SELLING OUT

Sales momentum at The Ponds is rapidly increasing as buyers scramble to purchase in the last remaining land precincts in one of the North West’s highly sought after addresses – The Ponds.

The Ponds once again had a strong sales result at the weekend, with 16 of the 19 land parcels available in the latest land release selling and 16 of the 22 homes available for sale were sold.

Nigel Edgar, General Manager, Residential NSW from Australand commented, “We are nearing completion of one of the most successful masterplanned communities in New South Wales. During the past five years sales have continued to be robust and this is continuing right to the very end, even to the point that we still have campers vying for their favourite parcel of land. We are two years ahead of schedule due to the unprecedented demand from purchasers to buy into The Ponds.”


“Australand was also recently allocated National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) housing approval at The Ponds. The first seven two bedroom homes were released at the weekend, with all homes selling immediately. More homes are expected to be made available in the coming months subject to Council approval.”

In recent weeks Australand has released a broad range of housing types to suit a wide variety of purchasers at The Ponds. A mix of two bedroom, two bedroom plus study, three bedroom and four bedroom completed packages have been made available with prices starting from $341, 400.

The two bedroom designs have an apartment style efficiency, ranging in size from 120m2 to 140m2 with two good size bedrooms, bathroom, laundry, single garage, kitchen and living area which opens to an outdoor entertaining area. The land size starts from 165m2 and is all torrens title, which means no strata levies. All Australand homes at The Ponds achieve a minimum six star energy rating to ensure ongoing household energy costs are kept to a minimum.

The next land release will be issued on 30 June. Twelve land lots will be available in the newest neighbourhood – LakesEdge which is the only natural lakefront precinct and represents the ‘jewel in the crown’ land at The Ponds.

Prices start from $350,000 and range in size from 440 sq m to 597 sq m. This release includes land with wide frontages up to 18 metres and easy walking to the lake and parkland area. It also has direct access to Schofields Road and is within a five minute drive to Rouse Hill Town Centre and Schofields train station.

LakesEdge land releases in August and September 2012 will be the last land only sales releases in The Ponds project until The Ponds stage four comes to the market in 2013.

The Ponds is a 320 hectare master-planned community which is being developed by Landcom and Australand. It will comprise over 3,000 homes when complete.

For further information visit the Sales and Display Centre located at Riverbank Drive, The Ponds which is open daily from 10am to 5pm or view the website www.theponds.com.au

Media contact: Natasha McGuire, Red Leopard PR, Phone: 02 9328 4248 or 04000 90553.

  • 17 December, 2012

    3000 LAND PARCELS AND HOMES SOLD

    The Ponds, which is one of the most successful master planned communities in New South Wales has reached a milestone – 3000 land parcels and homes have been sold.

  • 14 September, 2012

    FOUR NEW ACCOLADES AT THE PONDS

    The environmentally responsible Net Zero and Greencycle homes located in the Eco-Living Display Village at The Ponds last week received four accolades at the 2012 HIA GreenSmart Awards.

  • 02 July, 2012

    STUDENTS AWARDED FOR SUSTAINABILITY HOME

    Phillipa, Gabriella and Elske from Oakhill Drive Public School were today awarded first place in a sustainability school competition where they were required to conceptualise ‘A Home for Now and the Future’ as part of their science and technology unit.

  • 20 June, 2012

    SELLING OUT

    Sales momentum at The Ponds is rapidly increasing as buyers scramble to purchase in the last remaining land precincts in one of the North West’s highly sought after addresses – The Ponds.

  • 15 May, 2012

    FINAL BRIDGE LINK

    The Ponds residents today welcomed the official opening of Greenview Parade Bridge which is the third and final major bridge across Second Ponds Creek providing an important link from the east to the western side of the suburb.

  • 30 April, 2012

    ACTION PACKED AFTERNOON AT THE PONDS

    Local families yesterday took part in an action packed afternoon at the third Family Fun Day hosted at The Ponds.

  • 17 April, 2012

    JEWEL IN THE CROWN LAND

    Landcom has just released the first stage in their much anticipated ‘jewel in the crown’– LakesEdge precinct at The Ponds which is located east of a 10 hectare lake and parkland. Access is from Schofields Road and The Ponds Boulevard at the northern gateway of The Ponds.

  • 02 April, 2012

    PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH A SUSTAINABILITY PLATFORM

    Landcom, as part of its education focus for the Eco-Living Display Homes, is working with students to educate them about the importance of sustainable housing.

  • 20 March, 2012

    THE PONDS BOULEVARD OPENS TO ROUSE HILL

    MP for Riverstone, Mr Kevin Conolly, today officially opened the last external connection to The Ponds at the Schofields Road intersection on The Ponds Boulevard, enabling residents to now directly access Rouse Hill.

  • 01 March, 2012

    RETAIL AND COMMUNITY HUB PLANS ON EXHIBITION

    The rezoning of land for a state of the art retail centre and community resources hub at The Ponds has been placed on public exhibition at Blacktown City Council.

  • 09 February, 2012

    JANUARY RECORD MONTH – 63 LAND DEPOSITS

    The new year is off to a very positive start at The Ponds with 63 land deposits secured during the month of January, which is a new record for the start of a year.

  • 09 December, 2011

    BRIDGE CONNECTS EAST AND WEST

    Mayor of Blacktown, Councillor Alan Pendleton and MP for Riverstone Kevin Connolly today officially opened Riverbank Drive bridge, which is the second major bridge to be built across Second Ponds Creek at The Ponds.

  • 15 November, 2011

    $8.5 MILLION SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL PRECINCT OPENS

    Mayor of Blacktown, Councillor Alan Pendleton, today officially opened The Ponds $8.5 million Eastern Playing Fields precinct, one of the flagship sports facility in Sydney’s North West.

  • 09 November, 2011

    RECYCLE HOME SHOWCASES HOUSING FUTURE

    Landcom has opened its second Eco-Living Display Home at The Ponds in Sydney’s north-west. The Greencycle home has a seven star rating and features building materials and products that are environmentally friendly, have low embodied energy, a high recycled content and are capable of being recycled.

  • 01 November, 2011

    BENCHMARK HOME TAKES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

    Landcom and Clarendon were awarded a prestigious housing industry accolade at the 2011 Housing Industry Association’s (HIA) Excellence in Housing Awards held at the Sydney Convention Centre on Saturday night.

  • 30 September, 2011

    RECORD MONTH – 77 LAND DEPOSITS

    The Ponds has this month recorded its best monthly sales result this year, with a staggering 77 land deposits during September.

  • 08 September, 2011

    FORTY-SIX NEW LOTS FOR SPRING

    Sydney’s fastest growing suburb has this month released 46 land lots to kick-start Spring, traditionally the busiest time on the real estate calendar.

  • 24 August, 2011

    COMMUNITY RESOURCE HUB FOR THE PONDS

    Australand and Landcom have lodged a development application with Blacktown City Council to build a community resource hub at The Ponds.

  • 17 August, 2011

    ENVIRONMENTAL CRUSADERS BUILDING AT THE PONDS

    New residents moving into The Ponds in Sydney’s north-west are proving to be environmental crusaders by virtue of their active integration of sustainable building and living techniques into their homes.

  • 03 August, 2011

    FIRST HOME PURCHASERS FIND A HOME

    The North West’s most highly sort after address, The Ponds is continuing to attract first home purchasers seeking to live in one of Sydney’s newest suburbs.

  • 27 June, 2011

    SUSTAINABLE LIVING – BENCHMARK HOME OPENS

    This week Landcom opened its Benchmark home, the first of three Eco-Living Display Homes to be built at The Ponds in Sydney’s north-west. The progressive home is a practical demonstration of how people can live sustainably at an affordable price.

  • 27 June, 2011

    UNIVERSAL HOUSING – THE FUTURE OF HOUSING

    Landcom is about to transform the way people think about building their dream home with the opening of its first universal house. The Benchmark home is located at The Ponds in Sydney’s north-west.

  • 07 June, 2011

    WINNER CHOSEN FOR WATER CULTURES ARTWORK

    Penrith resident Bronwyn Berman has won a national art competition to develop an artwork called Water Cultures which will become the focal point for a water based park in The Ponds.

  • 20 April, 2011

    MULTIPLE PURCHASES

    The Ponds has become such a popular location that current purchasers are now the suburb’s best sales agents, recommending the area as a place to call home to their friends and family members

  • 13 April, 2011

    PARKLANDS CONTRACT AWARDED TO DESIGN LANDSCAPES

    Landcom has appointed its multi-million dollar Central and Northern Parklands contract for The Ponds to Design Landscapes, which will complete the parklands component of the $1.6 billion masterplanned community.

  • 28 March, 2011

    LANDCOM AND CLARENDON TO CREATE HOUSING OF THE FUTURE

    Known as the Eco-Living Display Village, the primary aim of the project is to connect everyday homebuyers with the idea of creating more sustainable homes, which are not only environmentally friendly, but affordable, manageable and attainable.

  • 14 March, 2011

    NINETY-FOUR DEPOSITS KICK-START 2011

    The Ponds is once again off to a very strong start in the New Year with ninety-four deposits already recorded from its first land releases.

  • 30 November, 2010

    ART WALL CAPTURES URBAN VIEWS

    The Ponds was given an additional splash of colour this week with the unveiling of a gigantic two hundred metre long art wall that captures urban views from Western Sydney’s visual artists.

  • 29 November, 2010

    MAJOR NEW ROAD CONNECTS EAST AND WEST

    Residents living in North Western Sydney today received a welcome boost with the completion of Stanhope Parkway in The Ponds, representing an important milestone for the community living in the area.

  • 09 November, 2010

    FAMILIES UNITE

    House buying patterns emerging at The Ponds show family members are re-uniting and purchasing homes in close proximity to each other.

  • 04 October, 2010

    PUBLIC ART COMPETITION SEEKS A CREATIVE RESPONSE TO WATER

    Landcom has announced a national competition to find Australia’s most creative environmental artists to develop an artwork which will be the centerpiece for an important water based park in The Ponds.

  • 08 September, 2010

    THIRTY LAND DEPOSITS KICK-START SPRING

    The Spring season is off to a strong start at The Ponds, the fastest growing suburb in New South Wales with 30 deposits placed on land during the first weekend in September.

  • 16 August, 2010

    LAND HUNTING IN FRIEND CLUSTERS

    A new property trend is emerging in The Ponds, friend clusters or groups of friends have been land hunting and purchasing as a group to ensure they can live close to each other.

  • 15 July, 2010

    CONCESSIONS HELP SALES MOMENTUM

    Stamp duty concessions announced by the state government last month for home buyers has helped fuel the ongoing sales momentum at the fastest growing suburb in New South Wales – The Ponds.

  • 25 May, 2010

    1,000 LAND SALES AT THE PONDS

    The fastest growing suburb in New South Wales has reached a significant milestone – 1,000 land reservations have been secured at The Ponds worth over $300 million.

  • 29 April, 2010

    WORK STARTS AT SPORTS FACILITY

    Landcom has started on The Ponds $7 million eastern playing fields project which is primed to become the flagship sports facility in the North West situated in The Ponds.

  • 25 February, 2010

    FUN FILLED AFTERNOON AT THE FAMILY FUN DAY

    Local families are gearing up for an afternoon of fun filled activities at the second Family Fun Day to be hosted at The Ponds on Sunday 14 March from 2.30 – 5.30pm.

  • 18 February, 2010

    DRAGONFLY POND STARTS TO FLOW

    The first man-made pond in The Ponds has been completed and nicknamed ‘Dragonfly’. Its 36 metre long series of 12 Corten steel decorative panels depicts dragonflies which rely on clean fresh water to breed.

  • 04 February, 2010

    WANNABE SAILORS TO TUSSLE IN LAND BOAT RACES

    Registrations have opened for the land boat race events, primed to be a major crowd magnet at this year’s Family Fun Day to be hosted at The Ponds on Sunday 14 March starting at 3pm.

  • 30 November, 2009

    INVESTORS MOVE INTO FAMILY TERRITORY

    The Ponds, traditionally known as a family haven is now starting to also attract investors looking to capitalise on the opportunities that can be found at one of the fastest growing communities in Sydney’s North West.

  • 18 November, 2009

    BRIDGE OPENS UP NEW SUBURB

    The Hon Mr John Aquilina, Member for Riverstone this week officially opened the Stanhope Parkway bridge across Second Ponds Creek in The Ponds.

  • 07 October, 2009

    LAND SALES MOMENTUM CONTINUES

    The land sales momentum at The Ponds continues with 127 sales secured in the last three months.

  • 17 September, 2009

    WALKING SCHOOL BUS GAINS MOMENTUM

    John Palmer Public School located at The Ponds is the latest school to join Landcom’s innovative environmentally friendly “Walking School Bus” program.

  • 31 August, 2009

    PUBLIC ART LEAVES A LASTING MESSAGE

    Art sculpture Digital Litter, a visual representation of old emails and text messages, has found a tidy home at The Ponds.

  • 13 July, 2009

    YOUNGEST PURCHASER SECURES A LAND LOT

    Eighteen year old Jason Fritsch from the Rouse Hill area is the youngest purchaser to snare a parcel of land in the North West’s newest suburb – The Ponds.

  • 27 May, 2009

    WORK STARTS ON PONDS AND RAIN GARDENS

    Landcom and Australand have given the green light for work to commence on the first of two major ponds and rain gardens at The Ponds.

  • 06 May, 2009

    MILESTONE - 500 LAND SALES

    The Ponds has reached its 500 land sales milestone, representing over $141 million worth of sales within a two year period.

  • 11 December, 2008

    NEW SENIOR’S LIVING FACILITIES FOR THE NORTH WEST

    Landcom has sold a 12.7 hectare parcel of land in the North West’s newest suburb, The Ponds to Anglican Retirement Villages (ARV), one of the largest providers of retirement living services in NSW.

  • 05 November, 2008

    SCHOOL OFFICIALLY OPENS

    John Palmer Public School, located at The Ponds was officially opened today by the NSW Minister for Education and Training, Verity Firth.

  • 23 September, 2008

    THE PONDS HITS THE TWO HUNDRED SALES MARK

    The North West’s newest suburb The Ponds, hit the two hundred land sales mark this week representing over $50 million in sales.