Hardie Holdings is a Sydney based business wholly owned by interests associated with Duncan Hardie, Company Founder and Chairman.

1986Hardie acquires first 3 Sydney industrial properties

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

1988 to 1994Goodman Hardie continues industrial purchases and development

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

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

1996Hardie House purchased and refurbishment works commence

1998Sweetwater Ridge development commenced

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

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

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

2001First biodiversity land purchased

2002First vintage is produced from Sweetwater Wines

2002Gazettal of the Hunter Economic Zone

2003 to 2004Land banking and rezonings continue

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

2005First PSPAs lodged for oil and gas exploration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2007Sale of Huntlee to interests associated with Perth developer LWP

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

2008Hardie Energy actively involved in numerous energy projects across Australasia

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

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

2009Hunter 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.

2009La Toscane Wedding and Function Centre opened at Sweetwater

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

2009Buoyant 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