Overview
The Eatons Hill and Sandstone Point hotels are getting a sibling — and southeast Queensland residents are getting a new place to see live tunes. Come 2024, The Comiskey Group is set to expand its portfolio of music venues and hotels with a location on the Sunshine Coast, as part of the Stockland Aura development ten minutes out of Caloundra.
If you've been to either of the company's other two big aforementioned sites, you'll know that they play host to everything from well-known acts to festivals, and also operate as a watering hole and place to grab a bite — and include accommodation as well. The Comiskey Group haven't unveiled all of the details for its new venture just yet, or even a name, but it'll host gigs, feature both internal and al fresco dining areas, and boast six bars, plus function spaces.
The company is calling the $35-million development "the Sunshine Coast's largest music venue and hotel", too — so yes, it's going big. For concerts, it'll host 2500 patrons. And, as part of Aura, it'll back onto an 11-hectare South Bank-style parkland.
The new venue and hotel marks The Comiskey Group's second huge announcement in the past few months, and the second for the Sunshine Coast. Back in May, it revealed that it had added a 150-hectare site, called Coochin Fields, to its portfolio. Sat 35 minutes south of Maroochydore and 80 minutes north of Brisbane, the hefty patch of grass will host major music and camping fests, and is just ten minutes from where the Aura venue will reside.
Announcing the new Aura performance space and hotel, Comiskey Group Director Rob Comiskey said that "southeast Queensland is where we were born and raised, [and] we are passionate about bringing premium experiences to locations rich with opportunity in this thriving state".
"We have the largest entertainment offering in the Moreton Bay region and felt it only natural to expand into the neighbouring Sunshine Coast," Comiskey continued. "Aura sits just ten minutes from our Coochin Fields site, so we're excited to create a thriving epicentre of entertainment for the Sunshine Coast and bring something really special to this already innovative and unique community."
The Comiskey Group's new music venue and hotel will form part of Stockland Aura on the Sunshine Coast, ten minutes out of Caloundra. For more information, head to The Comiskey Group's website.