Key details
Location 15-29 Coomoora Road, Springvale South
Bunurong Country
Policy objectiveHousing diversity
Affordable housing
Overview
Development Victoria has transformed surplus government land in Springvale South into Coomoora - a vibrant new residential community helping more people find homes in Melbourne’s fast-growing south-east.
Located at 15–29 Coomoora Road, the development includes 63 lots in total, featuring 16 land-only lots and 47 townhouses to provide greater housing choice in both size and price.
The site was formerly owned by the Department of Education and Training and declared surplus in 2016 following the merger of several local schools into Keysborough Secondary College. It sits adjacent to Keysborough Primary School and is ideally positioned close to jobs, education and essential services.
Townhouses were delivered by national builder Creation Projects on behalf of Development Victoria, while land lots were sold to private purchasers now building their homes. Construction is complete and all residents have moved in.
Coomoora supports the Victorian Government’s Housing Statement commitment to deliver 800,000 homes over the next decade. Around 10 per cent of the site has been set aside for communal open space, including two landscaped parks with bench seating, with an additional 10 per cent allocated as public open space along Coomoora Road.
2.4ha project area
47 new homes
16 land-only lots
4,500 m2 open space created
Timeline
- Technical studies, concept design and consultation with Greater Dandenong Council
- March: Community consultation on concept designs and draft development plan
- May: Development Plan submitted to council
- Development Plan approved by council
- January: Sales commenced (land only)
- October: Subdivision Planning Permit issued
- February: Development Planning Permit issued
- June: Civil works commence
- July: Sales commenced (townhouses)
- Mid 2023: Townhouse construction commenced
- Mid 2024: Common open space works commence
- Late 2024: Common open space works complete
- Mid 2025: All townhouses completed
Approach
According to the Greater Dandenong Housing Strategy 2014-2024, the local population is expected to rise to 179,000 in 2024. Our new homes in Springvale South cater for this growth and ensure growing families can stay close together.
In Springvale South, the strategy outlined the need for housing that enabled residents to access affordable, sustainable and well-designed housing.
On the former Keysborough College site, Development Victoria increased housing supply and diversity by offering a range of affordable housing options targeted to a broad range of people including first home buyers, growing families and those in need of assistance to access the housing market.
Development Victoria is committed to delivering sufficient housing to address demand, while responding to the local environment and neighbourhood character.
Location
The development is located at 15-29 Coomoora Road, Springvale South, close to Coomoora Reserve.
Development Victoria acknowledges the Bunurong people as the Traditional Custodians of the land.
Who to contact about this project
For more information, to provide feedback or register for updates please contact us at
springvalesouth@development.vic.gov.au
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Development Victoria held two community information sessions and an online survey to allow community members to learn more about the proposed development and share their feedback.
The sessions were held on 2 and 5 March 2019 at the Theatre, Keysborough Primary School. Khmer and Vietnamese interpreters attended both events.
Feedback included:
- Density — the number of townhouses was considered too high by some people
- Traffic — concerns regarding potential traffic impacts to local roads and widths of internal streets
- Parking — additional on-street car parking required
- Building heights — some people were concerned townhouses would overshadow neighbouring properties and sit too close to property boundaries
- Price — potential buyers wanted affordable housing options in Springvale South
With this feedback in mind, we worked on the project Development Plan and submitted this to council for approval in in May 2019. Further community engagement on the plan formed part of this process.
In response to community feedback on the plan, the revised Development Plan was adjusted to reduce the number of townhomes, and several land lots were added to the housing mix. The number of visitor car parks was increased to 28, and a significant number of existing trees were retained.
The revised Development Plan provided approximately 4,000m2 of open space, increased road widths in most areas, and a dedicated footpath network from Teddy Crescent through to Coomoora Road.
Updated on 27 November 2025