Published 09 December 2024, updated 13 December 2024
The City of Bunbury has launched a community survey to help develop a new precinct design for Bicentennial Square.
Bicentennial Square is important to our community, and this is an exciting opportunity for residents, business owners and visitors to have input.
"Bicentennial Square is an iconic and cherished city centre precinct with great potential, and we’re excited to start community engagement on this exciting project." said Bunbury Mayor, Jaysen Miguel.
"We know that city centre development and activation is one of our community’s highest priorities with the latest community scorecard identifying this as an area of improvement for our residents and ratepayers.
Our community’s insights are crucial in shaping a space that meets our collective needs and aspirations, so I encourage our community to get involved and provide input."
Community members are invited to share their ideas, feedback and considerations for the potential design of the precinct through an online survey.
The survey will be open until 20 December and is just the first of a number of opportunities for community input into this exciting project.
Located between the city centre and beautiful Leschenault Inlet, Bicentennial Square is a strategic site with great potential to become a thriving, activated town square, and vibrant community space.
Based on community priorities and past feedback, considerations will include accessibility and inclusion, greening, culture and history, activation, beautification, and support for local businesses.
Acknowledging recent community safety concerns in this area, the project will also include consideration of safety through environmental design practices.
This project is thanks to $100,000 in funding from the State Government and a $50,000 contribution from the City, which will also investigate further funding opportunities.
To find out more, check out the Bicentennial Square project page on the City’s website.