Wollongong City Centre Study

As a long-term City Centre property owner, General Property Trust (GPT) engaged CIVITAS Studio to provide a fresh look at the City Centre and offer their advice for what might help Wollongong realize its potential. CIVITAS Studio was asked to:

• Identify and evaluate factors that encourage successful, sustainable, urban mixed-use relative to current policies and practices;
• Test Wollongong’s built form policies to assess how they support or preclude new investment;
• Recommend actions to build support for stronger private and public investment; and,
• Identify ‘catalyst’ actions that could be undertaken immediately to stimulate new development activity in the City Centre.

Working with GPT and City Staff, CIVITAS Studio developed a set of key findings and strategies allowing for appropriate office and retail mix, viable densities, a sustainable jobs/residential balance, a well-leveraged open space system, and built form that enhances Wollongong’s image and livability.