VicUrban@Officer

Background Information

SITE DETAILS

• 340 hectare site at Officer in the Shire of Cardinia.
• Land adjacent to the existing Officer Train Station on the Pakenham line.
• 5 minutes to Pakenham and 20 minutes to Dandenong by train.
• Located between the Princes Highway and Pakenham bypass.
• Projected population growth in Shire of Cardinia of 41,500 by 2019.

PLANNED DEVELOPMENT

• A mixed use transport oriented development around the Officer train station, bringing jobs and services closer to where people live.
• Up to 6,000 local jobs and a range of community services located in a Major Activity Centre.
• A choice of homes for up to 15,000 people, catering for different lifestyles and budgets.
• High performance buildings reducing energy and water demand.
• Local travel network giving priority to pedestrians and cyclists.
• 1,500 construction jobs per annum from 2010.
• Precinct Structure Plan being developed in partnership with the Shire of Cardinia and the Growth Areas Authority.

CLINTON CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE

• VicUrban@Officer is one of 16 projects selected world-wide by the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI).
• Areas to be investigated through CCI partnership include:
  • Passive buildings
    The design of buildings to minimise the need for heating, cooling and electricity use.
  • Clean energy technologies
    Local production of electricity, heating and cooling for buildings using a range of new and emerging technologies, such as tri-generation, fuel cells, large scale solar, biogas and ground source heating and cooling.
  • Green vehicles
    Testing the use of a range of green vehicles which have substantially higher fuel performance or use cleaner fuels

NEXT STEPS

• Structure plan completed - end 2009
• Master planning and community consultation - late 2009 - early 2010
• Commencement of site works - mid 2010
• Developer opportunities tendered - late 2010
• First residents and businesses on site - mid 2012
• Total development period 12 - 15 years

Media releases

• Clinton recognises Victorian development projects
• VicUrban@Officer selected for newly launched Climate Positive Development Program

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