Fishermans Bend has long been synonymous with innovation and ingenuity in Australia’s
manufacturing and industrial history.
From the invention of the first black box flight recorder
to the roll-out of Australia’s first locally designed and made production-line car
the Precinct has a proud legacy in turning bold ideas into tried and tested inventions.
This legacy has endured and today Fishermans Bend presents a once-in-a-generation
opportunity to redefine what manufacturing means in 21st century Australia.
It will be a place where the best of what Melbourne makes can be showcased and celebrated.
Working with existing and future industry partners,
and connecting them to universities, innovators and investors,
Fishermans Bend will be a place where boundaries are pushed, where bold ideas become realities.
The University of Melbourne are already committed to developing the new campus at Fishermans Bend
and the Victorian Government will engage globally and across Australia to secure the
best institutions, companies and capabilities to realise a thriving innovation ecosystem.
Together these and other actions will propel Fishermans Bend to be internationally renowned
as a centre of innovation in advanced manufacturing, engineering and design.
Five key moves are proposed to bring the vision to life.
Key Move 1 - use the government land holding to catalyse economic, cultural and place change across Fishermans Bend.
Key Move 2 – connect Fishermans Bend to the city and the world.
Key Move 3 – give the precinct lungs, to provide a new and expanded green network
that supports the changing economy and biodiversity.
Key Move 4 – support pedestrian life and activity along re-imagined boulevards.
Key Move 5 – encourage development that improves amenity, delivers advanced manufacturing,
engineering and design jobs, and safeguards long-term flexibility.
In the coming months, years and decades the Victorian Government looks forward to working
with you as we build a precinct of truly global renown and collaborate
to develop brave solutions to the complex challenges we collectively face.
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