JANUARY 2024
January 2024 Brisbane City
January 2022
WAQF The 10-acre parcel of land at
The Mosque - part of Queensland’s history since 1909
161 Underwood Road,
Since the construction of the first Brisbane
Eight Mile Plains is freehold and
Mosque at Holland Park in 1909, this place
has been donated by WAQF
of worship with its distinctive architecture
in the name of the
has continued to provide a focal point and
Brisbane Islamic Centre (BIC).
gathering place for Australian Muslims. Whilst the primary purpose of any place
BIC is registered with ACNC
of worship is prayer, the Brisbane Islamic
(Australian Charities and
Centre to be built at Underwood Road,
Not-for-profits Commission) as a not-for-profit entity. A board of directors manages the company, and NO director,
Eight Mile Plains is, we believe, a world first
Holland Park Mosque 1909. Third oldest mosque in Australia.
providing a community with an inclusive master planned development which also embraces retiring and aging Australians. Here is not only a place to pray, but a place to learn, a place to share and a place for Muslims and non-Muslims to socialize and learn about each other, in order to
family or person has ownership
create a harmonious society that we and future generations can benefit from.
or controlling interest.
Over the past 20 years, the population of Muslims entering Queensland and
For further information contact secretary@bic.org.au or Phone +61 468 825 786
Brisbane in particular has increased. Together with providing such a facility for this growing community, a need also arose to educate Muslims and non-Muslims alike about Islam. It is intended that this all inclusive project’s objective is to meet this need.
Vision: a place of understanding and harmony for all The vision of the Brisbane Islamic Centre Board is to provide a place of worship for Muslims, and a place of learning and cultural awareness for both Muslims and non-Muslims. Our fervent hope is to ensure that the teachings and message of Islam creates a spirit of understanding and harmony for the Muslim community in Brisbane in particular, but also in Australian society as a whole. Our purpose is to work with other faiths and communities to inform, educate and bring about closer cooperation between different teachings, cultures and customs. Our aim is to encourage integration not separation and understanding not ignorance about Islam and Muslims. From the time of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) – the mosque has been the central focus of the Muslim community. Indeed, the Prophet’s mosque in Medina was not just a prayer facility. It was a multipurpose familycentered institution that served as a school, a meeting place, a venue for sport events and other celebrations. Our objective is to build on this powerful heritage and help shape the identity of future generations of proud Australian Muslims.
The journey 2008
Land was acquired.
2012
Development Application lodged with Brisbane City Council.
2014
Council refuses the development application.
2015 2016
Brisbane Islamic Centre lodges an Appeal in the Planning and Environment Courts (P&E Court). Court approves the development of the Mosque project with land to the North for future development (Sukoon Village).
2017/2018
Tree clearing and earth works commence.
2018
Issues with the water table, limiting civil works. Minor Change application lodged with the P&E Court to amend development approval. Level of the excavation reduced from 8m to 4m.
2019
Minor Change approval granted by the P&E Court.
2021
Building Approval (BA) process with consultants.
Late 2021
Construction to commence.
2021-2025
Fundraising from community.
2025
Insha’Allah to complete the project (~4 years).
The project The Centre will include the following: • • • • • • • •
Masjid with modern male and female facilities Parking for 400 cars Community Hall Serviced offices for organisations, with common boardroom and reception Islamic Library and Resource Centre Auditorium with theatre seating for 150 and with state of the art audio visual facilities Islamic Museum documenting the history of Muslims in Australia and Queensland in particular Cafeteria and coffee shop
January 2022 Earthworks complete. Site cleared ready for construction.
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Book shop Education services Interfaith and cross-cultural dialogue facilities Youth facilities
The Masjid block will consist of three levels: •
An underground car park, youth centre, gymnasium and a proposed ghusl facility
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Ground floor Masjid for men
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Upper level Masjid for women with drive up direct easy access, Dawah Centre, serviced offices and Community Hall The Community Hall will accommodate approximately 800 people and will include a commercial kitchen.
Adjacent 3-4ha council land approved for sports and recreation
A place of worship •
Men’s and women’s extensive prayer areas
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Separate access and lifts dedicated to each area
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Madressa classes including Hifz courses
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Adult Quran and Islamic courses
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Itikaf sections for use during Ramadan
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Education facilities for new Muslims
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Dedicated Dawah (invitation) and information unit
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Janazah facilities (including cold room and ghusl areas)
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Facilities for travelling visitors
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Audio-visual theatre for lectures
A place for family •
A cafeteria with seating for family and friends
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A Youth Centre including a gymnasium with separate areas for males and females
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Social area around the water fountains for worshippers before and after prayer times
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Children’s playground facility
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Community Hall with seating for 800 to cater for functions
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Commercial kitchen to allow for ladies’ activities
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Visits to the elderly and frail residents in adjacent Sukoon Village
Rear view - Cafeteria with external dining area
A community place of learning Place of Dawah (Invitation) and Information •
Informed and professional unit to disseminate message of Islam
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150 Seat audio visual theatre for visitors
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Islamic Museum
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Library and Resource Centre
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Literature to visitors (free)
Dawah Reception
Dawah Office
Museum
Audio Visual Theatre
Library
Construction breakdown of costs Estimate Foundation and underground car park
$
3,000,000
Slab above car park
$
1,500,000
Minarets x 2
$
1,000,000
Domes x 3 (two small above minarets + Masjid)
$
500,000
Doors
$
500,000
Windows
$
500,000
Wudukana (Ablution) for both Men and Women
$
250,000
Air conditioning plant
$
1,250,000
Men’s prayer area
$
3,000,000
Women’s prayer area
$
2,500,000
Community Hall
$
2,500,000
Dawah and Information Centre
$
2,500,000
Janazah facility
$
250,000
Restaurant and catering facility
$
250,000
Madressa
$
250,000
Youth Facility
$
250,000
Other items (10% contingency)
$
2,000,000
Total
$
22,000,000
For further detailed breakdown of above costs, please speak to staff and BIC Committee members Entire 10 acres is freehold and valued at $12M in today’s market
Total amount spend to date: $8,110,000 1.
Part of Musjid (Total approx. 2000m2 concreted)
2.
Foundation bases for two minarets complete.
3.
Parking on this floor and the completed floor below.
4.
Parking on this level and two floors below with lift access - provision on top floor for bus turnaround concreting complete.
5.
Commercial kitchen walls erected.
23rd October 2023
Entry road with car access ramps to parking areas 4 & 5
3
4 4 2
2
5
6. Community Hall walls and window openings erected. 7.
Basement carpark, switch board, equipment rooms wall erected.
8.
Top floor: Office, administration, reception, library, museum, audio visual theatre, meeting rooms. Below floor: 2 Madressa classrooms, Female gym, male gym, Janazah facility - walls erected.
9.
200,000 litre underground rain water tank for garden irrigation and washing of building and other usage.
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7
8
1 9
Site works to be completed ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETE
14,000,000
$ Entry road, bridge, landscaping
Community hall kitchen and cafe
Insha'Allah
Janazah facility
Theatrette
Ladies and Mens Prayer Halls
Male and Female youth Centres
Madressas
Museum
Children’s play and recreation area 2 Minarets
Ladies and Mens lifts
Vehicle ramps, podium parking area and landscaping
Reception and offices
Car parks-render and paint
Brisbane Islamic Centre Board of Directors FAISAL HATIA (66)
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Emigrated from South Africa as a businessman in 1998 with his wife and 5 children (eldest son is a Hafez al Quraan). Owned and managed a property development company called the Hatia Property Corporation. Founding member of Australan Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) – for political advocacy. Founding member of Queensland Muslim Historical Societypreserving the Islamic history in Queensland and in Australia. Founding member of Crescents of Brisbane (A community group). Past member of the Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Round Table. (Advisory capacity to the Lord Mayor) Initiated the Brisbane Islamic Centre (BIC) vision and project. Hatia family donated the BIC land to the community (Waqf).
DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF BRISBANE ISLAMIC CENTRE
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MALIK ISSADIEN (69) • •
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Born in Sri Lanka and emigrated with his brother to Botswana back in 1985. In Botswana and South Africa for the next 20 years, until 2005 Br Malik and his family successfully owned 8 substantial building material wholesale businesses (Trident Group). In 2005, Br Malik sold out to a mega wholesale group called the Makro group and emigrated with his wife, daughter and 2 sons (Huffaz) to Brisbane Australia. He has been semiretired since then and dedicates his time to the Brisbane Islamic Centre project. Founding member of Queensland Muslim Historical Society- preserving the Islamic history in Queensland and in Australia. Founding member of the Brisbane Islamic Centre.
IMRAAN ANDREW PRICE (65)
DR. MOHAMMED IQBAL SULTAN (64)
PRESIDENT OF THE BRISBANE ISLAMIC CENTRE
Emigrated from South Africa in 1998. Medical doctor with a medical centre for past 20 years in Gatton (70 kms west of Brisbane) – employs 8 doctors. Initiator and current President of the newly built musjid, Gatton Islamic Centre. Owns a 2nd Medical Centre in Brisbane – employs 5 doctors. Founder and past President of Islamic Medical Association (IMA). Founder and President of first Muslim Funeral Service (MFS). Complete Janazah facility for all Queensland Muslims offering 24/7 ghusal, hearse, etc. Founding member of Australan Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) – for political advocacy. Founding member of Crescents of Brisbane (A community group). Founding member of the Brisbane Islamic Centre.
SECRETARY
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Emigrated from South Africa in 2001 with his wife and 2 children. Businessman, operates a successful shop shelving distribution network. Trustee of Slacks Creek Mosque, Brisbane since 2010. President of Brisbane Muslim Business Council. Director of Muslim Charitable Foundation (MCF) assisting refugees and needy people with Zakaat funds collected from local community. Vice President of Queensland Muslim Incorporated (QMI) representing some 30 mosques and Muslim community organisations. Current member of Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Round table for past 6 years. Registered Justice of the Peace (JP) for Australia. Strong community worker in all spheres.
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FAROUK ADAM (65) •
Born in Brisbane, Australian and converted to Islam 27 years ago. Married to Singaporean with 2 adult children. Accountant with MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management. Employed previously in the investment banking sector, nationally and internationally, in Sydney, London and Singapore. He serves as President of Brisbane Muslim Fellowship (BMF), a convert group of some 400 new Muslims. Current Secretary of the Brisbane Islamic Centre.
MUSTAFA KEMAL OMAR (59)
EBRAHIM MOTALA (50) • •
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Emigrated from South Africa in 2018 with wife and 2 sons. IT qualified for almost 20 years specialising in Strategic IT Planning, IT Governance, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery Programs, Consolidation Programs, Enterprise Architecture, Incident and Problem Management, Change and Release Management predominantly within the Mining, Government and Financial Industries. Chaired Change Advisory Board (CAB), Emergency Change Advisory Board (ECAB) and the Architecture Review Board (ARB). Recent position with Queensland Law Society (QLS), Pacific Labour Facility (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - DFAT) and Uniting Care Queensland infrastructure. While in South Africa was involved with Media and Entertainment sector, as part of a project management team that successfully implemented the first 24-hour international business channel on the African continent.
Born in South Africa, completed higher education in London UK. Obtained BSc-Applied Math, Computer Science (South Africa). Emigrated to Queensland Australia in 1998. Established a Content Management solutions company until 2018, after which he worked as a project manager. Set up IT systems for one of the major banks in Australia. Served on the Al Farouq (Kuraby) Musjid board as an auxiliary advisory member in all affairs since 2005 to present day, but more specifically in religious matters. Founding member of the Brisbane Islamic Centre and contributed to its eventual design. Past secretary of BIC.
HASHIM HATIA (56) • • • • • •
Emigrated from South Africa in 2007. Businessman in the Fast-Food industry both in Australia and Cape Town, South Africa. Committee member from 2001 to 2006 of the South Africa Food Franchising Board. For several years, achieved National awards for best and most successful franchisee shops. Founding member of the Brisbane Islamic Centre. Contributed financially to the donation of the BIC land.
Honoured visitors endorse the Brisbane Islamic Centre
During the construction period over 18 months we have been graced by many Renown and Respected Ulema, Islamic Scholars and dignitaries both local and international that have pledged their support.
Shaykh Nouman Ali Kahn World renowned Islamic speaker and founder of the Bayyinah Institute for Arabic and Qur’anic studies.
Sheik Habib Kadhim bin Ja 'far bin Muhammad al-Saqqaf (Direct descendant of the Holy Prophet Muhammah, PBUH. Tarim Yemen)
Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi Theologian and Sunni Iman
Sheikha Dr Haifaa Younis Founder and Chairman of Jannah Institute (USA)
Mufti Menk (Zimbabwe)
Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeanette Young AC PCM Governor of Queensland
Moulana Muhammad Vanker (South Africa)
Dr Shaykh Waleed Basyouni PHO President of ALMaghrib Institute and Head of Islamic Theology and Ethics Department (USA)
Sheikh Suliman Moola (South Africa)
Honourable Gary Hardgrave Former Federal Minister of Immigration
The Most Eminent Imam Abdul Quddoos Al Azhari Grand Mufti of Australia
Inspector Wayne Clayton Queensland Police Services
Moulana Suleman Khatani (South Africa)
Yasmin Mogahed American Educator (USA)
Mr Graham Perrett Federal Member of Parliament
Mr Habib Jamal President of Queensland Muslims Incorporated (QMI)
Kim Marx Councilor of Runcorn
Josh Unal Director of Sadaqa Welfare Foundation
Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman President of Australian National Islamic Council (ANIC)
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Brisbane Adrian Schrinner
Hassen Goss Gold Coast Muslim Leader
Senator Fathima Payman Australian Parliament
James Martin Queensland Labor Member of Parliament
Turgut Allahmanli Turkish Honorary Consulate General Qld
Dr Rateb Jneid President of Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC)
Jim Chalmers MP Treasurer of Australia
Zia Ahmad Editor of the Australasian Muslim Times (AMUST)
Rami Ykmour Founder of Rashay's franchise
Brisbane City Councilor Steven Huang
As'ad Ibn Siddique Layth WAHED Invest Inc (UK)
Sheik Ala a Elsayed (Canada)
Sheik Bilal Ismal (South Africa)
Councilor John Raven Logan City Council
Paul Scarr Queensland Senator
Sukoon Seniors Village The word ‘Sukoon’ means ‘peace’ which is what the Brisbane Islamic Centre team intend to bring to each of its residents who choose to reside at our Village. The facilities at Sukoon Village include: •
Seniors Village
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Aged Care
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Dementia Care
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Child Care
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Medical Centre
The unique concept of an Islamic Centre with the adjacent Seniors Apartments and Aged Care Village will complement each other and be of a world class standard and possibly one of few of its kind in the world. The Village will be the first with an Islamic ethos to cater for the growing and aging Muslim population in Queensland. Alhamdulillah, council development approval was received late September 2022.
Why Sukoon Seniors Village? The history of the first Muslim arriving in Queensland goes way back to the mid-1800s. Numbers gradually grew over the past century but the past few decades saw an increase in the number of arrivals. Today, Muslims continue to come to Australia from many parts of the world, and in Queensland many of these migrants take up residence in southeast Queensland (SEQ) and more so on the southside of Brisbane where the new Brisbane Islamic Centre and Sukoon Village are to be located. Australia has a significantly aging population and dementia is on the increase. Like the rest of the Australian community, we have realised the lack of adequate seniors accomodation and aged care availability, specifically catering to the needs of the Muslim community. Sukoon Seniors Village will cater to our retirees, as well as those with higher needs and dementia, offering them a lifestyle in a relaxed and serene, modern state-of-the-art Village, all within a complex housing a medical centre, a child care centre and within walking distance to the adjacent Islamic Centre, with all its ancillary facilities. Sukoon Seniors Village will also welcome residents from all communities, including our non-Muslim community and will have the ability for residents in the seniors apartments village to ‘age in place’. In other words, once residency is taken up in the apartment complex and when the time or need arise, they will not need to relocate to the aged care section. Their original apartments at the outset will be built and designed to cater for them in the latter years of their life. Our masterplan concept includes a state-of-the art medical centre with specialised 24/7 care services that can be accessed by just a push of a button.
The Seniors Living Village The complex will comprise 91 apartments to be built in four towers. Each tower will have its own dedicated lift from the basement parking to each resident’s level. Choose from two or three bedroom apartments, all well-appointed and designed to offer peace and privacy. With resort-style independent living, our range of facilities and services are designed to maintain your privacy and independence, so you can make the most of each day, and also choose to join in activities and groups. Take advantage of modern, quality amenities, and forge new and lasting friendships with other residents. The 91 units consist of: • 87 x 2 bedroom units - approximately 100m2 • 4 x 3 bedroom - from approximately 115m2 to 140m2 • Excludes balcony and single garage
Medical Centre •
250 sqm facility
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24/7 support care
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Health care to Sukoon Village residents and surrounding community
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Specialised health care to aged care residents and dementia patients
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Specialist visits to the Medical Centre
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Pathology collection for blood samples, etc
Note: Developers are exploring with consultants to create the centre into a specialised aged medical centre. This medical centre will be available to all residents including non-muslims living on the southside of Brisbane.
Child Care •
75 place child care centre
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Offering modern facilities for staff and children
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Unique concept for children to interact with the elderly and vice versa
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Halaal Meals
Ancillary Facilities to the Seniors Village •
Cafeteria
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Grooming lounge
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Gymnasium
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Library
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Salaah facilities
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Lounge and reflection area
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Transport to nearby shopping centres
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Commercial kitchen - Providing meals to your unit
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Gardens and recreation
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Swimming pool
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Hydro-therapy
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Sauna
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5 minute drive to the Queensland Government
Residents’ lounge and Salaat area
satellite hospital currently under construction on Levington Road, Eight Mile Plains
Zen garden
Grooming lounge
Current status of the application Back in late 2019, we were eager to present our development application to the Brisbane City Council. However, with the unexpected arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, we deemed it necessary to postpone this process for nine months, ensuring the safety of our community and team. We’re pleased to share that the Brisbane City Council finally considered the application favourably and granted the development approval (DA) in October last year (2022). What’s Next: Due to the uncertainty in the construction industry, together with escalating construction costs and the availability of contractors, the project has unfortunately been delayed. However, we have engaged consultants to prepare design documents for a Building Approval (BA) which we expect to be completed by early next year. In anticipation that construction will commence at the end of next year (2024), we have decided to commence with a “soft” launch marketing campaign for prospective buyers to register their interest to purchase an apartment. Formal release, with accurate prices and purchase contracts will be released from mid 2024 onwards. Insha’Allah, if all goes according to plan, construction to commence by the end of 2024 with a projected construction period of 30 months to mid 2027.
Sukoon Village – your lifetime investment Moving into a seniors community is often described as a lifestyle investment and is very different to a typical residential investment. •
Unlike other seniors or retirement villages in Australia, buyers will receive a freehold title when purchasing a unit at Sukoon Seniors Village
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A body corporate fee will be required to be paid on a weekly basis
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Further covenant details will be provide in the coming months leading into the formal release by mid 2024
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