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Urban Growth

About RPSRPS is an international consultancy providing world-class local solutions in energy, mining, infrastructure, urban growth and natural resource management.In the Australia and Asia Pacific region, our 900 professional and technical staff work from 24 locations, including metropolitan and regional centres in resource-rich and high growth areas.Australian operations commenced in 2003, and since this time RPS has strengthened its capability in the urban growth sector using a mix of organic growth and acquisitions of leading consulting companies.We employ enthusiastic, talented staff with a unique blend of skills and experience that enables them to provide reliable and practical advice.We are committed to ensuring that projects balance technical, social, environmental and economic outcomes, and have a reputation for meeting the challenges posed by large, complex projects.

The Ponds, Western Sydney. Image courtesy of Landcom

Our servicesWe offer clients an “end to end” capability with the expertise and systems to assist the development of projects from concept to completion.

McLachlan & Ann (M&A), Brisbane, QLDM&A is a $250 million residential, commercial and retail development connecting the James Street precinct with the heart of Fortitude Valley. More than 20 per cent of the 6,700 sqm site has been dedicated to public space, including a vibrant laneway and wide roads and footpaths. RPS managed development approvals and provided significant surveying expertise.

Jordan Springs, NSWLocated 7kms from the Penrith CBD and within former Defence landholdings, Jordan Springs is one of the fastest-growing communities in Australia. RPS provided Lend Lease extensive mapping, planning and surveying services to support the initial and subsequent stages of this community which will one day be home to more than 6,500 residents.

RPS provides clients – public and private - with the widest range of professional urban growth services in Australia.

Our strategic advice and technical services enable our clients to deliver high quality projects that impact positively on the fabric of our communities.

In the Australia and Asia Pacific region, our network of metropolitan and regional offices, RPS also offers one of the most diverse and strategically located teams of urban growth professionals across Australia.

Driven to achieve creative, commercial solutions for clients, we deliver value

through an integrated approach to development, combining expertise and technical skills to achieve a holistic project perspective.

We are committed to, and have a strong track record for, creating engaging places which successfully combine public realm within mixed-use developments.

RPS is uniquely positioned to support Australia’s urban growth sector through its depth of experience and comprehensive track record across:

n new communitiesn urban redevelopmentn commercialn industrialn retailn public realmn indigenous communitiesn retirement livingn tourismn policy

RPS and the urban growth sector

Frasers Landing, WA Frasers Landing is a 52 hectare within an ecologically significant Core Conservation Area, less than an hour from Perth. As environmental consultants, RPS has helped Frasers Property Australia with their goal of creating ‘a village in a forest’, recognising the significant vegetation that covers the site. Frasers Landing won the national Award for Environmental Excellence at the 2014 UDIA Awards.

RPS is involved in some of today’s most important and challenging urban development projects – shaping and influencing the world we live in.

Why choose us?

We help our clients to meet the challenges of urban growth, drawing on our teams of urban planners, economists, project managers, surveyors and mapping specialists, landscape architects, urban designers, quantity surveyors and specialists in environment, water, climate change, sustainability and cultural heritage.

We have successfully assisted local governments and regional planning authorities to respond to growth through engaging stakeholders to develop strategic

policy to facilitate efficient planning and infrastructure delivery.

We are contemporary in our thinking and have a strong understanding of land use planning, development drivers and community needs through our industry relationships and continual involvement in interpreting and preparing statutory documents and planning schemes.

RPS has been recognised at the local, state, national and international levels for

leadership in sustainability and climate change. We are outcome focused in our approach with clients on sustainable land use practices and maximise the financial, economic and environmental outcomes of property development and infrastructure provision.

We have the capability and geographic spread to deliver the premier service of a large company and the flexibility to provide a personalised and responsive service at a local level.

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Alkimos Eglinton Growth Area, WARPS has for many years provided economic and property market research and analysis for this 50,000-resident region in Perth’s North West. Services delivered to various clients have included local economic strategies in support of structure plans, housing market analysis and product optimisation, neighbourhood retail centre assessments and employment self-sufficiency and infrastructure impact analysis.

The Village at Yeronga, QLD RPS managed approvals for this award-winning integrated retirement village which was facilitated by overriding the planning scheme and has set a benchmark for aged cared development. It comprises 300 independent living units, a 100 bed nursing home and associated facilities ranging in built form from 3 to 5 storeys.

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Yarrabilba, QLDRPS has been involved with Yarrabilba south of Brisbane since 2002, as principal surveyors and also providing employment modelling and development strategies. We supported Logan City Council to prepare a Structure Plan for the area, and are now working with Lend Lease on the urban design, landscape architecture and planning for this community which will one day be home to 50,000 people.

Elizabeth Quay Project, WARPS is the environmental consultant for this major project which will revitalise Perth’s Swan River shoreline. This ‘city-defining’ initiative will connect the city to the river and deliver strong economic and social benefits. RPS has provided environmental services from the initial scoping phases, through preliminary and detailed design, has undertaken technical studies to support the approvals process and is now providing supervision through the construction phase.

Project 177, NSWRPS is working with Leighton Holdings on design and documentation for their new global hub in North Sydney. The $413 million project includes 30 levels of commercial and retail space and will house Leighton’s NSW workforce of 2,500 people. The ground level will provide a vibrant town square setting, comprising a more than double height atrium with a treed lobby lounge and high quality pavements.

Fitzgibbon Chase, QLD Fitzgibbon Chase represented a rare opportunity to create a transit oriented community with affordable housing options on a greenfield site only 12 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD. RPS was the lead masterplanning consultant engaged for a major land holding within the Urban Development Area.

Googong, ACTGoogong is a new master planned town for 16000 residents located 27 minutes from the centre of Canberra. The vision is for a vibrant and sustainable community with an economic town centre and strong sense of place. RPS provided the overall sustainability direction to the project team, and managed the feasibility studies, along with managing the planning of all infrastructure.

Dunsborough Lakes, WALocated only metres from the spectacular beaches of Geographe Bay at the northern end of the Margaret River wine region, this premier residential community boasts a world class golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. RPS’ planning, urban design and environment teams have helped shape the development since its inception and continue to play a key role in the master planning and design of the estate’s remaining stages.

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RPS Australia East Pty LtdACN 140 292 762ABN 44 140 292 762

Urban DesignSubiaco Office38 Station StreetSubiaco WA 6008

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Dunsborough Lakes MasterplanWallis Property Co Pty Ltd Scale 1:2750 @A0 I August 2014

Cairns Foreshore Development Cityport South, QLDRPS is the Project Manager and Lead Consultant for the redevelopment of Cityport South Foreshore which aims to create a significant recreational, environmental and social space that attracts visitors and the local community to the waterfront. The project builds on extensive master planning RPS has previously completed for the area’s strategic port land.

Bluewattle, QLDRPS has assisted Defence Housing Australia to set new standards in landscape and urban design at Bluewattle, 20 minutes southwest of the Townsville CBD. The masterplan reflects the dry tropics location and will include a myriad of connected walkways, cycle ways, exercise zones and tropically inspired community spaces, along with water sensitive urban design.

North Lakes, QLDSince the mid 1990s RPS has assisted in creating one of Australia’s finest communities at North Lakes near Brisbane. The town will include 8,500 dwellings, a town centre, retail shopping, restaurants, cafes, business parks, a championship golf course, a lake system providing water quality treatment, walkable networks, playground areas, ovals, childcare centres, primary and secondary schools.

Indigenous Planning Schemes, QLDAs part of the Closing the Gap initiative, RPS is working with numerous Torres Strait island communities to develop statutory compliant Land Use Planning Schemes. This has involved extensive consultation with stakeholders including the councils, traditional owners, local communities and government agencies, along with provision of survey and mapping services.

Surfers Point, WAThe design for Surfers Point at Yallingup, a world famous surfing location, has created a recreation, environmental and tourism precinct, hosting international surfing events. RPS focused on the panoramic views, connection to the coast and celebrating surf culture and local stories. Amenities, parking, a playground and public art are integrated through environmentally sensitive design, while regenerating a fire damaged landscape.

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