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26-705: Greater Springfield is a private development undertaken by the Springfield City Group and one of the fastest-growing developments in Australia; it is located in Ipswich , in the south-west of the Brisbane metropolitan area in Queensland , Australia. It is the first privately built city in Australia and the country’s largest master planned community (tenth largest globally), encompassing 2,860 hectares (7067 acres). In 2021,

52-463: A net worth of A$ 1.02  billion . Sinnathamby has donated more than A$ 200 million of land and funds for vital social infrastructure, and established a program of scholarships within Greater Springfield to assist people with limited access to education. Sinnathamby also mentors a select group of young professionals, helping them to achieve personal excellence. Sinnathamby's work

78-568: A Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his significant service to the community and the construction sector. f Aveo Group In November 2019, shareholders approved a $ 1.3 billion takeover offer by Brookfield Asset Management and Aveo was delisted from the ASX. Brisbane's first integrated retirement living community, Aveo Newstead, won

104-692: A civil and design engineer for several years in South East Asia before returning to Australia. He started his own property business in Perth in 1971, before moving to Queensland in the early 1980s. He continued building the company with numerous small residential subdivisions and several commercial projects in the region. In 1992 with business partner Bob Sharpless, Sinnathamby bought a 2,860 hectare (approx 7067 acre) area of land in Ipswich , south-west of Brisbane , for $ 7.9 million. He then lobbied for basic education and transport infrastructure to be built in

130-496: A day surgery unit and medical imaging services as well as a combination of inpatient, day and chemotherapy beds supported. As of 2017, the hospital hosted 40 private doctors and 260 total employees. Mater health services have announced that a new Mater public hospital is under construction as an expansion on the existing private hospital. The new 174 bed public hospital will include an emergency department, intensive care unit, maternity service and additional procedural areas. Completion

156-463: A nation-building project and Australia's first privately-constructed city. Greater Springfield was founded in 1993. In 1993. The land was originally purchased for A$ 7.9 million and acquired in 1991 by Maha Sinnathamby and Bob Sharpless. Sinnathamby and Sharpless assembled a team and developed Greater Springfield masterplan based on interconnected pillars of health, education and information technology. The Local Government (Springfield Zoning) Act 1997

182-476: A range of public amenities. In 2018, Aveo Springfield opened its first two buildings, providing 86 living spaces for elderly residents. The seniors living community is expected to host more than 2500 living spaces once the development is completed. Construction on the new $ 70 million state-of-the-art Brisbane Lions AFL Stadium began in 2021 and is set for completion in September 2022. The stadium, officially named

208-565: A second campus (Middle & Senior) on the Springfield–;Greenbank Arterial road. In 2008, St. Peters Lutheran College Springfield was opened with the school celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a book launch. The University of Southern Queensland has a campus in Springfield. Classes began in February 2006. In 2015, a new four-story, 9000 square metre building, known as Building B,

234-740: A second senior campus is under construction and is due for completion by 2024, and will see the capacity of students double to accommodate the growth. The campus will feature several new 6-story buildings and a performing arts centre. Springfield is connected to Brisbane CBD by the Centenary Motorway and the Springfield railway line , a branch of the Ipswich railway line that starts at Darra station , and extends to Springfield. Maha Sinnathamby#Springfield City Group Maha Sinnathamby AM (born 10 December 1939 in Rantau , Seremban , Malaysia )

260-496: A statement withdrawing the case and acknowledging that "the introduction and implementation by Aveo and its related entities of Aveo Way contracts were lawful, in accordance with industry standards" and expressing "regret for any distress or anxiety which Aveo residents and staff have experienced as a result of or incidental to the Aveo class action litigation." Federal Court Justice Bernard Murphy subsequently described their handling of

286-613: Is a Hindu of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. His childhood was spent on a British-owned rubber estate in the small farming village of Rantau , Negeri Sembilan. His father worked for the plantation but was taken as a prisoner of war in July 1944 during the Japanese occupation of Malaysia . In September 1945, his father was released. Maha moved to Australia and studied civil engineering at the University of New South Wales . After graduating, he worked as

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312-723: Is an Australian businessman and property developer. He is the entrepreneur behind the Greater Springfield Development in Queensland , the largest master-planned community in Australia. In 2019, Sinnathamby's Springfield City Group was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame in recognition of their visionary entrepreneurship in establishing Springfield, as a nation-building project and Australia's first privately-constructed city. Born in Malaysia on 10 December 1939, Maha Sinnathamby

338-475: Is dedicated to absolute green space . The first stage of Springfield's largest shopping centre, Orion Springfield Central, has been open since 15 March 2007. Major tenants now include Woolworths , Big W , Coles , Target and Event Cinemas . Greater Springfield’s Mater Private Hospital is an 80-bed, $ 85 million facility which provides a number of medical and surgical services. The 10,000 square metre hospital features four operating theatres, inpatient wards,

364-619: Is expected by 2024 and is a key focus for the Queensland Government. 600,000 square metres of land has been set aside for commercial space, which is called the Parkside business precinct. The precinct already contains a 10-story tower which cost $ 60 million to build, as well as GE HQ and Polaris Data Centre. The Polaris data centre was built at Springfield, opened in 2009 storing data for a range of companies including Dell, Suncorp and HP. The datacentre cost $ 220 million to construct and

390-473: Is the chairman, in conjunction with the purchase of the plot that would become Greater Springfield. The company is responsible for overseeing the development of the Greater Springfield area. In 1968 he married Yoga, and they have three daughters – Raynuha, Meera, Uma – and a son, Naren. Maha enjoys playing golf at Brookwater . In 2017, The Australian Financial Review added Sinnathamby to its list of Australian billionaires Rich List at 57th position with

416-607: The Brighton Homes Arena, will be the first-ever, purpose built dedicated stadium to a women’s sports team, namely the Brisbane Lions AFLW. Greater Springfield now hosts 11 different schools, offering both primary and secondary, public and private education. Spring Mountain State School is the most recent addition, and was opened in 2019. The Springfield Anglican College has a campus on Springfield College Drive, with

442-470: The Nettletontribe Award for Design Award at the 2018 Property Council's Retirement Living Awards. In 2017, a class action was lodged against Aveo alleging its resident contracts involved unconscionable and misleading conduct. The class action attracted publicity when the lead lawyer, Stewart Levitt, was accused of misleading the residents and the law firm running the class action, Levitt Robinson,

468-453: The area, which required a rezoning bill to be passed. On 24 January 1997, Queensland Parliament unanimously voted in favour of the legislation. The Greater Springfield area was designed as Australia's largest master-planned community (10th largest globally), and is focused on interconnected pillars of health, education, and information technology: Currently, more than $ 15 billion has been invested by public and private stakeholders into

494-595: The development entitlements conferred by the Structure Plan. All levels of Government recognise that the achievement of this goal is essential to ensure the certainty of the development rights. From Springfield City Group's (SCG’s) viewpoint such certainty is essential to the future proofing of the project. The suburbs of the region generally known as Greater Springfield are Springfield Central , Springfield Lakes , Brookwater , Augustine Heights , Spring Mountain and Springfield itself. 30 per cent of Greater Springfield

520-460: The population of Greater Springfield was estimated around 47,000, with a projection to grow to 105,000 residents by 2030. Community development is managed and coordinated by Springfield City Group. The plan is to have a group of suburbs with the population of Darwin by 2030. In 2019, Springfield City Group was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame in recognition of their visionary entrepreneurship in establishing Springfield, as

546-489: The project. A$ 1.2 billion dual track major rail line and transit hub was established in 2013 and connected Greater Springfield to the wider South East Queensland area. Greater Springfield's current population is approximately 35,000, with a predicted growth to 105,000 by 2030. Greater Springfield's masterplan also retains 30 per cent of the land holding for open, green space. Sinnathamby established Springfield City Group (formerly Springfield Land Corporation), of which he

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572-617: Was acknowledged globally in 2010 with the emerging Greater Springfield being named the world's best master-planned community by the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI). He also won the Ernst and Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year. The University of Queensland awarded Sinnathamby with an Honorary Doctorate for his continuous contribution to the community in July 2023. In 2019, Sinnathamby received an appointment as

598-498: Was designed by Strategic Directions. In 2016, Greater Springfield’s town centre, Orion Springfield Central, was expanded to provide over 165 commercial spaces for commercial businesses. This town centre also features Robelle Domain, a 24-hectare public space featuring boardwalks, sporting areas, playgrounds and water parks. Within Robelle Domain is Orion Lagoon, an inland water park and paddle pool features pools from 0.3m to 1.5m and

624-517: Was gazetted in view of the long term nature of development being undertaken across Greater Springfield. This Act gave rise to a unique Planning Regime which provides certainty to the developer. The Structure Plan established a unique assessment process that ensures the intentions, provisions and understanding in and behind the Springfield Structure Plan are not to be overreached or changed through Local Planning Policies so to adversely affect

650-469: Was opened at a cost of $ 45 million. TAFE Queensland South West , previously Bremer Institute of TAFE also has a campus in Springfield. Springfield Central State High School underwent expansion works in 2019, with the construction of a new $ 9.89 million Sport and Community Hall as part of the Queensland Government’s $ 200 million Advancing Queensland Schools Program. The school has announced that

676-526: Was ordered to remove their ads promoting the class action. It was the first-ever case where a Contradictor (similar to an Intervenor ) was appointed as an amicus over an opt-out notice. The barrister appointed as Contradictor advised clients not to join the class action. Aveo vigorously fought the allegations. The matter was settled in March 2023 with Aveo agreeing to a payment of $ 11 million, without making any admission of liability. Levitt Robinson released

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