DEVELOPERS MUST RESPECT THE CHARACTER OF OUR HISTORIC CITY

WE MUST HAVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN PLANNING....

The cultural and historical significance of Williamstown should not be underestimated, it starts long before the settlement of 1835 with the people of the Kulin Nations inhabiting the Point Gellibrand Peninsula for many centuries. The new arrivals of 1835 came from Tasmania by sea and chose the sheltered natural harbour to land and build their town, King William’s Town, later becoming Williamstown.  Many early public buildings and homes still grace the town and the maritime and shipbuilding industries still remain after nearly two centuries.