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welcomehome Welcome again to Home News. Following the great response to our first edition, we are happy to present to you the August edition of Home News. This month’s Home News is packed full of information to keep you up-to-date and informed on the latest Home Central Kawana developments.
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Construction remains on schedule with all buildings and exterior features to be completed by the end of this month. Asphalt has been laid across all carpark areas except two. These remaining areas will be sealed during the next two weeks. Once this is finished, landscaping will commence and will be completed by early September. A number of retailers will open their doors during September since internal fitouts are progressing well.
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Building Queensland’s largest bulky goods centre requires: - 215,000 labour hours;
- 8,000m3 of concrete;
- 400 tonnes of reinforcing steel;
- 1,000 tonnes of structural steel;
- 36,000m2 of metal roof decking;
- 20,000m2 precast panels and,
- a work team of more than 800.
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Each week the Home Central Kawana family continues to grow, with our tenants now including:
Visit the above websites or call today to learn more about the newest members of the Home Central Kawana team.
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Q1
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| How long have you worked at Kawana’s Spotlight store?
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| I have been at Kawana Spotlight for two and a half years and have worked for Spotlight overall for 15 years.
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| How do you like your new location at Home Central Kawana?
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| Our new store here at Home Central Kawana is nothing short of fantastic. Our store is in a great position and our business has been going from strength to strength since we made the move earlier this year.
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| What does Home Central Kawana mean for Kawana and the Sunshine Coast?
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| The position of the centre is perfect for Spotlight and other retailers of homewares and household goods as it is central to the whole of the Sunshine Coast. We have customers visiting us from as far north as Tin Can Bay to as far south as Redcliffe. We are relishing being the first tenant to take advantage of this prime location and look forward to welcoming the centre’s new tenants to Kawana Way over the coming months.
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| What is your favourite household room or item?
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| The family room.
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| What is your favourite Sunshine Coast pastime?
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| Barbeques with family and friends.
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SPOT ON: Store manager Maureen Davis, front centre, is thrilled with Spotlight's success following their move to Home Central Kawana with staff members, from left, Brie Winsor, Di Delbridge, Jan Powell, Birgitta Millan and Lyn Wildman. Photo courtesy of Sunshine Coast Daily.
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The State Government has announced a $940 million regional public hospital will be built in Kawana Waters, just minutes from Home Central Kawana. The proposed hospital and training facility will be built on Kawana Way by developers Stockland, guaranteeing further exposure and increased traffic for all Home Central Kawana retailers. The decision to locate the hospital at Kawana further cements the region's position as one of the fastest growing areas on the Sunshine Coast for forecast population growth over the next 20 years. “The 2,700 hectare Kawana Waters community is now home to over 22,000 residents, and has become one of the Sunshine Coast’s major residential, employment and recreational precincts. The regional hospital will be within walking distance of the 30 hectare Kawana Business Village and the Kawana Town Centre,” Stockland Regional Manager, Sunshine Coast, Mark Hunter said. To view a map of the proposed site, click here.
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Superior quality, unique design and first-rate functionality best describe the architecture of Home Central Kawana. Designed by award-winning architects, The Buchan Group, Home Central Kawana offers an interesting and unique commercial retail design aimed at reducing the building mass and scale and creating general interest and accessibility for all shoppers.
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Project director Peter Zillman says the design team focused on
creating a visually stimulating and practical retail environment, paying special attention to
detail, style and quality. “The bold buildings facing Kawana Way
are intended to attract the attention of passers-by while colour and
special features will be used to unify the buildings and complement the
Sunshine Coast’s character,” he said. The eye catching design of
the eight Home Central Kawana site buildings has become synonymous with
the new site and its location.
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It’s been four hard weeks of early morning wake up calls, protein shakes, and endurance training for the members of the Home Central Kawana construction team signed up for this year’s Caloundra Coastal Bike Ride…or at least that’s what they tell us. Our July e-news article inspired Thiess employees and cycling enthusiasts Sam Frith, Gerard Graham, Elliot McLeod and Luke Shaw and their families to register for the August 27 event in support of Camp Quality and the assistance they give to children and their families living with cancer. “It’s a great initiative and the opportunity for a fun family day out,” Luke said.
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Home Central Kawana site developers Leighton Queensland’s director (and event sponsor) Bob Borger agrees and commended the team for their involvement. "We’ve got a dedicated team working on our Home Central Kawana project and it's wonderful to see them get involved in this important community event," Bob said.
If you’d like to join our team as an entrant in the bike ride, contact USM events at info@usmevents.com.au, visit www.usmevents.com.au or phone 07 5449 0711.
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Home Central Kawana is now well on its way to becoming the Sunshine Coast’s signature centre for homewares, furniture, household goods and lifestyle products. To provide you with up-to-the minute information on Home Central Kawana happenings we invite you to visit our new website at www.homecentral.com.au We look forward to receiving your feedback on our new site.
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Work continues on the planning of Home Central Kawana’s grand opening celebrations. Tipped to be one of the biggest events on the Sunshine Coast, we will be offering all retailers and members of our local community the chance to be involved in this ultimate showcase of what our centre has to offer. Stay tuned for how you can be a part of the festivities.
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- Home Central Kawana will be open for business in September 2006.
- Home Central Kawana is located in the heart of the rapidly growing Kawana Central Business District, along the Kawana Way sub-arterial road. The centre is adjacent to the State Government planned “intermodal corridor” – a proposed multi-modal transit corridor (train line, buses etc) to the immediate west of the site which will become an extension of the Sunshine Motorway. It will run from the Mooloolah River through to the Caloundra Road near Corbould Park and is scheduled for construction around 2008.
- The centre is part of the Caloundra City Council’s master planned Kawana Village combining industrial, commercial and retail space in a business hub around Kawana Lake.
- Home Central Kawana represents a long term investment and commitment to the future of the Sunshine Coast community by the centre’s owners, managers and developers.
- Home Central is owned by the Valad Property Group. Valad is a listed property trust and a funds management company (ASX code: VPG). For more information on Valad you can visit www.valad.com.au.
- Home Central Kawana is one of five Home Central sites nationwide.
- Home Central Kawana leasing activity is still taking place but it is anticipated that the majority of tenancies will be leased and fully operational by September 06.
- Leighton Properties has developed Home Central Kawana and appointed Thiess Pty Ltd as the construction company for the project. Award winning architectural business, The Buchan Group, has designed the integrated showroom/retail warehouse development.
- The Kawana Waters community and surrounding area is characterised by solid income and strong home ownership levels. Average per capita spending on bulky goods in the community in 2004 was estimated at $1,769, almost 6% above the non-metropolitan Queensland average. (source: Leighton Properties).
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Construction on target
Hospital calls Kawana home
