PAW Patrol Live! “Race to the Rescue” will be staged in Boondall, with Brisbane Entertainment Centre confirmed as part of the show’s 2026 Australian tour.
The Brisbane leg of the tour is scheduled for Saturday 8 August 2026 at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall. The city joins Hobart, Sydney and Melbourne as the four locations selected for the anniversary run.
Performances across the country are set to take place between 25 July and 23 August, with each city hosting a limited number of sessions.
Photo Credit: Paw Patrol Live
Storyline And Characters
The live production follows a storyline drawn from the PAW Patrol television series. During the Great Adventure Bay Race, Mayor Goodway cannot be located, leading Ryder and the team to take over the mission.
Marshall, Chase, Skye, Rubble, Rocky, Zuma and Everest are featured as they work together to resolve the situation and complete the race. The storyline highlights cooperation and problem-solving.
Photo Credit: Paw Patrol Live
Audience Interaction And Set Design
The performance includes interactive elements, with sections designed for audience participation such as call-and-response activities. The staging combines physical set pieces with digital displays to reflect settings from the original series.
Ticketing Timeline For Brisbane
Tickets for the Boondall show are set to be released to the public at 11 a.m. on Tuesday 31 March 2026, based on local time. A CommBank Yello presale is scheduled earlier, running from 10 a.m. on Wednesday 25 March until 9 a.m. on Monday 30 March for the Brisbane event.
This will be followed by a TEG Life Like Touring presale from 11 a.m. on 30 March to 10 a.m. on 31 March. Purchase limits apply per transaction.
Current ticket listings indicate two sessions for Brisbane on 8 August, scheduled for 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall.
Photo Credit: Paw Patrol Live
Support For Assistance Dogs Australia
The tour includes a charity component supporting Assistance Dogs Australia, with donation collections planned at venues. The organisation provides trained assistance dogs for people with physical disabilities, young people with autism and veterans living with PTSD, and is marking 30 years.
Ongoing Global Reach
Since its launch in 2016, PAW Patrol Live has been presented in more than 50 countries, with attendance figures reaching into the millions. Several versions of the production continue to operate internationally.
The Boondall performance forms part of a four-city Australian tour for PAW Patrol Live! “Race to the Rescue”. Presales will begin in late March ahead of the August event at Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
Sandgate homeowners and commuters are being invited to sit down with planners to help shape a massive infrastructure project designed to fix the notorious bottleneck where the Gateway Motorway meets the Bruce Highway.
The project team is preparing to hit the road to meet with locals at several community hubs. The first of these sessions will be held at the Sandgate Scout Hall on Saturday, 28 March, from 9 am to 12 pm. For those who cannot make it to Sandgate, the team will also visit the Murrumba Downs Shopping Centre on Tuesday, 31 March, between 2 pm and 5 pm.
Throughout April, further meetings are scheduled for Westfield Chermside, the Bald Hills Scout Hall, and Bracken Ridge Plaza, before wrapping up at Westfield North Lakes on Saturday, 2 May. These informal drop-in sessions allow residents to look at updated maps, view artist impressions, and talk to the people actually drawing the plans.
A Two-Stage Fix for Northern Gridlock
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The upgrade is split into two main parts to manage the complex work required. The first stage, known as the Gateway to Bruce Upgrade, focuses on the stretch from Bracken Ridge through to the Pine River. This phase is already moving through the detailed design process, with heavy machinery expected to arrive on-site to start construction in late 2026.
This initial work aims to solve the daily traffic jams and safety risks that have bothered drivers on this part of the northern transport corridor for years. Officials have also launched an interactive website where the public can track milestones and see how the finished road will look.
Bridging the Gap Toward the Future
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The second stage of the project will push further north, stretching from the Gateway Motorway interchange up to Dohles Rocks Road. While this part is still in the early design phase and needs more money before it can be built, the plans are ambitious. The design includes two brand-new bridges over the Pine River to carry extra lanes known as collector-distributor roads.
These roads will help separate local traffic from highway through-traffic, making merges much smoother. Nature has also been considered, with plans for a special animal underpass on the north side of the river and a longer pathway for people who prefer to walk or ride their bikes along the highway corridor.
Sandgate Foreshores Park has emerged as one of Brisbane’s most popular food truck destinations, recording 142 bookings since the city’s revamped Food Trucks and Coffee Carts in Parks program launched in July 2025, bringing a steady stream of vendors and fresh dining options to the foreshore.
The program has expanded the number of approved trading sites across Brisbane from 13 to 98 in just eight months, with nearly 2,900 vendor bookings and more than 17,000 hours of trade logged city-wide. Sandgate Foreshores Park ranks among the top five most-booked locations in the entire city, sitting alongside Wynnum Wading Pool, Elanora Park in Wynnum, Les Atkinson Park in Sunnybank and Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park as the program’s busiest sites.
Sixty-four vendors have signed up to the program since its July launch, operating across parks and drive-up sites on roads managed by the city authority. The Brisbane Food Trucks website, which includes an interactive map and food-type search function, allows residents to see which trucks are trading on any given day.
How the Program Works
The program operates on a three-tier fee structure. Vendors pay an annual licence fee of $450, $1,650 or $2,200 depending on the tier they choose, with higher tiers unlocking access to better-positioned and more in-demand trading sites. All vendors also pay a $160 annual application fee. A new online portal allows traders to book sites up to six weeks in advance, and multiple vendors can trade at the same high-demand location on the same day.
The system replaced an earlier Parks Activation program that operated with far fewer approved sites. Under the previous arrangement, vendors could secure longer-term permits at fixed locations, giving regular customers a consistent and predictable place to find their favourite truck. The new model prioritises flexibility and broader access across the city but has drawn mixed responses from the vendor community.
Vendors Divided on the New System
While some operators have welcomed the expanded network, others have raised concerns about the practical impact of the changes on their businesses. A coffee cart operator who trades at Minnippi Parklands in Carina found the new system incompatible with a repeat-customer model, noting that the booking structure limited him to trading once a week for three hours at a time, down from six days a week under the previous arrangement. After raising the issue directly, he was permitted to continue under the earlier programme.
Another vendor who joined on the entry-level $450 tier found that the sites available at that price point were too quiet to generate viable trade, reporting just one sale during an entire three-hour session at one location. He later received a pro-rata refund on his licence. A recurring concern among vendors has been the lack of booking security at popular spots. Because any eligible vendor can book an available site, regulars who build a customer base at a particular location have no guarantee they can return to it.
Vendors have also flagged a gap in the website’s functionality. The current platform shows only which trucks are trading on a given day rather than a full directory of all participating vendors, as the previous system did. The city authority has indicated it is working to add a complete vendor listing to the site.
What This Means for Sandgate Residents
For Sandgate residents, the food truck boom at Foreshores Park represents an increase in dining options to everyday life by the water. The foreshore has long been a gathering place for families, dog walkers, morning joggers and weekend picnickers, and the regular presence of food trucks adds a layer of spontaneous hospitality that the suburb has not always had on its doorstep. Rather than packing a picnic or driving to a cafe, residents can now find freshly made food and coffee waiting for them at the park on a regular basis.
The volume of bookings, 142 since July, also signals that vendors see Sandgate as commercially worthwhile, which bodes well for the consistency and variety of what turns up at the foreshore over time. As the program matures and the city authority works through the teething issues raised by vendors, Sandgate stands to benefit further, particularly if the booking security concerns are addressed and more operators feel confident committing to the location regularly.
Residents can check which food trucks are currently trading at Sandgate Foreshores Park and other locations across Brisbane at bnefoodtrucks.com.au or by searching “Brisbane Food Trucks and Coffee Carts” at brisbane.qld.gov.au.
The Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall will transform into a frozen wonderland as dozens of world-famous animated characters arrive for a brand-new professional ice skating production.
This upcoming event brings a fresh energy to the local community, offering a scale of entertainment rarely seen in a single show. While many touring acts focus on a specific film, this production gathers a massive cast from across the Disney universe to perform together. It marks a significant moment for the Boondall area, as the local arena prepares to host 11 separate performances over a single long weekend.
The show focuses on high-level athleticism, blending traditional figure skating with the kind of aerial acrobatics usually found in a circus. This combination aims to provide a modern twist on classic stories that have spanned generations of Australian fans.
For the first time in the history of these touring ice shows, the warrior Raya from the film Raya and the Last Dragon will make her live debut. Her inclusion is a key part of a diverse lineup that features characters from recent hits like Encanto alongside the established stars like Mickey and Minnie Mouse. The performance is designed to be an interactive experience for the Boondall audience.
Attendees are encouraged to prepare for a heavy musical component, as the show relies on collective singing to popular tracks from movies like Frozen and Cars. The Madrigal family and the Toy Story crew are also confirmed to join the journey, making it a comprehensive celebration of cinema history on skates.
The event is scheduled to run from Friday, 26 June, through to Monday, 29 June. Local fans who want to ensure they get a seat can participate in a tiered ticketing system. Those who have registered as preferred customers will get the first opportunity to purchase tickets on Tuesday, 17 March.
Following this early access period, the general public will be able to buy their seats starting on Tuesday, 28 April. Organisers suggest that those interested in attending should register early to manage the high demand expected for the limited number of sessions at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
The Brisbane Bullets have secured WNBA superstar Angel Reese as an investor in their bid to bring a women’s WNBL franchise to Brisbane, with the announcement landing on the same day the club confirmed former Sydney Kings head coach Will Weaver as president of basketball operations and head coach.
Reese, 23, joins Bullets owners Jason Levien and Ben Haan in the ownership group pursuing the WNBL’s 10th franchise licence. If the bid succeeds, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall — the Bullets’ alternate home venue — would host selected WNBL fixtures, with Nissan Arena in Nathan serving as the primary venue.
The announcement caps a significant week for the club, which named Weaver head coach on the same day. Weaver led the Sydney Kings to the 2019–20 regular season minor premiership before the NBL suspended finals amid COVID-19 concerns. He subsequently worked as an assistant with the Houston Rockets, served as head coach of Paris Basketball and held further NBA roles before the Bullets secured his signature.
Who Is Angel Reese and Why Does It Matter for Brisbane
Reese averaged 14.7 points, a league-leading 12.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game for the Chicago Sky in 2025, earning her second WNBA All-Star selection.Her profile extends well beyond the court.
In 2024, Reese joined the ownership group of United Soccer League club DC Power FC and later joined the ownership group behind women’s sports brand TOGETHXR. In 2023, she founded the Angel C. Reese Foundation, dedicated to empowering girls and women through sport, education and financial literacy.
Her connection to Australia deepened during a recent visit with Reebok to launch new colourways of her signature Angel Reese 1 basketball shoe. Reebok also confirmed its role as the official footwear partner of the WNBL for the WNBL27 season beginning in late 2026.
What the Brisbane Bullets Are Bidding For
The WNBL plans to expand from eight to ten teams, with Tasmania already confirmed as the league’s ninth club ahead of WNBL27. The Bullets are seeking the tenth licence.
The Brisbane Bullets are one of the NBL’s foundation clubs, having competed since 1979 and won three national championships in 1985, 1987 and 2007. The club returned to the NBL in 2016 after financial difficulties forced it to relinquish its licence in 2008. Despite the club’s storied history, the Bullets have struggled since their return, finishing last in the most recent season with a 6–27 record after a series of injuries to key players.
A successful WNBL bid adds a women’s team to the Bullets’ programme and brings a top flight women’s basketball club back to South East Queensland for the first time since the Logan Thunder.
Why This Matters for Sandgate, Boondall and Brisbane’s Northside
Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall sits at the centre of Brisbane’s northern bayside community and draws audiences from Sandgate, Deagon, Brighton, Bracken Ridge and across the Moreton Bay corridor. When the Bullets bring their alternate fixtures to Boondall, northside residents already make the trip. A WNBL franchise with games at the same venue would extend that calendar and bring professional women’s basketball to the community’s doorstep.
Bullets CEO Malcolm Watts described Reese’s involvement as a major asset for the bid. Watts said Reese had proven there was no ceiling for female athletes and that basketball was Queensland’s fastest-growing sport. The club sees her international profile as a direct tool for growing participation among young Queenslanders, particularly girls picking up a basketball for the first time.
For Sandgate and Boondall residents, a women’s team at Brisbane Entertainment Centre means professional basketball in their own backyard — not a drive to Nathan or the CBD.
More information on the Brisbane Bullets is available at brisbanebullets.com.au.
Cheap petrol stations across South East Queensland recorded a sharp surge in customer numbers on Monday as escalating conflict in the Middle East raised fears of a sustained rise in global oil prices, with Pearl Energy Deagon among the hardest hit sites after a queue of traffic formed outside the station where unleaded petrol was selling for $1.63 per litre.
Pearl Energy Deagon manager Manthan Patel confirmed the station served approximately 980 customers on Monday morning alone, compared to its usual daily average of 600 to 700. Sunday night brought 390 customers through the bowsers, nearly triple the normal evening count of around 130. Patel said customers were filling up as much as they could and were talking openly about the conflict in the Middle East as the reason for their urgency.
The spike at Deagon formed part of a broader pattern across Brisbane, Logan and Ipswich, where fuel stations reported significantly elevated customer volumes across the same period.
What Is Driving the Global Price Pressure
Escalating conflict in the Middle East has disrupted oil and gas production and shipping across the region in ways that directly affect global fuel supply. Strikes and retaliatory attacks have prompted precautionary shutdowns at several major energy facilities.
Qatar has halted production at a liquefied natural gas plant following drone attacks, removing approximately 20 per cent of global LNG supply from the market. Saudi Arabia shut down its largest domestic oil refinery at Ras Tanura, with a capacity of 550,000 barrels per day, after intercepting drones targeting the facility. Iraqi Kurdistan, which exported 200,000 barrels per day via pipeline to Turkey’s Ceyhan port in February, has seen multiple energy companies halt output as a precaution.
Most significantly, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a near halt. The strait carries approximately one fifth of global oil supply each day, around 20 million barrels. Insurance companies have cancelled war risk coverage for vessels in the Gulf, at least four tankers have been damaged, two seafarers have been killed and 150 ships are stranded in the region. Oil prices surged as much as 13 per cent in a single trading session to above US$82 a barrel, the highest since January 2025. Benchmark European wholesale gas prices have soared by almost 50 per cent.
How South East Queensland Stations Have Been Affected
Beyond Pearl Energy Deagon, multiple South East Queensland fuel stations reported a significant surge in demand on Monday. At Liberty Oil Grange on Brisbane’s northside, where unleaded petrol was priced at $1.87 per litre, senior customer representative Thabitha Ayyala said the station processed 360 customers in just five hours, a count that normally takes seven hours to reach, and had served 900 customers the previous Sunday. Lines of traffic also formed at Costco North Lakes and Liberty Oil at Lawnton on Brisbane’s northside.
At OOM Energy Kingston in Logan, where unleaded petrol was $1.69 per litre, manager Tev Ve said around 500 to 600 customers had come through. At Metco Silkstone in Ipswich, where unleaded petrol sat at $1.67 per litre, employee Syed Zahid reported more than 800 customers through the station with 260 arriving in the final hour alone.
What RACQ Says About Prices at the Bowser
RACQ principal economy and affordability specialist Dr Ian Jeffreys said the global oil price movement had already begun pushing prices higher but that Queensland motorists should not expect a sudden jump at the bowser in the immediate term. Due to the structure of South East Queensland’s fuel price cycle, any impact from current global movements is likely to be hidden until the next low point in the cycle, at which point changes will become clearer. Jeffreys said there was no need to panic buy and that RACQ was monitoring local fuel prices closely to ensure retailers did not take advantage of the situation through unjustified price increases.
Australia currently holds approximately 36 days of petrol reserves, 34 days of diesel and 32 days of jet fuel, including fuel held domestically and on ships within Australia’s exclusive economic zone.
Motorists wanting to find the lowest local fuel prices can use the RACQ Fuel and Deals app or Petrol Spy to monitor and compare prices across stations in real time.
Why This Matters for Sandgate and Deagon Residents
Pearl Energy Deagon is one of the most affordable petrol stations on Brisbane’s northside and serves a broad catchment of residents from Sandgate, Deagon, Brighton, Bracken Ridge and surrounding suburbs. The station’s $1.63 per litre unleaded price on Monday represented a significant discount compared to stations further south, explaining both the volume of local customers and the draw from neighbouring suburbs.
For households in Sandgate and Deagon, where many residents commute by car to employment centres across Brisbane’s north, sustained increases in fuel prices represent a direct cost of living pressure. The advice from RACQ to use price monitoring apps rather than panic buy is particularly relevant for northside residents, who have access to several competitively priced stations and are well positioned to time their fuel purchases at the low point of the local pricing cycle.
The Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Boondall has cost countless hours of concertgoers’ lives in its car parks over four decades, but those same vast expanses of bitumen may one day become the foundation of an entirely new community.
The venue has welcomed more than 19 million visitors since opening in February 1986, and is widely expected to be approaching the final chapter of its run. The Entertainment Centre is expected to host an Olympic event during the 2032 Brisbane Games, most likely European handball, but that competition is widely tipped to be its curtain call.
Once the privately built Gabba Arena opens as Brisbane’s new premier indoor venue, the 64-hectare Boondall site will be ripe for transformation. It’s the kind of opportunity that comes along once in a generation, according to industry experts.
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A senior urban planning director at Colliers said she could not imagine a scenario in which the Entertainment Centre survives in its current form. She described the site as extraordinarily rare, which is a large parcel of land serviced by two train stations and the Gateway Motorway, with the potential to create an entirely new community from the ground up. She likened the coming debate to that surrounding the old Toombul shopping centre site, where everyone in the industry seems to have a strong view about what should happen.
That redevelopment conversation has been given fresh urgency by the Queensland Land Activation Program, run through Economic Development Queensland, which is calling on private developers to identify underutilised publicly owned land suitable for housing. Industry experts say the Boondall site is an obvious candidate.
One urban planning expert said Boondall would have developers knocking on EDQ’s door, but cautioned that housing should not be the only lens through which the site’s potential is viewed. He pointed to Brisbane Technology Park at Eight Mile Plains as a model worth considering — a long-term project delivering employment close to where people live, generating roughly 300 jobs per hectare mostly through staged private investment. He said the developable portion of Boondall, after environmental constraints are taken into account, could support something very similar.
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A director at planning firm URPS, who previously contributed to a conceptual master plan for the site, sees an opportunity to create something genuinely distinctive. The concept he described was Brisbane’s first subtropical garden suburb, drawing on garden city principles first developed by British planner Ebenezer Howard in the late 19th century, which promoted satellite communities surrounded by green space, blending urban amenity with access to nature.
He estimated the developable area of the site, once areas affected by flooding and protected vegetation are excluded, sits between 20 and 27 hectares, potentially accommodating up to 2,500 homes across a range of densities. The vision was described as one centred on climate resilience, inclusion and meaningful access to green space, with the Boondall wetlands forming a natural and celebrated backdrop rather than an afterthought.
Housing and employment are not the only possibilities being floated for the site. Both planning experts indicated the existing indoor sports centre adjacent to the Entertainment Centre could and perhaps should remain as a local amenity. A 2024 proposal from Hockey Queensland for a $58.25 million facility — featuring three fields and 1,500 seats to serve Brisbane’s northern suburbs — has also been raised as a candidate, though the organisation has since directed its focus toward the Gold Coast Hockey Centre as the confirmed 2032 Olympic venue.
Legends Global, which has managed the Entertainment Centre since its opening, acknowledged the milestone of 40 years of operation but noted decisions about the site’s future rest with others.
With no formal development proposals yet lodged under the Land Activation Program, the next chapter for Boondall remains unwritten. But the URPS planning director made clear that public leadership will be essential, not just to unlock the land, but to ensure the outcome serves the community for decades to come.
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Residents in Sandgate and surrounding North Brisbane suburbs now have access to same-day emergency dental appointments at a local clinic, aimed at assisting patients dealing with sudden oral health problems.
Sandgate Family Dental, located at 12 Lagoon St, Sandgate QLD 4017, announced on March 4, 2026 that it had introduced same-day emergency dental appointments. The service is intended to help patients who require urgent dental treatment without waiting several days for an available appointment.
Dental emergencies can occur without warning and may involve pain, injury or damage to teeth and gums. The clinic says the new appointment availability is designed to provide quicker access to care for patients experiencing urgent issues.
The practice lists several types of dental emergencies that may require immediate attention. These include sudden or severe toothache, broken or chipped teeth, knocked-out teeth, lost fillings or crowns, dental abscesses, swelling, and injuries to the gums or soft tissue.
Accidents and sports injuries can also lead to dental trauma that requires urgent treatment. Services offered for these cases may include dental pain relief, emergency tooth extractions, treatment for broken teeth, and care for dental injuries.
Patients experiencing a dental emergency are advised to contact the clinic directly so staff can provide guidance and arrange an appointment if treatment is needed.
Areas Served Across North Brisbane
The Sandgate clinic supports patients from a number of nearby suburbs in the northern Brisbane region. These include Shorncliffe, Brighton, Deagon, Taigum, Boondall, Bracken Ridge, Nudgee, Margate, Virginia, Zillmere and Fitzgibbon.
People experiencing dental pain or injury are encouraged to seek professional advice rather than attempting to manage the problem without assessment.
Emergency appointments can be arranged online or by contacting the clinic by phone. The practice states that the facility is wheelchair accessible and offers payment plan options for some treatments.
Opening hours are listed as 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The clinic is closed on Sundays.
Broader Dental Services
In addition to emergency treatment, Sandgate Family Dental provides general dentistry, cosmetic procedures, restorative dentistry, children’s dentistry and preventive dental care.
The practice states that its approach focuses on prevention, early detection of dental issues and patient education to support long-term oral health.
The introduction of same-day emergency dental appointments adds another option for residents in Sandgate and surrounding suburbs who may need urgent dental care.
Plans to increase housing density in Sandgate are moving forward, with boundary details released for a proposed Suburban Renewal Precinct Plan that would bring changes to parts of the northern bayside suburb.
The proposed precinct would take in parts of Brighton Road and Rainbow Street, running along the north side of the train line and extending to Burnett Place. Several community spaces fall within the proposed boundaries, including Einbunpin Lagoon Park and Sandgate War Memorial Park.
Sandgate Precinct Renewal Area Map
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Brisbane is currently absorbing around 600 new residents every week, and although Sandgate is currently one of the city’s slowest-growing suburbs, the existing train station, local businesses and foreshore are factors that make it a suitable location for suburban renewal. The Deagon ward, which covers the area, is serviced by eight train stations.
City Planning says the Suburban Renewal Plan aims to encourage more homes close to shops, cafes, community facilities and public transport, while working with the community to find the right balance and preserve Sandgate’s bayside character and outdoor lifestyle.
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The proposal builds on the existing Sandgate District Neighbourhood Plan, adopted in November 2022 and in effect since 2023 following state approval. Under that framework, a five-storey maximum was set for Lagoon Street — down from six storeys, after more than 3,000 residents signed a petition opposing the original proposal in 2020.
No new height limits have been released specifically for the Sandgate precinct at this stage. Separately, changes proposed for low to medium-density residential areas across 14 per cent of Brisbane’s suburbs would lift height limits from the current two-to-three levels to three levels, or up to four storeys in well-serviced locations.
Smaller lot sizes and reduced car parking requirements are also proposed. Similar precinct plans in Stones Corner and Wynnum have included rezoning for taller mixed-use developments combining retail and residential space.
Labor opposition leader Jared Cassidy has questioned the economic viability of building above six levels in parts of Sandgate, citing advice from developers about high water tables that require continuous basement pumping.
The plan is expected to progress through a number of stages. In early 2026, the focus is on background investigations and gathering initial community feedback to help shape the draft plan. From mid to late 2026, the draft plan will be released for broader community and Queensland consultation. From late 2026 through to early 2027, feedback will be reviewed and a final plan prepared.
Residents are invited to provide feedback at various stages of the process, beginning with initial community consultation in early 2026.
A development application has been lodged for The Baybrook, a proposed retirement and residential care facility in Brighton that would introduce a vertical village model to the bayside suburb.
The proposal, submitted by LDK Seniors Living, concerns a 2.1-hectare site at 16 Twenty Fourth Avenue, Brighton, located 27.9 kilometres north of Brisbane’s CBD. The development seeks approval for a staged redevelopment that would deliver 136 retirement living units and 19 residential care beds across two multi-storey buildings.
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Designed by architectural firm Rothelowman, the project represents LDK Seniors Living’s first venture into Queensland. The company purchased the site from the Uniting Church in September last year.
The proposal outlines a two-stage construction approach across the property. Two buildings are planned for the site: Building A would rise seven storeys to approximately 28.2 metres, while Building B would reach six storeys at approximately 20.4 metres. The development would include 301 car parking spaces, divided between 195 resident spaces and 106 visitor and staff spaces.
Development Stages
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The first stage would deliver 64 retirement living units and 19 residential care beds. This phase would also include a sales and discovery office.
The second stage would add a further 72 retirement living units to the facility, bringing the total independent living accommodation to 136 units across the completed development.
The facility is designed to cater for elderly residents with varying needs, from active and independent individuals to those requiring high-care and memory-care accommodation. Planning documents indicate the vertical building approach aims to minimise the development’s footprint while delivering housing and support services in a compact format.
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Ancillary facilities planned for residents include dining areas, a café and bar, allied health services, a pharmacy, a theatre, and hair and barber services. These amenities are intended to support day-to-day living within the village environment.
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The southern portion of the site will remain undeveloped as part of this application, pending resolution of local heritage matters. The planning documents do not specify the nature of these heritage considerations.
LDK Seniors Living CEO Byron Cannon previously described the project as a milestone for the company. In comments reported when the site was purchased, Cannon stated the development would bring the company’s seniors living model to Queensland and deliver what the company calls its One Move Promise, which includes 24/7 care and what the company describes as lifestyle for life.
The planning documents state the development targets seniors seeking to downsize while maintaining access to care, with the design incorporating shared spaces intended to create an active community environment.
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