Builders Sutherland Shire builds knockdown rebuilds, custom homes, duplexes, waterfront and sloping-block homes, second storeys and renovations in 34 Shire suburbs. The builder is CKS Projects, from Unanderra.
30 seconds to fill in. The builder, Keiron Moore, assesses every site himself.
Pictured: Sandhurst Bulli in Bulli, NSW, a new home built by CKS Projects.
We work in the Sutherland Shire local government area only, from the ocean at Cronulla and Kurnell to the river suburbs, the Menai district and the upper Shire beside the Royal National Park.
We're a Wollongong builder and say so. Our office is in Unanderra and our published homes are in the Illawarra and on the South Coast; the process and the fixed-price contract are the same here.
| Builder | CKS Projects Aust Pty Ltd, trading as Builders Sutherland Shire. NSW Contractor Licence 258735C |
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| Led by | Keiron Moore, Managing Director, 25+ years in residential building. NSW Qualified Supervisor Certificate 69005S |
| Office | Unit 45/7 Waynote Place, Unanderra NSW 2526. Mon–Fri 8:00am–4:30pm, by appointment |
| Phone | 02 4271 5132 |
| Council | Sutherland Shire Council |
| Suburbs | 34, in six groups below |
Every suburb below is in the Sutherland Shire local government area. Select one on the map or in the list to see what building there involves.
Our office is in Unanderra, south of the Shire. We have no office in the Shire: Keiron Moore comes to your block for the site assessment.
One council and one process. The land changes: beach, bays, rail-line streets, river slopes, valley and bushland.
The ocean side of the Shire, around Bate Bay and out to Kurnell on Botany Bay. Salt-laden air sets the specification for cladding, fixings, glazing and roofing, and lots near the water can carry coastal or flood controls that show on the section 10.7 planning certificate.
The peninsulas and bays on the north shore of Port Hacking. Streets fall steeply to the water, so many lots start with a detail survey and a geotechnical report, and waterfront lots bring foreshore controls into the design from the first sketch.
The established suburbs along the Illawarra line, with plenty of older brick and fibro houses on regular blocks. This is where owners most often weigh a second storey against a rebuild, or ask whether the lot is big enough for two homes.
The Georges River side of the Shire, from the bushy slopes of Como and Bonnet Bay to the canal lots of Sylvania Waters. Waterfront and sloping lots dominate, and flood and foreshore controls can apply lot by lot.
The Menai district and the Woronora valley, where many homes back onto bushland. Where a lot is mapped as bushfire prone land, the Bushfire Attack Level sets the construction standard and the approval pathway often changes.
The upper Shire, between the Royal National Park and the Woronora valley. Bushfire planning is part of almost every project here, and sloping bushland blocks reward designs that step with the land.
If your block is in the Sutherland Shire but not on this list, ask anyway. Send the address with the form and we'll confirm on the discovery call whether we can take it on.
Ask about your suburbEach page covers the process, the approvals and what drives the cost.
Swap the tired house for a new one on the land you own: demolition, approval and the build in one fixed-price contract.
Knockdown rebuilds: how it worksA new home designed around your block and how you live, seen in 3D first and priced in full before you sign.
Custom homes: how it worksTwo homes on one Shire lot, starting with whether the lot meets the dual occupancy controls, then design, approval and title.
Duplexes: how it worksHomes for steep and waterside lots on Port Hacking, the Georges River and the Woronora valley, engineered from the survey up.
Waterfront and sloping blocks: how it worksGo up instead of moving out: the existing frame and footings checked first, then a second storey that suits the house.
Second-storey additions: how it worksWhole-house renovations and rear extensions, with the usual old-house surprises investigated and priced before contract.
Renovations: how it worksThe same six steps as every CKS Projects home, with approval through Sutherland Shire Council or a private certifier.
A free discovery call: block, brief, budget. If the project isn't a fit for us, or another route would serve you better, we tell you then.
Keiron Moore inspects the lot: fall, access, soil, orientation, services, and the overlays on the planning certificate that decide whether it goes to Sutherland Shire Council or a certifier.
Plans developed for the site and your household, with 3D renderings and a virtual walk-through to check the layout before anything is built.
Working drawings, engineering and BASIX as one package, then a detailed fixed-price tender before a contract is signed.
A complying development certificate from a certifier or council where the lot qualifies, or a development application to Sutherland Shire Council, managed to determination.
The CKS Projects team and its trades build it, with regular site meetings and an online client portal showing the schedule and the latest site photos.
All 34 suburbs are under Sutherland Shire Council and one local environmental plan. These state rules apply on top.
| Council | Suburbs we cover | Local environmental plan | Council website |
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| Sutherland Shire Council | Cronulla, Woolooware, Kurnell, Caringbah, Taren Point, Caringbah South, Burraneer, Dolans Bay, Lilli Pilli, Yowie Bay, Gymea Bay, Miranda, Gymea, Kirrawee, Sutherland, Jannali, Kareela, Loftus, Como, Oyster Bay, Bonnet Bay, Sylvania, Sylvania Waters, Illawong, Menai, Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Woronora, Woronora Heights, Engadine, Heathcote, Yarrawarrah, Grays Point | Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015 | sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au |
A complying development certificate from a certifier or council for proposals that meet set state standards, in as little as 20 days. Otherwise a development application to Sutherland Shire Council.
Since 1 July 2024, dual occupancies have been permitted in the R2 zone across NSW. The Sutherland Shire LEP 2015 adds its own minimum lot size clause for them.
Development on mapped bushfire prone land must meet Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019, with the Bushfire Attack Level setting the construction standard.
Sources: NSW Planning, complying development · NSW Planning Portal, BASIX · NSW Planning, low and mid-rise housing · NSW RFS, building in a bush fire area · Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015. General information, not advice for your site: we confirm the controls for your lot at the site assessment.
Chosen for the kinds of land the Shire has: a clifftop slope, steep bushland and a narrow coastal block.
A split-level knockdown rebuild stepping down a clifftop slip area, winner of Contract Homes $1.9M–$2M at the 2026 MBA NSW Southern Regions awards.
See Wombarra Clifftops on cksprojects.com.auThree cantilevered levels on a very steep escarpment block, clad to meet the BAL-40 bushfire rating.
See The Barn Woonona on cksprojects.com.auA glazed rear living extension and balcony above the brick lower level, completed within the original footprint.
See Elanora Four, Coledale on cksprojects.com.auWhere these homes are. Every project on this site was built by CKS Projects in the Illawarra or on the South Coast, and each photo is labelled with its real location. The nearest to the Shire are Wombarra and Coledale, in northern Wollongong. We don't claim Shire projects we haven't published.
Builders Sutherland Shire is a business name of CKS Projects, a boutique residential builder based in Unanderra, Wollongong. CKS Projects isn't a volume builder and has no display homes: each house it builds is designed for its own block.
Its Managing Director, Keiron Moore, has more than 25 years in residential building and assesses every site himself. You deal with the builder from the first visit, and one team carries design, approval and construction under one fixed-price contract.
Read more about Builders Sutherland Shire and Keiron Moore, or check the licence on the NSW licence register.
| Business | Builders Sutherland Shire, a registered business name of CKS Projects Aust Pty Ltd |
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| Builder | CKS Projects. Managing Director Keiron Moore, 25+ years in residential building. NSW Qualified Supervisor Certificate 69005S |
| NSW Contractor Licence | 258735C (Builder) |
| Award | Winner, Contract Homes $1.9M–$2M, 2026 MBA NSW Southern Regions Excellence in Building Awards (Wombarra Clifftops) |
| Memberships | Master Builders Association of NSW · Association of Professional Builders |
| Office | Unit 45/7 Waynote Place, Unanderra NSW 2526 Mon–Fri 8:00am–4:30pm, by appointment |
| Service area | Sutherland Shire: 34 suburbs from Kurnell and Cronulla to Menai, Engadine and Heathcote |
| Phone | 02 4271 5132 |
No. Builders Sutherland Shire is a registered business name of CKS Projects Aust Pty Ltd, a Wollongong builder whose office is at Unit 45/7 Waynote Place, Unanderra NSW 2526. We take on work across the Shire, Keiron Moore comes to your block for the site assessment, and the CKS Projects team builds the home.
Cronulla, Woolooware, Kurnell, Caringbah, Taren Point, Caringbah South, Burraneer, Dolans Bay, Lilli Pilli, Yowie Bay, Gymea Bay, Miranda, Gymea, Kirrawee, Sutherland, Jannali, Kareela, Loftus, Como, Oyster Bay, Bonnet Bay, Sylvania, Sylvania Waters, Illawong, Menai, Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Woronora, Woronora Heights, Engadine, Heathcote, Yarrawarrah and Grays Point. Elsewhere in the Shire, ask on the discovery call.
Development applications go to Sutherland Shire Council under the Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015. Many projects can instead be approved as complying development by a private certifier, if the lot and the design meet the state standards.
Waterfront lots on Port Hacking, the Georges River and the Woronora River often carry foreshore and flood controls, and usually fall steeply to the water. The planning certificate and the council's LEP maps show which controls apply; we read them before design. See waterfront and sloping blocks.
Possibly, particularly in the upper Shire and the Menai district. The section 10.7 planning certificate says whether the lot is mapped as bushfire prone land. If it is, the design must meet the NSW RFS Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019, and the Bushfire Attack Level sets the construction standard.
Possibly. Since 1 July 2024, dual occupancies have been permitted in the R2 Low Density Residential zone across NSW, but the Sutherland Shire LEP 2015 has its own clause on minimum lot sizes for dual occupancies, so we check your lot against it first. See duplexes.
CKS Projects Aust Pty Ltd holds NSW Contractor Licence 258735C (Builder). Keiron Moore holds NSW Qualified Supervisor Certificate 69005S. Your contract is with CKS Projects, and home building compensation cover for work over $20,000 is arranged in CKS Projects’ name before a deposit is taken.
A free, no-obligation discovery call: use the form at the top of this page or call 02 4271 5132. If the project suits us, Keiron visits the block, then a detailed fixed-price tender follows before any contract.
Send the suburb, the block and what you want to build. Prefer email? Use the contact page, or head back to the Builders Sutherland Shire homepage.
