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Woolstore Precinct, Teneriffe, Queensland
The Woolstore Precinct, Teneriffe as Queensland's heart of wool industry, ca. 1925
Winchcombe Carson Woolstore today as a residential building with commercial activities on the gound level, encourages a desirable riverfront lifestyle

Located within the suburb of Teneriffe, Queensland, the Woolstore Precinct is the riverfront area bounded by Wyandra Street (from riverfront to no. 55 Wyandra St) and Commercial Road (including the Skyring Terrace side of Helen Street and Commercial Road) at the north, Florence Street at the west, running down along southern part of Chermside Street, including Macquarie Street and up to Hasting Street at the south. (See Precinct Map)

The Woolstore Precinct is characterised by its many historical wool stores and other industrial structures erected in the beginning of the 20th Century. Once dominated by wharves, wool stores and factories, the area has been gradually transformed into a medium-high density residential community starting from early 1990s. By preserving its distinctive industrial heritage, together with the addition of upmarket apartments, parks, boardwalks, retailing and business premises that promotes riverfront lifestyle, [1] the Woolstore Precinct is today one of the most sough-after addresses in the inner suburbs of Brisbane.[2]

Driving Force[edit]

The transformation of the inner city has been driven by the rapid growth in new economy jobs in the advanced business services, information technology, education and health that are highly concentrated in the Central Business District (CBD), nearby business districts like the Coronation Drive strip, and an arc that runs from Herston through Indooroopilly and St Lucia to South Brisbane.

A further driving force is the attraction of the inner-city as a place of consumption oriented to the needs of the professionals and managers, plus tertiary students, who are attracted to the lifestyle provided by the inner-city. [3]

Housing market in suburbs around the CBD thus experienced increasing pressure. It is projected that 138,000 new in-fill dwellings are needed by year 2031 in order to satisfy the rapid growth. [4]

Through the Urban Renewal projects, Newstead & Teneriffe region, including the historical Woolstore Precinct, has been able to contribute to the housing market by increasing its dwelling number from 440 (1991) to 3500 (2006). This number is expected to grow to 8700 dwellings in year 2031. [5]

Agencies[edit]

Governments at all levels have been active in encouraging urban consolidation. This is seen in various forms, including Brisbane City Council encouraging in-fill housing development, and the master-planned redevelopment of the inner north-eastern suburbs led by the Urban Renewal Task Force. [6]

Urban renewal Brisbane (URB)[edit]

In the late 1980’s Brisbane’s inner-city areas were struggling with economic stagnation, urban decay and crime which resulted in an exodus of residents and business to the suburban fringe. [7] Established in 1991 as the Urban Renewal Taskforce, URB began its activities in Brisbane’s inner north-east targeting five suburbs (730 hectares) for renewal – Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Teneriffe, Newsetead and Bowen Hills. [8] The agency was charged with the task of revitalising derelict industrial areas within inner-city Brisbane. [9]

URB aims to response to the challenges of rapidly growing demand of inner city dwelling in a sustainable manner. By focussing growth in urban renewal area, close to public transport and other services, existing infrastructure is used more efficiently and natural areas on the fringe of the city are protected from growth. Carefully planning and design also allows valued heritage and character area to be protected alongside contemporary architecture to strengthen the identity of the local neighbourhoods.[10]

Over the years, several master plans have been adopted to facilitate the redevelopment and maintenance of the area.[11] These include:

  • Newstead and Teneriffe Master Plan
  • Inner North Eastern Suburbs Master Plan
  • Newstead and Teneriffe Waterfront and Teneriffe Hill Local Area Plans
  • New Farm, Teneriffe and Newstead Riverside Promenade Master Plan
  • Newstead and Teneriffe Water front Neighbourhood Plan


Newstead and Teneriffe Waterfront Neighbourhood Plan is a local plan under the Brisbane City Plan 2000. This Plan contains specific additional local planning requirements for the Newstead and Teneriffe waterfront area. Development principles include conserving and reusing historical buildings for a range of activities. Under the masterplan, the Woolstore Precinct will continue to primarily accommodate mid-rise multi-unit dwellings and detached residential dwelling, along with small shops, offices and restaurants at ground level.Existing buildings of heritage significance are retained, and new buildings nearby are complementary to their scale, character and setting, maintaining the dominance of the former Woolstores and other historical structures and preserving the amenity of these area.[12]

Queensland Heritage Council[edit]

Established by the Queensland Heritage Act in 1992, the Queensland Heritage Council also helps identify and protect the heritage buildings in the Woolstore Precinct. The agency provides strategic advices to the preservation and management of the historical buildings.[13] Nine Woolstores buildings and two other historical structures within the Woolstore Precinct have been listed in the Queensland Heritage Register.[14]

In addition, four additional structures within the Precinct were also identified as of heritage importance in the Brisbane City Council’s City Plan Heritage Register Database[15], and are thus preserved and maintained in the new environment.

(See list below for details)

List of buildings in the Woolstore Precinct Urban Renewal projects[edit]

Property Adress Original Building / Area (purpose) Year Built (Architect) Current Building (purpose) Year of renovation (Architect/Developers) Note Buildings today
38 Skyring Terrace Original Mactaggarts Woolstore (Wool store) / Office building (commercial) 1909-15[16] / early 1990s Nouvelle Apartments

(residential)

2003 (Nettleton Tribe Architects / Pearson Property Group) Original building burnt down in 1990
8 Skyring Terrace Qld Primary Producer No.4 Woolstore (Woolstore / warehouse) 1930s W4 Apartments (residential / commercial) 2006

(Donovan Hill / Pearson Property Group)

State Heritage ID 600325[17]
70 Vernon Terrace / 139 Commercial Road State Canning Works (Factory) 1913 The Cannery

(residential / commercial)

1998 (Mckerrell Lynch Architects[18] / Winston Group) Brisbane City Heritage[19]
53 Vernon Terrace Mactaggarts Woolstore

(Woolstore)

1926 Mactaggarts Place Woolstore Apartments (residential), as part of Teneriffe Wharves Complex 1995 (Cummings and Burns Architects[20] / Baulderstone Hornibrook[21]) State Heritage ID 600319[22]
135 Macquarie Street Original Dalgety Wool & Grain Store

(Woolstore/ warehouse)

1906-11

(Atkinson & McLay)[23][24]

Now part of Teneriffe Wharves Complex Original building burnt down in 1984[25]
10-39 Vernon Place, 135 Macquaries Street Teneriffe Wharves

(Transport - Commercial)

First wharf by Dalgaty Co. 1907[26] Teneriffe Wharves Complex (residential / commercial) 1995-98 (Cummings and Burns Architects / Baulderstone Hornibrook)
54 Vernon Terrace Winchcombe Carson Woolstore

(Woolstore)

1911 Winchcombe Carson Woolstore Apartments (residential / commercial) 2004

(Arqus Design)

State Heritage ID 600326[27]
36 Vernon Terrace Australia Mercantile Land & Finance Co. Woolstore (Woolstore) 1912 ( Robin Dods ) London Woolstore Apartments (residential / commercial) 2006

(Push Architecture / Leyshon Property)

State Heritage ID 600327[28]
56 Chermside Street Dalgety & Co. No.3 Woolstore / QLD Primary Producers No.8 Woolstore / Paddy’s Market

(Woolstore / warehouse / market)

1955-57 Teneriffe Village & Teneriffe Hill Apartments

(residential / commercial)

1995-96 State Heritage ID 600324[29]
88 Macquarie Street Goldsborough Mort & Co. Woolstore

(Woolstore / office)

1922 Dakota Apartments

(residential / commercial)

2002

(Fairweather Proberts[30] / Meridien Pty Ltd)

State Heritage ID 600323[31]
64 Macquarie Street Elder Smith & Co. Woolstore

(Woolstore / warehouse)

1926-27 (Montague T. Stanley) Ansonia Apartments

(residential)

2003

(Fairweather Proberts / Meridien Pty Ltd)

State Heritage ID 600322[32]
50 Macquarie Street Australian Estates No.1 & Mortgage Co. Woolstore

(Woolstore / warehosue)

1926-27 (Montague T. Stanley) Saratoga Apartments (residential) 2003

(Fairweather Proberts / Meridien Pty Ltd)

State Heritage ID 600321[33]
24 Macquarie Street Australian Estates No.2 Woolstore (Woolstore / office / warehouse) 1950s Australian Estates Woolstore Apartments (residential / commercial) 2000

(MBS Architects[34] / Australian Estates Woolstores Pty Ltd)

State Heritage ID 600320[35]
33-93 Macquarie Street Capricorn Wharf (Transport – Commercial / Military) First built as Stevedoring Co. Wharf[36] 1907-9[37] Catalina townhouses and detach houses

(residential)

2002

(Fairweather Proberts / Meridien Pty Ltd)

Original wharf structure demolished in 2000[38]
Commercial Road Newstead Air Raid Shelter (Defence 1942 (F. G. Costello) Bus shelter

(Public Amenity)

(Brisbane City Council) State Heritage ID 602483[39]
63 & 71 Macquarie Street Engine Room (former) Capricorn Wharf 1917-1927 Park

(Public Amenity)

2002 (Brisbane City Council) Brisbane City Heritage[40]
35 Macquarie Street Dalgety’s Caretaker’s Hut 1907 Park

(Public Amenity)

2002 (Brisbane City Council)

Reference[edit]

  1. ^ Brisbane City Council. Urban Renewal Brisbane - 20 Years Celebration Magazine. p14 http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/prdc/groups/corpwebcontent/documents/documents/urbanrenewal_20yearmagazine.pdf
  2. ^ Domain. Suburb profiles - Teneriffe (Online) http://www.domain.com.au/Public/suburbprofile.aspx?mode=research&searchTerm=Teneriffe
  3. ^ Stimson, R, Mullins, Baum, S. Research Highlight: Brisbane’s Inner-city Renaissance. University of Queensland. 2001. http://www.uq.edu.au/research/index.html?page=4169&pid=0
  4. ^ Stimson 2001
  5. ^ Brisbane City Council. Urban Renewal Brisbane: Australian Award for Urban Design. 2011. p5 http://www.aila.org.au/aaud/2011/BCC/index.pdf
  6. ^ Stimson 2001
  7. ^ Brisbane City Council 2011, p3
  8. ^ Urban Renewal Brisbane (Online) http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/planning-building/current-planning-projects/neighbourhood-planning/urban-renewal-brisbane/index.htm
  9. ^ Brisbane City Council 2011, p4
  10. ^ Brisbane City Council 2011, p3
  11. ^ Brisbane City Council 2011, p8
  12. ^ Brisbane City Council. Newstead and Teneriffe Waterfront Neighbourhood Plan in Brisbane City Plan 2000. Chp4 p131 http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/bccwr/lib181/chapter4_newsteadteneriffe_lp_full.pdf
  13. ^ Queensland Heritage Council (Online) http://www.qldheritage.org.au/
  14. ^ Queensland Heritage register (Online) https://www.derm.qld.gov.au/chimsi/basicSearch.html
  15. ^ City Plan Hertiage Register Database (Online) http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/planning-building/building-selling-renovating/renovating-restoring-and-extending/restoring-and-researching-heritage-properties/heritage-register/index.htm
  16. ^ Bridgstock, V. Tides of Teneriffe. New Farm & Districts Historical Society. New Farm, QLD. 2009. p20 ISBN 9780980586817
  17. ^ Queensland Heritage Register ID 600325 https://www.derm.qld.gov.au/chimsi/placeDetail.html?siteId=15100
  18. ^ Now McKerrell Architects http://www.mckerrellarchitects.com.au
  19. ^ Brisbane City Plan Heritage - State Canning Works http://heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au/heritage_register/placeDetail.do?action=read&placeId=1285&fullDetail=true&navParam=startBasic
  20. ^ Now BDA Architecture http://www.bdaarch.com.au
  21. ^ Now Baulderstone Pty Ltd http://www.baulderstone.com.au
  22. ^ Queensland Heritage Register ID 600319 https://www.derm.qld.gov.au/chimsi/placeDetail.html?siteId=15094
  23. ^ Queensland Places. Teneriffe (Online) http://queenslandplaces.com.au/node/826
  24. ^ Bridgstock 2009, p20
  25. ^ Bridgstock 2009, p20
  26. ^ New Farm & Districts Historical Society. Teneriffe History (Online) http://newfarmhistorical.squarespace.com/articles/teneriffe-history.html
  27. ^ Queensland Heritage Register ID 600326 https://www.derm.qld.gov.au/chimsi/placeDetail.html?siteId=15101
  28. ^ Queensland Heritage Register ID 600327 https://www.derm.qld.gov.au/chimsi/placeDetail.html?siteId=15102
  29. ^ Queensland Heritage Register ID 600324 https://www.derm.qld.gov.au/chimsi/placeDetail.html?siteId=15099
  30. ^ Now Bureau^Proberts http://www.bureauproberts.com.au/
  31. ^ Queensland Heritage Register ID 600323 https://www.derm.qld.gov.au/chimsi/placeDetail.html?siteId=15098
  32. ^ Queensland Heritage Register ID 600322 https://www.derm.qld.gov.au/chimsi/placeDetail.html?siteId=15097
  33. ^ Queensland Heritage Register ID 600321 https://www.derm.qld.gov.au/chimsi/placeDetail.html?siteId=15096
  34. ^ Now Gray Puksand http://www.graypuksand.com.au
  35. ^ Queensland Heritage Register ID 600320 https://www.derm.qld.gov.au/chimsi/placeDetail.html?siteId=15095
  36. ^ New Farm Hist. Soc. (Online)
  37. ^ Oz at War (Online) http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/capricorn.htm
  38. ^ Landmark Civil & Marine Desing and Construct. A Glimpse Back in Time – Brisbane River (Online) http://landmarkcivil.com.au/lcm1/river_history.html
  39. ^ Queensland Heritage Register ID 602483 https://www.derm.qld.gov.au/chimsi/placeDetail.html?siteId=19604
  40. ^ Brisbane City Plan Heritage - Engine Room (former) Capricorn New Farm Wharf. http://heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au/heritage_register/placeDetail.do?action=read&placeId=1269&fullDetail=true&navParam=startBasic