What is Doncaster Hill?

Purpose

The Doncaster Hill Strategy, adopted by Council in February 2002, is Manningham City Council’s response to increased demand for more appropriate, sustainable and diverse housing options that accommodate the municipality's changing demographic and social needs.

The Hill is envisaged to be a mixed-use sustainable urban village with a strong sense of place and a community-focused lifestyle.

Through this project Council aims to alleviate concerns over urban growth spreading further into poorly serviced and more sensitive urban and non-urban areas, whilst capitalising on the accessibility, servicing and extraordinary views of the location.

Doncaster Hill is a 20-year strategy that plans to attract 4,000 new residential apartments and five million extra visitors a year.

Covering 58 hectares centered on the intersection of Doncaster Road and Williamsons/Tram Road in Doncaster, Doncaster Hill is set to be the civic heart of Manningham.

Reinforcing this is the Civic Precinct Community Hub development, which will provide a range of community services and facilities, and a focal point for Manningham residents and visitors.

The Vision

The Doncaster Hill twenty-year vision is to create a mixed-use sustainable urban village with a strong sense of place and a community-focused lifestyle, which is the civic heart of Manningham.

It Hill will feature contemporary medium to high density housing within walking distance to shops, restaurants and workplaces, entertainment and public transport.

One of the most significant planning projects in metropolitan Melbourne, Doncaster Hill sets a new benchmark in architectural and sustainable development.

The Doncaster Hill Strategy guides the nature of development in the Doncaster Hill precinct and outlines the planning vision for the Hill.

An Urban Village

An urban village is an attractive place where people can visit, live, work, and meet. It provides for everyday lifestyle needs in a friendly, safe and accessible setting, and it offers a unique blend of business, entertainment and living space in the one convenient location.

Doncaster Hill will bring together facilities and services that will appeal and cater to the needs of a variety of residents, including families, singles, young people and senior citizens.

Sustainability and Urban Design

Doncaster Hill is one of the most significant planning projects in Metropolitan Melbourne and sets a new benchmark in architectural and sustainable development, with leading edge design and strict planning standards.

For more information about sustainability initiatives on the Hill, see the Sustainable Hill page.

Virtual Doncaster Hill

Virtual Reality modelling has been used extensively in the development of the Doncaster Hill Strategy to help planners determine the most appropriate building heights and building envelopes for the various precincts, and allow them to assess the suitability of locations for open space areas, pedestrian links and plazas.

An updated virtual model, developed by Council's GIS/GPS Unit, is now available and will be continually updated as modelling data is provided by developers. Data has not been received from all developers; in these cases the site envelope is coloured red for 'under construction' and orange for 'permit issued' and marked with an information panel.

This virtual model allows for better assessment of the suitability of a proposal and its impact on the surrounding precinct.

The virtual model of Doncaster Hill was generated from direct data to ensure accuracy and scale. Short clips of the Doncaster Hill Virtual Model may be viewed via the links below.

The following movie clips can be viewed in Windows Media Player. Click to download Media Player.

• Doncaster Hill Virtual Model, Civic Hub (.mpg file) | 27Mb

• Doncaster Hill Virtual Model Flythrough Part 1 - low res (.avi file) | 6Mb
• Doncaster Hill Virtual Model Flythrough Part 1 - high res (.wmv file) | 41Mb

• Doncaster Hill Virtual Model Flythrough Part 2 - low res (.avi file) | 6Mb
• Doncaster Hill Virtual Model Flythrough Part 2 - high res (.wmv file) | 42Mb

• Doncaster Hill Virtual Model Flythrough Part 3 - low res (.avi file) | 6Mb
• Doncaster Hill Virtual Model Flythrough Part 3 - high res (.wmv file) | 41Mb

• Doncaster Hill Virtual Model Flythrough Part 4 - low res (.avi file) | 6Mb
• Doncaster Hill Virtual Model Flythrough Part 4 - high res (.wmv file) | 40Mb

Completed and proposed development shown in the Virtual Model is accurate as at January 2011.

Melbourne 2030

Doncaster Hill is recognised as a Principal Activity Centre in Melbourne 2030, the Victorian State Government’s plan for sustainable growth over 30 years across metropolitan Melbourne and the surrounding region.

Melbourne 2030 aims to maintain Melbourne’s reputation as one of the most liveable areas in the world while experiencing growth of up to one million people.

More information is available at the Melbourne 2030 website.