Gold Creek - Join the Conversation

To contact the project team:

www.visitgoldcreek.com.au – connect@lendlease.com – 1800 550 550

Phase 1 Tender Concepts:

The Preliminary Plan was presented to the community in September 2021 during Phase 1 Tender Concepts engagement.

Phase 2 Concept Plan:

Feedback received in Phase 1 informed refinements to the Concept Plan presented to the community in late October 2021.

Phase 3 Pre Development Application:

Feedback received in Phase 2 informed refinements to the Pre-DA Plan presented to the community in January 2022.

Development Application Lodgement:

Lendlease are excited to have now received approval of the Development Application for the Gold Creek Homestead extension to The Grove through the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD). Approval was received on Wednesday 21st of December 2022. This is an important milestone for the project as it progresses toward the construction phase.

What are the next stages?

Lendlease will begin early site works in the coming months. As we move toward the construction phases of the project, Lendlease is committed to ongoing engagement with the community and project stakeholders and will provide updates on further opportunities to stay involved as the project progresses. The current program aims to be delivering the project (including the restoration of the Homestead) to the community in 2024.

How has your feedback helped shape the Plan?

Community feedback has been reflected in the plan included in the Development Application Lendlease submitted to the EPSDD.

Engagement activities have included the project website www.visitgoldcreek.com.au, virtual live community engagement sessions, stakeholder meetings (virtual and face-to-face), virtual ideas wall and stakeholder surveys.

Topics of interest to the community have included the following key areas; Residential Aged Care, environment, central homestead precinct facilities, café, parking, flood management, fencing and traffic safety. Design amendments to address these points have included:

Accessibility across the Precinct
Sustainability initiatives including increasing the size of the new water feature and providing a soft edge with plantings to encourage insects and birdlife; provision of light coloured roofs; expanding the use of electric and solar energy including investigation of electric vehicle charging points.
Modification to fencing and the transport link between The Grove Retirement Village and the retirement village extension.
Increasing the number of aged care beds. Reconfiguring the aged care facility car park and provision of a café available for aged care residents and community members.
Bicycle parking has been introduced in the plan close to the homestead building.
Inclusion of a bush tucker garden to reflect First Nations representative preferences and a yarning circle in the Central Homestead Precinct.
Landscaping to retain historical elements including tree retention where possible and native species.
Design of the homestead stone cottage refined to reflect community preference for meeting and exhibition space. Central Homestead Precinct to include seating and significant open space suitable for health and wellbeing activities.
Modification of the Monty Place and Gungahlin Drive intersection to improve safety.
A comprehensive Construction Management Plan will ensure issues such as water runoff are professionally managed.