Important Information about upcoming work at 119-123 Durham Road Sunshine
What’s happening?
After consulting with the community, Brimbank Council sold part of the Durham Road Car Park to the Vietnamese Museum Australia (VMA) in 2024.
The site will host a new cultural museum that is expected to become a significant national landmark.
The museum will build on the shared vision between Council and the State Government to transform Sunshine into the Central Business District of Melbourne’s West.
Alongside the museum, Council plans to create a plaza that will be a welcoming public space for everyone to enjoy, that honours the Traditional Owners and celebrates all refugee and multicultural communities in Brimbank.
Council will reconfigure the car parking at this site, to offer approximately 24 parking spaces.
Changes to parking
Beginning on 13 March 2025 there will be changes to car parking at the Durham Road site, to prepare for these new constructions.
The majority of the site will be closed for construction until mid-2026, to build the new museum, reconfigured car park, and the new plaza.
Access to parking
The VMA builder will be managing the construction and needs to ensure it’s safe.
We have asked the builder to try to ensure the Durham Road access and the eight parking spaces next to it, and Watt Street will stay open for the public during construction, as much as possible. However, there will need to be some scheduled closures for construction; these will be limited; and managed by the VMA builder.
Brimbank Council has placed a sign on the site to inform people about the parking changes.
We are working hard to minimise any inconvenience during construction and will share updates at important stages.
More information
For more details, please contact us.