Prime Location
Features
84 Lincoln Causeway, Gateway Island is a 2.05ha* riverfront landholding positioned on the Murray River floodplain at the key entry corridor between Albury and Wodonga. Located within the Special Use Zone – Schedule 1 (Gateway Island), the site is strategically earmarked for tourism, recreational and environmental uses that reinforce its role as the gateway to Victoria.
Improved by the former fun park improvements and an existing dwelling, the property offers a substantial land platform with an expansive 106.88m* frontage to Lincoln Causeway and a tapered eastern boundary connecting to walking and cycling trails along the Murray River. Existing buildings are not heritage listed, providing flexibility to repurpose or clear the site to accommodate new development outcomes.
Key Investment Highlights
• Substantial 20,563–20,567m²* landholding with prominent exposure to Lincoln Causeway, the main arterial link between Albury and Wodonga.
• Special Use Zone – Schedule 1 (Gateway Island), recognising the state significance of Gateway Island as a tourism, recreational and environmental resource and gateway to Victoria.
• Planning policy specifically encourages tourist accommodation including hotels, motels, camping and caravan parks on the subject land.
• Additional complementary uses that may be considered include café/restaurant, bar or brewery, leisure and recreation uses, place of assembly, shop and education uses (STCA).
• Direct interface with the Murray River and established walking and cycling trails, allowing future development to capture river views and connect strongly with the natural landscape (STCA).
• No covenants or registered easements affecting the title, providing a clean development platform from a tenure perspective.
• Floodway Overlay and bushfire prone mapping inform design and siting rather than prohibiting development, with Council and relevant authorities able to guide appropriate mitigation measures (STCA).
• Within close proximity to Albury and Wodonga CBDs, education facilities and regional road networks, underpinning demand for short stay, recreational and destination style uses.
Location and setting
Positioned on Gateway Island, 84 Lincoln Causeway enjoys a high profile entry location for travellers arriving into Victoria from New South Wales via the Hume Freeway and Murray River crossings. The site’s eastern boundary tapers towards the Murray River, where walking and cycling trails provide direct recreational linkages to broader riverfront parklands and open space.
The surrounding land comprises a mix of public conservation, parkland and transport corridors, reinforcing the precinct’s strong environmental and recreational character. The property sits a short drive from the Albury and Wodonga CBDs, established schooling options and key regional attractions, making it an ideal base for tourism and leisure focused development.
Planning framework
The land is zoned Special Use Zone – Schedule 1 (Gateway Island) under the Wodonga Planning Scheme. This zone recognises the state significance of Gateway Island and seeks to provide for a range of uses that are compatible with its tourism, recreational, environmental and entertainment themes.
Council’s planning policy identifies the subject land as preferred for tourist accommodation, including hotels, motels, and camping and caravan parks. In addition, a breadth of non accommodation uses may be considered, such as cafés and restaurants, bars or breweries, leisure and recreation facilities, function and wedding venues, galleries or museums, shops and education centres, subject to the grant of a planning permit.
The land is affected by a Floodway Overlay and is mapped as bushfire prone, meaning new development must respond sensitively to flood behaviour, drainage patterns and bushfire risk while maintaining flood storage and protecting public safety. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to seek early advice from Council and relevant authorities to confirm requirements for future proposals (STCA).
Existing improvements and site characteristics
The property is improved with several buildings and structures resulting from its historic use as a fun park, together with a dwelling and associated site works. The improvements provide holding income and potential adaptive reuse opportunities, or may be demolished to facilitate a comprehensive redevelopment, with no heritage controls applying to the existing structures.
Development potential (STCA)
With its generous area, strategic zoning and prominent position, 84 Lincoln Causeway lends itself to a range of tourism and commercial outcomes, such as:
• Tourist park or mixed tourist accommodation incorporating cabins, glamping, caravan and camping facilities with central amenities.
• Boutique hotel or motel with river oriented outlooks and integrated conference, wedding or function spaces.
• Destination hospitality offering, such as a café, restaurant, bar or brewery leveraging the riverfront setting and trail connections.
• Recreation led concepts including wellness retreats, spa facilities, gyms, or adventure style leisure uses compatible with the floodplain context.
• Education or cultural facilities, such as an art gallery, museum, school, childcare centre or place of worship, responding to the community serving objectives for Gateway Island.
All future uses and development are subject to detailed design, technical investigations and the grant of planning approval by Wodonga Council and other relevant authorities.
ADDRESS: 84 Lincoln Causeway, Gateway Island
Zoning and planning
• Zoning – SUZ – Special Use
• Planning authority – Wodonga City Council
Sale Process
• Expression Of Interest, Closing 22 June at 12.30pm
• Terms: 10% deposit, balance flexible 42 days.
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