Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations

The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie

10 June 2026

MEDIA STATEMENT: Crisafulli Government unlocks 2,500 homes at Robina

  • Crisafulli Government approves major State Facilitated Development at Robina, unlocking 2,500 new homes on the Gold Coast.
  • The Crisafulli Government has now approved eight State Facilitated Developments, with a further application under assessment.
  • Crisafulli Government’s record on housing stands in stark contrast to Labor who failed to deliver one home under their own failed SFD legislation.

The Crisafulli Government has approved a major State Facilitated Development (SFD) at Robina, unlocking 2,500 new homes and delivering another boost to housing supply on the Gold Coast.

The approval takes the total number of homes unlocked through the Government’s State Facilitated Development pathway to 4,232, as part of a broader plan to tackle Labor’s Housing Crisis by cutting red tape and getting projects moving.

The approval is another step in the Crisafulli Government’s plan to deliver one million homes by 2044 and increase housing supply across Queensland after a decade of decline under Labor, who failed to approve a single home under its own SFD legislation.

The Crisafulli Government has now approved eight State Facilitated Developments, with a further application under assessment.

The Robina approval comes as the Crisafulli Government continues to accelerate housing delivery through multiple pathways, including:

  • Round 1 of Residential Activation Fund projects unlocking more than 98,000 homes.
  • Land Activation Program supporting more than 5,000 new homes.
  • Ministerial Infrastructure Designations delivering 1,372 social and affordable homes.
  • State Facilitated Developments unlocking 4,232 homes.

Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jarrod Bleijie said the Crisafulli Government was focused on supply, supply, supply.

“Unlocking housing supply is the only way to reverse Labor’s Housing Crisis and build more homes sooner,” Deputy Premier Bleijie said.

“After a decade of decline under Labor, Queensland simply cannot afford projects sitting on life support because of unnecessary red tape and unrealistic mandates that delivered empty blocks of land of nothing else.

“This approval will unlock a mix of 2,500 dwellings and is another example of the Crisafulli Government getting projects out of the ground and delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders.

“Labor failed to approve and deliver a single project under their failed State Facilitated Development process.

“In contrast, the Crisafulli Government has approved eight State Facilitated Developments in just over a year because we now have a reformed process that delivers new homes sooner.

“The fact is Labor’s mandates were holding up much-needed housing supply and were making developments unviable.

“The independent Queensland Productivity Commission found Labor’s requirements were difficult to comply with in practice, increased development costs and made the pathway unattractive for most developers.

“That’s why industry groups including the Local Government Association of Queensland, the Property Council of Australia and the Urban Development Institute of Australia supported our recent reforms.

“We need projects to get out of the ground and we need homes delivered for Queenslanders.”

Deputy Premier Bleijie said the Crisafulli Government was also delivering social and affordable housing faster than Labor.

“We have approved 23 Ministerial Infrastructure Designations for social and affordable housing, delivering 1,372 new homes, with a further eight projects in the pipeline expected to deliver around 530 more homes,” the Deputy Premier said.

“That is on top of our record $5.6 billion investment in social and community housing, with more than 6,000 homes already under contract or under construction as part of our plan to deliver 53,500 social and community homes by 2044.”

Walker Group Executive of Development Peter Saba said without Labor’s mandates being removed by the government, the future of the project was uncertain.

“The economic conditions today are different than they were two years ago, and the removal of the mandate will unlock the project and get housing started sooner,” Mr Saba said.

“The change to the process has been the key to unlocking the viability of the project.

“It gives Walker Group and financiers confidence that the Lakesview project can viably proceed and through increased housing supply, we will see homes come on quicker, therefore improving housing affordability.

“We look forward to Lakesview contributing significantly to the State Government’s strong housing targets.”