High Street Preston Streetscape Upgrade

Published on 13 March 2025

High Street, Preston is a vibrant retail, entertainment and civic hub and a meeting place for the Darebin community. It is the heart of Preston.

This area will face rapid population growth over the next couple of decades which will change the way High Street is used and experienced. 

From Bell Street to Murray Road, High Street has also been identified as priority for a road upgrade through our annual road rehabilitation program. This will involve a complete road reconstruction, including replacing the old road base, upgrading kerbs, and installing new footpaths.

This presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the High Street environment, and we want your ideas to reimagine what it could look like.

From shoppers to business owners, local families and residents to community groups, what changes would you like to see? We want to understand your priorities for making High Street safer and more accessible for all members of Darebin’s diverse and changing community into the future.

This High Street Streetscape Upgrade is a separate project to the Victorian Government’s Preston (High Street) Activity Centre Plan, which aims to create more homes in the Preston Activity Centre.

Find out more about the High Street Streetscape Upgrade or have your say until 6 April at yoursay.darebin.vic.gov.au/Transforming-High-Street-Preston.

Have your say on transforming High Street