Hills district: Developments set to shape the region in the coming year
From sky-high apartment towers to multi-million dollar sporting facilities, these are the projects set to transform the Hills district in the coming years.
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From sky-high apartment towers to a new golf driving range and a state-of-the-art aquatic centre, Sydney’s Hills district is booming.
Here are the eight developments set to change the transform the Hills landscape in the coming year.
Waves Aquatic Centre
The much-anticipated new Waves Aquatic Centre featuring an Olympic size swimming pool is months from completion.
The $55 million upgrades will also include an indoor and outdoor recreational pool, water play areas, a hydrotherapy pool and new gymnasium.
Concrete has been poured for the 50m and 25m pools and the aquatic centre is set to open in 2022.
The aquatic centre has been closed since last March.
New $12m golf destination
A multimillion-dollar vision for a major golfing complex is destined for the Hills.
The $12 million plans for the state-of-the-art driving range, hospitality venue and function centre, dubbed Swing City will be built at Elizabeth Macarthur Dr in Norwest Business Park by property developer Mulpha.
It will feature 40 driving range bays, a mini golf complex as well as a licenced restaurant and entertainment facilities.
Each bay at Swing City’s golf driving range will feature the latest in golf ball tracking technology including virtual play.
The project was given the green light by council and construction is set to start in the next month.
New university campus
The Hills will be welcoming its first university campus at Castle Hill which will be focused on training the next generation of nurses.
The University of Canberra will be opening a Hills campus at the old Castle Hill day surgery.
Degrees on offer at the campus will include a Bachelor of Nursing and a new Graduate Entry Master of Nursing.
It will feature state-of-the-art labs and facilities including clinical and nursing simulation equipment for 400 students.
The campus and its nursing students are also expected to act as a ‘feeder’ to the new Rouse Hill Hospital when complete.
Construction has begun on the site and is due to be completed in the second half of the year in time for semester 1 2022.
School’s mega $152 revamp
Sancta Sophia Catholic College at Box Hill is months away from completing its mega $152 million project with buildings up to six storeys high.
When complete, more than 1800 students from Kindergarten to Year 12 will have access to a range of learning areas, creative and performance hubs, open space, rooftop sporting facilities and childcare centre.
The project is slated to be complete in August 2021.
New medical precinct ‘The Bond’
A new medical precinct featuring a $10m cancer radiation therapy is also coming to Bella Vista.
Mulpha’s health and commercial precinct ‘The Bond’ will be situated on the corners of Elizabeth Macarthur Drive and Norbrik Drive.
A world class cancer treatment centre set up by Genesis Oncology and a specialised IVF clinic and reproductive surgery headed by fertility specialist Dr Antony Lighten will be the anchor tenants.
The six-storey building made with state-of-the-art cross-laminated timber technology will also feature specialists in orthodontics, obstetrics, gynaecology and mental health.
The Bond will also include a childcare centre, gym, retail outlet, commercial space and an underground carpark.
Construction started this week and is due for completion in August 2022.
Grande Reve Towers
Almost 200 high-end apartments in two towers rising 12 and 16 storeys are set to go up in Castle Hill.
The $66m Kassis Homes development will feature luxe apartments ranging from studios to three-bedroom pads, and a four-level basement car park at Garthowen Crescent.
Dubbed Grand Reve, it is situated in the heart of Castle Hill and just a stone’s throw away from the Metro and Castle Towers shopping centre.
New Premier rugby league facility
Kellyville Memorial Park is currently being transformed into a Premier Rugby League Facility.
One former single rugby league playing field will be expanded to include two fields which will be used by the Parramatta National Rugby League for training.
Bulk earthworks are currently taking place with the project expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Balmoral Road Reserve
A new $28 million mega sports complex is soon coming to Kellyville.
It will feature six tennis courts, two cricket ovals, multipurpose fields, a children’s playground and picnic area when complete.
It will also include pedestrian and cycling paths, a kiosk, meeting room and 245-space car park at the site on the corner of Balmoral Road and Gardenview Court.
Construction is underway with the site set to open in 2022.
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