10-12 Ballow Road
Between QUAMPI and the ferry gateway. Strong candidate for public sand, screen, market and visitor use, but the slope may also suit media, capsule/XR or mixed uses if sport works better on flatter ground.
The main site
10-12 Ballow Road is the gateway play.
The site sits between QUAMPI Arts and Culture Centre at 14-16 Ballow Road and the Junner Street ferry gateway. It is close to visitor flow without being the ferry terminal itself.
What the listing says
Rare location, real due diligence.
The public property listing describes 10-12 Ballow Road as a 7,727 square metre freehold waterfront development site, owned by the State of Queensland, near ferry services and local amenities.
The power of the site is its position: next to QUAMPI, near the ferry upgrade area, and close enough to sport, shops and parks to make public use believable. The next pass still checks planning, culture, access, traffic, flooding, parking, maintenance, safety, insurance and the business case.
Address10-12 Ballow Road, Dunwich QLD 4183.
Immediate neighbourQUAMPI Arts and Culture Centre, publicly listed around 14-16 Ballow Road.
Nearby public worksDunwich (Gumpi) Ferry Terminal Upgrade, Junner Street study area near Harold Walker Jetty and public toilets.
Public tender recordThe listing showed tender open from 12 January 2026 and closing 27 March 2026.
Live checksCurrent sale, site-control and planning status sit in the due-diligence lane.
Read the land first
It is a sloping block, not a flat field.
The photos show the land falling from the north and north-east down toward the south-west. Any sport, market or screen layout has to work with that slope, keep access practical, protect the bay edge and use the flatter pockets carefully.
Why Dunwich / Goompi
Design for the way people actually arrive.
The $41 million Dunwich ferry terminal upgrade is centred on Junner Street. Nearby sites need to be compared by fit, not forced into one favourite layout: slope, flat ground, leases, neighbours, toilets, traffic, noise, power, storage, public value and who is ready to help.
9 Ballow Road
A vacant commercial building nearby. It makes sense as an early Ready S.E.T. Co-op and hyperlocal media front desk if lease, access, fit-out and owner terms stack up.
Junner Street ferry upgrade
The flat, high-movement ferry-terminal area near Harold Walker Jetty and public toilets. If the public works design allows it, this may carry sport, markets, makerspace or visitor services better than a sloping block.
2 Ballow Road: Sharks/Allsports
Ron Stark Oval and the North Stradbroke Island Rugby League and Allsports Club are existing sports anchors. They could help shape, strengthen or slow any sports-precinct conversation.
Capsule + AI/XR lab
The capsule surge lab is site-neutral: short stays, workforce rest, simulation rooms, local AI training, health-surge support and XR/civic rehearsal where the fit is strongest.
Maker-Space Lab
A repair, prototype and training space could sit near ferry logistics or another suitable shed. It fits the spectrum: fixing gear, learning tools, testing materials, documenting the work and turning small experiments into grant-ready evidence.
Hyperlocal media + noticeboards
Public notices, training clips, local updates, ferry information, screen-ready stories and business calls could grow from 9 Ballow, 10-12 Ballow and the wider noticeboard network.
Underground services horizon
Sandworm-style subterranean systems are long-range R&D for services or transport tunnels, not a promise to dig under Ballow Road. Keep it as a maker-space research thread until serious review is ready.
The layout is not locked
Sports club, co-op, media, maker, capsule, market and visitor uses can swap sites if the evidence says so. The public question is what works first, where, and with which partners.