The team at Wel.Co have worked on some of Australia’s best, award-winning communities and the development at Yallarah will include more than 2000 home sites on the 200-ha property.
When it came to naming the new community, this was something Wel.Co took very seriously and the word Yallarah is in keeping with the theme of the new community’s vision.
Yallarah is a name that was developed by Wel.Co’s creative team, as part of the process of giving the development a suitable identity.
The name is a combination of two words, the first part meaning cheerful and the second meaning beyond the horizon.
The beautiful landscape of Echuca, and the iconic nature of the region, leant itself to a title of some significance.
With the western location of the development, and on the backdrop of riverside sunsets that cast a range of colours and a soft glow across the landscape, the title fits nicely with the creative team’s goals.
The coming together of two words rings true to what Wel.Co expects this new Echuca community will enjoy, offering a lifestyle where residents will have the opportunity to embrace nature.
Life in Yallarah will be centred around a network of native parks, pedestrian and cycle links, catering for exercise, play and neighbourhood connections.
Sales of Yallarah’s new home sites will start in the coming months.
There will be a wide variety of home sites available, suitable for buyers seeking either a tree change, dream upgrade, or a first home, along with the opportunity to embrace all the benefits of established local schools, retail essentials and foodie delights.
Wel.Co founder and managing director Andrew Welsh was celebrating the news when contacted by The Riv on Thursday.
Mr Welsh is a former Essendon footballer and his connection to Echuca began as a holiday destination when he was growing up.
In later years he also played a season of football with Echuca United alongside close friend Guy Campbell.
He met Mr Campbell when he spent a summer trying out for the Essendon senior list, after working his way through the Bombers’ feeder club at Bendigo before going on to play 162 games for the Bombers.
Mr Welsh, who is not a new face to Echuca, said council officers were outstanding in working through each of the different submissions.
Lead engineer on the new Yallarah community is Echuca’s own Jason Fehring, who is based in the Bendigo office, but lives locally.
Mr Welsh said consultants based out of Bendigo and Echuca, in addition to a couple in Melbourne, have been deeply involved since the initial stages of the development.
“Our consultants in Echuca have been working on this for over 18 months,” Mr Welsh said.
Wel.Co will now work with the council to develop and deliver what is expected to be an outstanding community living space.
“The council has been very collaborative and have done a terrific job driving the new rezoning,” Mr Welsh said.
“As development partners it important this community offers a diversity of home site sizes, averaging between 700 to 800 square metres, with some as large as 2000 square metres — providing that rural interface.
“The Yallarah community will suit a broad range of buyers, from a first-home owner, right through to retirees, from Echuca locals, to those looking to relocate from outside the region.”
Mayor Chrissy Weller said the Echuca West precinct would provide the next 40 years of residential land supply, enabling the development of 5000 new dwellings and a new community of 14,000 residents.
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