Community & Business

11 March, 2026

Infrastructure cost kills plans for new shops at Wyreema

The cost of creating a new roundabout adjacent to a proposed new commercial development near the Karara Gardens housing estate at Wyreema has caused the developer to withdraw from the project.

shop and food and drink outlet on the site, at 1-5 Fitzgerald Circuit.

Last week, the developer asked Toowoomba Regional Council  to cancel the application.

Mr David Meara told the Council that the project would be commercially unviable because of the cost of installing the new roundabout.

The cost of the roadwork was estimated to be $800,000.

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