Current update
Public space improvements are coming to the Griffith shops.
Design work is complete. You can view the designs below.
Construction procurement will begin in the second half of 2026. Further updates will be provided on this page as work progresses.
Page last reviewed 31 Aug 2026
Project description
Design is underway on Griffith shops improvements
In the 2025–2026 ACT Budget, the ACT Government committed to improving shops across Canberra. This includes public space upgrades at the Griffith shops, with a focus on the area at the front of the shops.
In Canberra’s inner south, Griffith is home to one of the ACT’s oldest shopping precincts. Heritage-listed buildings, boutiques, cafes and recreation areas are dotted around the shops. Some streets in this area were designed according to Walter Burley Griffin’s original plans for Canberra.
Surrounded by residential areas, the shops include a chemist, hairdressers, beauty studio, pilates studio, dance studio, spa, supermarket, a butcher, retail stores, cafés and restaurants.
The public space improvements at Griffith shops will focus on increasing safety, access and amenity which may include footpath improvements, new street furniture, landscaping, lighting and bin shrouds.
Key features of the design
- Improved accessibility including path improvements and a new pram crossing
- Look and feel improvements such as new fairy lights, an upgrade to the pergola and repairs to the mosaics and paving
- New bins
- New furniture
- Additional landscaping
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