Yeronga TAFE Site Redevelopment Now Set In Motion

The Yeronga TAFE site has been declared a Priority Development Area (PDA) last month. Set on 3 hectares of land, the site will be transformed into an area that will be valuable to the community. Plans for a community centre along with residential and retail options are underway.

Since 2017, the Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) has been working with the local community, exploring the numerous opportunities that they can do to transform the site.

Four public consultations were held in August-September 2017 to ensure the best for the community.

Under the Queensland State Government’s Advancing our Cities and Regions (AOCR) strategy, the site was now identified a key urban renewal opportunity.

Transformations

The old TAFE site will be mainly transformed into a residential community that will provide various housing options to ensure that housing needs will be accommodated as much as possible. There will also be public open spaces along with retail and small business opportunities on-site.

The upcoming community centre is also a huge improvement for the community giving them to easily access the centre for services and functions.

How The PDA Works

The PDA is an identified land for specific development that will contribute to economic development and will be valuable to the community. Whilst the development scheme is being prepared, the Interim Land Use Plan (ILUP) will be in effect for up to 12 months. The ILUP will provide the planning framework to make way for early works that includes the demolition of existing buildings.

Now, with the plans set in motion, EDQ will work on the development scheme whilst the community will be given the chance to have their say early next year. Once the development scheme is finished, the development within the PDA will be regulated under the ILUP. Demolition will begin during the 2018/2019 school holidays.