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Stafford 6/87 Webster Road, Queensland Telephone 07 3352 8900

North

Brisbane’s North is a hub for retail endeavours and is home to Queensland’s largest shopping centre (Westfield Chermside). This precinct will reap the benefits from infrastructure projects such as the Clem 7 tunnel and Airport Link. It is also ideally located on Gympie Road, the main arterial leading north from the city through Windsor, Lutwyche, Kedron, Chermside then Aspley.

Business Benefits

  • Close proximity to QLD’s largest regional shopping centre, direct public transport access
  • Close proximity to Brisbane’s CBD and main arterial roads
  • Prime position to benefit from Airport Link & Clem 7 Tunnel

Westfield Chermside
Chermside Shopping Centre, on the corner of Gympie and Hamilton Roads, is the largest regional shopping centre in the state. There is a significant amount of residential developments with retail and commercial levels included around the area, the majority offering commercial office/retail space.

The centre includes department stores, discount department stores, supermarkets and more than 370 speciality stores, cafes, restaurants and other services, all on the first floor. This makes the first floor the largest single level in an Australian regional shopping centre. The second floor is includes a bowling centre, video game arcade and a 16-screen cinema complex. The centre also contains the Chermside bus station, a major hub for buses north of Brisbane.

Airport Link & Clem 7 Tunnel
The $4.8 billion Airport Link, Northern Busway and Airport Roundabout project is designed to make road travel faster, safer and more reliable by catering for Brisbane’s rising population and growing north-side communities.

Construction of the combined road and busway solution - Australia’s largest road infrastructure project - is underway, with all three roads scheduled for completion by mid 2012.

Airport Link

  • 6.7km toll road (mainly underground) connecting the Clem 7 Tunnel, Inner City Bypass and local road network at Bowen Hills, to northern arterials of Gympie Road and Stafford Road at Kedron, Sandgate Road and the East West Arterial leading to the airport.
  • Will be the first major motorway linking Brisbane city to the northern suburbs and airport precinct, avoiding up to 18 sets of lights.
  • Electronic tolling, less congested, safer, less stopping and starting.

Clem 7 Tunnel

  •  Provides vital connection between Brisbane River’s north and south sides
  • Much-needed CBD bypass. Motorists avoid up to 24 sets of traffic lights
  • Reduces travel time by up to a third, cut fuel costs.
  • 2 traffic lanes in each direction, 4.8km in length.
  • Takes motorists up to 60m below the Brisbane River.
  • Connects to Lutwyche Road, Inner City Bypass, Shafston Avenue, Ipswich Road, Pacific Motorway and the Airport Link. Also connections at Bowen Hills, Kangaroo Point and Woolloongabba.

Suburb Summary

Aspley - about 13km north of CBD. Home to Brisbane's only Hypermarket and a large variety of major retail shops, restaurants and car dealerships along Gympie Road, and Aspley Homemaker Centre on Zillmere Rd.

Chermside – 10km from CBD. One of Brisbane's busiest suburbs, home to QLD’s largest regional shopping centre, Prince Charles Hospital and Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital. Tipped as a ‘mini CBD’ of Brisbane due to its strong infrastructure, facilities, as well as good public transport.

Kedron – centred on Gympie Road and Kedron Brook, regarded as a northern-inner city. Close to public transport, 15 mins drive from domestic and international airports.

Lutwyche - small suburb, only a handful of streets but boasts busy Lutwyche Road and Lutwyche Shopping Centre. Older suburb popular with health industry and business professionals. No train station, nearest at  Albion and Wooloowin. Regular bus services along Lutwyche/Bowen Bridge Road.

Windsor –3.5km from CBD, largely residential, though there is considerable retail commercial activity along Lutwyche and Newmarket Roads.  Windsor railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services. Home Zone and Homemaker City, both on Newmarket Road. Home to a health industry professionals due to proximity of the Royal Brisbane Hospital.

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