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Walker Corporation

Overview

Walker Corporation

industry	Property Development
area served	Australia, United States, Canada, Fiji, Malaysia
type	Private
foundation	1972
founders	Alec Walker Lang Walker
location city	Sydney
location country	Australia
homepage	https://walkercorp.com.au/

Walker Corporation is an Australian privately owned property development company.

Most notably, Walker Corporation is responsible for the development and restoration of several significant Australian sites, including King Street Wharf, Finger Wharf, Broadway Shopping Centre and Rhodes Waterside shopping centre in Sydney.[1]

History

Walker Corporation was founded in 1964 by Lang and Alec Walker, initially as an earthmoving and civil engineering business[2] until 1972 when Lang Walker formed The Walker Group and expanded into property development.[3] Walker Corporation was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1994.[4]

Developments since 2020

In 2011 Walker Corporation began development of Collins Square, then the largest commercial mixed-use development in Australia, with construction completed in 2019.[8][9]

In 2014 Walker Corporation was selected by the Government of Queensland and Redland City Council as the preferred partner to redevelop Toondah Harbour,[10] a 67 ha site[11] which the government had declared a Priority Development Area located in Redland City, Queensland. The project was a source of controversy,[12] with parts of the proposed development area covering a Ramsar site.[13] In August 2016 Walker Corporation used a meeting with Federal Minister for the Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg to lobby for boundary changes to reduce the size of the Ramsar site, described by the company as a matter of “urgent national interest.”[14] The company released revised plans in 2018, reducing the proposed land reclamation area by 12 ha and reducing the impact on neighbouring Cassim Island.[15] In 2022 the company released the project’s Environmental Impact Statement, which was examined by the Government following public consultation.[16]

In 2015 Walker Corporation released plans for its largest international development Senibong Cove,[17] a 16 ha development located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. In 2016 the company's plans for a redevelopment of Adelaide's Festival Plaza were approved by the SA Development Assessment Commission,[18] with revised plans including expansions to the retail component approved in late 2020.[19]

As of October 2021, the company was developing over A$30 billion worth of projects across Australia and Malaysia.[20]

Notable projects

Collins Square: Australia’s largest commercial mixed-use development that was completed in 2018, occupying a full Melbourne CBD block.[21]
Parramatta Square: A $3.2 billion[22] project on a 3 ha site in Parramatta, New South Wales, consisting of four commercial towers, a retail district, and public spaces.[23]
Riverlea Park: The largest residential development in South Australia’s history, comprising approximately 12,000 homes[24] and expected to take over two decades to complete.[25]

Notable projects

Collins Square: Australia’s largest commercial mixed-use development that was completed in 2018, occupying a full Melbourne CBD block.[21]
Parramatta Square: A $3.2 billion[22] project on a 3 ha site in Parramatta, New South Wales, consisting of four commercial towers, a retail district, and public spaces.[23]
Riverlea Park: The largest residential development in South Australia’s history, comprising approximately 12,000 homes[24] and expected to take over two decades to complete.[25]

Co-founder's death

Co-founder Lang Walker died on 27 January 2024, aged 78 years. He was survived by his wife, Suzanne, three children and ten grandchildren.[39]

Walker Corporation

History

Developments since 2020

Notable projects

Notable projects

Co-founder's death

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