Public Tender For Redevelopment At Sugarworld Water Park

Public Tender have been invited by Cairns Regional Council for the Design and Construction

of Redevelopment at Sugarworld Water Park, Edmonton, Cairns. The work includes design and construction of water play infrastructure including water slides, tipping bucket and interactive water play equipment integrated into existing water leisure facilities.

Sugarworld was originally constructed by Colonial Sugar Refineries (CSR) at Hambledon Estate on approximately 17 acres of land amongst 100 year old trees. Officially opened to the public on the 9th September 1989. The complex was purchased by Cairns City Council in 1995. Today the waterslide and pool complex is managed by a private lessee while the Hambledon Gardens and Swallow Park section is maintained and run from the Flecker Botanic Gardens as part of the Parks and Recreation Services Department.

Swallow Park, which is contained within the Sugarworld complex, is named in memory of Thomas Swallow. In October 1881, Thomas Swallow selected the first blocks of sugar land under the terms of the Land Act of 1868, and named the property Hambledon Plantation after his birth place in Berkshire, England.

By 1888 the plantation comprised 6,000 acres of which 900 were devoted to sugar cane, while bananas, coffee, pineapples, citrus, ginger, peanuts, rosellas and coconuts were grown on parts of the remainder. Because of high labour costs and cane grub infestations the sugar industry became uneconomical by 1888 and attempts to diversify failed due to distance from main markets.

Thomas Swallow died on January 25th 1890 and his estate was sold to R. A. Kingsford (the first Mayor of Cairns). Swallow became known as the father of the Cairns district because of his pioneering work which originally employed many people who stayed on after his passing and settled in the area.

Cane production in the Edmonton area peaked in 1966 with 10,541 hectares under production, however this production was to fall to 8159 hectares and the Hambledon Mill (built to replace Swallows Mill) crushed its last bin on the 28th October 1991.

In April 2010, Council commissioned a report which found that replacement or remedial works need to be undertaken as a matter of urgency and that there exists a significant risk of injury to the public if the work is not carried out. Sugarworld Waterpark was closed by Cairns Regional Council (Council) in the interests of public safety due to an investigation into the structural integrity of the water slides.

Public Tender for Design and Construction of Redevelopment at Sugarworld Water Park closes on the 21 December 2010.

by: Corwin Smith

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