Fishermans Bend is Australia’s largest urban renewal project covering approximately 480 hectares in the heart of Melbourne. Fishermans Bend will consist of five precincts across two municipalities – the City of Melbourne and the City of Port Phillip – and connect Melbourne's CBD to the bay. It is expected that by 2050, it will be home to approximately 80,000 residents and provide employment for up to 80,000 people.

The draft Fishermans Bend framework was released by the Victorian Government in October 2017 and outlines the future direction of development across the area. The City of Melbourne’s response to the draft framework was endorsed at the Council Meeting on Tuesday 12 December 2017.

Submissions on the draft Framework and proposed planning scheme amendment GC81 have been considered by a specially appointed Planning Review Panel. The Panel will provide a report of recommendations to the Minister for Planning by the end of July 2018.

The final Framework and planning scheme amendment will be used to guide the development of detailed precinct plans for the four neighbourhoods and employment precinct.

To find out more, visit the Fishermans Bend Taskforce website.