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Cultural Heart – Nicholas Street
Description
Council is planning to create a green and connected spine between d'Arcy Doyle Place and Roderick Street, Ipswich, to support our cultural assets, walkability and accessibility.
Status
This project is currently in the design phase. Construction timing will be dependent on funding in future Council budgets.
What to expect
Design will be released for comment as the project progresses
Funding (Capital Works Program)
Capital Works Program 2026–2029 (2026–2027 budget · Ipswich Central Revitalisation · as “Nicholas Street Cultural Heart Stage 1 and 2”) Council source ↗
Funded in 2026–2027 and 2028–2029 — per-project amounts not published in the 2026–2027 program.
Capital Works Program 2026–2029 (2026–2027 budget · Ipswich Central Revitalisation · as “Nicholas Street Cultural Heart Stage 3”) Council source ↗
Funded in 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 — per-project amounts not published in the 2026–2027 program.
Capital Works Program 2025–2028 (2025–2026 budget · Ipswich Central Revitalisation · as “Cultural Heart – Nicholas Street”) Council source ↗
| 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 2027–2028 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $250k | $300k | $125k | $675k |
Capital Works Program 2024–2027 (2024–2025 budget · Ipswich Central Revitalisation · as “Cultural Heart – Nicholas Street”) Council source ↗
| 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $250k | $125k | $375k |
Capital Works Program 2023–2026 (2023–2024 budget · Ipswich Central Revitalisation · as “Cultural Heart – Nicholas Street”) Council source ↗
| 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $75k | $100k | — | $175k |
Funding, as published in each program
| Financial year | 2023–2024 program | 2024–2025 program | 2025–2026 program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | $75,000 | · | · |
| 2024–2025 | $100,000 | – | · |
| 2025–2026 | – | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| 2026–2027 revised | · | $125,000 | $300,000 |
| 2027–2028 | · | · | $125,000 |
Council published different figures for 2026–2027 in different programs. Both are Council's own; each links to the page it appears on.
· = outside that program's three-year window (not zero). Amounts are Council's, in the year they were published for.
Amounts are as published in Council's Capital Works Program PDFs ($'000, multiplied out). See all capital works programs.
Timeline
Everything Council has published about this project, newest first. Each entry links to its source.
- 2026–2027Listed as funded in 2026–2027, 2028–2029
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2026–2027Listed as funded in 2026–2027, 2027–2028
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2025–2026Listed at $675k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2024–2025Listed at $375k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2023–2024Listed at $175k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF)
Meeting items mentioning this project's streets
| Item | Street | Meeting |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Nicholas Street Precinct September 2026 Redevelopment Progress Report | Nicholas Street | Economic and Cultural Development Committee — 2026-09-15 |
| 6 Nicholas Street Precinct August 2026 Redevelopment Progress Report | Nicholas Street | Council — 2026-08-27 |
| 2. Proposed Surrender of Lease over Privately Owned Car Park at 3-5 West Street, Ipswich | Nicholas Street | Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session — 2026-08-13 |
| 6. Nicholas Street Precinct August 2026 Redevelopment Progress Report | Nicholas Street | Economic and Cultural Development Committee — 2026-08-11 |
| 3 Nicholas Street Precinct May 2026 Redevelopment Progress Report | Nicholas Street | Council — 2026-06-25 |
| 3. Nicholas Street Precinct May 2026 Redevelopment Progress Report | Nicholas Street | Economic and Cultural Development Committee — 2026-06-16 |
| 14.1. Council resolution for appropriate community consultation on the name of the Nicholas Street Precinct Car Park | Nicholas Street | Council — 2026-05-28 |
| 5 Nicholas Street Precinct April 2026 Redevelopment Progress Report | Nicholas Street | Council — 2026-05-28 |
| 5. Nicholas Street Precinct April 2026 Redevelopment Progress Report | Nicholas Street | Economic and Cultural Development Committee — 2026-05-19 |
| 1 Nicholas Street Precinct - Approval of an Agreement for Lease for Tenancy 2B05 - 7 Tulmur Walk | Nicholas Street | Council — 2026-04-30 |
| 4 Ipswich Trades Hall Parking | Nicholas Street | Council — 2026-04-30 |
| 5 Nicholas Street Precinct - March 2026 Nicholas Street Precinct Project Control Group | Nicholas Street | Council — 2026-04-30 |
| 5. Nicholas Street Precinct - March 2026 Nicholas Street Precinct Project Control Group | Nicholas Street | Economic and Cultural Development Committee — 2026-04-21 |
| 6.1. Report of the Special meeting of the Economic and Cultural Development Committee of 9 April 2026 | Nicholas Street | Extraordinary Council — 2026-04-09 |
| 1. Nicholas Street Precinct - Approval of an Agreement for Lease for Tenancy 2B05 - 7 Tulmur Walk | Nicholas Street | Extraordinary Economic and Cultural Development Committee — 2026-04-09 |
Showing the 15 most recent of 377 — see the street pages above for the rest.
Source: Ipswich City Council Civic Projects Map (CC BY 4.0).