Published 25 September 2025
City of Moreton Bay is set to become home to a landmark $180 million tourism and dining precinct featuring a 5-star hotel, high-end restaurants and boutique retail.
- City of Moreton Bay has awarded a locally based company, the Comiskey Group, a tender to deliver a 5-star tourism and dining precinct at North Lakes
- The $180 million proposal features a 5-star star hotel with 130 rooms and premium retail and dining precinct
- The project is expected to deliver an estimated $538 million boost to the local economy and support more than 880 jobs during construction and operation over the first five years.
City of Moreton Bay is set to become home to a landmark $180 million tourism and dining precinct featuring a 5-star hotel, high-end restaurants and boutique retail.
Dubbed a ‘mini-James Street’, referring to the award-winning The Calile Hotel and surrounds in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, the proposal for North Lakes features 130 hotel rooms, a substantial accommodation boost as City of Moreton Bay heads towards being an event city for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Mayor Peter Flannery said the project’s vision perfectly captured Council’s ambition to grow a strong and vibrant visitor economy, putting the city on the world stage while creating more local jobs.
“We put the call out in August last year for an iconic proposal that would elevate City of Moreton Bay on the tourism map. Comiskey Group’s vision ticks every box with a world‑class design from architects Bureau Proberts, quality dining and genuine community benefit and serious economic horsepower for our City as we head into 2032,” Mayor Flannery said.
“Over its first five years alone, this proposed resort will inject an estimated $538 million into the local economy and support 883 jobs.”
The precinct is set to be a boon for City of Moreton Bay’s major events industry, which was valued at more than $50 million last year. It features much-needed hotel rooms to capture business tourism, including meeting and conferences, as well as growing demand for training camp accommodation and for future world events such as the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Finals 2027 to be played in neighbouring Redcliffe.
Comiskey Group Director Rob Comiskey said the resort would be a new high-end retail and dining precinct in the heart of North Lakes, showcasing the best of City of Moreton Bay’s lifestyle.
“We’re thrilled to have won the tender for this exciting project,” Mr Comiskey said.
“The resort will blend luxury accommodation with premium food, boutique retail, generous green spaces and event experiences to create a destination locals will love, and visitors will travel for.
“Designed by Bureau Proberts, the visionary architects behind West Village at West End, the new precinct will create a vibrant cultural hub in the centre of North Lakes.
“Council has been serious about attracting investment and positioning City of Moreton Bay as a leading tourism destination. Their professional, investment-ready approach and tourism marketing activities gives us great confidence in the future of City of Moreton Bay.”
The announcement of plans for the North Lakes precinct comes less than two months after plans were revealed for City of Moreton Bay’s first 5-star hotel, with Mandala Hotels & Resorts acquiring Clear Mountain Lodge and outlining its vision to elevate the property into a premier Peppers retreat.
“City of Moreton Bay is no longer Queensland’s best kept tourism secret, with its incredible natural assets, booming population and surging overnight visitor market attracting significant investment from businesses far and wide and growing interest from hotel operators,” Mayor Flannery said.
Detailed design and approvals for the landmark North Lakes tourism and commercial precinct are expected to progress this year, with construction scheduled to begin in 2026.
Council will continue working with the Comiskey Group to maximise local procurement, training and tourism marketing opportunities.
About the proposed landmark $180 million North Lakes tourism and commercial project:
- Stage 1: A 130‑room, 5‑star resort featuring a luxury lagoon pool, high‑end dining, boutique retail, an upscale Signature Comiskey Group hospitality venue and event spaces for up to 800 guests.
- Stage 2: Expansion of the retail and dining village and other complementary experiences.
- New economic activity of $538 million in the first five years.
- Spending in North Lakes equates to $2.13 billion per annum and accounts for 19.7% of all consumer spending in City of Moreton Bay.
- $714 million of annual spending in the area already comes from people who live outside of City of Moreton Bay, and $1.2 billion in spending comes from city residents who live outside of the North Lakes SA2 (ABS classification) area.
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