Revitalising Central Dandenong
Central Dandenong is transforming. Bold investment and thoughtful design are breathing new life into its streets, spaces, and community. Rebuilding a centre that's vibrant, connected, and ready for the future.
About RCD
Central Dandenong is The Heart of Melbourne's Southeast
A landmark urban precinct reimagined for the community — where thoughtful design meets cultural identity, and at every corner of the city has a purpose.
A place to live, work, meet, relax, and grow & built for the people of Greater Dandenong, and for generations to come.
A place to live
A place to meet
A place to do business
A place to enjoy
A place for people
A place for the future
Our Vision
Built for Dandenong. Designed for Everyone. A development that gives back to the community it calls home.
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Sustainable design principles that invest in the long-term future of our city & the people who call it home.
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Local jobs and opportunities that help small businesses grow and thrive.
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Green public spaces thoughtfully designed for recreation, relaxation, and connection with the natural environment.
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Sustainable design that invests in the future of the city growth.
Masterplan
A bold vision for the future of Central Dandenong — designed with community at its heart.
In partnership with Development Victoria, Capital Alliance is proud to present a Masterplan that will transform Central Dandenong into Melbourne's southeast capital.
This is more than a development — it's an urban renewal story that celebrates Dandenong's identity, diversity, and potential.
Central to the vision is a commitment to people-first design, creating welcoming public spaces, improved connections and everyday amenities that support a thriving community today, while laying the foundation for generations to come.
Step inside and the city noise fades.
Follow the sunlit path past the indoor pond and native grasses to a quiet spot in the library nook. Grab coffee with friends in the wooden galleries, or hold a meeting beneath the trees. There's room to breathe here.
Benefit
Delivering real economic and community outcomes that extend well beyond the construction site.
$511M
Capital investment over next decade.
$375m
In value add to the Greater Dandenong economy over the project rollout.
3,890
Job-years generated throughout the project life-cycle at peak delivery years.
8,413
Direct jobs on site once fully operational in 2041 across a range of industries.
$1.5b
In value add each year once fully operational.
12,490
Jobs supported through direct, indirect and induced employment.
~2,500m²
of public open space, provided as a gifted community forecourt.
100%
edicated to public benefit, delivering a new community hub, urban beautification, and transport upgrades.
Residences
Team
A collaboration of industry-leading experts united by one common goal.
Project Developer
Capital Alliance is a Melbourne-based mixed-use real estate developer founded in 2012. With a vision to transform the cityscape and make ownership more accessible, we create iconic, responsible developments that elevate liveability and add lasting value to Victoria.
Capital Alliance
Architect
WMK is a dynamic, award-winning firm that has gained a reputation for delivering value and results through innovative design, responsive performance, and intelligent commercial solutions.
WMK
Urban Design
Global South is a socially-focussed, collaborative urban consultancy combining research, leadership and action in urban strategy, design and implementation. The practice works with the most effective, skilled and committed teams, integrating diverse skill sets tailored to each project.
They partner with public and private sector organisations, through project formation, design and delivery phases to provide research, design excellence, civic responsibility, collaboration and sustainable processes and outcomes.
Global South
Landscape Architecture
Realm are master planners, urban designers and landscape architects with studios in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Hobart. They operate through a design lens from strategic advisory through to detailed documentation for external works. At a project level, Realm’s focus is on the multidisciplinary fields of City Making and Liveability, guided by core values that entwine Urban Ecology with Community and Place, seeking to make better places to live in, into the future.
Realm studios
Urban Planning
Originally established as SJB Planning, UPco has been achieving great development outcomes for clients since 1989. The specialist statutory planning collective values genuine relationships, both internally and externally and seek to combine strategic communication, intuition and specialist knowledge to get outcomes.
Urban planning collective
Transport Planning
The Movement and Place Consulting team has over 20 years experience in transport and land-use planning providing expert advice to public sector organisations and government departments. The practice is based in Dandenong and consists of consultants who are all share the same ethos and company vision – to provide innovative solutions to tackle today's most complex challenges. The team, led by Knowles Tivendale, has creative vision and due regard for political realities and stakeholder needs, which helps produce the best possible outcomes.
Movement & place consulting
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