This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
THE Kingborough Council has approved Tipalea Partners’ $45 million Spring Farm Village retail hub in Kingston, which the developer says will create more than 1,100 employment opportunities for the growing locale on the southern outskirts of Hobart.
The 7,500 sqm Spring Farm Village is already 70% leased and will be anchored by a 4,250 sqm latest-generation Coles supermarket that will be the largest in Kingborough. Chemist Warehouse will also be opening its first superstore in the region, and be joined by a range of other specialty retailers including food and beverage outlets and beauty services.
The community should be shopping in the new centre in early 2026, according to Tipalea.
Tipalea had lodged a development application with Kingborough Council at the start of this year. It bought the 3.5-hectare Channel Highway site, opposite Bunnings, in May last year for $5 million from a Queensland investor.
The state-of-the-art new retail centre has been designed by i2C Architects to serve the daily needs of the growing residential population from Huntingfield through to Margate and Snug. Kingston’s population is predicted to increase by 7,000 people in the next 10 years.
It is also set to be the most technologically-advanced and environmentally sustainable retail centre south of Hobart, featuring a full solar array, EV charging stations, weather station, free wi-fi, wireless charging stations, cloud-based CCTV throughout, car counters, duress intercoms, and a building information dashboard.
As well as Coles and Chemist Warehouse, other retailers secured so far include a Bakery, Studio 7 Hair, and Lefa Nails & Beauty. All leases were brokered by Ashleigh Wearne and Lewis Torkington at ATD Retail and Tipalea’s own Graeme Wakefield.
“Spring Farm Village is set to redefine everyday convenience in Kingston, and we are eager to appoint a builder and get construction underway,” said Tipalea Partners CEO Scott Spanton.
Spring Farm Village marks Tipalea’s sixth development in Tasmania, and its second retail centre in the state. Its Glebe Hill Village in Howrah, in Hobart’s east, was listed for sale through JLL earlier this months.
Tipalea’s plans for an 8,000 sqm retail centre in Devonport were recently temporarily stalled, pending rezoning and an appeal to the Tasmanian Planning Commission.
It has developed neighbourhood retail centres in locations such as Mackay in Queensland, Pimpama on the Gold Coast, Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley, as well as Launceston and Hobart in Tasmania.
