Jumping Creek
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Jumping Creek | |
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| Coordinates: 35°22′21″S 149°15′20″E / 35.37250°S 149.25556°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 0 |
Jumping Creek, New South Wales, is a locality located within the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council government area, south-east of the Queanbeyan Central Business District (CBD)..[1][2]
History[edit]
The traditional owners of the region are the Ngambri and Ngunawal people, who occupied the land until European settlement in 1800s. In the mid 1800’s, the newly appointed police magistrate, Captain Alured Faunce, established a mine in the then “Primrose Valley”, attempting to unearth copper, silver and lead[3]. However, there was very little yield, and the miners gave it away although there was an abundance of natural limestone and proved to be a successful mining alternative. Due to the large quantities of limestone the region was called “Limestone Plains”, prior to being named Canberra [3].
From 1924 an Italian immigrant, Arminio Marchiori, started a “lime-burning, terrazzo and marble business” called the Marchiori Lime Kiln and Quarry[3]. For two decades Marchiori was the number one supplier of lime materials used within the concrete to build the nation’s new capital. Other quarries include the White Rocks Kiln, which is said to have produced, on average, 25 to 30 tonnes of lime per week. The Mason Brothers’ Brickworks was also in the Jumping Creek region and the company supplied the bricks that were used to construct the still operating Hotel Queanbeyan in 1926. These operations closed due to the railway construction that increased competition from Sydney and Newcastle suppliers [4].
The Jumping Creek region is approximately 96.43 ha in area and is located near the locality of Greenleigh and Barracks Flat, approximately 3km south-east of the Queanbeyan central business district.[5]
The area is a combination of undulating and flatter land, bounded by Greenleigh Estate to the north-west, the Queanbeyan River to the west, and steep escarpments to the north, east and south east (parts of which lie within the Cuumbeun Nature Reserve). The site is located at the confluence of Jumping Creek and Valley Creek, both of which feed the Queanbeyan River.[6]
Initial studies were undertaken in the late 1980s and continued over a number of years to decide what the land could be used for. The land was ultimately rezoned for environmental living, private recreation and environmental conservation purposes [7]
The project[edit]
The Jumping Creek site was purchased by Australian property developer, Peet, in the early 2000’s, with view to build 200 residential properties that will house approximately 550 residents at completion.[8]
It was not until the completion of the $86 million Ellerton Drive Extension, which began in 2017 and finished in 2020, that the new community could begin the design and development stage.[9][10]
In 2021 the first of Jumping Creek’s land sales took place with construction set to start in 2022, pending development approvals.[11]
Parks[edit]
The centre of the community will be a central parkland for residents and an adventure style playground for residents to enjoy. There will also be bike paths and bush trails linking to two creek-lines and the Queanbeyan River just south of White Rocks swimming hole.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Home - Queanbeyan-Palerang". www.qprc.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ↑ PEET. "Jumping Creek | Peet Limited". www.peet.com.au. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Lost legacy of lime kilns that helped build Canberra". Canberra CityNews. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ Newstral.com (2021-10-05). "citynews.com.au: «Lost legacy of lime kilns that helped build Canberra»". Newstral. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ "Document Library | Planning Proposal for Jumping Creek | Your Voice QPRC". yourvoice.qprc.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ↑ "Document Library | Planning Proposal for Jumping Creek | Your Voice QPRC". yourvoice.qprc.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ↑ "Planning Proposal for Jumping Creek". Your Voice QPRC. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ PEET. "LOCATION | Jumping Creek". www.peet.com.au. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ Transport for NSW, N. S. W. "Ellerton Drive extension". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ "Jumping Creek: largest blocks in ACT region". Canberra Weekly. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ↑ "Buyers pay up to $870k for Queanbeyan land at auction". The Canberra Times. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ↑ PEET. "MASTERPLAN | Jumping Creek". www.peet.com.au. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
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