On the list - stage two of the retail hub, a new residential development, a council-run community centre and park, a set of traffic lights, and a Starbucks.

The ongoing construction projects could be vital to support workers as the COVID-19 crisis continues.

The Delacombe Town Centre, with its supermarket and retail offerings, officially opened in September 2017 - this was joined by another homemakers precinct, anchored by one of Australia's largest Bunnings Warehouse outlets, on the other side of Cherry Flat Road.

A service station and fast food outlet also opened at the beginning of this year.

H.Troon managing director Steve Troon, whose company built many of the buildings in the precinct, said his company recognised early there was an opportunity south of the CBD.

"We were lucky enough to acquire the land coming up to four years ago this September, and at that stage it was a paddock with cows and forecast with significant growth in domestic housing due to happen," he said.

"Four years down the track, it's finished and trading, and the residential growth around it has been quite astonishing."

In 2017, the developers for DTC stage two, to the south of the first stage, announced they had received a planning permit.

Lascorp's executive chairman Michael Lasky told The Courier planning work was well under way.

"We really believe in Ballarat," he said, adding the developers still held the permit and construction could begin soon.

A 2017 report noted plans for the 2.87 hectare site could include "provisions for two more supermarkets as well as a swimming pool and a gymnasium".

"A further 412 car parks have been allocated, while a market precinct with food trucks has also been planned," it states.

To the west, a large block zoned for mixed-use remains for sale - real estate agents from Colliers International confirmed one parcel had been sold - while south of the stage two development, Lucas developers Integra have announced work on DTC Edge, a five-hectare site with 65 boutique housing lots.

Integra's director of land development, Nick Grylewicz, said in a statement the development will keep people in jobs during the coronavirus downturn.

An Integra spokesperson noted in a statement the development was east of a 2.9-hectare site allocated for future use by the Department of Education, and an on-site childcare centre will be on the corner of Reynolds Parade and Cherry Flat Road.

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They added a "future Ballarat City Council park will be located close to the development".

The City of Ballarat's infrastructure and environment director Terry Demeo confirmed it will also build a community centre adjacent to DTC, to the north of Webb Road.

It has also secured an open space area for "the provision of additional playing fields for the residents across the Ballarat West growth area", and will be responsible for its delivery.

"The public infrastructure requirements within the Delacombe Town Centre are medium term priorities, with the intent to undertake design for the community centre facility in the 2021-22 financial year," he said in a statement.

Council also flagged future road upgrades so the infrastructure can keep up with growth - the state government has allocated money to upgrade the current roundabout to a set of traffic lights, while Cherry Flat Road, as a key link between the future Ballarat Link Road and the town centre, has been identified for "significant further upgrades", following its duplication to the north.

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Mr Demeo added the take up of land across the growth corridor "has been beyond initial projections".

"The Delacombe Town Centre has been very successful and is a major attractor not only across the growth corridor but beyond," he said.

"Council reviews its public infrastructure planning on an annual basis to direct investment to the most strategically relevant requirements to accommodate growth and provide for future amenity for the residents across the Ballarat West corridor.

He added council was working with Public Transport Victoria and the Department of Transport to provide adequate routes and services for the additional population "as it comes online".

There will be yet more development north of the Glenelg Highway, Mr Troon said, with work on a 7-Eleven and a Starbucks to begin within 10 to 12 weeks.

He acknowledged the pandemic crisis would cause a "construction gap" for many projects across Ballarat, but he hoped it would be temporary.

"We've never been here before," he said, noting interest rates and availability of credit remained promising.

"Development-wise, office accommodation is going to take a big hit, you'll find vacancy rates for offices will grow, that'll be a big cultural change.

"Your supermarkets and that sort of business is only going to improve."

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