Yeppoon Heritage Railway Precinct

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Consultation has concluded

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) has now finalised arrangements for the redevelopment of Yeppoon’s heritage railway precinct.

A subdivision plan for the heritage-listed former railway station site was recently approved by Livingstone Shire Council.

Silverstone Developments, a privately-owned company with extensive experience in developing commercial, retail and residential projects across south-east Queensland, purchased the 2.4 hectare former heritage rail station site in early 2020.

They plan to develop 1.5-hectares of the site into a new mixed-use urban precinct.

The remaining 0.9-hectares was transferred to Livingstone Shire Council, to be set aside for future community uses.

The station, which forms part of the precinct, was officially closed in 2004 due to disuse. Growth Area and Regional Infrastructure Investment Fund (GARIIF) funded works to protect the structural integrity of the heritage-listed rail station building and platform were completed in mid-2020, and landscaping to the rail trail will be complete in mid-2021.

For more information about the proposed re-development of the site, please contact Livingstone Shire Council on (07) 4913 5000 or 1300 790 919 or visit www.livingstone.qld.gov.au


Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) has now finalised arrangements for the redevelopment of Yeppoon’s heritage railway precinct.

A subdivision plan for the heritage-listed former railway station site was recently approved by Livingstone Shire Council.

Silverstone Developments, a privately-owned company with extensive experience in developing commercial, retail and residential projects across south-east Queensland, purchased the 2.4 hectare former heritage rail station site in early 2020.

They plan to develop 1.5-hectares of the site into a new mixed-use urban precinct.

The remaining 0.9-hectares was transferred to Livingstone Shire Council, to be set aside for future community uses.

The station, which forms part of the precinct, was officially closed in 2004 due to disuse. Growth Area and Regional Infrastructure Investment Fund (GARIIF) funded works to protect the structural integrity of the heritage-listed rail station building and platform were completed in mid-2020, and landscaping to the rail trail will be complete in mid-2021.

For more information about the proposed re-development of the site, please contact Livingstone Shire Council on (07) 4913 5000 or 1300 790 919 or visit www.livingstone.qld.gov.au


Consultation has concluded
  • Project update - October 2020

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    General works:

    You will notice surveying activities being undertaken around the site during October and November 2020 and the installation of survey pegs. These are required to create a survey plan for the future subdivision of the land into two parcels. These works will be carried out in accordance with the development approval (D-64-2020) from Livingstone Shire Council.

    We request that until further notice the public refrain from accessing the site.

    For more information about this project, please contact us through the project Have Your Say webpage located here.

    Or if you have any questions, issues or complaints please contact Genaea Keith, Senior Development Manager, Economic Development Queensland on Genaea.Keith@dsdti.qld.gov.au.

  • Invitation to Offer (ITO) - Landscape Construction

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    Local companies are invited to tender for the works to build and landscape a missing section of the Yeppoon Capricorn Coast Pineapple Rail Trail.


    The contract will involve constructing and landscaping approximately 400 metres of new shared pathway, connecting the rail trail at the corner of Braithwaite and James Streets, along the frontage of proposed Station Quarter at 45 James Street, Yeppoon.


    The tender is open for two weeks from Wednesday 27 May until 2pm on Thursday 11 June 2020.

    Tender award is anticipated by mid-June 2020.


    Offers can be made via the QTenders website (Ref. DSDTIEDQ202920).


  • Silverstone signs contract to purchase part of Station Quarter

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    Please see attached article about the recent purchase contract signed by Silverstone Developments.


  • Contractor appointed to revitalise Yeppoon's heritage-listed rail station building

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    For more information, please see news article here.

  • Announcement of GARIIF for heritage station precinct

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    Announcement of almost $1 million in funding from the Growth Area and Regional Infrastructure Investment Fund for works on the heritage station building and Capricorn Coast Pineapple Rail Trail.

    http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2019/8/16/rail-trail-rolls-closer-to-yeppoon-foreshore


  • Structural condition assessment

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    Dileigh Consulting Engineers are conduction a structural condition assessment on the Yeppoon station building on behalf of EDQ.

    Consultants and contractors will be onsite intermittently during June and July 2019.

    The building will remain cordoned off, however EDQ encourage people to avoid walking through the site at any time.

  • Site investigation and surveying works

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    Butler Partners are conducting site investigation works and Capricorn Survey Group are conducting general surveying works at Station Quarter, on behalf of EDQ.

    Contractors will be onsite intermittently during February and March 2019.

    The onsite work involved contractors identifying locations and some drilling into the ground.

    The affected areas will be cordoned off, however EDQ encourage people to avoid walking through the site at any time.

  • Site investigation works

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    Butler Partners, on behalf of EDQ, are conducting site investigation works on Station Quarter.

    Contractors will be on site from Monday 22 October 2018, with a scheduled completion date of approximately Friday 29 October 2018.

    The onsite work involves contractors identifying locations to be tested and some drilling into the ground.

    The affected areas will be cordoned off, however, EDQ encourage people to avoid walking through the site at any time.


  • Yeppoon heritage railway precinct steams ahead

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    There will soon be movement at the station now that expressions of interest have been called for the renewal of Yeppoon’s heritage rail precinct.

    Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning Cameron Dick said the private sector should get involved in this exciting development opportunity, to be known as Station Quarter, in the heart of Yeppoon.

    “I’m calling on all interested parties who have the capability and capacity to work with the State Government’s specialist land use planning and property development unit, Economic Development Queensland, to unlock Yeppoon’s historic past and deliver a vibrant precinct that meets market demands and local needs,” Mr Dick said.

    To read the full media statement, visit:

    http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2018/9/14/yeppoon-heritage-rail-precinct-steams-ahead