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Riverlea Construction Update – August 2025
Construction activity across Riverlea continues to progress, with key milestones reached across The Palms Shopping Village, new residential stages, and community infrastructure.
At The Palms Shopping Village, major advancements have been made. Roofing on the Coles building is now complete, the installation of in-ground services are underway and the ground floor slab preparations are continuing on schedule.
In the service retail centre, the ground floor slab has been poured and precast panels erected, with structural steel now complete. The health and wellness centre is also progressing, with high-level drainage works underway and slab works on the northern section scheduled for early August.
The childcare centre has reached its next phase, with the slab now poured and preparation for precast and structural steel installation underway. Civil works have also commenced on the car park, marking another important step forward for the shopping village.
Within the community, landscaping along Riverlea Boulevard is now complete, enhancing the arrival experience into Riverlea with new plants and shared paths.
Installation of the first digital pylon sign location on Port Wakefield Road has commenced. Works are underway and expected to be completed in the coming weeks.
Our first section of landscaping to the Riparian Corridors is now complete and open to the community. These works included new turf alongside 1.3 km of illuminated shared pathways and our first pedestrian bridge, Landsdowne Crossing. Further planting will occur over the coming months as specific plants become mature at the nursery.
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Step Descriptions
Earthworks
Clear the existing area. Cut and fill the stage to the designed levels.
Soil Testing
In order to complete the design of a house, the builder’s engineer will need to visit the lot and drill into the ground to take soil samples. Once the ground has been tested the engineer will be able to design the floor slab, specific to that lot. The lot can be accessed for soil testing towards the end of civil works. Survey pegs need to be present in order for the engineer to identify the lot.
Sewer & Drainage
Installation of underground services to connect your allotment to the wider infrastructure.
Roads & Footpath
Creation of road infrastructure and footpath connecting your allotment to the community.
Valuations
Financiers/Banks will require a physical valuation of the lot in order to provide finance. A third-party valuer will be assigned by the bank to visit the site and provide a valuation of the land. In order to facilitate this, the lot requires survey pegs in place with the lot number listed. This is typically available in the final weeks leading up to civil works completion.
Site Survey
In order for the builder to finalise their design, the lot will need to be surveyed. A surveyor can only complete the site survey once roads, kerbs, and footpaths are installed, along with the finished grading of the lot. This is typically only available once civil works are fully complete.
Site Pegging
Boundary pegs are placed on the perimeter or corners of your property’s land boundaries to physically mark out the land’s boundary.
Service Connections
Further underground services are installed including water, gas, electricity and communications (nbn).