A Brighton Council and TasWa­ter urban growth collaboration in Brighton will be supported by a $10 million grant from the Australian Government. This will fund infrastructure around the Brighton High School to enable the development of up to 600 homes, childcare, and commercial development, which will form a new precinct.

Brighton Council Mayor Leigh Gray welcomed the significant support of the Federal Govern­ment. “This announcement is simply fantastic for our rap­idly growing community,” he said. “It will facilitate a range of residential and commercial development opportunities in our most appropriate growth precinct. This project is a testament to the importance of long-term vision and plan­ning, and then successfully bringing these plans to fruition through partnerships and collaborations between the tiers of government and other institutions.”

Mayor Gray said he was proud to see the removal of barriers that hold back private residen­tial development, which can create commercial opportuni­ties that come with a growing population. “The wonderful staff at TasWater and Council should be commended for their vision and hard work in doing something that hasn’t really been done before in Tasmania,” he said.

“We have taken a low density area on the edge of town and have master planned it to equitably turn it into a new urban precinct around the new high school and growing com­mercial centre.

“On behalf of Brighton Council and our community, I would like to thank the Albanese Government for recognising the needs and opportunities in rapidly growing outer-urban ar­eas such as ours, and providing the support necessary to build a bright future for our commu­nities.”

The project includes the construction of a new sewer pump station (managed by TasWater), the upgrades of Brighton Road, Dylan Street and William Street to urban standards and over a kilometre of shared pathway to connect the Brighton township to the Industrial Hub.

TasWater Acting General Manager Project Delivery, Tim Cubit, welcomed the Govern­ment’s support to future-proof the growing Brighton com­munity. “These important upgrades will support an additional 565 residential lots, commercial land, the new Brighton High School, and the Brighton Highway Precinct ac­celerating much-needed hous­ing supply in Greater Hobart,” he said.

“We are proud to partner with the Brighton Council to deliver these upgrades and future-proof the community for growth.

“The project includes the construction of a new pump station, 1,938m of gravity main linking the catchment to the Andrew Street Pump Station, 308m of rising main, and the decommissioning of the Wil­liam Street Pump Station will service 73 hectares of residen­tial and commercial land.

“In addition to the capacity upgrade, the new infrastructure will allow TasWater to work to­wards its goal of recycling 100 percent of wastewater by 2050 and contribute to removing nutrients from waterways,” Mr. Cubit said.