The aim of the project is to give a boost to local business and create better public space for the local community.

The project will help to transform Junction Court, with the installation of new group seating and play areas for kids, new event and gathering spaces, the addition of a large painted ground mural reinforcing its role as pedestrian-oriented environment and upgrades of the supporting infrastructure and amenities.

The plan provides councils with up to $1 million to help them deliver projects that will permanently transform streetscapes into more liveable, accessible and vibrant public spaces.

Over the years the area has undergone a number of changes, while in January this year public feedback was sought by the Nowra CBD Revitalisation Committee for the location while preparing its Your High Street grant application.

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South Coast MP Shelley Hancock said Shoalhaven City Council had secured $935,000 in funding from the program.

"Your High Street funding will help councils attract more people to local main streets, improving safety, connections, footfall and trade for local businesses that have done it tough over the last 12 months," Mrs Hancock said.

The Junction Court project is only one of 19 projects across the state to be awarded funding from the program which are expected to be completed by May 2022.

The Your High Street grant program contributes to delivering the Premier's priority to increase the proportion of homes in urban areas within a 10-minute walk of quality green, open and public space by 10 per cent by 2023.

Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said the program builds on the success of the Streets as Shared Spaces program, which piloted street transformation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The pandemic has helped shift our perception of streets as more than just places to walk or drive," Mr Stokes said.

"One year on from the lockdown, Your High Street is the second phase of the program which cements the role of our streets as places for people to gather, socialise, dine and do business.

"From Penrith to Parkes, councils throughout NSW have answered the call to create more welcoming and attractive main streets for their communities."

He said 19 councils have been successful in securing funding to transform their high streets, with a total of $8.2 million going to 12 regional councils and $6.9 million awarded to councils in Greater Sydney.

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