2025/26 City Activation and Housing Incentive Policy - Component 4

Welcome to our City Activation and Housing Incentive Policy - Component 4 application form. Please be sure to read the guidelines and relevant category factsheet before completing your application.

Component 4 supports the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in the Townsville City Centre through General Rates waivers for a period of ten years but capped at $250,000 per site in total, and commencing in the first financial year following completion of works. 

Component 4 eligibility criteria are (all criteria must be met to be eligible) -

• Development in the Townsville City Centre:
• Development relates to a site identified on the Queensland Heritage Register and/or subject of the Cultural heritage overlay in the Townsville City Plan;
• Valid Development Approval;
• Development will provide for the recommencement of use of a currently unused site/building or portion of a site/building, or increase the intensity of use of a site/building;
• Construction Cost more than $500,000;
• Reasonable demonstration that development may be unviable without incentive;
• Development is not by a State or Commonwealth Government agency, or supported by State or Commonwealth financial assistance and
• Substantially commence construction by 30 June 2028.
• Development has not commenced at time of application.

Please confirm that the statements you select in the Eligibility checklist are true and correct.