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More than 1000 lots have been sold at Googong with a value of more than a quarter of a billion dollars.

The figure represents about one-sixth of the township and Googong project director Malcolm Leslie says community infrastructure is one of the major drawcards for home buyers settling in the burgeoning township.

“Googong is a brand new township, but its excellent infrastructure and the growing community cohesion is the major reason people want to live here,” Mr Leslie says.

“Yes, the costs are competitive, we have a great selection of land ready to build on right now, and our buyers have been carefully vetted and selected. But our buyers are telling us that a strong sense of community is definitely what stands Googong apart from any other developments.”

Construction will soon commence on Googong’s first shopping precinct, Googong North Village Centre. It is the first of four for the township and will include a 1000 square metre supermarket, a gym, specialty retailers, child care centre, allied health services, community centre, cafe and bar.

“The state-of-the-art facility is being designed and built to fit Googong’s sustainability principles and will provide a bustling local economy,” Mr Leslie says.

ACT-based construction and project management company, IQon, will construct and manage the village infrastructure.

“The team at IQon are thrilled to be working with Googong to deliver their first major commercial hub and look forward to providing a quality outcome that will exceed the expectations of the community,” IQon’s managing director and group business manager Peter Naylor says.

Mr Leslie says developers CIC Australia and Mirvac have been committed to providing high quality infrastructure for the township.

“Millions of dollars of quality infrastructure has already been developed and delivered  well before the first residents arrived,” Mr Leslie says.

“Our aim was to ensure that there was an established sense of place and community, and that services, facilities and amenities were available from day one.”

These facilities include the multi-million dollar Club Googong recreation centre with an indoor pool, gym, tennis court and cafe, as well as the Anglican School Googong and about 180 hectares of open parkland.

Googong North Village Centre is set to open in early 2017.

See googong.net