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Queensland shines at national property awards
Novotel Southbank
Four exceptional Queensland projects and a Brisbane-based project manager took out some of the nation’s top property awards.
Ken Morrison explained the decision: “The judges chose the Novotel Brisbane South Bank for delivering a new accommodation asset that has enhanced South Bank’s reputation as Brisbane’s foremost tourism precinct.”
The 2020 Property Council of Australia / Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards were announced in a virtual ceremony in October. Winner Novotel Brisbane South Bank received the award for best tourism and leisure development.
All the Queensland winners came from a pool of 127 national finalists across 19 categories, they included two Queensland residential developments that showcased both luxury living and affordable housing. Oxley+Stirling, perched on the Brisbane River, won the Avenor Award for Best Residential Development. Ingenia Lifestyles Chamber Pines in Logan collected the Growthbuilt Award for Best Affordable Housing Development. The Procore Award for Development Innovation went to Lendlease’s 25 King, Queensland’s first engineered timber commercial building and the tallest and largest (by gross floor area) in Australia.
Accor’s Novotel Brisbane South Bank was presented with the Pure Projects Award for Best Tourism & Leisure Development. The opening of this hotel in May 2018 signalled a ‘next generation’ era for the brand. The Novotel achieves energy efficiency as a cornerstone of its operations – and is 27 percent more efficient than a benchmark building. Property Council Chief Executive
Oxley+Stirling
Daniel Burke, Project Manager with Turner & Townsend, wowed the judges with his commitment to delivering better health, education and employment infrastructure for rural and regional communities, he won the NS Group Award for Future Leader of the Year. Property Council Queensland Executive Director Chris
Mountford said: “Queensland is delivering world-class developments that shape the future of our state, and this national recognition is justly deserved. We have the fundamentals right to attract investment from around the world – now we need the right settings to capitalise on our strengths.”
Largest and only sport, health destination approved Situated on Victoria’s Surf Coast, CORA will hero a $350 million development on Cape Oway Road Australia. It will include a sporting facility, accommodation, and a carefully curated retail village. ResortNews | October 2020
Situated as the front door to the region, CORA will combine the best of what Victoria’s Surf Coast has to offer, representing the future of wellness tourism and elite sport in Australia. Cape Otway will become an alternate journey to or from the Great Ocean Road with proposed accommodation, encouraging visitation and greater tourism
spend in the region. CORA will welcome up to 350,000 visitors per year and create over 1,000 jobs at the height of construction. In operation, it will add $103 million per year to the local G21 region economy, attracting increased international and interstate visitors to the region. The proposed development will also include 4- and 5-star
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accommodation (128 hotel rooms, 37 eco lodges, and 24 retreat homestead) for local and international tourists and sporting teams alike. The property will also house an arts precinct with world class art galleries, showcasing Indigenous and contemporary Australian and International art.
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