The Oxley: Tenants named for new Nobby Beach shopping Centre

An old Nobby Beach business will make its return to the suburb in its newest shopping centre when doors open next month. SEE WHO IS MOVING IN

An old Nobby Beach business will make its return to the suburb in its newest shopping centre when doors open next month.

The Oxley, which will feature retail and dining, will open for business in November after more than a year of construction from builder Dankav Developments

Among the new tenants will be the returning Gormet Meats, which operated in the previous complex before its redevelopment, as well as the 1000sq m Oxley Village Grocer.

A juice bar and gelato shop will also be included.

Dankav boss Daniel Veitch said the project had taken years to realise and described it as a “celebration of food, culture and community.”

Artist impression of Oxley House, a proposed shopping centre for a site in Nobby Beach on the Gold Coast. Picture: Supplied.

“The Oxley represents the evolution of Nobby Beach, paying tribute to its rich history and embracing the old school Nobby’s feel, with the added convenience locals need now all in one central place,” he said.

“We look forward to creating a vibrant, welcoming, and diverse destination that will become a cornerstone of not just Nobby Beach, but the Gold Coast.”

The complex is named for surveyor John Oxley who led an expedition aboard the Mermaid that took in the Tweed Valley and South Stradbroke Island in 1823.

It marks the latest twist in plans to redevelop the heart of Nobby Beach.

Artist impression of Oxley House, a proposed shopping centre for a site in Nobby Beach on the Gold Coast. Picture: Supplied.

In mid-2020, Mr Veitch and Fruiterer George unveiled The Oxley and The Frederick, two complementary developments that borrowed from the arched architecture of former Gold Coast landmarks such as the Pink Poodle Motel, the Southport Bathing Pavilion, and the still-standing Santa Nita building in Southport.

The pair of two-storey shopping centres was approved by the council in early 2021.

In June that year, the pair filed revamped plans to instead build two 12-storey towers on the sites.

The proposed towers were four times higher than the Nobby zoning, which allows for buildings of three levels or up to 15m.

The Oxley and The Frederick projects, if approved, would have become the biggest projects in the suburb’s history.

However the project was dumped after residents rallied against the development and the council issued a scathing request for information about the project, advising the developers it would have to be redesigned at four storeys before its assessment could continue.