The Queensland Times
Chris Garry
4 March 2010
A $1.1 BILLION retail development approved for Brookwater is set to transform the Springfield region.
The Brookwater Urban Village will include a hotel, a child care centre, 514 residential dwellings, 20,000sq m of commercial space, 15,000sq m of retail area, a medical centre and indoor entertainment facilities.
Springfield Land Corporation's Planning and Infrastructure manager Russell Luhrs said development of the vibrant Brookwater Urban Village was an important step forward for the city to attract new business.
"There's a well-known movie line, if you build it... they will come," Mr Luhrs said.
"Development investment in the Urban Village is set to top $1.1 billion over the next 15 years so there's no doubt this will be a high quality precinct giving
residents, visitors and the future 30,000 strong local workforce a place to eat, live, shop and enjoy life."
Construction will begin this year and is scheduled to finish in 2025.
Once completed the Brookwater Urban Village will provide a mix of business and pleasure with the Brookwater Village Hotel, Brookwater Office Park, Brookwater Village Shopping Centre, Main Street and Village Square.
"The hotel complex will allow visitors from around the globe direct access to the Brookwater Golf Course, which has been ranked the number one public golf course in Queensland for the past five years," Mr Luhrs said.
Planning and Development Councillor Paul Tully said the approval of the Brookwater Urban Village Precinct Plan enabled council to consider further development plan applications in the region.
"The Brookwater Urban Village incorporates a number of parcels of land bounded by Augusta Parkway to the west, the Brookwater Golf Course to the north and east and Mirvac's Fairways development on Melaleuca Drive," he said.
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