Lot 8 on the market

Developers have another opportunity to be part of the Kelvin Grove Urban Village, with the release of Lot 8 for sale by expression of interest. The Department of Housing has placed this premium site on the market for the development of residential apartments. It is located right in the heart of the Village, facing Kulgun Park and adjacent to the Village Centre and Creative Industries Precinct. Visit the Kelvin Grove Urban Village website for more details about the sale.

New look Information Centre

The Kelvin Grove Urban Village Information Centre has re-opened to the public after a recent refurbishment to update and improve the display space inside.

The Centre is now able to accommodate larger group presentations, as well as the regular public openings on Tuesday afternoons and the first Saturday of each month.

The model of the Kelvin Grove Urban Village has been updated to show finished designs for the Creative Industries Precinct and the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation. The finished designs for The Village Centre and the Brisbane Housing Company’s development on Lot 10 will be added in the coming weeks.

The Kelvin Grove Urban Village Information Centre is located at 72 Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, and is open to the public every Tuesday from 2:00pm – 4:00pm, and the first Saturday of each month from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

Sales underway in the Village Centre

Keep an eye out for Indigo's Village Centre sales suite in Blamey Street, Kelvin Grove, which is due to open in early November. The sales suite will have information for anyone interested in investing or living in the first residential development at Kelvin Grove Urban Village, including internal layouts and finishes for the planned units and townhouses.

Chinese delegation impressed by Village

The Chinese visitors were briefed on the Village before touring the Creative Industries Precinct.

A delegation of 15 people from the Jiangmen Municipal Construction Bureau in Southern China visited the Kelvin Grove Urban Village in 18 October as part of a two-week learning tour of South-East Queensland. The group was comprised of professionals in the building construction and management, property development, landscaping and design fields. They were particularly interested in the Village as a unique master-planned community on an existing near-city site, and its focus on sustainability, diversity, excellence in design and the integration of the university with the community.

The Jiangmen group was briefed on the background of the project by staff from the Department of Housing and Queensland University of Technology, before touring the Creative Industries Precinct.

Village recognised for engineering excellence

The Kelvin Grove Urban Village has added to its collection of awards with two Engineering Australia (Queensland Division) state awards in the Sustainability and Environment categories. The awards were presented to the Department of Housing, QUT, Project Services and Connell Wagner. The Kelvin Grove Urban Village entry will now be progressed to the national Engineering Australia awards in the same categories.

The project has already been recognised by state and national awards in disciplines including planning and urban design, landscape architecture, project management and public sector management.

What’s happening at the Village

Here is a brief update on recent developments at the Village:

• Indigo has begun construction of the basement work for the Village Centre site on Lot 14.
• QUT has started construction on its $50 million Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation on Lot 25.
• The Department of Housing is negotiating with short-listed developers for the sales of Lots 9 and 22/23, which are earmarked for managed senior accommodation and managed student accommodation respectively. An announcement regarding the successful developers is likely in the next few weeks, and more details will appear in future editions of this e-newsletter.
• The glass outdoor lift connecting the lower section of Musk Avenue with Parer Place, four levels above, opened in early October. The lift enhances the accessibility of the Village and gives people heading to the Creative Industries Precinct and La Boite an alternative to climbing the stairs.
• Shade structures and innovative outdoor projection equipment have been installed in Parer Place.

What's on at the Creative Industries Precinct

Visual Arts graduation exhibition - see works by graduating and honours Visual Arts students from Creative Industries.

Venue: The Block
November 2004

Fashion Graduation Event - See unique designs by QUT’s first-ever graduating fashion design students.

Venue: The Block
18 November 2004

$25 entry (book at http://www.ciprecinct.com.au/whatshappening/#)

Communication Design Exhibition - Graduation exhibition showcasing the best of animation, games and multimedia by QUT Communication Design students.

Venue: The Block
November 2004

Film and Television – Drama Showcase - A sequence of short dramatic films by graduating students from QUT Creative Industries Film and Television.

Venue: The Loft
November 2004

Useful links

Kelvin Grove Urban Village website
www.kgurbanvillage.com.au

Department of Housing
www.housing.qld.gov.au

Queensland University of Technology
www.qut.edu.au

QUT Creative Industries Precinct
www.ciprecinct.com.au/

The Village Centre (Indigo Projects)
www.villagecentre.com.au