Our Stage 2 work will refresh the Town Centre near the Kingsway and Croydon Street.

Cronulla Street, Cronulla NSW 2234 - Town Centre, Pedestrian Mall.

Project timeline

Project start:  May 2025

Expected completion:  Dec 2026

Project background

We’re excited to update our community that a refresh of Cronulla Town Centre is continuing with work soon to start in the Town Square.

Consultation with our community

Council consulted with the local community about the Cronulla Town Centre Upgrade in 2020. This consultation followed the endorsement of the Cronulla Town Centre Public Domain Masterplan in 2018.  Find out more here.

Early stages of the Town Centre Upgrade that have now been completed are Ocean Grove (completed 2018), the Kingsway upgrade (completed 2022) and Cronulla Plaza (completed in 2024).

Project scope

The Plaza upgrade work will provide a refreshed space that is comfortable, safe and inviting for people to shop, stroll, gather and meet.

The work includes:

  • New paving
  • Seating options throughout the plaza
  • Improved lighting
  • Two new destination playgrounds
  • New trees in a variety of species
  • A new performance area
  • A new amenities building.

Town Square upgrade

Want to see more? Watch our fly-through of the Cronulla Town Square to see the upgrade work come to life!

Construction

Access to businesses, pedestrian and emergency access will be maintained at all times during the work.

We will advise affected business owners / operators about the work.

We appreciate your patience while we carry out this important upgrade work to improve Cronulla Town Centre.

For more information about the project please contact the project team.

Funding

This project is fully funded by Sutherland Shire Council.

aerial view of Plaza around Town Square in daylight
aerial view of Plaza around Town Square in evening light
aerial view of Plaza around Town Square towards the north
aerial view of Plaza around Town Square towards the south

Project Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Council has been working towards an upgrade of Cronulla Plaza for some time. Work completed in 2018 within Ocean Grove was an early stage and is the best indication of what a ‘refreshed’ Cronulla Plaza will look like. We are excited the upgrade work will start in Winter 2023. It will provide a refreshed space that is comfortable, safe and inviting for people to shop, stroll, gather and meet. The work includes new paving, seating, improved lighting, new trees and two new play spaces that cater to different age groups.

The upgrade of the Cronulla Town Centre will happen in stages, some have already been completed:

Stage 1 – Ocean Grove Upgrade – Completed 2018

Stage 2A – Kingsway Upgrade – Completed 2022

Stage 2B – Cronulla Plaza – Completed 2024

Stage 2C – Cronulla Town Square – May 2025

At Council we only remove trees when needed, as keeping a ‘green’ Sutherland Shire is important to us and our community.

We have had an arborist assess all trees in the plaza. Existing trees were found to be stunted due to the outdated root management measures in place.

We are replacing all trees and there will end up being more trees in the Plaza than there is now. The replacement tree species comprise of a range of native, evergreen and deciduous species suitable to the plaza and town square environment. All new trees and palms will be planted to fit in with new circulation (pedestrian and vehicular) requirements and to provide long term shade and amenity to the plaza. They will be planted with current best practice root management systems and have both short-term irrigation for establishment and long-term passive irrigation from surrounding drainage to ensure they reach their full long-term potential.