We're working to make the Victoria Street precinct a safer and more welcoming place for everyone.
The Victoria Street precinct is a vibrant dining, shopping and cultural destination. However, the area faces challenges around public safety, liveability and economic prosperity, which are often the result of drug-related activity.
We're working with residents, businesses, state government and community organisations to make Victoria Street and North Richmond a safer, more attractive and welcoming place for everyone.
A community space located in Victoria Street, Richmond, for residents and businesses to connect, create and learn.
Current activities
We are currently:
- working on improved lighting in and around Victoria Street
- cleaning Victoria Street and surrounding streets daily
- emptying street bins daily
- cleaning posters and graffiti from our assets (bins, signs and poles) daily*
- collecting syringes through regular patrols and responsive callouts.
*This does not include private property such as shopfronts.
Previous plans and projects
- Victoria Street streetscape masterplan [ PDF, 29.81 MB] (PDF 30 MB)
- Local Area Placemaking Study
- Reimagining Victoria Street
Recent upgrades
- Lennox Street/Nicholson Street intersection
- Paved footpaths and roadways to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists
- Improved lighting
- New seating and other furniture
- New street bins
- New landscaping
- New bicycle hoops
- New protective guards for street trees
- Renewing existing garden beds with new soil and vegetation.
These improvement projects were funded by Yarra City Council and the Victorian government's Community Crime Prevention Program.