To create a green sustainable residential community with high quality amenity and facilities, in Newcastle’s western growth corridor.

Sanctuary is a green and inviting community with water sensitive urban design features, bushfire mitigation measures, indigenous cultural heritage areas and extensive community facilities.

People really feel part of the community at Sanctuary where they can enjoy the community parks, playgrounds, playing fields and reserves. Public art creates a sense of place while walkways and cycleways connect to shops and services.

We applied design guidelines to deliver quality streetscapes at Sanctuary.  Over 10 km of pedestrian and bike paths help encourage use of the open spaces, community interaction and healthy living.

Recycled water irrigates the playing fields. Other environmental sustainability features include retention of bushland areas and heritage conservation areas, and noxious weed removal over 44ha to support the local ecosystem.

We also gifted wetlands within the project to the Hunter River Catchment Authority.

At Sanctuary we pioneered a community development program with welcome initiatives, extensive public art program, and mentoring and relationship building with the Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council, all supported by our dedicated community ambassador.

Sanctuary also uniquely features public art installations that relate to the green vision for this sustainable community.