We've provided a submission to the Urban Design and Landscape Plan (UDLP) for the Doncaster Park and Ride Upgrades, as part of the North East Link Project (NELP).

Our recommendations throughout the submission demonstrate our strong commitment to advocating for a mixed-use transit-oriented development due to the wide-ranging benefits to the community, environment, and local economy.

Our detailed submission focuses on key outcomes we're seeking, including: 

• multi-level car park with increased capacity
• a mix of retail and commercial development
• public open space areas
• increased car parking spaces for bus commuters
• improved access to retail for surrounding residents
• improved public transport access
• pedestrian connectivity to be maintained and improved   
• noise walls that meet the expectations of our community, and
• robust future-proofing for our growing population and evolving community needs.

Our submission also provides a detailed assessment of the UDLP, focusing on key areas across: 

• traffic, car parking and access
• urban design and architecture
• open space and landscaping
• amenity
• cultural themes
• as well as other considerations.

We lodged our submission in September 2024.

For more information, please download the Urban Design and Landscape Plan submission.

For more information and to view the UDLP, visit Doncaster Park and Ride Upgrades on Engage Victoria.

What’s next?

NELP will consider all written comments and submissions received, then finalise the UDLP and submit it to the Minister for Planning for consideration.

After the Minister for Planning has approved the UDLP, the community will be updated on how feedback was considered.

You can read more on the Big Build website and sign up to receive email updates.

North East Link Project (NELP) has released designs for the redevelopment of the Doncaster Park and Ride, which you can now provide feedback on and have your say. 

The designs are within a draft Urban Design and Landscape Plan (UDLP), which shows that the Doncaster Park and Ride will connect to a new dedicated busway along the Eastern Freeway, known as the Eastern Busway. 

The plan is to construct the facility into a modern version of its existing state (like-for-like), resulting in the Park and Ride being retained as a car park and bus interchange only, with a similar number of car parking spaces. The draft UDLP is currently on exhibition for public comment.

Council will be providing a submission in response to the UDLP to propose that the current plan is a missed opportunity to reconstruct the Doncaster Park and Ride as a mixed-use Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). 

While the facility being redeveloped into a modern interchange is positive, this is a key opportunity for TOD, which could provide wide-ranging benefits to the community, environment and local economy.

We will be advocating that there is a growing demand for park and ride facilities due to population growth and the lack of any rail infrastructure in Manningham. This is shown through the high-usage of the newly opened Bulleen Park and Ride which consistently operates at capacity, and reinforces the significant opportunity this Doncaster Park and Ride site offers for our community.

As such, our submission seeks to include a multi-level car park with increased capacity, new open spaces areas, as well as retail and other commercial opportunities. This is in-line with our commissioned 2022 site design concept which was endorsed on 26 July 2022 as Council’s preferred redevelopment outcome for the Doncaster Park and Ride site.

We ask you to join us in advocating that Doncaster Park and Ride be reconstructed to include: 

• mixed-use transit-oriented development
• increase in carpark spaces, or
• flexibility to address population growth and allow for mixed-use development in future. 

Have your say

Help shape the Doncaster Park and Ride. You can provide feedback while the UDLP is on exhibition until 5.00pm Tuesday 24 September 2024.

To find out more, or to make a submission, head to Engage Victoria.

What’s next?

Council will be considering its submission on the Doncaster Park and Ride UDLP at its meeting on Tuesday 16 September. Following this, the submission will be lodged on behalf of Council to Engage Victoria. 

NELP will consider all written comments and submissions received, before the final UDLP is submitted to the Minister for Planning for consideration.

You can read more on the Big Build website and sign up to receive email updates.

As part of the North East Link Project (NELP), Doncaster Park and Ride will be closed from January 2025 and temporary bus stops will be put in place along Doncaster Road.

Buses will remain operational across all bus routes, including the 207, 280, 282, 284, 285, 303 and the 907 and 908 DART SmartBuses. The Park and Ride will be closed and temporary bus stops will be in place until 2028.

This is part of NELP’s upcoming redevelopment of the Doncaster Park and Ride to connect it to the Eastern Busway, a new dedicated busway along the Eastern Freeway.

We understand that the community and residents will be impacted as a result of the closures and are actively advocating on your behalf to improve commuter options. Our suggestions to North East Link Project and the State Government include:

• developing a temporary car park at a nearby site
• developing a temporary pick up/drop off area nearby
• providing a dedicated shuttle service
• adding secure bicycle parking, or
• funding improvements to active transport connections from key Manningham locations to the temporary bus stops.

Over the next few weeks, NELP officers will be distributing flyers and doing a door-knock in the local area. You’ll also start to see signage appear soon. 

We’ll keep you updated as more information becomes available and will continue to advocate for ways that can minimise the impact for our community.

We’re also seeking reliable and sustainable transport options for the Manningham community while the Eastern Busway is being developed. Continue to check back here for updates.

You can read more on the Big Build website and sign up to receive email updates.

On 15 August 2024, we issued a notice of our intent to enter into a three-year lease with the Spark Consortium for the property part 2-14 Websters Road, Templestowe.

A notice was placed on our website and at the location, outlining the terms and conditions of the proposed lease and inviting submissions until 16 September 2024. During this consultation period, no submissions were received.

As a result, we will now proceed with granting the lease to the Spark Consortium under the terms and conditions set out in the original notice. The leased property will be used for the storage of trucks and materials for the North East Link Project. 

The consortium, trading as “SPARK NEL DC JV” (ABN 94 762 343 962), consists of the following members:

•  WeBuild
• GS Engineering and Construction
• CPB Contractors
• China Construction Oceania

North East Link is inviting community to celebrate the opening of Powerful Owl Park. 

There will be a free BBQ, coffee, face painting and more.

The new soccer facility features three new pitches, a 176-space car park, BBQ facilities, walking paths and a new pavilion accessible by all.

Powerful Owl Park Opening

Sunday, 11 August 2024

10.00am to 1.00pm

Powerful Owl Park, 27-59 Templestowe Road, Bulleen