Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort

Higgins Coatings - 7 Year Rejuvenation and Maintenance Program

Project Overview

Set in the heart of the iconic Hunter Valley wine region, the Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort is one of Australia’s most recognisable golf and leisure destinations. Higgins was engaged to deliver a 7-year staged repaint and maintenance plan across the villas, transforming the overall presentation of the resort while protecting the long-term value of the assets.

With villas spread across the golf course, the resort required a coordinated maintenance and modernisation to bring the accommodation up to current market expectations while maintaining operations for guests and events.

Services Delivered

Our Newcastle team is delivering a comprehensive exterior refurbishment and a 7-year maintenance program across the resort villas, including:

Full exterior repaint of villas across multiple accommodation blocks
Modernisation of colour schemes to elevate the guest experience and visual appeal
Abseil and Elevated Work Platforms (EWP) for hard-to-reach elevations
Ground-level painting and finishing works
Timber remediation and replacement work
Replacement of deteriorated timber and decking boards
Surface preparation and protective coatings to extend building lifespan

Challenges and Solutions

Working within a live resort environment: Unlike many commercial repaint projects, Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort operates year-round, hosting tourists, golf events and corporate functions. Higgins developed a carefully staged plan to ensure painting works did not disrupt guest experience or resort operations. Each week, individual villa blocks were scheduled based on occupancy levels, allowing the Higgins team to complete works efficiently while maintaining a seamless environment for guests.

Complex stakeholder management: The project required close collaboration between multiple stakeholders including the resort management, the Oaks resorts group and Individual villa owners Clear communication, coordination and planning were essential to ensure access, approvals and project sequencing remained aligned across all parties.

Access across a large golf resort: The scale of the resort and the spread of villas across the golf course created unique access challenges.

Our Newcastle team deployed a combination of:

Rope access (abseiling) solution
Elevated work platforms
Ground painting crews

This multi-method approach allowed the team to safely access each villa while maintaining efficiency across the large site.

Results and Impact

This transformation has significantly elevated the presentation of the villas across the resort. By modernising colours and restoring the building exteriors, the project has helped:

Enhance the guest experience
Improve the visual appeal of the resort
Protect the long-term condition of the buildings
Support preventative maintenance for owners
Strengthen the resort’s position within the competitive Hunter Valley tourism market

Maintaining the villas to a high standard ensures the property continues to attract guests, events and golf enthusiasts to one of Australia’s most iconic wine regions.

Higgins in the Community

Higgins is a strong advocate for supporting the communities and clients we work with. As part of our partnership with the resort, Higgins proudly became a major sponsor of the golf course, with branding located at Hole 10. This ongoing relationship reflects Higgins’ commitment to building long-term partnerships with clients and supporting the venues and communities they serve.

Watch the transformation