Work on the Port Campbell Town Centre Revitalisation Project is expected to start in mid-July, with Corangamite Shire Council today announcing a $5.15 million contract has been awarded – more than a year after a tender for the works was first released.
Council awarded the contract for 2023 works for the more than $15 million town centre revamp to Warrnambool company, Civilnow.
The first major works will get underway on the foreshore and on Lord Street near the Norfolk Island Pines, the Council said, while works to the central Lord Street area will take place over winter 2024.
Coastal Ward Councillor, Jamie Vogels said the landmark contract decision had been a long time coming.
“At $15.6 million, this is the largest single project Council has ever done,” Cr Vogels said.
“Community members, Council staff and engineering and design experts have put years of work into getting the planning right.
“Now after the pandemic and challenges with getting contractors who can do a job of this size and complexity, it’s time to start delivering concrete results – literally.
“When national and international tourism comes back to pre-COVID levels, the improvements will encourage visitors to take more time to experience the town, its shops and natural attractions safely on foot.
“It will also be great for the growing number of families and cyclists visiting town due to the Twelve Apostles Trail,” he said.
The 2023 works will include:
- drainage, electrical, pavement, paving, concreting, artwork installation, asphalting and landscaping along the foreshore, Cairns and Lord Streets;
- drainage, structural decking and retaining walls, electrical, pavement, paving;
- concreting, asphalting and landscaping on Lord Street, south of Cairns Street under the Norfolk Pines and towards the Fisherman’s Carpark; and
- decking, pavement, paving, concreting, artwork installation, asphalting, retaining walls, and landscaping along the foreshore trail and car park area.
The project is being funded jointly by Council, with $6 million from the State Government’s Regional Infrastructure Fund and $5.6 million from the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund.
Council released the tender in December 2021 but says it received no responses due to market conditions, COVID and workforce shortages.
