Ringwood Activities Area
Ringwood is one of the key Central Activities Areas located within metropolitan Melbourne.
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About Ringwood Activities Area
Ringwood is an important location because it:
- is at the junction of Eastlink and the Eastern Freeway with excellent connections to the metropolitan arterial road network
- is at the junction of the Lilydale and Belgrave rail lines and ten bus routes
- is a key gateway between Melbourne’s CBD and the Yarra Valley
- serves a large catchment area in Melbourne’s outer east and supports a range of land uses and activities.
Ringwood is set to become the main hub of Melbourne's outer east, boasting a vibrant and contemporary town centre with integrated and sustainable retail, commercial, leisure, civic and residential activities set in a natural landscape connected through an advanced road and rail network.
Ringwood Activities Area projects
The State Government has committed $2 million to design an upgrade of the Ringwood Station and Interchange to transform the area and improve safety, access and amenity for commuters, local businesses and residents.
Work is already underway on a master plan and design for the station, integrating the precinct with Eastland and other developments in the area.
There have already been significant works undertaken in Ringwood to improve transport access - such as Larissa Avenue and Ringwood Street.
The Department of Transport sought your feedback on a proposed concept for the upgrade of the Ringwood Station precinct.
Concept design
Completed projects
Since the Masterplan was set for Central Ringwood in 2004 there has been 13 apartment projects completed or under construction bringing nearly 300 new dwellings to Ringwood.
There has been over 11,000 sqm of office space built that has added to the range of activities in Ringwood.
Other completed projects include:
- Lake to Creek Link - streetscape Improvements to better link the Ringwood Lake and Mullum-Mullum Creek bike and walking trails.
- Planning and Research – research into motivation of new residents to buy/rent new medium density housing built in Ringwood Activities Area; Commercial Precinct Plan, Station Precinct Plan, North West Residential Precinct Plan.
- $350 million QIC Stage 1 - planning permit approved.
Ringwood Activities Area Community Newsletter
Ringwood Activities Area has a community newsletter to keep stakeholders up to date on a number of State Government and Local Government projects happening in the Ringwood Activities Area.
Ringwood Activities Area Community Newsletter June 2011 (PDF - 3.76KB)Ringwood Activities Area Community Newsletter June 2011, accessible version (Word 67.5KB)
Ringwood Activities Area Community Newsletter August 2011 (PDF - 425KB)
Ringwood Activities Area Community Newsletter August 2011, accessible version (Word 72.5KB)
Ringwood Activities Area Community Newsletter December 2011 (PDF - 2.5MB)
Ringwood Activities Area Community Newsletter December 2011, accessible version (Word 76KB)
Contact us
More information is available from the Ringwood Activities Area contact or the Maroondah City Council.