New Library, Community Hub and Civic Square
The new Hamilton Library, Community Hub and Civic Square will bring together learning, innovation and community life in one contemporary, welcoming precinct. The Community Hub is a $34 million, two-storey, future-focused development, designed to become the town’s centre for connection, collaboration and civic pride.
At its heart will be a new Hamilton Library with dedicated digital opportunities. The design will provide for a future-ready space not just to house books, but to spark ideas, build connections and nurture belonging.
While the current Library is one of Victoria’s leading regional libraries, it no longer reflects the scale of community ambition or future needs, severely restricted in space and size. The new build will reimagine what a library can be: a vibrant civic living room for people to gather to learn, create, collaborate and importantly, feel connected.
Flexible, adaptable spaces will host programs, events and shared experiences, expanding access to education and digital technologies for youth to support future pathways.
The Community Hub will provide office space for multiple government services, including Council offices and allied health. The building will offer adaptable spaces for programs and events, improving access to educational resources and digital technologies that support lifelong learning and future aspirations. It will bring together essential services in one location, including maternal and child health and aged care services.
The Hub will create a seamless, people-centred experience through a shared foyer and customer service area for Council and tenant government agencies. Flexible shared administration and meeting spaces will accommodate a range of room sizes to support different functional and work needs.
The Civic Square will become a central, open gathering place for community events and pop-up activations. Connecting to the New Hamilton Gallery sculpture garden, it will form the heart of the Hamilton CBD, creating a vibrant, welcoming space for the community and visitors.
By investing in a new Community Hub with a purpose-built library and civic square, we are investing in the long-term sustainability, wellbeing and prosperity of our region.
