FAQs

Yes! Warm up in the Saturday morning sunshine and connect with your community.  The Elliot Springs Markets hosted by the local Lions club occur every second Saturday of the month from 8am till noon at Wadda Mooli Park.  Visit https://www.facebook.com/elliotspringsmarkets for more information.

OptiComm is a licenced telecommunications carrier that specialises in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) networks for new residential and business developments.

OptiComm is a wholesale provider like the NBN, and does not provide retail internet or telephone service plans.  Please go to the OptiComm website to find the list of retail service provider (RSP) partners who provide services on the OptiComm network in Elliot Springs.

Elliot Springs is located 15 km south-east of Townsville’s CBD.

Land is now selling, view the latest land release here or visit our sales team at the Elliot Springs Sales and Information Centre at 28 Vista Place 53 Kariboe Way, Julago.

You can commence construction on your home once the land has been registered and you have settled on your lot.

Upon completion Elliot Springs will be home to 26,000 residents which equates to over 10,000 residential dwellings.

Lendlease is Australia’s leading developer of master-planned communities. We’ve helped Australians enjoy a better way of life for more than 60 years and have been part of Townsville for more than 20 years. Our award-winning communities of Riverside Gardens and Willow Gardens are seen as benchmarks in the region.

No. You are free to choose your own builder.

More than one third of Elliot Springs will become open space with an expansive network of playgrounds, landscaped parks, sporting fields, bushland corridors and native habitat sanctuaries linked together by walking and cycling paths.

Elliot Springs will be a walkable community with an extensive pedestrian and cycle path network, as well as a wide range of community, sport and recreation facilities adjacent to district & neighbourhood centres and education facilities.

Elliot Springs will offer a comprehensive range of living options: block sizes from 400- 900+sqm; with house and land packages to suit every lifestyle and budget.

Yes. The Elliot Springs display village is located at 53 Kariboe Way, Julago. Be inspired and talk directly to builders about designing and building your new home. Make sure you visit the Sales and Information Centre too where Meryl can show you the land for sale and share the master plan with you that includes schools, retail and shopping precincts, parks and recreation spaces plus so much more.

The Elliot Springs BP at the entrance to the community offers fresh food, drive through barista made coffee, convenience and grocery items plus fuel, it really is a one stop shop.

The Traditional Custodians of the Elliot Springs area are the Bindal People and they call their Country ‘Thul Garrie Waja’. Wadda Mooli Park takes its name from the Bindal People’s Birrigubba language, it means welcome, or goodbye and greetings. As the centre piece of our community, it is a park we welcome the wider community to come and enjoy with us.

The future neighbourhood centre is a commercial area which we anticipate will have a range of retail and professional services. It’s currently in planning stages and we look forward to sharing information with the community when plans and tenancies are finalised.

The National Broadband Network (NBN) is an Australian national wholesale open-access data network project with both wired, and radio communication components being rolled out and operated by NBN Co Limited (nbn™).

OptiComm is a licenced telecommunications carrier that specialises in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) networks for new residential and business developments. OptiComm is a fully compliant premium alternative to the NBN, and has been contracted to ensure that LL’s networks are based on FTTP network technology and are available prior to the first residents moving in.  The OptiComm FTTP network is based on an open access platform and offers a selection of products and services over and above those currently available on the NBN. 

Lendlease creates places that are truly beautiful and strives to enrich the lives of our residents, as well as those for generations to come. Lendlease has been creating communities in Townsville for over 25 years. You will be part of our exciting plans for the future in a community that embodies the friendliness, pride and openness of Townsville people. As Australia’s leading developer of master planned communities, we’re committed to ensuring your new home will be everything you’ve dreamed of.

Yes there is! There isn't a data limit, however major downloads are likely to be slow on a public WiFi network. We encourage responsible use of the free service so that it remains functional for all of the community.

There are a variety of education options close by to Elliot Springs.

Wulguru State Primary School is a primary school catering for Prep to Year 6 students.  Located 12mins from Elliot Springs.

Southern Cross Catholic College is co-educational Prep to Year 12 College. Located 14mins from Elliot Springs.

William Ross State High School is a high school for Years 7 through 12. Located 13mins from Elliot Springs.

Townsville Grammar School has expanded in line with the city’s growth, now offering Early Education (Pre-Prep) to Year 12 across three campuses at North Ward (Year 7-12 + Boarding), Annandale (Pre-Prep - Year 6) and North Shore (Pre-Prep to Year 6). Annandale campus is 15mins from Elliot Springs.

Annandale State Primary School is a primary school catering for Prep to Year 6 students.  Located 16mins from Elliot Springs.

Oonoonba State Primary School is a primary school catering for Prep to Year 6 students. Located 13mins from Elliot Springs.

James Cook University (JCU) Douglas campus has been named Bebegu Yumba, which means “Place of Learning” in the Birri-Gubba language. JCU is a world-class university JCU offering access to learning and study spaces equipped with the latest technology, comprehensive libraries both on-campus and online, and multiple sporting facilities. The Douglas campus is located 19mins from Elliot Springs. 

Elliot Springs itself has up to six schools planned, including two high schools, plus childcare centres and community business facilities, local learning will be open to all ages.

Elliot Springs has achieved a 5 Star Green Star – Communities rating from the Green Building Council of Australia by demonstrating our commitment to best practice for urban and environmental design.

The variety of large open spaces and creek corridors offers a sense of relief from the typical urban lifestyle. Our water sensitive urban design and land rehabilitation programs are however just the beginning. We are now exploring a range of innovative technologies to reduce our footprint and further integrate the community with natural settings.

Read more about the sustainable initiatives being undertaken at Elliot Springs here.

There is a school bus service currently operating within Elliot Springs. Further down the track, a community bus is scheduled to operate from the occupation of the 500th residential lot. This will link Elliot Springs to the Fairfield Shopping precinct where people can then access the Townsville public transport service. It is forecast that the Townsville public transport service will extend to Elliot Springs following the occupation of the 2,000th residential lot, however this is at the discretion of the Department of Transport.