State funding to develop Sunbury’s McMahon Recreation Reserve and the Sunbury Town Centre has been sought by Hume council.
With Hume’s population steadily increasing, the council has called on the Victorian government’s Growing Suburbs Fund.
The council has applied for $750,000 to upgrade Sunbury Town Centre, which would be added to the $750,000 of council funds allocated to the redevelopment.
Mayor Drew Jessop said the upgrades would include improvements to laneways between Brooke, Barkly, Station and Horne streets, which would help businesses prosper.
“These works will build on council’s ongoing Sunbury streetscape upgrades and will attract more visitors, helping local businesses flourish,” he said.
The application comes as Sunbury’s retail precinct is experiencing what Sunbury resident of 40 years and business owner Jackie McAllister has described as the worst time for retail she has seen.
A further $2.06 million has been sought for a new oval, second pavilion, playground, netball courts, landscaping, pathways and fitness stations at Sunbury’s McMahon Reserve.
The funding would complement the $2.06 million of council funds intended for the project.
Hume has applied for a total of $7.8 million from the fund.
