September 21, 2022

Rod Constantinides loves what he sees in Nambour — an old town that has “good bones” and a passionate community.   The 28-year-old was attracted by Nambour’s country town feel in 2017 and established The Pottery Studio in Brookes Street and, with his family, set up Mammoth Storage in Zealey Road. His next project is to transform a block of  five existing commercial buildings – several of which are vacant – on the corner of Bury and Currie streets. He wants to build a six-storey residential and commercial building. The $50 million plans include 60 apartments and commercial tenancies on the ground floor including a childcare centre,  gym and coffee shop. The development would upgrade the unsightly block facing Currie Street and, hopefully, help trigger more commercial activity in the CBD.  Mr Constantinides studied architecture at Bond University and says he was drawn to the old town charm and community feel of Nambour.  “I realized that a lot of the stuff I was  learning was prevalent in Nambour as to what a town should look like versus what we’re currently getting. And I noticed there’s good bones in Nambour. So I was interested immediately.   “Nambour is good value compared […]