HEALTHY FUTURE FOR FORMER PRINT SITE

THE former Fairfax Media print site in the Redland Bay area has been earmarked as a future state-of-the-art medical precinct.

A developer associated with SS Signs recently settled on the purchase of the 5.19ha site at 58-68 Delancey St, Ormiston, for $7.425 million.

SS Signs director Steve Lambourne said the company will initially occupy the 5160sq m office while working with Redland City Council on development approval for a medical facility.

“We’re a large format digital printing and signage company so the site suits my company perfectly as we can adapt what’s already in place,” he said. “I have 50 staff and the company is growing, so once we have much-needed approvals in place for the medical facilities, we’ll look to move to a purpose-built site.”

Mr Lambourne said there was great demand for medical amenities in the area.

“We have commitments from different companies wanting to occupy the space in the future,” he said.

“As it stands, people from the Redlands area have to travel to the city or Greenslopes for day surgery, so this medical precinct, that could include a day surgery facility, would be a real win for local people.

“We also envisage allied health, a sports medicine/ sports science facility and a medical research centre to open once the project is completed. Once the building already on site is converted, and once the new structures are built on the remaining land, we expect around 500 jobs to be created.”

The expressions of interest campaign was run by Ray White Special Projects Queensland’s Andrew Burke and Matthew Fritzsche, together with Ray White Commercial Bayside’s Nathan Moore and Jonathon Burrowes.