The Civic Precinct is home to many civic buildings that serve the broader community of Darebin including the Darebin Town Hall, the Preston Library, the Preston Police Station and a local childcare centre.

The co-location of services, open space and affordable housing in the Civic Precinct will welcome greater numbers of people into the site. The precinct will a cohesive design is the heart of Preston Central. This is achieved through high-quality building design, ground floor landscaping, a new public open space and a new east-west laneway link.

Read the Built Form Framework for a complete suite of Civic Precinct design objectives.