A 16-storey residential apartment complex and a 10-storey hotel with a wellness centre and food and retail precinct have been proposed in the Hervey Bay City Centre across from Seafront Oval.
Acting Fraser Coast Regional Council CEO Gerard Carlyon said Council sought expressions of interest to buy and develop Council-owned land at 7-19 Hillyard Street in Pialba, and today accepted a $5 million tender from HBC Build Australia, subject to conditions.
“Council bought land in Hillyard Street in Pialba in 2019 for $3.4 million as a potential site for a new administration centre but subsequently decided to co-locate the new administration centre with a new library on the corner of Main Street and Torquay Road,” he said.
“The Hillyard Street land is in a strategically important location, which is why Council sought proposals for the site that would help revitalise the Hervey Bay City Centre, leverage the benefits that flow from the new Council building, and deliver on the 20-year master plan for the area.”
HBC Build Australia proposes building a 10-storey Radisson Hotel with 152 rooms and a 16-storey Sunlife over 50s complex with 150 apartments, along with a wellness centre, multi-purpose conference room, restaurant and bar, and food and retail precinct.