Gold Coast 2018 claim the Village is evidence of the progress being made ahead of the Games ©Gold Coast 2018

Gold Coast 2018 chairman Peter Beattie has hailed the development of the Commonwealth Games Village with one-year to go until athletes and team officials begin to arrive.

The village at Parklands will house 6,600 athletes and officials throughout the duration of the Games, which will take place from April 4 to 15.

Comprising of 1,170 apartments and 82 townhouses, the village is expected to be completed in October or November this year.

“The closer this gets to completion the closer we are to Gold Coast 2018,” said Beattie.

“In reality we have just over one year to go until the opening ceremony and delivering the largest ever event in Queensland’s history.

“The really important point is that the Village has delivered real economic benefits through job creation and supply opportunities for local businesses during construction and will continue to be a driver for the local economy well after the Closing Ceremony.

“Post 2018, the sky is the limit for the precinct.

“Griffith University is going from strength to strength, the ongoing development of the Health and Knowledge Precinct continues, Stage 2 of the light rail will be complete.

“The Gold Coast is moving forward in leaps and bounds.”

The Village will house 6,600 athletes and officials throughout the duration of the Games ©Queensland Government
The Village will house 6,600 athletes and officials throughout the duration of the Games ©Queensland Government

Gold Coast 2018 have stated that on a daily basis approximately 3,400 pillow cases will be changed, 1,927 bathrooms cleaned, 3,300 bedrooms cleaned and 7,000 towels changed.

Caterers will deliver around 13,000 meals a day, with claims that if all of the 6,600 athletes and team officials have breakfast, lunch and dinner, the peak day will see 27,000 meals served.

Organisers have claimed the Village was developed using environmentally sustainable design principles and will continue to benefit the city.

“The delivery of key infrastructure for the Commonwealth Games remained on time and on budget,” said Steven Miles, Acting Minister for the Commonwealth Games.

“This project is guided by environmentally sustainable design principles and has been awarded a full 6 Leaf EnviroDevelopment Mixed Use accreditation from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) for its commitment to ecosystems, waste, energy, water, materials and community.

“The Village has achieved a 6 Green Star Communities pilot rating from the Green Building Council Australia (GBCA), this is equivalent to ‘World Leadership’ in sustainability.

“More than 135,000 trees will be planted in green spaces throughout the completed development ahead of Gold Coast 2018.”

The village is will be used for housing, retail, businesses, services and community infrastructure after the Games.

It will be aimed at aiding those working, studying and visiting the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct.