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17 DECEMBER 2025 ISSUE 490
A SPA BUSINESS PUBLICATION
Gaia plans AU$37m expansion
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Gaia Retreat’s owners have submitted a planning application to the local government authority in Byron, Australia, for an AU$37 million (US$24.2 million, €21.0 million, £10.3 million) expansion of the facility that was originally co-founded by Olivia Newton-John in 2005. The wellness facility in Brooklet TROPPO ARCHITECTS
was purchased in 2021 by Fiveight, the property development arm of an investment company called Tattarang, owned by Andrew and
■ Troppo Architects has worked on the design for the Gaia expansion
Nicola Forrest. They bought it for AU$30 million (US$19.8 million,
“Gaia Retreat and Spa has
strengthening the region’s
€17.7 million, £9.9 million).
been a sanctuary of healing
wellness reputation,” they said.
and connection on Bundjalung
The property’s expansion will
Country for more than 20 years.
include the creation of a new spa
“The proposed redevelopment
complex and treatment rooms –
The design for the upgrades across the eight-hectare site is by Troppo Architects. When asked about the planning
is a thoughtful investment in its
replacing an existing facility. Pools
application, a spokesperson from
future, enhancing sustainability,
and relaxation areas will be upgraded.
the retreat told Spa Business:
supporting local jobs and
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