Projects
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The Gateway is a 56-hectare master-planned Business and Industry Park, located between Yeppoon and Rockhampton, offering the most accessible and sought-after industrial lots in Central Queensland.
The Capricorn Coast is one the fastest growing areas outside the southeast Queensland corner and is quickly becoming the destination of choice for established industry and innovative start-ups to locate their business on the Capricorn Coast to capitalise on emerging and national trends.
The Gateway Business and Industry Park is located within 30km of national road and rail corridors and is in driving proximity to major mining operations and mineral resources in the Central Queensland region and Bowen Basin.
To express interest in future stages of the gateway, please contact your preferred agent.
Visit The Gateway's website here.
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Overview
The Station is an 8,203 m2 Council owned site (Lot 2 on SP230820, 33 James Street) located in the main street of the Yeppoon CBD. Council acquired the site from the Queensland Government in 2021 and is undertaking a reconfiguration of a lot to split the site into two, known as the Western precinct and the Eastern precinct.
In October 2022 an Invitation to Tender (ITT) was released for the development of both precincts with respondents’ proposals aligning to the vision held by Council. The vision and development outcomes sought for The Station site are based on previous community engagement undertaken by Economic Development Queensland in 2017 and further engagement undertaken by Council in 2020. Council has also received funding through the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program to activate the western precinct to be used as a community recovery space, post disaster events.
Western Precinct Development
Council has entered into a lease agreement with local company Limestone Pacific Pty Ltd (the successful tenderer) to develop the Western precinct. During its day-to-day use the venue known as “The Station 4703” will include alfresco dining, live music and a taphouse with craft beers produced by independent Australian micro-breweries
The agreement allows Council to activate the community recovery space following a disaster, as well as to host recovery events during the year such as Get Ready Days. The funding will cover construction of outdoor undercover areas, a multi-purpose stage, amenities building, community outdoor area and play equipment. The site design allows for separate spaces for differing purposes, with the intended use of the Community Recovery Space to link people with relevant information and support following a natural disaster.
The central component of the precinct is the heritage listed railway building. All development is designed to be sympathetic to the cultural heritage significance of the place. Construction commences August 2023 with anticipated completion in first quarter 2024.
Eastern Precinct Vision
Saint Vincent De Paul Society have expressed interest in purchasing the eastern precinct to enable the development of affordable high density residential apartments with mixed use development (commercial/retail) on the ground floor. A development of this scale will provide much needed housing choices, increase foot traffic and local spend in Yeppoon Town Centre. These negotiations are ongoing and are dependent on state funding and development approvals.
Click here to read more about The Station on Council's Get Involved page.
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The Capricorn Coast Homemaker Centre masterplan was developed by Council in 2016 to ensure the optimal development of a prime, central-Yeppoon site and to accommodate uses not currently in the market. Currently occupied by its operations depot, Council’s long-term vision for the site is to relocate all components of the depot and use the land to create a destination retail location for hardware, home improvement and other complementary large-format retail uses to enhance the region’s retail sector and provide growth opportunities for new and expanding local businesses. The Homemaker Centre masterplan was established to enable this vision and is the first of its kind in Livingstone Shire.
Stage one of the Homemaker Centre was released to a national property company in 2019 and has been successfully developed to accommodate several tenants, the largest being Bunnings. Construction of stage one provided a significant boost to the local economy, with enduring benefit deriving from the approximately 70 full-time local jobs created at Bunnings alone and the retention of spending locally.
The project is still in the planning stages. Council is currently planning the transition of the existing depot to an alternate location and the development of Stage Two of the Homemaker Centre.
Click here to read more about the Capricorn Coast Homemaker Centre
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Are you a small-scale producer in Central Queensland wanting access to a more local abattoir? Livingstone Shire Council is working with Regionality Pty Ltd and supported by, Advance Rockhampton and Central Queensland University to gauge the viability of a small-scale, multi-species abattoir in the region.
The MEAT Capricorn Project is aiming to help:
- Local farmers process, sell to locals, retail and wholesale customers, and distribute their produce
- Food service providers in Central Queensland to access locally sourced meat products.
The study will cover a geographic catchment in central Queensland that includes Livingstone Shire Council,
Rockhampton Regional Council, Isaac Regional Council, Central Highlands Regional Council, Banana Shire
Council and Gladstone Regional Council areas. It is particularly interested in the potential for local
processing of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and deer. It is a direct result of feedback received from the ‘Meating the Market’ forum held in May 2023.Get involved: Express your interest here. If you have contributed your feedback previously, we would love to hear from you again.
A recording of an online information session that was held on Monday, 22 April 2024 can be viewed at this link.
This project received funding from the Australian Government and is proudly supported by Livingstone Shire Council, Rockhampton Regional Council through Advance Rockhampton, and Central Queensland University. This project is being delivered by Regionality Pty Ltd.