Street furniture
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Why Boroondara’s shopping strips matter to local life
Boroondara is home to many shopping strips and villages that are vital to our local economy and community life. They are part of what makes our city one of the most liveable, offering a convenient mix of cafes, restaurants, retail, services and offices in the heart of our neighbourhoods.
We are responsible for the appearance and function of the community infrastructure within our shopping strips and villages, such as the footpaths, greenery and street furniture. These elements all play an important role in making a place feel vibrant and welcoming, where residents want to spend time and local businesses thrive.
Shopping and community life are evolving
In 2010, a Shopping Centre Improvement Plan was created to help guide and prioritise the way we enhanced the community infrastructure across our small-to-medium sized shopping strips and villages.
Since then, the way our community shops and connects with their local strips and villages has changed. This old plan is outdated and does not align with the current community expectations captured in the Boroondara Community Plan 2025-35.
We are seeking your feedback to help guide the creation of a new plan.
The new plan will:
✔ guide the design (including landscape material selections) for all future upgrades to shopping strips and villages
✔ guide the prioritisation of upgrades based on the current condition of the shopping strips and villages (captured in our site visits and community feedback) and the economic benefit they deliver
✔ guide budget allocation and resourcing over the next 10 years.
Participate in these ways
Your feedback will help guide the creation of a new plan.
What we can improve
What we can improve
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Hard landscaping
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Soft landscaping
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Bike racks
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Wayfinding signage
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Pedestrian crossings
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Arrangement of on-street parking bays and parking restrictions
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Public art
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Safety features
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Street cleaning, waste and recycling
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Public seating area
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Community events
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Playful treatments on footpath
What we can't control
What we can't control
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Mix of shops
and businesses
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We cannot change the mix of privately owned shops and businesses operating in the location. |
| Condition of privately owned buildings | We cannot improve the condition of buildings that are not council-owned. |
| Private car parks | We cannot control or change car parks that are not council-owned. |
| Private footpaths | We cannot change privately owned walkways and footpaths between buildings. |
| Public toilets | Public toilets will be reviewed separately to determine quality and serviceability, including any need for refurbishment or upgrade (in alignment with the Public Toilets Strategy). |
| Trees on private land | This plan will not include trees on private land. Significant trees on private land are governed by council policy and outside the control of this plan. |
| Public transport | We will continue to advocate the Victorian Government for better outcomes for our community. |
| Traffic lights and speed limits on arterial roads | We cannot change traffic lights, signals and speed limits on arterial roads, as they are managed by the Victorian Government (Department of Transport and Planning). |
Tell us your ideas in one of 2 ways
1. Quickly submit an idea
Is there something simple Council could do to make your local shopping strip more welcoming?
📍 Tell us which shopping area your idea relates to.
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