What's proposed for the City Centre?

The City Centre development will create a high quality, mixed-use development precinct that will deliver significant community and economic benefits for Mount Barker’s future.

The project will deliver the following elements:

- Town square

- Council owned civic and co-working building

- Retail, food and beverage outlets

- Accommodation in the form of a hotel or serviced apartments.

-Parking

At the heart of the City Centre will be a 2,000 square metre town square. A new laneway will be created between Hutchinson and Stephen Streets, providing both pedestrian and vehicle access, along with accessible parking and a drop-off zone. This laneway and parking area will also function as an extension of the town square for community events and markets.

A flexible council civic and co-working building will be located on council-owned land. There will be a mix of retail and office space along Hutchinson Street, including a new retail strip north of the town square. The existing cottage and small industrial structure at the corner of Hutchinson and Morphett Streets will be redeveloped for hospitality purposes in the first stage of development.

On-site car parking will be simplified and expanded to improve accessibility and cost-efficiency. The large multi-storey office accommodation building, and the dedicated stand-alone community hub have been removed, in lieu of designing integrated community spaces into the civic building.