Eli Waters set to get Aldi supermarket after council approves development

The new supermarket is expected to generate 30 new jobs and will initially serve a population pool of 20,567 people.

The Fraser Coast will get its fourth Aldi supermarket after the Fraser Coast Regional Council unanimously approved the development at its meeting on Wednesday.

The 8000sq m development will be built at the corner of Serenity Drive and Pialba-Burrum Heads Road at Eli Waters.

There are already three Aldi stores on the Fraser Coast: one at Maryborough, one at Urraween and one at Urangan.

The new supermarket is expected to generate 30 new jobs and will initially serve a population pool of 20,567 people and an additional 1847 people by 2031, according to the proposal placed before the council.

While catering to Eli Waters and Dundowran, the development application notes the intersection of Serenity Dr and Pialba-Burrum Heads Rd to will need to be upgraded to handle increased traffic to the supermarket.

To help mitigate that traffic, the development application recommends extending the right turn lane from Pialba-Burrum Heads Rd to Rosentreter Lane by 170m.