Greenheart has the potential to enhance the ecology and environmental value of the Gold Coast for future generations.
Situated between the Gold Coast’s idyllic beaches and hinterland, Greenheart will be the largest open space destination on the Gold Coast, and one of the largest parkland projects ever undertaken in Australia. The 241-hectare site is two-thirds the size of New York’s Central Park and will be an immersive, integrated, and multi-layered parkland offering a diverse range of active and healthy lifestyle opportunities, with an array of sporting, recreational and cultural experiences for visitors of all ages and abilities.
The development of Greenheart is a direct response to significant population growth on the Gold Coast and the City’s goal to provide high-quality parks, sports assets, infrastructure, and improved environmental outcomes for the community.
Sustainability will be at its heart. The Greenheart vision is underpinned by a commitment to
sustainable design and construction practices and the protection of our environment, recognising the critical importance healthy natural environments play in shaping a strong and sustainable future. The Greenheart project provides the opportunity to deliver several environmentally sustainable initiatives.
Greenheart has the potential to enhance the ecology and environmental value of the Gold Coast for future generations.
As part of the development of the site, over 30 hectares of habitat and feeding grounds for birds and other wildlife will be renewed, new areas of woodland will be created, and riparian corridors will be naturalised.
The Greenheart Master Plan represents a dramatic transformation of the site including the development of an extensive sports precinct, major event lawn and discovery centre, integrated with existing indigenous cultural heritage values and experiences and important natural areas.
Greenheart will have 3 primary precincts: Discovery Hub; Event Quarter; and Sports Precinct. A primary precinct is an area of substantial investment and provision of facilities, collectively seeking to achieve a greater intensity of community and visitor gathering opportunities. The primary precincts will be centres of activity with well-defined uses, efficient access, investment in infrastructure and specific attractions.
Greenheart will also have 5 secondary precincts: Community Park; Ephemeral Wetlands; Stream Naturalisation; Big and Little Woody Hills; and Wildlife Corridor. Secondary precincts cater for a variety of community and visitor experiences that respond to and take advantage of the existing site conditions, while enhancing the natural values of the site. These precincts will become the ecological fabric of Greenheart.
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