East Werribee is one of Victoria’s largest metropolitan development opportunities offering investors and developers the scale, certainty and infrastructure needed to build and grow at pace.
Located in Melbourne’s high-growth west, the precinct spans one of the largest contiguous development sites in Victoria. It supports mixed-use, commercial, industrial and institutional investment, underpinned by established education, health, research and justice assets that de-risk early investment and enable immediate activation.
With strong long-term population growth, sustained government commitment and a significant proportion of publicly owned land, East Werribee enables coordinated precinct-wide development. This creates clear pathways for industry clustering, infrastructure delivery and future expansion – at metropolitan scale.
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At a glance
- A new large scale mixed-use precinct
- Located in Melbourne’s western growth corridor, a region projected to double in population by 2040
- Spans 774 hectares, including 600+ hectares of State Government-owned land
- Anchored by $271 million Wyndham Law Courts – the largest justice precinct outside Melbourne’s CBD
- Established cluster of education, research, healthcare and justice institutions
Investment opportunities align with existing strengths and emerging demand, including:
- Agricultural technology and advanced food production
- Aerospace and defence
- Renewable energy generation and storage
- Digital and cloud infrastructure
- Advanced manufacturing
Why East Werribee?
Strategic location and transport infrastructure connectivity
- Direct access to Melbourne’s freight and logistics network, including the West Gate Tunnel, Avalon Airport, interstate rail routes, and ports.
- Strong connectivity to Melbourne CBD, Geelong and key industrial and employment centres.
- Located in the Melbourne’s western growth corridor, one of Australia’s fastest-growing regions by population and employment
Greenfield large-scale, flexibility and workforce depth
- The largest parcel of State Government-owned developable land in Victoria, supporting long-term staged investment.
- Capacity to accommodate large-format commercial, industrial, institutional and mixed-use development
- Activation plans to support tens of thousands of jobs, strengthening the local labour pool for employers across advanced manufacturing, health, education and innovation-led industries.
- Established cluster of education, research, healthcare and justice institutions, including:
Key areas for consideration
To guide development, the precinct has been master-planned into three focus areas, each offering distinct investment opportunities.
- East Werribee – civic and commercial core
- Hoppers Crossing South - Health, education and emerging innovation district
- Point Cook South West – High-quality, sustainable residential and employment precinct
Strong government commitment & integrated economic vision
- Identified by the Victorian Government and Wyndham City as a priority employment and innovation precinct
- Supported by the East Werribee Opportunity Statement, providing long-term planning certainty and coordinated development framework.
- Ongoing public investment in transport, civic infrastructure and enabling works
- A diversified industry focus spanning health, education, technology, advanced manufacturing and services, not just warehousing or traditional industrial uses.
Recent and ongoing investment
- $271 million Wyndham Law Courts
- $109.6 million Werribee Mercy Hospital Emergency Department
- $34.7 million Werribee Mercy Hospital mental health expansion
- $87 million Werribee Mercy Hospital Critical Care expansion
- $45 million Werribee Police Complex
- $83.7 million Hoppers Crossing station upgrade and removal of Wyndham level crossings
- $45 million for roads and enabling infrastructure to support the new Point Cook South P–9, Point Cook South Specialist School (P–12) and Kindergarten.
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FAQs
Located in Melbourne’s rapidly growing south-west, East Werribee benefits from strong population growth, major public investment and long-term planning certainty.
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