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The Riverlea dream
Developer’s new plan: Buckland Park evolves WALKER Corporation has unveiled new plans for the $2 billion Riverlea master-planned community at Buckland Park. The new plans come as part of a fundamental review of the project’s timing, scope and structure to ensure it complements the Playford Growth Project and incorporates new elements including a three-hectare lake. Executive chairman, Lang Walker, said the vision for Riverlea had evolved rapidly over the last six months after a decision to build a neighbourhood centre at the heart of the 1340-hectare precinct and expand residential al-
lotments around the community hub. “While the review has delayed some progress on the ground, our focus has sharpened on the design, features and evolution of Riverlea as a master planned community over the next 30 years,” Mr Walker said. “At the same time, government has introduced a series of new initiatives designed to accommodate population growth in Adelaide’s northern suburbs and ensure the necessary infrastructure is in place to meet the demands of South Australians.” Riverlea will be nearly 50 times the size of Adelaide’s Botanical Gardens,
n THE proposed development, from the air, and the shopping precinct. more than twice the size of Mawson Lakes and the same size as Mount Gambier. Its development will transform the region, bringing new challenges for local councils. Mr Walker said Stage One of the project – to be known as Riverlea Park – would include two schools, a neighbourhood centre, open space, walking and cycling trails and an aquifer storage recovery water body as a lake. Plans for Stage One have been lodged with the appropriate authorities for consideration and review n CONTINUED PAGE 2
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