Sunray Strawberries looks to build 65 room farm worker‘s hub
Grand plans for a complex to home up to 60 strawberry farm workers north of Brisbane will include a gym, picnic area and garden spaces. SEE THE PLANS
A large Moreton Bay strawberry farm has grand plans for its workforce, with an application lodged for a workers’ accommodation hub with room for workers to enjoy themselves.
Sunray Strawberries has lodged an application to build a 65 room workers’ accommodation at 166 Child Road, just minutes from their headquarters and farm at 347 King Road.
The two-stage development would include a total of five buildings, with the first stage being the relocation and renovating of an existing two-storey building to have 17 rooms, showers, toilets and a communal area.
Stage two includes building three more buildings for cooking, meals, laundry and recreation, with 12 accommodation pods, each with four bedrooms rooms, showers and toilets, would all be connected by covered walkways.
The existing two-storey building houses 10 rooms and facilities on the ground floor and seven rooms, along with communal area on the second floor.
A second building would provide cooking facilities, a meals area and laundry facilities.
Building four would be a central meeting area to host house gatherings and recreational activities.
The same building would also include 12 accommodation pods, grouped in pods.
Building number three would provide accessible bathrooms.
An existing house and farming sheds currently occupy the land.
Sunray is a large wholesale strawberry farm that grows, packs and delivers to market and retail.
The application also reads that extensive open space would be provided, with areas for a gym, BBQ, recreation facilities, a 50m x 30m kick and throw area, walking paths and picnic garden spaces.
The accommodation hub would have a bus drop-off area along with 10 carparking spaces.
Bus transportation would be the primary form of transport for worker’s to and from the site.
The application reads the accommodation hub would be connected to electrical and telecommunication services.
Queensland’s strawberry harvest season is typically August-October, with seasonal workers arriving on farm months in advance to plant.
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