Malanda North is a proposed mixed use development on a 49ha site located immediately to the north of Malanda. The project will create a dynamic new neighbourhood that is a showcase of best practice sustainable development and secures the future of the existing town of Malanda. The project is intended to demonstrate that sustainable development principles are economically viable, attractive to the market and can be integrated into a successful project in Far North Queensland. Malanda North is distinct from other sustainable developments and masterplanned communities due to a focus on social and economic sustainability. The intention is to create a neighbourhood that combines the social and economic benefits of city life with the environment and lifestyle benefits of a rural town. The development will offer residents a high quality living and working environment within a more self-sufficient community that is less vulnerable to changing economic, social and climatic conditions. The project will also secure the future of Malanda as a viable service centre in the Southern Tablelands by diversifying the economic base and increasing the population.