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Moreton Bay Approves First Development

in Waraba (Caboolture West)

Waraba will eventually become home and a neighbourhood hub based on a “The Palaszczuk Government committed
to a city the size of Mackay with series of walkable neighbourhoods, so significant funding to deliver water
70,000 residents, and it all starts today there will be a green network linking all and sewer infrastructure that will
with the approval of this historic first this together to encourage a healthy and support development of new homes in
development application. active lifestyle for residents. Caboolture West, including $10.5 million
from the Building Acceleration Fund and
Mayor Peter Flannery said Stockland will “It will deliver major upgrades to $15 million from the Growth Acceleration
now be able to build 2,050 dwellings Caboolture River Road and see 52.7 hectare Fund, so it’s great to see movement at the
over a 175.4 hectare area located at 60- of open and green space be transferred site.”
172 Litherland Road (Upper Caboolture) back to public ownership, which includes
after a unanimous vote of support from 32.3 hectares of conservations area, 17.5 Mayor Flannery said Stockland is not
Council. hectares of district linear parkland and the taking the usual cookie-cutter approach
provision of seven new local recreation that might come to mind for locals when
“Beyond the historical significance of parks.” thinking about other major developments
this I’m most excited that the design they’ve seen in recent decades.
of this exciting new community will Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles
preserve more than one-third of the said he was thrilled to see Council acting “There will be a broad distribution of lot
developable area as greenspace, and so swiftly, following the release of the sizes, lot mix, and housing types to achieve
we’ve conditioned the developer to get Caboolture West Interim Structure Plan housing diversity, and there will also be
started on infrastructure works first,” earlier this year. a variety of block shapes to facilitate an
Mayor Flannery said. efficient neighbourhood pattern and
“Queensland’s population is booming and scale,” Mayor Flannery said.
“Getting our infrastructure planning right this has had an impact on housing supply,
from the start will not only make this future which is why our government has fast “So in addition to provided much needed
community a success, but it will provide tracked the planning for this community,” affordable housing, there will also be a
people living in existing communities he said. wide variety of detached, semi-detached
around the Upper Caboolture area with and attached residences to allow different
infrastructure improvements to benefit “Our plan sets out spaces for homes, lifestyle choices at different stages of life.
their daily lives - in particular upgrade schools, neighbourhood facilities, parks
works to Caboolture River Road. and other recreational areas, roads “The design of this new community is
and transport corridors as well as areas centred around safety and convenience,
“The development we approved today protecting environmentally valuable land with a focus on sub-tropical design
will feature six distinct residential villages and this is a huge step in the right direction. principles and aesthetics.