$80m Hervey Bay development to open before Christmas

An $80 million dollar development is set to open in the centre of Hervey Bay ahead of Christmas. See the photos, video:

An $80 million development in the centre of Hervey Bay will be open in time for Christmas.

The Spotlight and Anaconda development is quickly taking shape on Boat Harbour Drive, Pialba, not far from the new Bunnings store on Main and Mcliver Streets.

The new complex, built by SPG Developments, is being constructed in two stages.

Spotlight Group executive deputy chairman Zac Fried said the main building was expected to open just before Christmas, with a second building to open shortly after in the new year.

The $80 million development on Boat Harbour Drive is scheduled to open by the end of the year.

The development will bring Anaconda to the Bay for the first time, while Spotlight will find a new home.

It will also see the return of retail outlet Harris Scarfe to Hervey Bay after it closed its doors during the Covid pandemic.

“If all goes to plan, it will be open before Christmas,” Mr Fried said.

“We’re very excited to bring back Harris Scarfe and bring Anaconda to Hervey Bay.”

He said at this stage he could not reveal the other tenants that would find a home at the new 22,000sq m complex.

The $80 million dollar development on Boat Harbour Drive is scheduled to open by the end of 2023.

But he said there would be nearly 450 undercover car parking spaces for customers and staff, which would be split across two levels, and traffic would be able to enter from Hunter and Taylor Streets.

Mr Fried said the Spotlight Group had looked for “many, many years” to find the right site for the development in Hervey Bay.

About 60 people were expected to be employed at the complex immediately upon opening, he said.

Originally published as $80m Hervey Bay development to open before Christmas