Woolworths to open at $40m Racecourse Village centre
A BLUE-chip commercial property portfolio is rising out of Queensland’s premier racecourse with a $40 million shopping centre to open next week.
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A BLUE-chip commercial property portfolio is rising out of Queensland’s premier racecourse, with a $40 million shopping centre to open next week.
Brisbane Racing Club will open Racecourse Village, anchored by a full-line Woolworths and a smorgasbord of foodie destinations, next Tuesday.
The centre, built on the outskirts of Eagle Farm Racecourse and fronting Nudgee Rd, is the latest completed development in the club’s $1.2 billion Master Plan.
BRC chairman Neville Bell said its opening was a “major milestone”.
“This commercial asset will be retained by BRC as part of a blue-chip commercial portfolio that will provide long-term non-racing revenue stream for the club,” he said.
“With Eagle Farm to resume racing in the near future, this is an exciting time for the BRC and also for the local area.”
At the time of publishing, the BRC events calendar shows all race days through to December this year will take place at Doomben.
Works on the Eagle Farm Racecourse track have been mired in delays and controversy between key players BRC and Racing Queensland.
Racecourse Village also offers office spaces, a medical centre and allied health services including a melanoma centre, physiotherapy and pharmacy.
Brisbane Racing Club completed its first residential tower, Ascot House, earlier this month, and opened Ascot Childcare and Kindy in March last year.
There are also plans to build a retirement and aged living complex.
Racecourse Village will be managed by Savills and anchored by a 3,800 sqm Woolworths, with 12 tenancies on the ground floor and six on level one.
The club has applied to delist sections of the Eagle Farm Racecourse site from the Queensland Heritage Register to make future works on the retail and residential precincts easier.
A Woolworths spokeswoman said it was “busy working behind the scenes” to finish the supermarket ahead of the opening.
Da’Burger owner James D’Ath said his second burger joint, which will open at 3.30pm on Tuesday, would have 30 beers and a house specialty Bloody Mary.
Smoked wings and brisket and more vegan and vegetarian burgers would be exclusive to the Ascot shop, he said.
It will also support Share the Dignity, a charity that helps homeless women and those affected by domestic violence — a cause close to Mr D’Ath’s heart.
“I love food and I love helping out because I had a challenging childhood (involving) domestic violence. Mum died when I was young,” he said.
Mr D’Ath said $2.30 from the sale of every ‘Foul Play’ chicken burger would help buy period packs for homeless women.
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