Precinct vision

The vision for the Rockingham Strategic Centre (RSC) is:

Rockingham leverages off its unique coastal atmosphere to establish a green and walkable centre that offers a diversity of uses and building types, celebrates local culture, and promotes a relaxed lifestyle. It is a regional employment destination that connects its distinct activity hubs via a high-frequency public transport.

Looking to the future, the Rockingham Strategic Centre Precinct Structure Plan (RSCPSP) is underpinned by three core principles:

1. Enable
   Despite its maturity, the RSC still has enormous potential with major development opportunities existing in many of its sub-precincts, namely the City Centre and Foreshore. The RSCPSP focuses on ways to unlock the precinct by stimulating urban development in these areas, which will be necessary to support the larger population of residents and workers that is envisioned.
2. Connect 
   The primary focus of the RSCPSP from a connectivity perspective is to reduce car dependency for local trips. The approach to achieving this is multi-faceted. Many
   of the RSC’s streets are wide and have been designed for the car. This separates neighbourhoods and limits safety and permeability for active transport.
   
   The RSCPSP promotes a City-wide focus on green streets and links, which is just one way in which existing streets/crossings can be designed beyond car movement.
   It is acknowledged too that the RSC is large and linking its key nodes just through active transport has limitations. As such, establishment of the Rockingham City Centre Transit System will bring the Rockingham Train Station, City Centre and Foreshore together in a sustainable, accessible and reliable way.
3. Celebrate 
   Explores how the RSCPSP can embrace the welcoming ambiance of coastal life in the design of streets and public spaces. It focuses on celebrating the proud legacy of the Rockingham Foreshore as the pre-eminent coastal location in the sub-region. However, there is also an eye to the past, with an acknowledgement that First Nations stories and heritage could be better reflected to improve sense of place and belonging throughout the RSC.