Expressions of Interest have opened for Renew Fitzroy Street, a retail pilot program aimed at revitalising St Kilda’s Fitzroy Street by filling commercial vacancies on Fitzroy Street.
Renew Fitzroy Street is being delivered in partnership by Port Phillip Council, Renew Australia and the Fitzroy Street Business Association. Council is contributing $75,000, which has been matched by the Fitzroy Street Business Association.The initiative encourages makers, creators, artists and social enterprises to apply for vacant retail space where they can bring their creative ideas to life. Successful applicants are offered a rent-free 30-day rolling licence, negotiated by Renew Australia with property owners and agents.
Additional information:
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Additional information:
- Expressions of Interest are open. Applications can be made via the Renew Australia website
- Renew Fitzroy Street defines creative enterprises as ‘anyone who makes or creates their own wares or intellectual property’
- Renew Fitzroy Street has a ‘complement not compete’ policy, please ensure your application idea does not directly compete with an already established business on the street
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City of Port Phillip (CoPP)
Renew Fitzroy Street
Address: St Kilda Town Hall, 99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda, Victoria 3182
Dan Dealy Hewitt, Renew Fitzroy Street project manager