#PROJECTS: Rockhampton

[Rockvegas]

A new urban city area catering for fifty thousand residents is on the cards for Rockhampton. Mayor Brad Carter has confirmed Council is in discussions with developers interested in building the new village to help cater for expected population growth.

[Rockvegas]

Anna McManamey/Seven Local News reports on the new planning scheme set to be implemented from March next year, which will see no more building approvals for single story developments in the Central Business District.


Casey Devin/WIN Local News reports on the new plans for the Rockhampton Riverbank/CBD, including plans for sporting precinct and entertainment district.

[Fred Nugent]

To all i have been looking for Mr McCurley, owner of Sports Central does anyone have a contact number or knows of his where about? It seem's that the shop doors have not been open for weeks?

[Indictable]

Where abouts is Sports Central? Is that the East St one?

[rockhampton.c.qld]

Shopping complex to boost areaChris Schwarten | 21st March 2011

That’s what general manager of the Parkhurst Tavern, Sharon Bulow, said about the proposed shopping complex next door to her business.

Developers are seeking approval to use a site on Boundary and Yaamba roads to host the complex which will contain a full-line supermarket, two mini major retail outlets, various specialist stores, kiosks and a service station.

It is envisaged that the supermarket will be Woolworths and the specialist stores could include a butcher, video store, news agency, café, green grocer, deli baker and a super medical clinic providing a full range of health services, including a pharmacy.

The mostly single-storey complex will have a gross floor area of 8 897sq m with access via Yaamba Road and Boundary Road.

Sharon said the complex would provide a much-needed boost to the area.

“There is definitely a need for one in the area. It will certainly make life easier for the residents around here, and especially for those in Glenlee,” she said.

Sharon said there was much anticipation among Parkhurst residents for the complex.

“We can’t wait for this to get under way. Everyone I’ve spoken to about this is very excited about it.”

She said that while the construction may cause some disruptions to the area it would be worth it for the residents.

“It can only be a good thing for our area in the long term,” she said.

The company in charge of the project submitted a development application to the Rockhampton Regional Council early this year, with a determination expected by mid-2011.

On another note does anyone know what is planned for these sites:
Building opposite the new McDonald's on Musgrave Street
The old Pizza Hut near Hungry Jack's
The old Church's Building on the Mall

[rockhampton.c.qld]

ROCKHAMPTON is crying out for new quality accommodation ... just ask Anna Bligh.

Fortunately developers Andrew Beaumont and Wayne Riddell have the answer.

The pair are behind a plan to build a $35million, 12-storey, hotel and apartment complex on the current Sullivan Nicolaides site along Victoria Parade.

Full story on TMB website
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au...ty-anna-bligh/

[rockhampton.c.qld]

A HOLE in the ground was enough for Premier Anna Bligh to get a visual idea of how the Rockhampton Riverbank Redevelopment project will stack up.

Ms Bligh, yesterday announcing the last round of funding for the project, took the opportunity to have a look at the work to date on the site.

“The concept plans for the next stage of the riverbank development are now available to go to the council for final prioritisation,” Ms Bligh said.

Ms Bligh said it meant within this financial year construction would start on the next round of walkways.

She said it didn’t matter where you lived in the region, all would benefit from the development, residents and visitors alike.

Full story and related story on TMB website
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au...redevelopment/
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au...e-rockhampton/

[Rockvegas]

[B]Solly backs $20 million high-rise

WORK on a $20 million, high-rise serviced apartment complex on the banks of the Fitzroy River will start this month.

But the developer said the nine-storey, Rockhampton project was still waiting on final approval from the regional council.

He said this was a formality.

The Victoria Pde development is being developed by Queensland Property Developers, a company backed by Rockhampton identity Solly Stanton (of the former Silly Solly's discount store chain), and George Callianiotis.

Long-time Rockhampton residents may recognise Mr Callianiotis's name, as his father, also a George, developed several other projects in the city.

Mr Callianiotis jnr said the development was the beginning of an investment overflow from Gladstone for the coming boom in liquified natural gas projects.

Sale agent Leanne Fenech said the building would include 44 dual-key one-bedroom apartments, each connected with a motel room, with investment in the project starting at $425,000 on a 10-year lease basis.

Ms Fenech and O'Reilly's agent Jonathan Offord said they were excited by the project, and that it would add something new to the city's riverfront development.

Mr Callianiotis said there would be opportunities for local subcontractors in the project.

A house currently standing on the site will be demolished this month to make way for the project to begin in November, with a late-2013 completion date.

Mr Callianiotis said: "I really think 2013 is going to be a big year for property all over Central Queensland.

"We are already seeing lower vacancy rates in Rockhampton, and Gladstone is full.

"Despite what some people think about fly-in fly-out workers or drive-in drive-out workers, the reality is that it's going to happen.

"We are already seeing some people like high-income Santos engineers fly in and out of Gladstone to and from Brisbane.

"This project will cater to those workers in Gladstone running these projects to drive in and out from Rockhampton."

He said that while the company was still waiting for final development approval from the council, the project was "well within" all planning guidelines".

Ms Fenech said sales off the plan would not officially start until today.

[rockhampton.c.qld]

Does anyone in rockhampton know what is going on at the old St John's Hospital site?? looks like demoltion is about to start. I can find 2 development applications for this site which are quite old, both under two different developers... Hope it is the one from Nouveau Living hmmmmmm.

[rockhampton.c.qld]

Riverfront high-rise on the board
DEVELOPMENT MOVED FORWARD!

DEVELOPER Andrew Beaumont says his latest riverfront high-rise will be the largest apartment hotel in Central Queensland.

He announced yesterday that, in partnership with businessman Wayne Riddell, he had brought forward construction of the 13 storey complex because demand in Rockhampton had gone off the scale.

He estimated Empire's 89 room apartment hotel with 40 residential apartments above would generate $50 million in sales while its "three massive restaurants" at street level in Victoria Pde will make a huge difference to the city's lifestyle options.

It will sit opposite The Edge, which Mr Beaumont also created, but will occupy a much larger footprint on the existing Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology site.

Award-winning international architect Cottee Parker has designed a building with three function rooms, a large public lobby and a podium level with a lap pool, barbecue terrace, gym and spa.

"This design is a first for the greater CQ region and we have enormous confidence in the economic growth of Rockhampton," he said.

"It's unique in that it will have so much on-site amenity in a critical landmark site that will help to activate East Street."

He said he hoped to have detailed plans approved by Rockhampton Regional Council before Christmas and builders on site in the second half of next year.

His confidence was based, he said, on the success of The Edge which had achieved almost total occupancy.

"It was a risk but it has proved the market and we have a clearer picture now of what works.

"Rockhampton is a brilliant prospect at the moment because of the resources boom and the corporate market."

Of the 89 apartments in the hotel, 79 will be self-contained one-bedroom units.

The 40 residential apartments above will include two floors of penthouse and sub-penthouse suites offering luxurious living with towering views over the Fitzroy River.

Mr Beaumont said that although the final proposal had only just been announced there had already been interest from potential customers.


EMPIRE, 13s
To be completed during 2014
Three restaurants at ground level
40 residential apartments
89 hotel apartments
To generate $50 million in sales

[rockhampton.c.qld]

WORKERS have started to clear vegetation in preparation for the $85 million project that will transform the southern entrance to Rockhampton.

Later this month huge machines will begin to sink the supports for a new elevated bridge over the Yeppen Lagoon - a crossing engineers believe will guarantee that the city will never again be isolated by flooding.

The contractor, Fulton Hogan, has established a base near the Yeppen roundabout for the project which will run until early 2014 and cause months of disruption to traffic entering and leaving the city by the Bruce and Capricorn highways.

Workers have also begun to mark out the route of a new lane from the Capricorn Hwy that will remove the need for Rockhampton-bound traffic to queue at the roundabout.

A spokesman for the Department of Main Roads said neither piling work nor disruptive road works would begin until after the Beef Australia convention.

He said that building the new bridge - the first stage of the project - would not cause significant delays, but commuters would be affected by work to upgrade and increase capacity on the roundabout.

The project, which is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, should eventually end the rush hour congestion at the roundabout by creating a slip lane from the Capricorn Hwy.

Once work is complete the existing bridge will become two-lanes for city-bound traffic while the new bridge will be two-lanes leaving Rockhampton.

In a flood, the new bridge - a full three metres higher than the current road - will be used by vehicles leaving and entering the city.

In separate works, a 1.6 kilometre section of Gladstone Rd will be re-surfaced once Beef Week is over.

Residents living between Nathan and Margaret streets have been told the works are expected to start on May 13 and to take until the middle of June.

Motorists are being warned to expect delays of up to 15 minutes through temporary traffic lights and traffic control.

There will be lane closures and speed restrictions.

[Burden]

They should of saved the money and built a bypass. For someone like myself who travels north from Brisbane early quite regularly you always end up in Rockhampton mid afternoon when all the peak traffic is

flowing through taking it ages to get to the Bruce Highway as you have to travel through the town, lots of sudden 60km area's and cash cows to see if people are being attentive.

[Indictable]

Nah, this is needed more for the security of accessibility. Also when I was living in Gracemere I can remember crawling for 10 minutes every morning to turn left to Rockhampton. Turned a 15 min trip to town in 25..

[BSD]

Everytime I go through Rocky was each morning and afternoons. Never experienced bank up traffic :S

[cqtiger]

the little workers collection of demountables is like a mine camp. Going to be a lot of long delays over the next year

[rockhampton.c.qld]

Originally Posted by Burden

They should of saved the money and built a bypass. For someone like myself who travels north from Brisbane early quite regularly you always end up in Rockhampton mid afternoon when all the peak traffic is

flowing through taking it ages to get to the Bruce Highway as you have to travel through the town, lots of sudden 60km area's and cash cows to see if people are being attentive.

Apparently the council is looking at a new bridge/railline over the fitzroy. one idea is to have a bypass that goes around rockhampton, behind the airport and then crossing upstream of the barrage. If you look at the road to gladstone in the above picture it would continue traight through then connecto the the bypass... highly doubt whether this will ever get done but has been on the cards for several years now

[rockhampton.c.qld]

As you may or may not know Allenstown Plaza is in redevelopment mode, here are the details in .pdf form
http://www.campaigncentre.com.au/_cl...ge_low_res.pdf

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