Residential masterplanned community’s $150 million boat harbour tender awarded

Jennifer DukeDecember 7, 2020

The Waterfront, Shell Cove, a masterplanned community in Illawarra, has awarded a tender for Stage Two of a $150 million boat harbour situated within the development. Won by Coastwide Civil and valued at $65 million, it is the second of three contracts for this part of the development.

Australand, the developer, and Shellharbour City Council, announced the winner of the tender together. Coastwide Civil also won the first contract for this stage of Shell Cove's development.

They are calling The Waterfront and Shell Cove generally to be the future lifestyle, boating and tourist destination on the south coast of New South Wales. At completion, it will include a 300 berth boat harbour and a town centre with cafes, shops and restaurants.

Mayor Marianne Saliba said that this marks a move into the second stage without any recorded delays. The idea for a boat harbour in this area was first mentioned in the 1980s, according to The Illawarra Mercury.

"The creation of the boat harbour and its surrounds is an exciting prospect for our community that will come to fruition during this next construction phase," Saliba said.

"The second stage involves the largest program of construction activities including almost 80 percent of the works to be undertaken on the harbour that will bring this long held dream of Council's closer to a reality," she said.

Australand Shell Cove development director, Glenn Colquhoun, said that stage one is nearing completion.

Stage two involves excavating almost 950,000 cubic metres of soil and rock to create the eastern harbour basin. It also includes constructing the boat harbour edge and constructing a boat ramp for the outer harbour. This is the largest of the three stages and will take three years to complete.

The final stage will be to connect the basin to the ocean.

“The Waterfront, Shell Cove will be one of the most significant pieces of infrastructure delivered in coastal NSW for many years and we are so pleased to appoint such a strong contractor as Coastwide Civil,” said Colquhoun.

More than $50 million to the entire residential development has been committed to the project to date, including the retention and maintenance of 11.5 hectare Myimbarr Westlands.

“The Waterfront, Shell Cove will be an integral part of the overall residential masterplanned community, offering an unbeatable home and lifestyle on the south coast,” he said.

It includes more than 60 hectares of public open space, an on-site primary school and a community centre.

Launch day late last year saw all the 11 sites brought to market snapped up, with the second release brought forward to cater for this demand. Prices for both have been somewhere from $310,000 to $400,000.

jduke@propertyobserver.com.au

             

Jennifer Duke

Jennifer Duke was a property writer at Property Observer

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