TasWater and the Brighton Council have welcomed the significant support from the Australian Government to jointly unlock a growth precinct around the new Brighton High School. The funding for critical infrastructure will enable the development of up to 600 dwellings, childcare centres, and commercial spaces.
The project includes constructing a new sewer pump station (managed by TasWater), upgrading Brighton Road, Dylan Street, and William Street to urban standards, and building 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 Australian Government’s support through the Housing Support Program Community Enabling Infrastructure Stream 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,” Cubit 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, 1,938 metres 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 critical infrastructure will allow TasWater to work towards its goal of recycling 100 per cent of wastewater by 2050 and contribute to removing nutrients from waterways.”
Brighton Mayor Leigh Gray said the announcement was fantastic for the rapidly growing community.
“It will facilitate a range of residential and commercial development opportunities in our most appropriate growth precinct,” he said.
“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.
“We are very proud that in partnership with TasWater and now the Australian Government, we are seeing the removal of barriers that can hold back much-needed private residential development and create the 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 been done before in Tasmania.
“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 Australian 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 is expected to be completed by early 2026.
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