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THE PAINT FACTORY, 115 HYDE ROAD, YERONGA
The Paint Factory
benefits
A residential neighbourhood with an
enterprising arts community at its heart
Community cohesion
Health and wellbeing
Exposing more citizens to art,
germinating new ideas and building
empathy, connections and understanding.
New opportunities for volunteering and
community building.
Embedding art in the everyday to role
model positive creative and community
pursuits. Design and programming that
invites participation, contributing to
improved mental and physical health.
Housing and inclusivity
Sustainability
Addressing Brisbane’s housing crisis.
Adding high quality density skewed to
low car ownership which will benefit
today’s residents as well as their children
and grandchildren. Affordable housing
for artists and others, plus purpose-built
facilities for artistic practice and commerce.
Keeping Queensland’s artistic talent in
central locations.
Landscape-led development, enabling
greener living. The opportunity to protect
and enhance the natural environment
and increase local biodiversity. Increasing
green canopy and adding new green spaces.
Reusing current site materials in inventive,
sustainable ways.
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