Hervey Bay Community Hub

Next steps on the Library & Administration Building (Incorporating Disaster Resilience Centre) Project

Further progress has been achieved on the Library & Administration Building (incorporating Disaster Resilience Centre) as the project ramps up.

Savills Project Management continue their role as Program Manager across the Hinkler Regional Deal ensuring consistency and seamless integration of Cottee Parker Architects on the project, who in partnership with local Architect Bloc Design, are leading concept design development.

A team of design consultants are working on this once in a generation project partially funded by a $40million grant from the Commonwealth Government. The principal objectives are to provide ‘resilience’, ‘economic growth’ and ‘livability’.

This builds on the work completed prior with the development of the Functional Brief, Urban Design and the recently approved 2021-2041 Hervey Bay City Centre Master Plan. These foundational stages have established clear expectations for the outcomes of the project and set a benchmark which future decisions will be made, while ensuring that outcomes best meet both Community and Council needs and aspirations.

Council has now begun developing the strategy for engagement of the head contractor as the concept design nears completion. The building is on target to meet its forecasted completion in 2025.

Engagement Hub will continue to be updated as the project progresses.