State signs off 55-hectare Dreamworld masterplan at Coomera

The Queensland Government has approved a 55.3-hectare masterplan covering the land around Dreamworld and WhiteWater World at Coomera. The approval follows Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie's call-in of the application in October 2025. The City of Gold Coast had received the application in September 2023 and later asked the state to step in, and the state then assessed it as a project of state significance.

The approval sets out a framework for staged redevelopment over roughly ten years. It covers bigger theme parks, tourist accommodation, entertainment and hospitality, and eco-tourism, alongside a substantial residential component. Conditions require staged delivery, compliance with the site's existing development code, and road network upgrades as each stage proceeds.

• Residential uses include multiple dwellings, retirement living, residential care and rooming accommodation
• Owner Ardent Leisure says it has invested more than $180 million in the park over four years
• The same report covers the new 1,200ha Halls Creek PDA on the Sunshine Coast, earmarked for up to 12,000 homes

Why it matters for developers & landowners: A large, mixed-use approval of this scale in the northern growth corridor adds to the case for further density and services around Coomera. That could support land values and planning outcomes on nearby sites as the precinct is built out.

Source: The Urban Developer, published 20 July 2026. Summary and commentary by GC Prestige — read the original article for full details.