Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is progressing work on its Central Highfields Master Plan project.
TRC Economic Development portfolio spokesperson Cr Edwina Farquhar said Council was committed to achieving the shared community vision for creating an expanded CBD at Highfields to meet growing population demands, provide local employment and create commercial buildings and spaces for businesses and entrepreneurs.
"Highfields and surrounding areas are a significant growth front, and our ongoing work on the Central Highfields Master Plan offers an important and historic chance to create a desirable city centre for the future citizens and visitors to Highfields," Cr Farquhar said.
"Council has been undertaking substantial infrastructure works involving service relocations, the installation of new water and sewer infrastructure, and an upgrade to the Kratzke and O'Brien Roads intersection. This formative work will serve the growing population and development in Highfields.
"The works are needed to accommodate new roundabouts, road connections, shared paths and cycleways planned for Central Highfields, as identified in the Central Highfields Master Plan.
"Council recently undertook a positive market sounding with developers who have a proven record on this scale of development. The developers' feedback was to simplify the process for future development of the planned CBD and ensure the parkland is planned and delivered early.
