Hardie Holdings is a Sydney based business wholly owned by interests associated with Duncan Hardie, Company Founder and Chairman.
1986 Hardie acquires first 3 Sydney industrial properties

1987 Hardie invites the Goodman family to co-invest in these properties and Goodman Hardie is established

1988 to 1994 Goodman Hardie continues industrial purchases and development

1994 Hardie acquires first unzoned land which forms the basis of future land bank

1995 Goodman Hardie raises $28M in public float and lists on Australian Stock Exchange

1996 Hardie House purchased and refurbishment works commence

1998 Sweetwater Ridge development commenced

1999 Goodman Hardie takeover of British Capcount Property Trust for $275M - now Australia's second
largest industrial trust

2000 Macquarie Industrial and Goodman Hardie merge to form Macquarie Goodman – Hardie exits

2000 Hardie Holdings opens Newcastle office and begins to actively build land bank

2001 First biodiversity land purchased

2002 First vintage is produced from Sweetwater Wines

2002 Gazettal of the Hunter Economic Zone

2003 to 2004 Land banking and rezonings continue

2005 Hardie Holdings begins to move into energy and energy related infrastructure.
Initial studies for the Queensland to Hunter Gas Pipeline feasibility and route selection

2005 First PSPAs lodged for oil and gas exploration

2005 Eco Trades Pty Limited created – the first biodiversity land company in NSW

2006 Huntlee rezoning for a fully masterplanned community of 7,500 residential lots and 160 hectares of
employment lands lodged with the Department of Planning

2006 Indigenous Business Services Pty Limited formed in conjunction with Mr Smiley Johnstone

2006 Application lodged for gas pipeline approvals with both Queensland and NSW Government.
NSW government declares the project "critical infrastructure".

2006 Caliburn appointed by Hardie to review future ownership options for its land portfolio

2007 Queensland to Hunter Gas Pipeline - QLD section approved and license PPL 124 granted

2007 Hardie Group well on the way to transgression from Property to Energy related business

2007 Sale of Huntlee to interests associated with Perth developer LWP

2007 Management buyout of Newcastle office, Hardie Estates, land joint ventures & other companies

2008 Hardie Energy actively involved in numerous energy projects across Australasia

2008 Federal Government EPBC approval received for Queensland to Hunter Gas Pipeline

2009 NSW Critical Infrastructure Approval received for Queensland to Hunter Gas Pipeline

2009 Hunter Expressway (F3 to Branxton) funding of $1.65bn announced by Federal and State Governments for
immediate construction. This highway provides a significant stimulus for much of remaining land portfolio.
2009 La Toscane Wedding and Function Centre opened at Sweetwater

2009 IBS - 20 land assessments and business plans completed on behalf of NSW LALCs

2009 Buoyant land sales in latter half of year
 * Hunter Valley Homes web site launched www.huntervalleyhomes.com
 * Occident St, Blackburn Estate and others completed and sold out
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