| Mackay Regional Council is working in partnership with the community, government agencies and other stakeholders to deliver an urban waterfront Priority Development Area (Mackay Waterfront Project). The Mackay Waterfront Project aims to be a nationally recognised
waterfront destination that will significantly increase the liveability, economic diversity and tourism appeal of the city and the region. It will deliver an active and engaging range of spaces that will unlock the character and true value of Mackay’s Pioneer River and Binnington Esplanade.
A key outcome of the Mackay Waterfront project is to facilitate new investment, development, business and community opportunities which will in turn, diversify and activate their surrounds. Council owns a number of freehold sites within the Mackay Waterfront Project area and seeks to work with private developers to open up opportunities to deliver and catalyse these sites. There are six sites offered for consideration, including three in the Mackay City Centre Precinct and three in the Riverside Precinct of the Priority Development Area.
It is not Council's intention to remain the owner of the Land (excluding the Leasehold Stage Parcels) but rather to act as a catalyst for the redevelopment and revitalisation of the Land through the Development Agreement to be entered into with the Preferred Developer(s).
An Expressions of Interest campaign was undertaken in 2020 to enable Council to assess parties interested in undertaking development utilising the Land. From the Expression of Interest Council short listed respondents to proceed to a RFDP phase of the project. The RFDP phase is intended to culminate in the selection of a Preferred Developer for each Site associated with the Project. It is intended that the Preferred Developer will be Council's appointed developer for each Site, that the Preferred Developer will ultimately become the owner of the Site (except in respect of the Leasehold Stage Parcel where the Preferred Developer will be granted a lease) and that the Developer will be responsible for managing all aspects of the Site associated with the Project including design, approvals, finance, construction and disposal.
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