Help shape plans for the St Kilda Triangle

Project Update

Councillors reviewed the feedback from our recent market engagement and looked at three possible options for what we could do next. After considering everything, they decided to focus on getting support from the State Government while pausing other project work.

The main goal is to get the State Government to support and fund our business case between August 2024 - February 2025. We'll know the results and report back to the new Council in the first half of 2025. These results will help decide what we do next.

You can find more details and the background info in the public report on the Council’s Meetings and Agendas webpage. The minutes from the meeting, which include all the discussions and the final decision, are also available there.

If you have any questions, please contact the St Kilda Triangle Project Team.

About the project

The St Kilda Triangle, located next to the Palais Theatre in St Kilda, is a unique opportunity as one of Melbourne’s last bayside renewal sites, set against our iconic foreshore. At a public meeting in September 2022, Council decided to look into the feasibility of a live music and performance venue development on the site.

Since then, a multi-disciplinary team has been working to assess demand for a live music venue in St Kilda. A Market Sounding Report outlines the local demand for a 5,000 person live music venue. A Design Feasibility Study has also been undertaken which includes developing preliminary design options to test how the venue, plus other uses such as parking and public outdoor space, would fit on the site and support the broader neighbourhood.

The Design Feasibility Study presents an indicative site layout demonstrating how a live music venue can be accommodated on the site, with opportunities for a new park, outdoor event space, complementary uses and car parking, that also creates better connectivity to our foreshore and respects key views.

The St Kilda Masterplan was endorsed by Council in 2016. Unfortunately, due to the State Government’s decision not to proceed with the NGV Contemporary at the St Kilda Triangle, Council was unable to progress with implementing the Masterplan that was adopted in 2016.

While planning for the future of the area has been underway, Council has supported several large events on the site with the aim of activating the area. These events range from live music performances to circus events and design competitions.

We now have an opportunity to explore other options for the site to ensure St Kilda is an even more vibrant, active and appealing place to live and visit.

We will develop a report that documents everything we heard from you during the engagement period. The report will be available via this webpage.

Your feedback will be used to help us inform the development of design guidelines and/or a site plan that would form the basis of possible future procurement and strategic planning activities if Council elects to proceed with the project.

In December 2023, Council will be presented with a report and decide on the next steps. The report will outline community engagement findings, outcomes of additional feasibility work and recommendations from Council Officers.

If Council decide to continue this project, the next stages of the project will include:

Development of design guidelines or a development plan
Additional community engagement based on updated designs
Development of operational strategies and procurement plans.

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Timeline

Timeline item 1 - complete

Community feedback - 7 September to 19 October 2023

We'll ask you for feedback on the proposed idea of a music venue on the St Kilda Trangle site.
Timeline item 2 - complete

Reviewing feedback - October 2023

We'll review your feedback, which will inform the next stages of the project.
Timeline item 3 - complete

Finalising overall feasibility study – November 2023
Timeline item 4 - complete

Reporting findings - December 2023

Findings from the community consultation will be reported back to Council. A summary of these findings will be uploaded to this page prior to the Council Meeting.
Timeline item 5 - complete

Council decision - 6 December 2023

Council will decide if it should continue with the project at a public Council Meeting.
Timeline item 6 - active

Focus on getting support from the State Government - first half of 2025

We’re seeking feedback on a concept that focuses on how a music venue and other uses might fit on the site. If the project is to progress, the design of the building and the rest of the site would come as part of the next stage of the project.