The Age Commends Woodlea's Community-First Planning
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The Age Commends Woodlea's Community-First Planning

Adam Carey, Senior City Reporter for The Age:

"Aintree has emerged out of the standard greenfields model and yet feels more liveable than any other similar suburb in Melbourne."

Woodlea's Masterplan Success

In a recent article released by The Age, Aintree has been recognised as an “encouraging example” of how new communities can thrive when thoughtfully designed. The article claims that our masterplanned community’s “fast rate of growth isn’t an accident.” With walkable streets, bike-friendly connections, vibrant parks, a “lively” town centre, and “competition-grade sports facilities”, Aintree stands apart from many other emerging suburbs.

Amenity-First Approach

Our commitment to fast-tracking amenity was also highly commended, with the article highlighting Woodlea’s strategic decision to target owner-occupiers and families who would be “invested in the community”, as well as our “buy now, pay later” partnership with private educator Bacchus Marsh Grammar, ensuring access to a school campus early in our suburb’s development, rather than waiting for the state to build one.

Additionally, The Age points to the success of our “lively” town centre, despite being located “in the greenfields, where commercial centres have a track record of struggling to take off,” as yet another testament to Woodlea’s amenity-first approach.

5,000 Homes. 12,000 Residents. 10 Years.

In just a decade, Aintree has grown even faster than expected, now boasting over 5,000 homes and an estimated 12,000 residents. This rapid growth has underpinned the success of our town centre, as well as many educational and recreational amenities.

The Age celebrates Aintree as a model of better planning and a “glimmer of hope” for Melbourne’s future growth corridors.

Read the full article HERE.

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