February to 25 March – saw 600 written and 69 visual submissions, which are now featured in an online gallery.
These submissions included feedback and suggestions from First Nations peoples, primary school students, interest groups and national landscape architecture firms.
To inform and inspire community ideas, a ‘Discover City Hill Day’ event was staged on 13 March 2024.
This saw about 80 people attend guided walks on First Nations history, accessibility, landscape architecture and heritage.
To read the report on community ideas and feedback, visit YourSay Conversations.
As part of the 2025-26 ACT Budget, the ACT Government announced an investment of $19.6 million over four years to support City Renewal-led projects in the City Centre and Dickson. This funding will deliver a series of transformative projects, all aimed at creating more vibrant, welcoming public spaces, improving connectivity, and supporting the city’s sustainable growth.
One of these projects includes planning and design for improvements to City Hill park following the public City Hill Ideas Exhibition. A concept design masterplan will guide future improvements, incorporating stakeholder engagement, site analysis, and feasibility studies to shape a well-connected green heart for our City Centre.
Find out more about what is being delivered as part of the budget announcement.
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.