Croydon Activity Centre Car Park

• Project categoryRoads and carparks, Croydon Activity Centre projects
• StatusCompleted
• Approx. start date06 April 2020
• Approx. end date17 December 2021

Council has completed construction of the Croydon Activity Centre Carpark on Devon Street.

The Australian Government is providing funding for new Activity Centre carparks in Ringwood, Croydon, Heathmont and at Heatherdale Station.

Council is making it a priority to ensure the carparks are designed and constructed as quickly as possible. 

The Croydon car park has been built on Council owned land in Devon Street which is centrally located behind Croydon Main street and adjacent to the Croydon Train station and bus depot. The facility provides much needed free all day carparking and improved pedestrian access and amenity to the area. The carpark also includes a 1400sqm commercial tenancy.

For more information on operating hours and after-hours access, see the Devon Street Car Park webpage

About the carpark

The multi-level carpark project delivers the following benefits to the community:

• 400 additional parking bays
• dedicated accessible car parking with DDA compliant access
• safe pedestrian access to and from local transport hubs including Croydon Station and bus depot
• safe pedestrian access to and from Main Street, Town Square, and Croydon Community Precinct
• Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) initiatives (such as solar power, rainwater collection)
• car charging points for electric vehicles
• clear wayfinding signage
• deterrents to minimise anti-social behaviour in and around the building
• ensuring that in years to come the facility can provide alternate uses if required (for example office spaces or retail).

Construction and indigenous employment

The Croydon Activity Centre Carpark was able to achieve a total of 4.4% indigenous participation based on hours worked:

• Documented total numbers of hours worked = 50,684
• Documented total number of indigenous participation hours = 2,231

The Croydon Activity Centre Carpark was able to achieve a total of 11.8% indigenous participation based on FTE:

• Documented total numbers of FTE = 110
• Documented total number of Indigenous FTE = 13

Indigenous participation was activated across a number of trade opportunities within the project including:

• Cleaning company
• Plant hire company
• Site labourers
• Traffic controllers
• Administration resources

Indigenous businesses were sourced locally and included at least two employed directly from within the Croydon community.

Site location

The new multi-level carpark is constructed in the heart of the Croydon precinct, behind Croydon Main Street and adjacent to Croydon Station.

Contact details

Location

Devon Street, Croydon 3136  View map

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