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Unison Projects Develops Former Garden Centre Site into Resort-Style Inspired Community

Albany Creek is set to host Preston Point, one of the biggest townhouse developments in and around Brisbane. The site, located at the former Hawkins Garden Centre site at 623 Albany Creek Road, will be developed into a 74-townhouse, resort-styled private community.

Coined as a “truly green community” settling on the banks of Albany Creek, Preston Point will feature communal vegetable gardens, fire pits, a large lawn area that’s perfect for community football games, alongside leisure amenities such as a 16-metre swimming pool for residents that is aesthetically wrapped around a deck, BBQ areas, and a bocce court.

Honoring the Area’s Historical Roots

Nestled within the 3.2-hectare site are Albany Creek’s famous 100-year-old fig trees. These iconic figures will be lovingly retained and will populate the extensively designed private green open space in the upcoming community.
During the project’s conceptualization, developer Unison Projects hosted a “naming competition” among the students of Albany Creek State High School. All the students were invited to suggest a name for the budding community and cite their inspiration behind the name.

Winning entries came from students Madalyn Martin, Stephanie McBean, and Kirra Young. Their entry “Preston Point” was inspired by John Preston, the man who originally bought the land in 1865. Each of the girls won $100 from Unison Projects and were also presented certificates by Albany Creek’s Mayor Mike Charlton.

Breaking New Ground in Green, Urban Living

Preston Point boasts of a rare taste of urban living and green natural space, located conveniently 12km away from Brisbane’s CBD and within easy reach of local amenities and infrastructure. Homes are refreshingly ensconced within natural surrounds.

Buyers can choose from 18 varieties of terrace designs, numerous stunning facades and a variety of two-, three- and four-bedroom designs. All units also feature 2.5 bathrooms and a 2-car garage. A few units will also feature a ground floor master bedroom with ensuite bath.

The $37 million estate is currently in the construction stage, after a year of civil works in the site. As a major infrastructure development in the area, Preston Point is certainly going to change the landscape of community living in the Albany Creek area.

Photo Credit: Albany Creek StateHigh School/Facebook

Wooly Makes a Comeback

Cartoon ram creator to showcase Wolly at Albany Creek Square.

Wooly Woolberforce is making a comeback as creator Christine Sturgeon aims to connect children with the wool industry.

Wooly became famous in the 1990s when he starred as a mascot for the National Wool Museum. According to his official background story, Wooly was a lamb who left the outback to go and see the world.

Aboard his own airline, Woolberforce Airlines, Wooly travels the world, doing pretty much everything, from riding motorcycles to scuba-diving to eating ice cream on the beach. Other than that, he’s seen strolling around in his trademark bowler hat, bow tie and boomerang walking stick.

Wooly’s business card carries the introductory description “I am an irresistible, lovable sheep person.” It also has the motivational phrase: “Live the live you have imagined.”

Wooly Re-Launch

With the re-launch of the lovable cartoon character, folks would see Wooly printed t-shirts and merchandise.

Ms Sturgeon will be at the Albany Creek Square shopping mall over the next four weeks. Fans of Wooly can come and get a hold of t-shirts available in different colours. In August, Wooly is coming to the Royal Queensland Exhibition (The Ekka).

Ms Sturgeon announced that there will be another 42 designs coming out soon. There is also a plan to release CD with various Wooly-related songs.

Albany Creek Residents Warned of Snakes in Pools

After a spike of calls for help with dangerous snakes, Brisbane snake catcher Julia Baker sent a warning to residents of Albany Creek and Eatons Hills to be wary of snakes lurking in their homes and pools.

Snakes such as the eastern brown and red-bellied black snakes are seeking cool spaces and could be swimming in pools or in water bowls as the southeast experiences a seemingly hotter year. Ms Baker recently removed several snakes, including a 2.5-metre long carpet python which was swimming inside a skimmer box and three eastern brown snakes found in three homes in Albany Creek.

At one point, a woman found a baby eastern brown snake in the pool where she was taking a swim. The eastern brown snake happens to be the second most venomous snake in the world, so residents should take the warning seriously.

Snakes tend to sneak into gaps to seek cool air inside the house. They could also look for sources of water such as skimmer boxes and swimming pools to cool down and to help them shed their skins or kill mites.

Ms Baker asked residents to immediately report presence of snakes to a snake catcher so that the reptiles can be removed safely.

Ms Baker became famous for her international TV series called “Snake Sheila,” produced by Animal Planet. Find out more about snakes and snake catching by visiting Julia Baker’s Facebook page or her snake-catching business website.