The Toowoomba Minute

First lifestyle community for over-⁠50s proposed in Gatton

11 September 2025

Render of a street of single-storey homes at Solara Estate, with weatherboard fronts and street trees

The Toowoomba Minute reports that plans have been lodged for Gatton’s first over-50s lifestyle community. It is Solara Estate: 267 single-level 2-bedroom and 2-bedroom-plus-study homes on 16.74 hectares. The article also covers the planned clubhouse, pool, gym, pickleball courts and bowling green, and notes that the outcome rests with council’s assessment.

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