Gold Coast hinterland: Springbrook’s new luxury tourist accommodation

The Gold Coast hinterland community is about to get its first new luxurious tourist development in almost a decade.

THE Gold Coast Hinterland community of Springbrook is about to get its first new tourist development in almost a decade.

Councillors at an economy, planning and environment committee meeting have backed a recommendation to approve up to 10 eco-tourism cabins on a property on Repeater Station Road.

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Location of the new Springbrook eco-tourism cabins.

Officers said the eco-tourism cabins, which would be added to an existing home on the property, would provide “additional accommodation welcome to Springbrook”.

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Their assessment found there would be minimal impact on vegetation and traffic and the facility should help alleviate a shortage of accommodation for visiting families on the mountain.

The council received eight objections and two submissions of support for the project.

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This is the site for the new Springbrook eco-tourism cabins.

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“The proposed development has been maintained within the existing cleared area of the site,” an officer’s report said.

“The proposal does protect the matters of environmental significance, landscape and visual amenity of the subject site.”

Councillors backed the recommendation without debate, area councillor Glenn Tozer noting it was the biggest new tourism development in the Hinterland community since 2012.

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Cr Glenn Tozer supports the new Springbrook tourist accommodation. Photograph: Jason O'Brien.

“Luxury cabins in the beautiful setting around the Springbrook National Park present a great alternative to the beachside accommodation options common on the Gold Coast,” Cr Tozer told the Bulletin.

“This application dealt with the unique variables of the local environment cleverly, positioning the cabins such that almost all the vegetation could be retained and the best outcome for the site delivered.

“The addition of these two-bedroom luxury cabins will give visitors another great reason to spend an extra day in the city during their holiday and check out our beautiful Hinterland, supporting the Springbrook economy.”