Cataract Gorge, Launceston
The Launceston General Hospital development is a 20 year, 4 stage program running to 2041, costing $580 million and is the largest refurbishment since 1981. It will incorporate a mental health precinct, Northern heart centre, research & innovation building, helipad access, paediatric ward and outpatient clinic, sterile production pharmacy and ambulance bay upgrade. The Hotel Verge Launceston , opened in September 2020, and provides 86 rooms as well as a restaurant, gym and meeting facilities in the centre of Launceston in Tamar Street. Stillwater Seven (7 architecturally designed rooms) opened in December 2024 at the iconic waterfront Stillwater Restaurant. The rooms were created to showcase Tasmanian talent. Renew, reuse, reduce, recycle - sustainable model of accommodation. The Cataract Gorge Chairlift was built in 1972 and is earmarked for a complete redevelopment. Currently going through council with a start date for 2026. The Alexandra Suspension Bridge was completed in 2025 and first basin track works are underway.
The Gorge Hotel is a long planned nine storey 5-star hotel with 145 rooms, 5 penthouses, 500 seat conference centre, restaurants, bar and 154 space car park to be built on the corner of Paterson and Margaret Streets. In 2024 the Supreme Court rejected appeals and it is set to go ahead once the developer JAC Group lines up a hotel operator. Upgrade to Albert Hall , work is expected to finish in 2025 to give the 1891 heritage convention centre an interior facelift. The east wing is being modernised and there is a new 2 storey extension facing city park. The $27.5 million CH Smith development is now near full occupancy as at May 2025. It contains 5,000 sqm of A Grade office space, retail and food tenancies plus a 300 bay car park. The Country Club development is a multi-year project transforming the 300 hectare resort at Prospect Vale. It will include 372 residential lots over 10 stages, a new championship par 72 golf course, a driving range and a mini golf facility, and a refresh of restaurants, bars and event spaces. The driving range & mini golf open in 2025 and the golf course to follow in 2026. Launceston Airport is undergoing its first major terminal renovation in 20 years. A $100 million capital program covers both the terminal and airfield infrastructure.
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