Mount Cotton’s rural edge could look very different if plans for a sprawling resort, employment and housing precinct move ahead. Around Sirromet Winery and neighbouring poultry farms, developers are pitching a future built around tourism, jobs and new homes, while residents are likely to weigh those benefits against heavier traffic, infrastructure demands and the loss of rural land.
The proposal includes a 250-room five-star hotel, an 18-hole golf course, permanent villas, expanded glamping, conference facilities and a wellness centre. Beyond Sirromet, plans also contemplate a technology or industrial precinct, shops, housing, horticultural gardens, a solar farm and wastewater infrastructure.
Developer Stephen Williams is representing several landowners involved in the project, including interests connected with Sirromet Winery, Golden Cockerel and Darwalla. Poultry operators have been considering the future of their Mount Cotton holdings as residential growth moves closer to long-established farming areas.
A bigger tourism drawcard
For Mount Cotton, the most visible change would come at Sirromet.
The winery already draws visitors for events, dining and accommodation. A hotel, golf course and larger conference offering would push the precinct into a different league, potentially encouraging visitors to stay longer and spend more across the Redlands.
This could flow through to hospitality operators, trades, transport providers and other local businesses. The broader development has also been promoted as an employment generator, with jobs expected across construction, tourism, technology, industry and retail.
Williams has linked the resort component to expected accommodation demand ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. However, the scale and timing of any jobs would depend on approvals and how much of the broader project proceeds.
More homes, more cars
Housing is likely to draw closer scrutiny from residents.
Parts of the site have been earmarked for residential development at about 20 dwellings per hectare. While no final dwelling count has been confirmed, any substantial housing component would bring more people onto roads already carrying commuter, school and visitor traffic.
Mount Cotton Road will therefore sit at the centre of the community conversation. The future Coomera Connector is expected to improve regional transport links, but the section relevant to the Redlands remains in planning.
Williams has argued the development should not need to wait for that project. He has said landowners would fund infrastructure needed for their proposal, including upgrades to parts of Mount Cotton Road and water facilities.
Rural land faces a new future
The larger question is what kind of place Mount Cotton becomes as development pushes further into the Redlands hinterland.
New jobs, visitor spending and housing could bring clear benefits. Yet a golf course, resort, commercial precinct and residential estates would also change land that remains largely rural.
Redland City Council has supported further investigation of development in the area, while expressing reservations about extensive suburban housing. It has shown stronger support for tourism, employment and commercial uses.
For now, the proposal remains just that. The Queensland Government is reviewing the South East Queensland Regional Plan, and further planning decisions and public consultation would be required before construction could begin.
Published 21-Aug-2026
