Get to know your new neighbourhood
For most new home buyers, living within access of schools, hospitals, shops and other conveniences is top of their checklists.
Fortunately, at Forest Reach you’re in easy reach of all life’s necessities. Located 18kms south-west of Wollongong’s bustling CBD*, Forest Reach is designed as a friendly and modern community, benefiting from existing and future planned infrastructure, and designed to make life super convenient.
Here's just a sample of what's on offer close to home at Forest Reach...
A selection of great schools
There’s plenty of excellent public and private schools within the Forest Reach catchment and under a 20-minutes drive from home.
Starting with daycare at The Little Peoples* Early Learning Centre at nearby Horsley or the community-owned and managed The Little School* at Kembla Grange, your youngsters will be well cared for.
Primary schools including Dapto Public*, Lakelands Public*, St Johns Catholic Parish Primary* and Calderwood Christian School* provide a range of great options for your budding scholars.
Secondary students can further their education at academic choices like Dapto High*, Illawarra Sports High*, Cedars Christian College* and St Joseph’s Catholic High School*.
Excellent learning hubs
Forest Reach is close to local libraries and learning centres offering a wide range of services and events to suit all ages.
Dapto Library* - part of the Wollongong City Libraries* - is a resource hub in the Ribbonwood Centre*, a council-owned community building offering a variety of lifestyle courses. And nearby Shellharbour* has five different libraries to choose from, with something interesting to suit everyone.
Easy transport links
The Princes Highway is 4.4km from Stockland’s Forest Reach for easy access to metro areas. While Dapto Train Station* - on the South Coast line - is just 4.4km from home, connecting you to Wollongong’s CBD in just over 30 minutes and central Sydney in around 90 minutes.
An assortment of shopping choices
The well-appointed Dapto Mall* features supermarkets and banks alongside trendy fashion retailers. While the exciting Stockland Shellharbour Shopping Centre* has great restaurants and a wide selection of shops perfect for a spot of retail therapy.
In the future, Forest Reach - located within the Illawarra Growth Corridor - will be serviced by a number of planned shopping villages and a large retail centre.
A range of health care options
Renowned for its early parenting centre, Figtree Private Hospital* is a 20-minute drive from Forest Reach, while caring nurses and doctors are the hallmark of Wollongong’s Private* and Public* Hospitals.
Scheduled to open in 2027, Shellharbour‘s much anticipated $700million hospital will provide A-1 healthcare to Illawarra’s growing population
A new life with all the conveniences
It’s all within your reach at Forest Reach, where your dreams of an exclusive new home can come satisfyingly true. Enquire now to be the first to know about our upcoming land releases throughout 2023 and take the first step to locking in your exciting future.
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