Luxury farmstay project proposed for Woombye

A local developer has lodged plans for a $10 million tourist park on Diddillibah Road, Woombye. 

Highgate Developments Pty Ltd Directors Andrew and Joanne Pitcher have big plans for creating farm-based accommodation facilities and activities  on the idyllic 26.5ha (66 acres) site.

If accepted Sixty6 Acres would comprise 132 sites (20 two-bedroom high-end cabins, 19 luxury glamping tents, 49 van and RV sites and 44 camping sites).

Bordering Paynter’s Creek, and with a nod to Woombye’s agricultural roots, ‘Sixty6 Acres’ will be a working animal farm and local produce supplier.  

According to a statement from the company  ‘Sixty6 Acres’ will differentiate itself by providing multiple, high-quality accommodation options (cabins, glamping, camping and caravans), farm experiences and recreation & relaxation facilities that are unparalleled on the Sunshine Coast. 

 ‘Sixty6 Acres’ will provide sustainable, ecological outcomes including vegetation rehabilitation, landscape buffers and habitat linkages to the local environment. 

Highgate Developments Group  intends to bring the park to life in stages over the next few years. 

The comprehensive development application has been submitted to Sunshine Coast Regional Council and now sits with them for assessment. 

Mr and Mrs Pitcher attended Woombye and Nambour State Primary schools respectively, and jointly attended Nambour State High. 

The couple have three children and the family is actively involved in community sport, with Jo in her fourth year as President of the Mooloolaba Reds Netball Club and Andrew a coach of junior cricket at Nambour. 

The Pitcher/Gibson family heritage goes back several generations in Woombye. Andrew’s parents were pineapple farmers in Woombye and Nambour from the late 1950s through to the 1970s. Andrew’s father’s first pineapple farm was on Preston Road at Diddillibah.