Maroubra Junction Public Domain Masterplan

The 20-year masterplan to guide the future of Maroubra Junction was formally adopted by Council on 27 June 2023 following public exhibition. Community feedback found general support for the plan that proposes a range of changes to create a lively and pedestrian-orientated town centre. The masterplan proposes improving pedestrian access across Anzac Parade with a new mid-block crossing, large tree plantings, connecting the centre median parking and plaza to retailers and a new bi-directional cycleway on the eastern side of the central median.

You can read the consultation outcomes report here and the Council Report here. 

Randwick Council has developed a draft Public Domain Master Plan for Maroubra Junction.

The plan is both practical and inspirational in its approach to transforming Maroubra Junction into a place where innovative transport and traffic solutions combine to create a lively, pedestrian-oriented destination.

The plan is based on feedback from community consultation undertaken in 2021 and is designed to guide public domain improvements over the next 20 years. 

The Maroubra Junction Town Centre will be:

• Vibrant and comfortable: with lively streets and high-quality public spaces that supports activated shop fronts and encourages locals and visitors to stay longer
• Memorable and inclusive: with memorable places that celebrate Maroubra’s culture and history with local amenity and spaces for people to meet and gather
• Connected and accessible: safe and easy to walk and cycle around, well serviced by public transport
• Biodiverse and resilient: increased urban forest canopy cover, landscaped areas with native plants, water sensitive urban design, and new and improved green spaces.

Highlights of the masterplan:

Anzac Parade at Maroubra Junction

• Improving pedestrian access across Anzac Parade with a mid-block crossing
• Connecting the centre median parking and plaza to retailers
• New bi-directional cycleway on the eastern side of the central median and large tree plantings

Anzac Parade Linkages

• New bi-directional cycleway along central Anzac Parade median
• New shared path along central median to improve accessibility and active transport links
• New tree planting in the central median and on residential nature strips

Wild Street Plaza

• New plaza created by closing Wild St to cars and closing the slip lane from Maroubra Rd to Bunnergon Rd
• Opportunity for outdoor dining, more trees, seating and public art
• Improve pedestrian safety by reducing traffic movements and speed

Robey Street Plaza

• Shared zone at the junction of Robey St and Maroubra Rd
• New plaza created by closing the slip lane between Maroubra Rd and Walsh St
• Plaza to include seating, green space and trees, and public art

Maroubra Road

• Improved bus stops and new tree plantings and landscaping 
• Reconfiguring Maroubra Road to build a cycleway connecting Eastgardens to Maroubra Beach
  (subject to future Maroubra Road Corridor Study outcomes) 

*See Section 6 Streetscape and Place Concept Plans for more on the project highlights. 

Flower Street 

Plans to improve the Flower Street and Maroubra Road intersection include:

• New bi-directional cycleway on Maroubra Road
• Improved pedestrian amenity with additional pedestrian crossings
• Upgraded streetscape with new paving, street furniture and landscaping

View the upgrade plan here (subject to the future Maroubra Road Corridor Study). 

Transforming Maroubra Junction with big ideas!

The draft Public Domain Master Plan also explores the community’s ‘big ideas’ to transform Maroubra Junction from an area considered to be dirty and dominated by traffic, to a centre that and prioritises pedestrians and has highly valued community spaces. 

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Image: Lonsdale Street, Dandenong

• Active street frontages opening onto a broad avenue 
• Widened footpaths with street trees
• Replace central median parking with off street parking
• Potential to create underground parking
• Cycle lanes each way

	webinar  Missed the webinar? Don't worry, you can watch it here! Join Mayor Dylan Parker, Todd Clarke (Director City Services) and Group GSA (consultants) as they chat about the masterplan's key design elements, how we propose to build on Maroubra Junction's strengths, finding the balance between people and cars, and the masterplan process.  Monday 13 March at 6pm. Chat with us  Meet us in person inside Pacific Square (near the fruit market): Wednesday 22 March, 10am to 12pm Thursday 23 March, 5pm to 7pm Saturday 25 March, 10am to 12pm
	Write to us Share your thoughts via an online submission or; Send your comments to the General Manager headed “Maroubra Junction Public Domain Masterplan” to council@randwick.nsw.gov.au or 30 Frances Street, Randwick 2031.

Consultation period: 1 March to 5pm, 29 March 2023.