Council is collaborating with the Vietnamese Museum Australia to develop a new museum, plaza, and car park at 119 Durham Road, Sunshine. The plaza will serve as a forecourt to the museum and will be a destination in its own right. It will be a welcoming public space for everyone to enjoy, honouring the Traditional Owners and celebrating all refugee and multicultural communities in Brimbank.
Council has prepared a concept plan for a new plaza next to the Vietnamese Museum of Australia. The plaza has been designed to be a safe and well-lit public space, open to the public, with seating, garden beds and integrated artistic design informed by a local Indigenous artist. The large gum trees already on site will be protected, and more trees will be planted. The plaza will serve as a forecourt to the new museum and a connection between RT Pollard Gardens and Durham Road, Sunshine.
Artist impression of Plaza concept – design is subject to change
Design phase
The design of the plaza was shaped by our engagement with Traditional Owners Wurundjeri Council, a range of multicultural groups and the Brimbank Youth Council. Construction of the plaza is planned to take place in 2026. Council is currently advocating to the Federal and State Governments for funding for this unique plaza project.
Naming the plaza
At the 18 March 2025 Council Meeting, Brimbank Council endorsed ‘Wominjeka Plaza’ as the proposed name for the new plaza. Wominjeka meaning ‘welcome’ in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, was the name recommended by Wurundjeri Elders during consultation on the plaza design.
For more information about the museum and plaza, please visit the project website
If you need help providing feedback in a language other than English, please call Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450.
Rules for giving feedback
To meet Geographic Names Victoria's requirements, only one submission per person is allowed and a valid submission must:
a) explain your support for the naming proposal (if you agree)
b) explain your reason why the name is not appropriate (if you oppose)
c) Include your name and address.
We will not consider your feedback valid if:
- it doesn’t explain why you oppose the proposed name
- it is obscene, offensive and/or racist.
We are collecting your personal information as per Sections 8.1 and 7.2.5 of Naming rules for places in Victoria – Statutory requirements for naming roads, features and localities – 2022
The information collected will be:
- used to enable us to conduct this consultation, and will only be used for this purpose
- de-identified if we use it for planning for future community needs.
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