Satterleys: Smithfield Village, an award winning community

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The Satterley Property Group’s Smithfield Village has created Cairns premier new community through providing a range of cutting edge technical solutions complemented with old fashioned customer focus, and by winning the excellence in environmentally sustainable development - land based UDIA award for 2010, peers have recognized the outstanding efforts of the entire project team”.
In establishing the first bio-retention basins in a wet tropics environment, storm water is organically treated prior to discharging into the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Nestled between rainforest and the reef and with almost one third of the site being retained for public open space, Smithfield Village provides for an active community.
Taking advantage of Cairns Regional Councils $190M Cleaner Seas programme, reticulated recycled water pipes have been installed that will ultimately save an estimated 130M litres of water per annum. Piped recycled water will save future home owners approximately $8,000 on the cost of building their new home in meeting State Government water savings targets, further demonstrating commitment to the environment. Vacuum Sewer will also result in far less excavation, a better effluent product and will reduce running costs with the need to maintain only one facility instead of 4.
By leading the market with free fencing and front landscaping, every house instantly becomes a home. The Community Development Officer is responsible for welcoming new residents, undertaking community based events, producing regular newsletters, providing a conduit for residents issues and ideas. With sensible covenants, soil reports and flat level lots, combined with being Cairns first Telstra Smart Community, Smithfield Village is maintaining an efficient, affordable and connected community.
The 1300 lot residential estate is setting new benchmarks within the region and delivering better urban design outcomes for residents, better infrastructure and environmental outcomes for Council, and is typical of Satterley’s development philosophy.