Big thankyou for helping redesign Liebig St


About 600 Warrnambool community members have contributed to the process of redesigning Liebig Street, between Raglan Parade and Koroit Street.

Warrnambool City Council Manager City Centre Renewal Tanya Egan said the launch of the Liebig Streetscape Plan, community workshops, a survey through The Standard, Ace Radio support, a trader function and the chance to comment via www.yoursaywarrnambool.com.au had allowed a diverse section of the community to become involved in reshaping Liebig Street.

“The renewal of the city centre is the Council’s number one priority and the redesign of Liebig Street between Koroit St and Raglan Parade is a key component of the renewal,” Ms Egan said.

“So to have a large number of people contributing to and supporting the project was fantastic.”

A pop-up shop in Liebig Street operated by the City Centre Renewal team provided the community with another means to learn about the Liebig Streetscape Plan and provide feedback on the concepts and ideas which emerged from the two community workshops.

“We want to thank everyone who contributed including the Pausewang Family Group which sponsored the pop-up shop, Retravision for providing a television to display images, the Uniting Church for hosting the workshops, the Liebig Street Redesign committee members who contributed their time and, most importantly, the community for embracing the idea and for having a say,” Ms Egan said.

Initial concept plans, drawn up by Outlines Landscape Architecture and based on community suggestions, can be viewed at www.cbd.warrnambool.vic.gov.au

“The feedback we have had so far on the initial concepts and direction has been overwhelmingly positive,” Ms Egan said.

“The next step is to put the concepts before the Victorian Design Review Panel which operates within the Office of the Victorian Government Architect.

“We look forward to a robust peer review to ensure the concepts proposed are the best they can be.

“Following the review process more detailed designs will be drawn up and released for additional public comment.

“Further refinement of the plans will then take place and finally it will be up to the Council to make a resolution on whether to adopt the plans.”

It is expected the final design would be ready to go before Council in September.

For more information visit Warrnambool City Council