Council approves ALDI’s Gladstone Road development

Published on 30 May 2017

ALDI is one step closer to opening in Rockhampton after Council approved the development application for its Southside store this month.

The 2000 square metre development will be built on the vacant site adjacent to Fantastic Furniture on the southbound lane of Gladstone Road and is the first of two ALDI stores in Rockhampton.

Mayor Margaret Strelow said Council is pleased to see the development application approved after years of encouraging the supermarket giant to open its doors in the Region.

“ALDI’s announcement that it was opening two stores was met with overwhelming community support, so we are excited that the company has reached its first milestone allowing it to now progress with construction that will generate jobs,” Mayor Strelow said.

In a letter to Council in February this year, ALDI stated that it ‘quietly investigated the Rockhampton market’ after Mayor Strelow wrote to the company in 2013 expressing interest in having a store in the Region.

“The result is the identification of two great sites in Rockhampton with this Southside one being the first to gain full approval,” she said.

The supermarket will be constructed on piers to avoid any impact of potential flood waters with space for 127 car parks under the building.

The location of the second ALDI store is still yet to be confirmed.