Work will soon start on the third and final stage of the biggest upgrade to Mildura’s iconic Deakin Avenue centre median in the city’s history.
Mildura Rural City Councillors have endorsed final plans for the redevelopment of the centre median between Seventh and Eighth Streets, which will follow a similar theme to the successfully completed stages between Eighth and Tenth Streets, including:
- replacing the previously removed sugar gums
- a new central footpath
- more than 1,600 new plantings, introducing more colour to the centre median
- feature lighting to highlight various aspects of the new landscape
- grassed areas, mature plants and landscaped features
- updated street furniture
- refurbishment of the existing historic limestone structure
- replacement of the existing public toilet facility
- refurbishment of the water fountain
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The majority of the $1.9 million redevelopment has been funded though $1.2 million from the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program.
Work is expected to start in March and be completed in July this year.
