Public exhibition closes on updated $463 million Trinity Point resort plans

Newy 87.8 FM – Public exhibition has closed on an updated $463 million development application for the Trinity Point resort project at Morisset Park, with Lake Macquarie City Council now to assess the proposal.

The application, DA/1141/2026, was placed on exhibition by Council and closed on 4 September 2026. It can be viewed through Council's 'enquire about an application' service.

The updated plans would increase hotel rooms from 153 to 172 and reduce residential apartments from 160 to 131. Building heights would rise by up to three metres, allowing shallower basements across the six separate curved towers.

Parking within the residential and hotel towers would drop from 614 to 491 spaces, with a separate modification lodged for a six-storey car park to maintain the parking ratio.

The proponent is Johnson Property Group, founded by Keith Johnson. Council's Director Development Planning and Regulation, David Antcliff, said 'the Concept Approval appointed Council as the delegated authority to assess and determine the development application', describing the project as 'one of the most significant proposed developments in our city's history.'

The underlying concept approval, a State Significant Development application for mixed-use tourism and residential development at Trinity Point Drive, attracted 324 public submissions.

Johnson Property Group says construction is anticipated to begin after a tender process within the year, followed by a three-year build, with the development to include a public foreshore walkway.

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