Council’s Response to the Bathurst Town Centre Master Plan

MEDIA RELEASE 23 April 2021

Council’s Response to the Bathurst Town Centre Master Plan

Council’s response to the Bathurst Town Centre Master Plan titled ‘Future Proofing our CBD’ is now on public exhibition.

The Bathurst Town Centre Master Plan provides a vision for improving seven city blocks within the Bathurst CBD. Allen Jack + Cottier Architects (AJ+C) was invited to prepare the master plan for Council.

The project was co-sponsored by Charles Sturt University which was investigating the opportunities for a Bathurst CBD Campus. As CSU has decided not to proceed with an investigation of a CBD campus, several options explored for campus facilities have been identified as open opportunities for other uses.

Mayor Bobby Bourke said the ‘Future Proofing our CBD’ report is Council’s response to the Bathurst Town Centre Master Plan and summarises the key concepts that are proposed.

“The response supports the master plan’s core principle of a ‘people-first’ approach to street design but balances that approach against the community’s desire to ensure adequate parking and vehicle access can be maintained and enhanced within the CBD,” he said.

The response does not recommend wholesale adoption of the master plan but outlines elements appropriate for consideration of their future implementation. It identifies options to trial many concepts within the master plan that put ‘people-first’ without undertaking permanent change in the short to medium term.

Information sessions will be held at BMEC on 3 May. To register please phone 6333 6111.

Session 1: 8am – 9.30am

Session 2: 12pm – 1.30pm

Session 3: 5pm – 6.30pm

For more information or to provide feedback visit the Bathurst YourSay website or send your submission to Council by Monday 24 May.

ENDS

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