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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

The 4645 meeting of the Brisbane City Council,held at City Hall, Brisbaneon Tuesday 23 March 2021at 6:30pm

Prepared by: Council and Committee Liaison OfficeCity Administration and Governance

Dedicated to a better Brisbane


THE 4645 MEETING OF THE BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL,HELD AT CITY HALL, BRISBANE,

ON TUESDAY 23 MARCH 2021AT 6:30PM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS_______________________________________________________________i

PRESENT:________________________________________________________________________1

OPENING OF MEETING:____________________________________________________________1

APOLOGY:_______________________________________________________________________1

MINUTES:_______________________________________________________________________2

QUESTION TIME:__________________________________________________________________2

CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS:___________________________________________14ESTABLISHMENT AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE___________________________________________14

A STORES BOARD SUBMISSION – SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTING PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NUDGEE RECREATION RESERVE DISTRICT SPORTS PARK__________________________________27

B ASSET OPTIMISATION – SURPLUS PROPERTY DISPOSAL – 14 ROGERS PARADE WEST, EVERTON PARK, AND LOTS 1 AND 2 SCANLAN STREET, EAST BRISBANE______________________________32

C AMENDMENT TO SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTING PLAN FOR A MICROSOFT DIGITAL BUSINESS PLATFORM______________________________________________________________________34

D CC012 – SPONSORSHIP POLICY______________________________________________________35E PROPOSED ADVERTISING DEVICES LOCAL LAW 2021_____________________________________36

CITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE___________________________________37A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – ECONOMIC RECOVERY INITIATIVES – BUILDING AND

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY_________________________________________________________39PUBLIC AND ACTIVE TRANSPORT COMMITTEE_______________________________________________40

A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – E-MOBILITY STRATEGY UPDATE____________________________46B PETITIONS – REQUESTING COUNCIL UNDERTAKE COMMUNITY CONSULTATION AND A

FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A POTENTIAL GREEN BRIDGE LOCATED EAST OF THE STORY BRIDGE_____47C PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL REVERSE THE DECISION TO DISCONTINUE THE NORMAN

PARK TO NEW FARM CROSS-RIVER FERRY SERVICE______________________________________49INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE___________________________________________________________51

A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – GRESHAM STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT____________________59B PETITIONS – REQUESTING COUNCIL WORK WITH THE ANNERLEY COMMUNITY TO FIX IPSWICH

ROAD AND REVITALISE ANNERLEY___________________________________________________60C PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL INSTALL A TRAFFIC ISLAND AT THE BEND ON NORMAN

STREET, WOOLOOWIN____________________________________________________________66ENVIRONMENT, PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE______________________________________68

A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN BRISBANE_______________71B PARK NAMING – FORMAL NAMING OF THE PARK KNOWN AS REBECCA STREET PARK, 34 BRYMER

STREET, CHAPEL HILL, TO ‘PENHALIGON PARK’_________________________________________72C PARK NAMING – FORMAL NAMING OF BUSHLAND AT 818 RODE ROAD, STAFFORD HEIGHTS, TO

‘REMICK STREET BUSHLAND RESERVE’________________________________________________73D PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL DISCONNECT THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND TALKING POSTS IN

NEWSTEAD PARK, NEWSTEAD______________________________________________________74

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CITY STANDARDS, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE_______________________________75A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – SUPPORTING BUSINESS IN COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY

SERVICES_______________________________________________________________________76B PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL IMMEDIATELY HALT ANY PLANNING FOR A CAR PARK AT THE

CORSO, SEVEN HILLS, AND UNDERTAKE FURTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BEFORE DECIDING THE CAR PARKING PROPOSAL IS THE ONLY OPTION AVAILABLE____________________________77

COMMUNITY, ARTS AND NIGHTTIME ECONOMY COMMITTEE___________________________________79A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – BRISASIA FESTIVAL 2020 AND 2021_________________________80

FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE_________________________________80A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – ECONOMIC RECOVERY TASKFORCE UPDATE__________________81B COMMITTEE REPORT – BANK AND INVESTMENT REPORT – JANUARY 2021___________________83

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS:_____________________________________________________84

GENERAL BUSINESS:______________________________________________________________85

QUESTIONS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN:__________________________________86

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN:________________________87

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PRESENT:The Right Honourable, the LORD MAYOR (Councillor Adrian SCHRINNER) – LNPThe Chair of Council, Councillor Andrew WINES (Enoggera Ward) – LNP

LNP Councillors (and Wards) ALP Councillors (and Wards)Krista ADAMS (Holland Park) (Deputy Mayor)Greg ADERMANN (Pullenvale)Adam ALLAN (Northgate)Lisa ATWOOD (Doboy)Tracy DAVIS (McDowall)Fiona HAMMOND (Marchant) Vicki HOWARD (Central) Steven HUANG (MacGregor)Sarah HUTTON (Jamboree)Sandy LANDERS (Bracken Ridge)James MACKAY (Walter Taylor) Kim MARX (Runcorn)Peter MATIC (Paddington)David McLACHLAN (Hamilton)Ryan MURPHY (Chandler)Angela OWEN (Calamvale)Steven TOOMEY (The Gap) (Deputy Chair of Council)

Jared CASSIDY (Deagon) (The Leader of the Opposition)Peter CUMMING (Wynnum Manly)Steve GRIFFITHS (Moorooka)Charles STRUNK (Forest Lake)

Queensland Greens Councillor (and Ward)Jonathan SRI (The Gabba)

Independent Councillor (and Ward)Nicole JOHNSTON (Tennyson)

OPENING OF MEETING:The Chair, Councillor Andrew WINES, opened the meeting with prayer and acknowledged the traditional custodians, and then proceeded with the business set out in the Agenda.

Chair: I declare the meeting open.

Are there any apologies?

APOLOGY:

616/2020-21An apology was submitted on behalf of Councillor Kara COOK, and she was granted leave of absence from the meeting on the motion of Councillor Jared CASSIDY, seconded by Councillor Charles STRUNK.

617/2020-21An apology was submitted on behalf of Councillor Fiona CUNNINGHAM, and she was granted leave of absence from the meeting on the motion of Councillor Sandy LANDERS, seconded by Councillor Sarah HUTTON.

Chair: Councillors, I draw your attention to the item on the Agenda, Question—excuse me, confirmation of Minutes please.

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MINUTES:618/2020-21

The Minutes of the 4643 meeting of Council held on 16 March 2021, copies of which had been forwarded to each Councillor, were presented, taken as read and confirmed on the motion of Councillor Sandy LANDERS, seconded by Councillor Sarah HUTTON.

QUESTION TIME:Chair: Councillors, we will now move to Question Time.

Are there any questions of the LORD MAYOR or a Chair of any Standing Committee?

Councillor ADERMANN.

Question 1

Councillor ADERMANN: My question is to the LORD MAYOR. LORD MAYOR, we participated today in a closed meeting, discussing the possibility of the Olympics and Paralympics coming to Brisbane. Can you speak to any outcomes from this briefing and discussion?

Chair: The LORD MAYOR.

LORD MAYOR: Thank you, Mr Chair, and through you, to Councillor ADERMANN for the question. Well, it’s been a long day, the meeting that we normally start at 2pm is starting at 6.30pm, because since nine o’clock this morning we have been in a Special Meeting, specifically about the opportunity for Brisbane to host the 2032 Olympics. I’m pleased to report that after five hours of briefings and questions and answers, and then another several hours of debate, we have a resolution that got the support of all Councillors here, except for one.

Now, I held hopes that certain Councillor, that is in the Aussie green and gold today, would be voting in favour of that resolution, but it turns out he’s wearing green and gold for a different reason, but look, it was good to see the support of all Councillors, except one, for this resolution to move to the next step. What happens now is we go ahead with the support of the legal advisors, the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) and the Chief Legal Counsel, to make sure that we negotiate a good outcome for the City of Brisbane.

We heard some information about what that will involve in the briefing, to protect Council’s position, to protect the position of the ratepayers of Brisbane, but also to make sure that we’re in a position to harvest the benefits for our city, for our region and for our State. That is exactly what I believe will happen if we are successful in getting the Games. I do acknowledge Councillor SRI’s offer to help us with organising the Games, even though he voted against them. We’ll take that offer under advisement.

But from now, what we will see happen, is on 7 April, all levels of government will come together and submit our final proposal to the IOC (International Olympic Committee). They will then consider what we put forward, there’ll be an interactive process back and forward, further information that may be required from the IOC or questions. That process will then culminate in a meeting in June, which sets the agenda for the IOC Executive Board meeting to be held two days out from the Tokyo Olympics. So this process, we expect, could result in Brisbane being named as the host city as early as July, two days before the Olympics.

So touch wood, that’s what we’re hoping for, that’s the outcome we’re hoping for, that’s what we’re working towards. We’re now on track with our Council approvals in place to sign the dotted line, to move to the next step and as I said, most importantly, to grasp hold of this opportunity with both hands. At the


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moment, we will see other councils going through their processes. We know that there are councils right across South East Queensland who will be asked to also sign up to particular arrangements, whether it’s the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, Redlands or Moreton region.

Other councils around the region, will also go through a process to do something similar to what we’ve done. State and Federal Governments will have their cabinet discussions on this matter, but we’re all working to that same 7 April deadline to submit our documents into the IOC. We’ve discussed elements of the master plan and venues that will be put forward. It has been pointed out that that master plan is still being finessed. It has also been pointed out that once the document is submitted on 7 April, if we are successful in being named as the host city, over the next 11 years, there will be further finessing of that plan that will be done.

That will be done in a collaborative way between all three levels of government and also with the IOC and the AOC (Australian Olympic Committee). That process is, I guess, driven by the type of contract which the IOC is asking us to sign, a contract that is based on uniting principles, that is based on collaboration, that is based on reducing costs, wherever possible. Improving sustainability, improving the outcomes for host cities and regions and also making sure that decisions are made in a way that is like an alliance.

It’s not we are the IOC, we will tell you exactly what we want you to do and we’ll enter into no discussion. It’s more of an alliance and collaborative approach and that is important, because that puts Brisbane in a good position, puts the region in a good position to be able to put our best foot forward and to harvest, as I said, the benefits that can be delivered from hosting the Olympic Games. Benefits like 130,000 jobs, benefits like bringing forward infrastructure, benefits like all three levels of government working together.

Chair: LORD MAYOR, your time has expired.

Councillor MURPHY: Point of order, Chair.

Chair: Point of order to you, Councillor MURPHY.

Councillor MURPHY: Chair, just a quick question. The temperature of the room seems to be quite high. I’m just wondering if you could look into that. I’m not sure if this is some kind of sign.

Chair: I live to serve, I will reduce the temperature.

Councillor CASSIDY.

Councillor CASSIDY: Thanks very much, Chair. I never thought I would say this, but you do seem to have the air conditioning off for a change in here, Chair.

Chair: Look, as I say, I live to make you all happy and I will adjust the temperature.

Question 2

Councillor CASSIDY: Thank you, Chair. My question is to the Chair of the Finance, Administration and Small Business Committee, Councillor ALLAN. Weeks ago the Labor Opposition team asked questions on notice on how much money this LNP Administration had spent on graphics and flythrough animations of big CBD projects, like Metro and Victoria Park. We were told and I quote; ‘the request to identify conclusive costs associated with artist impressions and/or animations of projects would take considerable time’. We also asked you many weeks ago about this. So, it’s now been six weeks since we were given that answer. You’ve had plenty of time to get those costings together.

So my question, Councillor ALLAN, I ask again, how much ratepayer funds has this LNP Administration wasted on artist impressions and flythroughs of these inner city projects?

Chair: Councillor ALLAN.

Councillor ALLAN: Thank you, Mr Chair, and I thank Councillor CASSIDY for the question. One thing I would say is that if he would like a little bit more information on that,


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Councillor MURPHY has very generously offered to give that to you. So, if your interest is genuine, would you—

Councillor interjecting.

Chair: Councillor ALLAN, to and through me please.

Councillor ALLAN: If Councillor CASSIDY would like a bit more information on that, he can certainly have a chat to Councillor MURPHY. I’ll leave it at that.

Chair: Okay, further questions?

Councillor HAMMOND.

Question 3

Councillor HAMMOND: My question is to the Chair of City Planning and Economic Development Committee, Councillor ADAMS. DEPUTY MAYOR, Council has recently opened consultation on a refresh of the City Centre Master Plan. Can you outline for the Chamber what this refresh means for our city?

Chair: The DEPUTY MAYOR.

DEPUTY MAYOR: Thank you, Mr Chair. Thank you, Councillor HAMMOND, for the question. I’m very excited to ensure that the Chamber knows tonight about the City Centre Master Plan refresh. Considering with the 2032 Olympics, I’m going to say all but secured, but it is a critical time right now to build on the hard work that we did this afternoon to make sure we can take that step forward and unlock new opportunities for investment and renewal in our inner city. We know Brisbane is in the middle of a major growth spurt at the moment, which is fantastic after the last 12 months that we’ve had and on the cusp of a once in a generation boom within dwelling targets and population targets as well.

This City Centre Master refresh is about calling on the community to put forward fresh and innovative ideas, to help write the next dynamic chapter of our city’s evolution. We only have to look out over the skyline and see that the Brisbane city is a hive of activity, with a series of major projects underway. More than 20 new towers, 11 hotel approvals, half a dozen student accommodation towers built or being built since the release of the last City Centre Master Plan in 2014. That plan was instrumental in getting these projects off the ground and securing record investment in transformative public infrastructure.

Projects like Howard Smith Wharves, Queen’s Wharf, revitalising the City Reach Waterfront. The Edward Street vision, the knowledge corridor, Brisbane Metro, green bridges and Victoria Park. They have all been huge economic drivers for our city, supported thousands of direct and indirect jobs and is stimulating further investment in the city and injecting much needed cash into our local economy. But despite those challenges from last year, there are still plenty of reasons to be upbeat about our future. We are not and will not be slowing down any time soon and now is the time, in fact, to hit the accelerator.

So, just as Brisbane is the economic powerhouse to Queensland economy, the CBD is the engine room when it comes to our city. Before coronavirus, we had over 120,000 workers based in the CBD, that’s almost a quarter of the total economic value for the entire local government area. So expanding this focus, we include key inner city knowledge and lifestyle precincts, Bowen Hills, Fortitude Valley, West End, Woolloongabba. You then go up to 40% of our gross product in Brisbane.

So, we want to continue to build on these strengths, we want to grow new and innovative industries, health, technology, advanced manufacturing. We can expect to see more than 2,000 new residents and 360,000 skilled workers flock back to the inner city over the next decade, but we need to make sure that we are planning for this. It’s an exciting but a challenging period of growth and at the same time, diversifying our offer and embracing changing lifestyles, market conditions. The reality of a BC (before COVID-19) world compared to the post-COVID-19 world is what will see us emerge stronger and even more resilient.


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So, even though we’ve had the impacts of the way we work, live and relax over the last 12 months, we still need to look at the ways that we connect, travel and do business. Will we ever return to normal operations, or will some things just become the new normal? As we heard a few times today in our debate around the Olympics, it is a unique time for our city and why we have commenced our work on two key initiatives to help drive change and embrace innovation in the city. The first one is the Interim Action Plan for economic development, to really talk about supporting the businesses and working through that.

The other one is our City Centre Master Plan. We will be following and outlining a proposed course of action for Brisbane’s longer term growth and development. This will lead eventually to a total amendment through the City Centre Master Plan, but we need to take baby steps to make sure we’re on the right track. None of us really know at this point of time what is going to be needed over the coming years. So feedback is going to be open until 20 April, so please have your say. It’s just an interim plan at the moment, so no idea is too big or too small. It is all about making sure that we can, in the end, have a solid plan to boost the recovery and create a blueprint for future city shaping projects.

Those feedback and ideas from the community are going to help craft a plan that makes us globally resilient, but also locally responsive. By acting quickly on this, within the next few weeks to hear back from people, we will be meeting with industry stakeholders to hear firsthand about some of their challenges and some of the opportunities they see facing Brisbane in the years to come. So right now is the call out to the Brisbane community, to residents who live, work and relax in the city. We will continue to work closely with businesses, industry groups, organisations and residents to make sure that we leave a lasting legacy for generations to come.

Chair: Further questions?

Councillor STRUNK.

Question 4

Councillor STRUNK: Thank you, Chair. My question is to the Chair of the Finance, Administration and Small Business Committee, Councillor ALLAN and hopefully you won’t deflect this one. Time and time again you’ve refused to tell Brisbane residents how high you plan to hike their rates by come July. In a recent report, homeowners were tipped to fall behind in their mortgage repayments as JobKeeper ends. The last thing Brisbane homeowners need now is a second rates hike in a single year. This will cripple families and you don’t even have the heart to tell them how much you’re going to jack up their rates by, so they can plan ahead. Councillor ALLAN, why is this LNP Administration so cruel?


Councillor ALLAN: Thank you, Mr Chairman and I thank Councillor STRUNK for the question. Certainly we’ve had a number of questions on what our rates increase might be in the coming budget and it’s been in this Chamber pretty much continuously for the last four or five weeks. I do thank Councillor STRUNK for raising the issue of rates. I have pointed out in the past that we had a rates increase in July 2020 that was fully offset by the Kingsford Smith Drive savings, sorry, the COVID-19 rebate in the first half, so there was no rate increase then.

We had an even better outcome where we provided a rebate on Kingsford Smith Drive savings in the second half of this financial year and for most ratepayers that actually has resulted in a reduction in general rates for this financial year. So, this notion that there are two rates increases is demonstrably wrong. However, it doesn’t suit the ALP’s narrative and so they continue to push it, even though it’s wrong. As the LORD MAYOR has said in this place, just because you keep perpetuating this and saying it, doesn’t mean it’s right. But now that Councillor STRUNK has opened the issue of rates increases, it’s been some time since the ALP were on this side of the Chamber, so they may well have forgotten how the development of the budget works.


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We are right in the midst of budget development now, we are certainly looking at the revenue and expense outcomes for the Council in the coming financial year. So, we are certainly undertaking a budget in a very difficult time, we are conscious of any rates increases and the impact that it has on the residents of Brisbane. We’ve been monitoring people’s ability to pay their rates during COVID-19 and pleasingly, in recent months, we’ve seen people go off their payment plans and find themselves in a position where they can pay their rates.

In the context of rates increases, can I remind this Chamber and the ratepayers of Brisbane, when the ALP was last in government, they raised rates by six per cent. Not once, not twice, not three times; four times they raised rates by six per cent.

Councillors interjecting.

Chair: Councillors, please.

Councillor ALLAN: Now, we will not be taking lectures from the Opposition on rates increases. We will let the people of Brisbane know what the rates increase will be when the LORD MAYOR hands down the budget on 16 June. We’ve been very, very clear about that and I can’t recall any administration who are handing down a budget who would have flagged or indicated a rates increase three months before the budget gets handed down. These guys have really been on the wrong side of the Chamber for so long, they’ve forgotten how the budget development process works.

So, in answer to Councillor STRUNK’s question, we are sympathetic to the challenges that the ratepayers of Brisbane face. But we also know that we’ve got a growing city, we need to support the growth of that city and the infrastructure and services that the community demands. In the context of his question, he’ll just have to wait until the budget’s handed down.


Councillor OWEN.

Question 5

Councillor OWEN: Thank you. My question tonight is to the Chair of the Public and Active Transport Committee, Councillor MURPHY. Councillor MURPHY, this week marks the one-year anniversary of the elected Schrinner Council Administration. Can you please highlight for the benefit of the Chamber some of the great achievements from the last 12 months in the Public and Active Transport portfolio please?

Chair: Councillor MURPHY.

Councillor MURPHY: Well, I can Councillor OWEN and thank you, through you, Chair, Councillor OWEN for the question. Because looking back at the year in review, it’s amazing just how much this Administration has delivered in terms of the current suite of transport projects we are working on. Now, since the election, the last 12 months have shown us that this Council can pivot, we can adjust and we can adapt. We have had to overcome massive challenges due to COVID-19 and the budgetary issues associated with the recovery and State Government intractability.

Through it all, we are triumphing, we are progressing the agenda of the LORD MAYOR and the agenda of this city, Mr Chair. Where those opposite have found despair and hopelessness, we have led the way to power forward, to make Brisbane a more resilient and vibrant city, to supercharge and invest in our city and most importantly, Chair, to keep Brisbane moving. Now, there is no better way to keep our city moving than to upgrade, renew and to create public and active transport and making the Brisbane of tomorrow, even better than the Brisbane of today.

LORD MAYOR, Adrian SCHRINNER, and I are very proud to be able to champion award winning projects like the Brisbane Metro. This is the biggest public transport project tackled by a local government in Australia. Brisbane Metro is now off the starting blocks, the Director-General of Transport and Main


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Roads finally signed off on the State Project Deed and the Construction Interface Deed in the second half of last year, to get Brisbane Metro underway. Since then, the Metro project has won a Metropolitan Innovation Award at the Cities Power Partnership Climate Awards, so award-winning Metro project.

Metro keeps kicking goals for the tender now being announced for the design and delivery of the Metro depot, awarded to award-winning tenderer, ADCO Constructions, last month. That will support 170 local jobs, with earthworks to start midway through this year. We’re keeping things moving with the largest investment in active transport the city has ever seen, in excess of $400 million. We’ve fast-tracked the Kangaroo Point and Breakfast Creek green bridges, with procurement activities now well underway.

Of course, the Victoria Bridge has transitioned to a green bridge in January this year, which marked a key moment in this Administration’s vision for the inner city, with improved public realm and active transport connections. Chair, they said it couldn’t be done, it has been done under the Schrinner Administration. Now, the Indooroopilly Riverwalk is also now on the cusp of completion, significantly improving active transport out in the western suburb. We’re very pleased to go and open that soon.

The CityLink Cycleway trial has commenced, with two-way separated bike lanes along Elizabeth Street and Edward Street and a lane along Victoria Bridge to be opened very soon. Let’s hope, Chair, that this terrible weather doesn’t hold it off any much longer. Delivering this missing link has been a massive step forward in expanding our city’s active transport network, providing healthy and safe transport options for Brisbane residents, visitors and commuters.

Of course, we know CityCycle played a very important role in how our city moved for more than a decade and it was a very successful scheme for its time, that delivered important last mile transport solutions for Brisbane. But we have made the decision to end CityCycle in the last year, in favour of a new enhanced e-bike offering and that’s going to be a tremendous outcome for ratepayers and for visitors to our city. It will save us money and it will scoot us into the future when it comes to our e-mobility transport leadership in this country.

Speaking of e-mobility leadership, we’re also the first city to develop an e-mobility strategy, as we take our city towards a more modern, sustainable and better connected future, taking advantage of the extensive network of pathways and bikeways that deliver last mile travel in our city. Labor let them rot under their watch, we are building the best system of footpaths and bikeways our city has ever seen. Of course, the e-mobility tender for e-bikes and e-scooters is now closed and evaluations are now underway, Chair. A fantastic outcome for anyone who chooses active travel in our humid subtropical city.

Our continued investment in transformative infrastructure, bikeways, riverwalks and green bridges helps to drive that e-mobility uptake, improving safety and public confidence in active travel. Of course, Chair, not to leave buses out, our e-bus trial is due to start on the City Loop midway through this year. It’s just another way this Administration demonstrates our ongoing commitment to improved environmental outcomes for the city, but also delivering the outcomes that our city needs in terms of sustainability.

Now, on the river, we have our second double-decker CityCat, Neville Bonner, launched in the second half of 2020, and CityCat24 isn’t far away. Our KittyCats are purring away after having made a very tough decision to remove the monohulls from the river. We’ve been able to work with RiverCity Ferries to provide a new mode of ferry to bridge the gap while we work to get the monohulls back on the river. Chair, when it comes to transport, we have absolutely hit the ground running when it comes to the last year. Instead of finding fault and putting up roadblocks, we are delivering services, finding clean, green and sustainable solutions for this city.

Chair: Councillor MURPHY, your time has expired.

Are there any further questions?


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Councillor SRI.

Question 6

Councillor SRI: Thanks, Chair. My question is to the LORD MAYOR. LORD MAYOR, your Administration has previously acknowledged concerns about residential homes being used for short-term accommodation, even though the dwellings were originally planned, designed and approved as long-term housing for local residents. Council has even taken complaints-driven enforcement action in a small number of cases where the use conflicted with the City Plan.

But there are thousands of dwellings, particularly in the inner city, that the City Plan already allows to be converted into short-term accommodation, raising serious concerns that rent gouging and the conversion of residential homes will lead to worsening housing insecurity and the displacement of more and more low-income renters.

So, what further steps will you take to ensure that both major events like the Olympics and the ongoing increasing trend in tourism numbers doesn’t lead to low-income renters becoming homeless? What’s to stop all the new residential developments in our city becoming short-term tourist accommodation, rather than stable housing for locals?

Chair: LORD MAYOR.

LORD MAYOR: Thank you for the question, Councillor SRI, through you, Mr Chair, I’m aware of Councillor SRI’s concerns in this respect. Certainly there is a challenge for all major cities to decide how we adapt and respond to new technologies that emerge, or new business opportunities that emerge, such as Airbnb or equivalent online platforms that allow people to rent out their home for short-term use. We saw similar things when it came to people being able to have an online platform that allowed them to rent out their car space for online use. Just because you can do it, doesn’t mean it’s lawful and that’s obviously the challenge here.

There are some cases where it may be lawful and there are other plenty more cases where it is not lawful. So some residents are falling into the trap of putting their properties on these platforms, not being aware that it is unlawful. As Councillor SRI pointed out, we do pursue compliance of those cases that we are aware of. But like any new emerging business opportunity, the question is how to respond to it appropriately and what’s the appropriate response. Now, I’ll give you an example, because it’s also disruptive technology, e-scooters.

A lot of cities originally just said no, you can’t have these scooters and we were the first council in Australia that said yes, yes if you meet these requirements. So councils, when it comes to short-term accommodation providers like Airbnb, for example, we also have to continue to adapt our response. Now, some cities like New York, I am aware, have completely banned any of those short-term accommodation providers. If you want to go to New York and stay, you must stay in a hotel. You can’t use an Airbnb type provider, that is illegal. So I know that Council here in Brisbane, our position will continue to evolve as the community adapts.

One thing I do know though, that there is demand for people to use these apps, these platforms and there is demand from property owners to get involved in the platform. So we need to discover and decide and evolve our position on this as we go forward. That’s a process that I would appreciate the input of all Councillors on, because I can tell you it’s one thing to raise concerns about Airbnb, but hands up in the room who’s actually used Airbnb themselves. I have; not in Brisbane, I haven’t used Airbnb in Brisbane, but certainly in other cities, in other places I have used Airbnb. So, there is demand for these kinds of facilities and demand for these platforms.

We need to find the right balance. So I do know that if you’re interested in housing affordability, which you do appear to be genuinely interested in, you can work with us and provide feedback on what the appropriate way to go forward in terms of what’s the appropriate city response in terms of these platforms. Should they be banned, or should there be a different approach? Should it be allowed in


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certain areas, in certain circumstances? I know that Brisbane, like other cities, is currently grappling with that challenge and with that, I guess, issue that has arisen. I know that in some cases it can be a small number of people ruining it for everyone else.

There are plenty of good tenants that might come in and use an Airbnb type facility and they’ll be quiet and they won’t have loud parties, they won’t disrupt the neighbourhood, but there are also a small number of people that will ruin it for everyone else. I can understand that residents would have legitimate concerns when that happens, but it doesn’t mean that everyone that uses Airbnb is just coming in to destroy a neighbourhood and not caring about the amenity or the mobility of that area.

So Councillor SRI, you raised a legitimate issue, we need to continue to adapt and evolve our response when it comes to this particular issue. I appreciate you being part of the debate when it comes to how we should go forward on this particular matter. Bearing particularly in mind what other cities are doing and there’s a spectrum there that I mentioned before of different approaches across different cities to this particular challenge. Thank you.


Councillor LANDERS.

Question 7

Councillor LANDERS: My question is to the Chair of the Community, Arts and Nighttime Economy Committee, Councillor HOWARD. Councillor HOWARD, our popular Brisbane Greeters program has now kicked off night tours for residents and visitors to Brisbane. Can you update the Chamber on the Greeters’ fresh new look and how we are offering more to see and do?

Chair: Councillor HOWARD.

Councillor HOWARD: Thank you, Mr Chair, and through you, thank you, Councillor LANDERS, for the opportunity to talk about Brisbane Greeters. I think everyone in the Chamber knows that these are one of my favourite parts of Council and I hear Councillor CUMMING, through you, Mr Chair, Councillor CUMMING also agreeing with me because we had, as you know, a fantastic walk with the Greeters. It really is a program, I think, that is what Brisbane is all about, the friendliness of the city.

I also know that we’re very excited to hear that our Walter Taylor Bridge tours are coming back, as well as our nighttime ones. Our Greeters are certainly excited to be sharing the interesting history behind Australia’s only habitable bridge once again, after their popular bridge tours were put on hold for more than a year due to the COVID-19 restrictions. For decades, the Walter Taylor Bridge was home to the Green family who lived in the tower for more than 70 years, after the bridge’s first ever toll master, Mort Green, moved in in 1936.

After the last of the Green family moved out in 2009, no one has lived inside the bridge. Now, everyone can see for themselves what it’s like inside Australia’s first and only habitable bridge, with our popular Brisbane Greeters’ tour kicking off again on 3 April. Our Greeters are very excited to be sharing this unique and interesting history again with our residents and visitors. It seems that they’re not the only ones, with tours booked out until June. So, I hope that you made the time to book yourself in for a tour after the Committee last week, through you, Mr Chair, to Councillor LANDERS and to everyone else in the Chamber.

I know that Councillor MACKAY has already been out there with the LORD MAYOR. Here’s a very interesting fun fact for you all, the LORD MAYOR went to school with one of the Green children. So, you’d best get in quick, I’m sure that the Greeters are going to use that bit of information in their tour, LORD MAYOR. Because, through you, Mr Chair, one of the things that we discovered, of course, when we went on the walk with the tours, how everybody wants to contribute to the walks and contribute to the history. They are constantly adding to the narrative that they take on those tours, so it really is something that’s extra special.


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Councillor LANDERS mentioned that we’re also very excited to be launching our first ever Brisbane Greeter night tours next month as well. These brand new night tours will run in the inner city, including South Bank and we’re looking forward to revealing some more details about this in the coming weeks. So stay tuned on Council’s website for more information. Another exciting addition to our Brisbane Greeters program is our suburban tours, which are all about bringing people out of the suburbs and exploring all that Brisbane has to offer.

This is something that our Greeters are also very excited about. We’ve already kicked off tours in Teneriffe, New Farm, Paddington, Bulimba and Nundah and we’re excited to add more in the future. I know that Councillor CUMMING is keen to have some Greeters in his ward out at Wynnum. I really thank Councillor CUMMING for contacting us about that, because it really is what our Committee is about and it was an opportunity.


Chair: Point of order.

Councillor CUMMING: I object to Councillor HOWARD trying to give me the kiss of death.

Chair: Not a point of order.

Councillor HOWARD.

Councillor HOWARD: Well I thought it was a great opportunity for residents at Wynnum to find out a little bit more about the suburb. So, it really is great that that’s happening. This has all been made possible by our wonderful volunteers, of which we have over 100 of Brisbane’s most passionate and dedicated residents who volunteer their time to share their love of this great city, with friends, residents and visitors. Some of our volunteers have been with us since the very beginning, more than 10 years ago.

So I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful Brisbane Greeter volunteers and as the LORD MAYOR said, our Greeters play such an important role in sharing the story and spirit of Brisbane with residents and visitors alike. We are so proud to now have them under our wing as an official part of Council. As part of bringing the Greeters under Council’s wing, we have rolled out a brand new uniform which our Greeters love, including new T-shirts, hats and umbrellas in our city’s colours of blue and gold. They are proud to be representing our city and even more so now with their lovely new uniforms.

It was great to join Councillors CUMMING, LANDERS, MACKAY and TOOMEY for a special 30-minute tour with our Greeters just last week or the week before. Our Brisbane Greeters are, of course, completely free and our Greeters love taking requests. So if you’re interested in something, you can let us know and we can help make your tour extra special.

Chair: Councillor HOWARD, your time has expired.

Further questions?

Councillor CUMMING.

Question 8

Councillor CUMMING: Thank you, Mr Chair. Mr Chair, my question is to Councillor MARX, the Chair of the City Standards, Community Health and Safety Committee. Councillor MARX, it’s been almost a year now since you and your LNP colleagues cancelled kerbside collection. Without warning, the community service was ripped from Brisbane residents. The LNP Council claims it couldn’t afford it, but then somehow found $132 million to buy the Sherwood bus depot. Your leader could also find $5.2 million to spend on the Living in Brisbane newsletter, with his face on it. Councillor MARX, this LNP Administration could afford kerbside collection all along. Why don’t you stop kidding yourself, admit you got it wrong and bring back kerbside collection now?

Chair: Councillor MARX.


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Councillor MARX: Thank you, Mr Chair, through you I thank Councillor CUMMING for the question. Look, the answer is not going to change from what it was last week, last month, two months ago, six months ago, nine months ago. The answer is still the same, it’s when the LORD MAYOR, as we said, is in the middle of doing the budget, Councillor ALLAN has also reiterated that today, that officers have been working behind the scenes for many, many, many hours getting the budget sorted. Once that is done and we will know exactly where we stand financially, then an announcement will be made. So just stay tuned.


Councillor CASSIDY: Point of order, Chair.

Chair: Point of order, Councillor CASSIDY.

619/2020-21At that juncture, Councillor Jared CASSIDY moved, seconded by Councillor Charles STRUNK, that the Standing Rules be suspended to allow the moving of the following motion

That Brisbane City Council immediately reinstates kerbside collection.

Chair: Councillor CASSIDY, you’ve got three minutes, if you can just bear with us one moment, we’ll reset your clock.

There it is. Three minutes please.

Councillor CASSIDY: Thanks very much, Chair. This is an important issue for our city. This is the 10th opportunity this Chamber has had to say this LORD MAYOR has done the wrong thing in cutting kerbside collection and this is the 10th opportunity we’ve had to reverse this terrible cut for our community.

LORD MAYOR: Point of order.

Chair: Point of order.

LORD MAYOR: To urgency, nothing urgent that I’ve heard so far. In fact, he’s demonstrating he’s done it so many times before that it’s not urgent.

Chair: As always, please limit your comments to urgency.

Councillor CASSIDY: I was trying to keep it brief, Chair. I’ll be very brief and I’ll tell you why this is urgent, this is the last meeting before we go into a long recess. If this Administration can find money to continue to advertise itself month in, month out, it can find money to purchase the Sherwood bus depot and now we can find money to run the Olympics, we can find money right now to reinstate kerbside collection. I say to the LORD MAYOR, Chair, it is the right thing to do for our city.

Chair: On the matter of urgency.

The Chair submitted the motion for the suspension of the Standing Rules to the Chamber and it was declared lost on the voices.

Thereupon, Councillors Jared CASSIDY and Charles STRUNK immediately rose and called for a division, which resulted in the motion being declared lost.

The voting was as follows:

AYES: 6 - The Leader of the OPPOSITION, Councillor Jared CASSIDY, and Councillors Peter CUMMING, Steve GRIFFITHS, Charles STRUNK, Jonathan SRI and Nicole JOHNSTON.

NOES: 18 - The Right Honourable, the LORD MAYOR, Councillor Adrian SCHRINNER, DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor Krista ADAMS, and Councillors Greg ADERMANN, Adam ALLAN, Lisa ATWOOD, Tracy DAVIS, Fiona HAMMOND, Vicki HOWARD, Steven HUANG, Sarah HUTTON, Sandy LANDERS, James MACKAY, Kim MARX, Peter MATIC, David McLACHLAN, Ryan MURPHY, Steven TOOMEY and Andrew WINES.


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Chair: Councillors, also I would like to thank the team here at City Hall who have overridden the air conditioning and returned it to us. For all those people who complained about the cold, I trust they’ve now learned how bad it can be the other way.

We will return to Question Time. The rules obligate me to go side-to-side, that’s the pre-set rule.

As I say, the rules obligate me to go side-to-side, so Councillor ATWOOD.

Question 9

Councillor ATWOOD: Thank you. My question is to the Chair of the City Planning and Economic Development Committee, Councillor ADAMS. DEPUTY MAYOR, we are proud to host the brightest minds from across the world again this year, with the World Science Festival kicking off in Brisbane from tomorrow. Can you outline what exciting workshops and talks we can expect this year?

Chair: Councillor ADAMS.

DEPUTY MAYOR: Thank you, Mr Chair, and this question is urgent because the World Science Festival does kick off tomorrow. If the last 12 months have taught us anything, it is that science plays an incredibly important role in our day-to-day lives. More than that, it does have the potential to unlock many of today’s global challenges, from combatting the coronavirus and developing vaccines, to pursuing environmental sustainability and using technology to develop new ways to build and innovate. We are now in its sixth year and Minister Enoch and I commented on that, that we have been at the opening of every one for the last six years together.

The 2021 World Science Festival is bigger and better than ever before and the only one in the world this year, because the only other place it’s held is in New York and it is not being held this 12 months. So we are bringing not only the biggest and best and boldest from around Australia, but also around the world, due to new technology, here to Brisbane for a jam-packed program over five exciting days. There’ll be big ideas, daring conversations and all of it will be happening at that main stage, with more than 120 events planned across 10 venues. There’s something for everyone, young and old, leading scientists to just curious enthusiasts.

It’s not just science; we’re talking technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, because we all know that STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) has turned into STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics), and it’s all very inclusive now when it comes to science. Bringing learning out of the classroom and onto the streets is the focus and always has been for World Science Festival, which gives everyone the opportunity to learn no matter what your age is, ask questions and hear from global experts and be inspired. But the idea is to be challenged and to challenge, and there’s no other event you can go from surfing the universe with Dr Karl, to talking about science behind beer, while you’re having a beer in ‘the Nucleus’, the bar being a new addition to this year’s festival.

It is a stellar line-up of audience favourites and industry leaders. Wendy Zukerman, creator and host of one of my favourite podcasts, Science Vs. I’d like to thank the officers for the technology of overriding the air conditioning as I’m speaking. Corey Tutt, the First Nation scientist, CEO and Founder of DeadlyScience. With 2030 space tourism apparently on the cards, Richard Garriott will be joining a panel discussion to share with us his experience going into outer space. There is a wide range of free events, some will be at cost, but most of them will be a reasonable price. Just like most major events these days, it is also set up as a hybrid event.

I mentioned for the first time this year, the festival will have a bar, the Nucleus, which will be set up outside the Queensland Museum, which may get a different clientele to study how beer is made and maybe drunk, but also other venues include our iconic Planetarium at Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, QPAC (Queensland Performing Arts Centre), the Queensland Herbarium and a range of


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other locations around the city and suburbs. We have a proud and celebrated history of science in Brisbane and we have produced some of the world’s leading scientists.

Professor Ian Frazer, recognised as a co-inventor of technology that produced the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccines, now used worldwide to help prevent the development of cervical cancer. Professor Dorothy Hill, the first female President of the Australian Academy of Science, a graduate of Coorparoo State School. We’re extremely pleased to be able to host this international festival again. In fact, as I said, the only extension of the event outside New York, with a strong and growing innovation-led economy and an enviable outdoor lifestyle, summer and winter, there really is no better place to host this fantastic event.

The benefits to us as a city are immense. It showcases Brisbane on the world stage as a bustling Asia-Pacific hub, dedicated to science and education. Let’s not forget, in line with this, we have the arts aspect of this, which is Curiocity, which I know that Councillor HOWARD’s team has been working closely with, which is an enormous outdoor gallery of installations relating to science and art, that hopefully if the weather clears up, people will be able to actually enjoy them. Off the back of the previous question we had, the Greeters will be able to show you around the Curiocity installations as well, if you want a little bit more detailed information as well.

It is a major event in our events calendar. It is a valuable and welcome boost to our local economy, tourism, hospitality and retail. In 2019, we saw 90,000 visitors, probably not what we’ll see this year, and injected $11 million into the economy. This year, we are just hoping to stay connected with people from around the world, inspire the next generation to get involved in science, explore new ideas and tackle some of the big issues. Over the next five days, can I encourage everyone to share these on your social media with your community, so they can learn something new and exciting about our city. The website is there for a full list of events. Thank you, Mr Chair.

Chair: Councillor, your time has expired.

Further questions?

Councillor JOHNSTON.

Question 10

Councillor JOHNSTON: My question is to the LORD MAYOR. LORD MAYOR, I hope you are listening. Yes, thank you, I see your hand on your ear, we take that as the universal symbol of listening. Earlier today you said you agreed with the intent of my motion, which would establish a multi-party standing committee to oversight, communications and transparent dialogue about the progress of the Olympics in Brisbane to 2032, but you and your LNP colleagues actually voted against it. You said that you would be prepared to appoint members of the Opposition—

Chair: Councillor JOHNSTON, I just have to intervene a little bit here. That was a closed meeting, so can I just ask you not to—you can’t directly quote from it.

Councillor JOHNSTON: It was an open meeting where we voted on the resolution, Mr Chairman.

Chair: Yes, but the debate itself that you’re about to refer to was in the closed part.

Councillor JOHNSTON: No, we voted on the motion which was in an open meeting and the record of it is on the record.

Chair: Yes, but I suspect you’re about to start quoting.

Councillor JOHNSTON: Quoting what?

Chair: So you can talk about the votes, but you can’t talk about—you can’t quote what happened inside the meeting, because it was a closed meeting.

So Councillor JOHNSTON, please continue.

Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, thank you. It’s on the record how the LORD MAYOR voted and it’s a matter of public record, Mr Chairman. My question, which you interrupted, is


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will you agree to appoint Councillor SRI and myself to this committee, along with other members of the ALP and the LNP, to ensure that all political parties and myself as an independent are included in the standing committee?

Chair: LORD MAYOR.

LORD MAYOR: The nature of my comments in the meeting were part of the closed meeting, but I did indicate because it doesn’t relate specifically to the confidential Olympic matters that we were discussing, this is a separate Council process, that I’m happy to repeat what I said in an open forum and I will do that now. So, my commitment is that if we are successful in becoming the host city for the Olympic Games, potentially as early as July, that we will establish a committee of Council which includes the oversight of the Olympics.

I also pointed out that we have multiple Standing Committees of Council to include the oversight of a range of things that we do, all of Council’s business and there should definitely be a committee that includes the oversight of the Olympics. So that is my commitment. That committee should have a representation across this Chamber from both sides. Now, Councillor JOHNSTON appears to be caught up in the argument about specifically who is on that committee. I don’t know who will be on that committee, but like our other Committees there will be a selection of Councillors from both sides of the Chamber.

That’s all I can commit to at this time, but certainly going forward, if we are successful in becoming the host city, then we will establish a committee with oversight of the Olympics. That committee will be represented by both sides of the Chamber. So, I did mention that in the closed meeting, happy to repeat that now on the record.

Chair: That concludes Question Time.

LORD MAYOR, the Establishment and Coordination Committee (E&C) report of 15 March.

CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ESTABLISHMENT AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE

The Right Honourable, the LORD MAYOR (Councillor Adrian SCHRINNER), Chair of the Establishment and Coordination Committee, moved, seconded by the DEPUTY MAYOR (Councillor Krista ADAMS), that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 15 March 2021, be adopted.

Chair: Is there any debate?

The LORD MAYOR.

LORD MAYOR: Yes, Mr Chair. Today, the Victoria and Story Bridges, Tropical Dome at Mt Coot-tha, and Reddacliff Place, will be lit in red to support World Science Festival, Councillor ADAMS. We’ve heard about the World Science Festival earlier in the meeting from Councillor ADAMS, the DEPUTY MAYOR.

Wednesday, tomorrow, marks World Tuberculosis Day and the day highlights the global epidemic of tuberculosis, TB, and the efforts made to eliminate the disease. To show our support, Reddacliff Place sculptures, Victoria and Story Bridges, Tropical Dome and Brisbane City Hall, will be also lit in red, but for a different reason. On Thursday, the Story Bridge and Victoria Bridge, will be lit in blue and white. Can anyone guess why that is?

Chair: Unification Day?


LORD MAYOR: Greek Independence Day, yes. So, it’s the 200th anniversary of Greek independence. We know that Brisbane has a big Greek community and there are lots of celebrations and commemorations and events happening around this time,


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but on Thursday, we will be lighting up the Story and Victoria Bridges in blue and white to celebrate 200 years of Greek independence.

On Friday, the Story Bridge, Victoria Bridge, Reddacliff Place sculptures and Tropical Dome, will be lit in purple to support the day for epilepsy. For 50 years, Epilepsy Queensland has been dedicated to improving quality of life for people with epilepsy and their carers and families. Purple Day is a worldwide campaign dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of epilepsy.

I just did want to cover a couple of issues that came up in the Question Time. We saw, yet again, another fake urgency motion on a matter that had been put forward now 10 times. I’ve stated this before, but it is just a cynical part of Labor’s strategy, who know kerbside collection is coming back—why? Because we’ve always said it is coming back—to try and cynically claim the credit for it coming back, as though we’ve only buckled because they put so much pressure on.

What a joke that is, what a joke that is. Fake urgency motions do not equal kerbside collection coming back. What will bring kerbside collection back is allocating the funding and finding the funding in the budget. Now, we’ve also heard a fake claim that we could somehow afford to buy the Sherwood depot. So, we can buy anything, we made it clear that the City of Brisbane Investment Corporation (CBIC) is buying the Sherwood depot, not Council; City of Brisbane Investment Corporation. So they will be taking possession of that asset and we will be receiving the funding for that.


Chair: Councillors, please allow the LORD MAYOR to be heard in silence.

LORD MAYOR.

LORD MAYOR: So, this idea that somehow because of the Sherwood bus depot arrangement, which is financially advantageous to the ratepayers of Brisbane and to Brisbane City Council, that somehow, we can afford everything is not correct. Another claim was made where a figure was raised about the cost of living in Brisbane. Wrong, wrong. We’ve heard all types of figures. It’s funny because when Labor Councillors get carried away, the figures get bigger and bigger. I remember it culminated in a claim by Labor’s Lord Mayoral candidate, in the election, that we had spent $85 million on brochures for Brisbane Metro. Now, that would have been a significant amount of brochures, $85 million on brochures.

So we see Labor Councillors and Labor candidates get very excited and they throw figures out, most of which are wrong, but the reality is I’ll answer the question that Councillor CASSIDY asked, I think it was to Councillor Adam ALLAN. He asked how much money is being wasted on flythroughs and mock-ups. I can tell you not one single dollar has been wasted on any of those things, because they are important engagement tools for the community.

Because if you want the community to be involved in a project, if you want the community to have their say on a project, you know what helps? Them knowing what it will look like, them knowing what we’re talking about. I’ve got to say, you can get a certain amount of things across in words, but a picture tells a thousand words. So people knowing what Victoria Park could look like under our new master plan, people knowing what the Brisbane Metro will look like, people knowing what the green bridges will look like, people knowing—


Chair: Councillors, please allow—Councillor CASSIDY, please cease interjecting.

Please allow the LORD MAYOR to be heard in silence.

LORD MAYOR.

LORD MAYOR: So, people knowing those things, people seeing with their own eyes, is an important part of the engagement process. It’s an important part of the community being informed. So, not one dollar has been wasted on those things, because they’re important communication tools. Also, Labor Councillors can ask


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every week what the rates might be in the next budget, but the next budget has not been set. So they know, they know, they know this is the answer, they know this is the answer, but they insist on asking the same question even though they know what the answer is and even though it’s been answered multiple times before.

But what I can say is that Brisbane City Council will continue to—and the Schrinner Administration will continue to manage projects, to deliver infrastructure and to make sure that we invest the ratepayers’ money to the maximum benefit of the ratepayers themselves of the City of Brisbane. Their much criticised project, KSD, Kingsford Smith Drive, we heard today just how important that project will be in the future of the city, particularly, if we are successful in getting the Games. It will be the critical link between one particular potential venue and another one.

So, there are some very good reasons that we invest in infrastructure and while Labor can continue to criticise that investment, we are proud of that investment, because it is important for a growing city and we will continue to do the right thing by the people of Brisbane. That brings me to item A, which is the Nudgee Recreation Reserve District Sports Park. Now, we will continue to invest in improving sporting facilities, sports parks, parkland and greenspace right across the city. This includes in Nudgee Recreation Reserve. It will be Brisbane’s latest multisports hub serving the north-eastern suburbs.

It’s a major project which will re-establish the site on Elliott Road as a district level sport and recreation precinct. The reserve has a long history dating back to the 1940s, with evidence of cricket and football being played on the site back to those days. In the 1970s, the reserve was used as a landfill and this project is about remediating the site to bring the sport and recreation purpose back. So this is a great outcome for the community, taking what is an old landfill site, doing the work that is needed to provide new sporting facilities for the community, new recreational facilities.

It will also include new park facilities for locals, including a new picnic, playground area, barbecues, a dog off-leash area, exercise equipment and even a BMX track. So this is a project we’re all very excited about and just another example that our investment in parks across Brisbane is across Brisbane. It’s not focused on just one park, it’s focused right across the city, upgrading parks in different parts of the city, in different suburbs, different locations, serving different populations of Brisbane that continue to grow and continue to appreciate this investment.

Item B relates to the sale or transfer of surplus land to City of Brisbane Investment Corporation. Now, I know Labor Councillors just don’t like CBIC, I know that they would prefer it to be shut down. If we had to listen—if we did what they said and shut it down when they started calling for us to shut it down many years ago, the fund wouldn’t have grown in size. The fund wouldn’t have sent significant dividends back to Council, which can be reinvested in things like greenspace and parkland, but also here we see two great opportunities—

Chair: LORD MAYOR, your time is expired.

620/2020-21At that point, the LORD MAYOR was granted an extension of time on the motion of the DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor Krista ADAMS, seconded by Councillor Sandy LANDERS.

Chair: LORD MAYOR, a further 10 minutes.

LORD MAYOR: I can promise you it won’t be a further 10 minutes, but here we have two great opportunities for CBIC to take possession of the land and then to partner with the NDIS to deliver assisted living homes for people in need. So, there are two blocks of land that will be used for this purpose. We know the NDIS scheme is a National Disability Insurance Scheme, all about supporting people to have those services in assisted living that they may not have previously had access to before.


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` The benefit of CBIC doing this is that they’re getting a good social outcome as well as Council receiving a good financial outcome. Any dividends that come back from this land will obviously go back into the Green Future Fund which exists to support renewed and increased investment in greenspace across the city.

So I think it’s a win-win. It’s about providing a type of housing that is in need. It’s about providing a type of housing that supports vulnerable people in our community and it’s about making sure that the benefits of that development go back to the community through the Green Future Fund. So I commend that item to the Chamber, item B.

Item C, is the amendment to the significant contracting plan (SCP) for the Microsoft digital business platform. This relates to an SCP which was approved by full Council on 3 February, the tender was released on 17 February. Since such time, Council has received feedback from the market including from Microsoft itself. The feedback was specifically related to Microsoft licensing and the mandatory criteria noted as MO1, which deals with accreditation and the ability to provide licensing.

Council has considered the market feedback and responded by removing part of the mandatory requirement, stating that Council may consider part offers and simplifying joint offers—the joint offers requirement. By making these changes Council considers there to be more competitive offers made. So, this is about adapting to market feedback so that we can get the best possible outcome for Council. I commend this item to the Chamber.

Item D, relates to the Sponsorship Policy. The Sponsorship Policy was last approved by Council on 11 August 2003. Was anyone here there?


LORD MAYOR: Actually, a couple of people were here in 2003, I certainly wasn’t, but since last approved, the policy has had several updates approved by Council’s Executive Management team. There are several process and housekeeping, for lack of a better word, improvements in this policy. Which will ultimately, I believe, be of benefit.

Item E, is the proposed Advertising Devices Local Law. The purpose of this item is to propose the making of a new Advertising Devices Local Law. The local law will repeal and replace existing Advertisements Local Law and Advertisements Subordinate Local Laws. The new local law will modernise our regulations and better ensure that advertising devices in Brisbane are located, designed and operated in accordance with reasonable community expectations.

We’re a responsive Council and it was in response to the community concern that the Advertisements Interim Local Law was introduced in November last year. We call it the ‘Matic Law’ internal.

The interim local law prohibits high-impact electronic billboards in locations of character across the city. For these provisions to continue to have effect, we must go through the full local law making process which includes public consultation. So what I’m saying now is that we are starting an official local law making process. Combining a local law and a subordinate local law, there will be public consultation and this will come back to the Chamber before final approval.

So we will see all of this stuff again, we will see the outcome of the community consultation. We will also go through a process of State interest check and approval as well. So we’re starting a process. It still has a bit of a way to go, but this submission allows that process to kick off.

I think I’ve covered all the items, Mr Chair, thank you.

Chair: Further speakers?

Councillor CASSIDY.

Councillor CASSIDY: Oh thanks very much, Chair, and I wonder where the artist’s impressions for cuts to kerbside collection and cuts to the Norman Park ferry are and—



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Councillor CASSIDY: —double rates hikes and artist’s impressions and flythroughs on things like that. But then the LORD MAYOR just confirmed, in his opening remarks, that Council’s advertising strategy is an entirely political one, because he never advertises the cuts that he makes to—

Chair: Councillor CASSIDY, can I just bring you back on to the—

Councillor CASSIDY: —communities services. He just confirmed that.

Chair: —report at hand please?

Councillor CASSIDY: Thanks, Chair, I’ll speak to all these items alphabetically starting from the top. So, starting at the significant contracting plan for the Nudgee Recreation Reserve District Sports Park. The LNP have been in charge of the Council budget for 17 years now. So, it’s finally—good to finally see some work happening at this site now. However, what is concerning is that no early works have been done to mitigate some significant risks here on this site.

We know from the papers and the LORD MAYOR, this was a dump site at one point. There is something down there underneath that topsoil and it’s probably a fairly thin layer of that. So, something is bound to go wrong with this project and that has been identified in the Council papers before us today. So, there is the—there are the five Ps, Chair. I can only say four of them of course, from—your earlier rulings preclude me from saying one of those, but preparation prevents poor performance.

What we’re seeing here before us today is something that has well and truly failed the Kingsford Smith Drive test. That early work wasn’t done by Council on that project, which resulted in almost 100% of that enormous contingency being eaten up by extra work and a 12-month delay on that project.

What we know is that there is a multimillion dollar contingency on this project and there is a high risk of unforeseen work that will need to be done. That is called latent conditions such as changes in documented contamination profile. What that means is Council has not done the early works to know what the additional costs on this project will be and have had to factor in a significant contingency that will no doubt be eaten up.

This is what happens, Chair, when this Administration and the LNP model of hollowing out Council’s full-time engineering team and so many other areas of Council, but in this case, the civil engineering team here in Council. We should have a robust, experienced team to be able to do these works before we put these projects out to market. It would have mitigated the risks on a large project like Kingsford Smith Drive, and it would mitigate the risks on a project like this one.

So, no matter how many cost blowouts, no matter how many delays on projects we see as a result of this LORD MAYOR’s political decisions. He never seems to learn, Chair, and he continues to play along. So we are worried about the impacts on ratepayers for this project. It’s never the contractor that is at risk when, in this instance, we’ve built in a contingency to pay for those extra works that will probably need to be factored in at some point. The risk is all on the ratepayer and that’s been built into this project.

So that is another reason why, I think, we need an overhaul of the way in which these projects are procured and an overhaul of the way in which this Administration has been—


Councillor CASSIDY: —continuing to outsource work. Clause B is these two asset sales, they’re not really, because they are being transferred to a Council-owned company. When the LORD MAYOR says. Council isn’t buying something or isn’t selling something, because it’s to CBIC, therein lies the point and particularly before on the Sherwood bus depot discussion, that CBIC is a 100% owned company of Council.

So—but what we do know is that it is an investment—property development company largely and I suppose this confirms that. We also all know how CBIC operates. Council flogs off items, whether they are large buildings or other


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things to CBIC. Then in turn, if they decide to, they can flog them off to the private market as well. All those bad decisions are kept at arm’s length from the LORD MAYOR in terms—politically in terms of those decisions.

What CBIC does in this instance and so many others, is add a layer of complexity to trick ratepayers and hide what is really going on. You just have to look at the numbers at the CBIC in terms of the dividend that’s coming back to Council to know that this is becoming quite a sham.

In one financial year, ratepayers paid $15.5 million in rent to CBIC for properties that Council sold to CBIC and then rented back. In that same year, ratepayers only received a $15 million dividend back. Not the $20 million dividend the LORD MAYOR crows about for this so called Green Fund that he talks about. We paid last year $15.5 million to CBIC for rent on properties we used to own and never paid any rent on. We got $500,000 less back as a dividend in that same year. So, that doesn’t sound like a very good deal to me when it comes to a money-go-round, a shuffle-go-round of money.

So, we know as well, from so many promises this LORD MAYOR makes, that you really can’t take too many of those seriously. So, it says here there’s an intention that this land is to be developed for NDIS housing. I was a little concerned at what the LORD MAYOR said that—and it was something that wasn’t in the papers, but he said that the sale of this land to CBIC and then the development as housing will increase the dividend or go—or the profits of that will go towards the dividend to Council.

I didn’t think—I don’t think it’s right that Council makes a profit out of NDIS housing or that CBIC does. It’s probably not appropriate. I know that the private sector that works in the disability space might develop properties that then add to the property profile that it has. But for Council to—and for the LORD MAYOR to stand up in here and say that this is going to be good because it’s going to provide an income to Council. I don’t think really aligns very well with what we should be doing as a level of government.

So we know that the intention there is to have NDIS housing on these sites. We also know that the LORD MAYOR’s intentions on a whole lot of things—


Councillor CASSIDY: —really can’t be believed.


Councillor CASSIDY: His intention as to deliver the Metro for $944 million, it’s now over $1.2 billion. We know that he didn’t intend to cut public transport services, but he went ahead and did it. He didn’t intend to cut kerbside collection without warning—

Chair: I appreciate that you are building an argument Councillor CASSIDY, but can I ask you just to come back to the topic please?

Councillor CASSIDY: So, we know his intentions are said over here and then his actions often are over here and they are miles apart. So, we have concerns about that. You know if these are developed into NDIS housing, that is a good thing, but we want to make sure that that actually happens and Council isn’t profiting off this project as well. Although I don’t think Council will, given CBIC’s return to Council is less than the rent which we are paying them to rent buildings that we used to own ourselves. So, not much to see here I don’t think in terms of a return to Council, Chair.

Clause C, the amendment to the significant contracting plan for the Microsoft digital business platform. Now, this is another IT (information technology) clanger, another IT mistake that this Administration has made. The LORD MAYOR didn’t touch too much on that, but the reason that we have to discuss this item and vote in favour of this amendment to the significant contracting plan is that Council’s ability, in the IT space, to actually properly manage these projects has been hollowed out.

Just imagine if we didn’t sack 55 IT workers and then contract their jobs out. Then all of a sudden at every point where we try and enter a new IT contract we


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have huge cost blowouts and massive mistakes. We have to have the private sector come back to Council and say, you have so badly managed this tender process that you have to—


Councillor CASSIDY: —amend it entirely, just to make sure that we can actually have some tenderers come forward to deliver these projects. So, again, just in one E&C here we have a couple of really big clangers when it comes to the culture of contracting out in this Council, and the added cost that that is then putting on to the ratepayers of Brisbane.

The Sponsorship Policy, Chair, is something that we support and we support sponsorship generally for the community, but this kind of expenditure should be above reproach. We should make sure that we have a policy and a set of guidelines that ensures that that kind of expenditure, which is very discretionary and very behind closed doors, certainly leaves nothing to the imagination. So, every time a Councillor signs off on spending money such as the LORD MAYOR’s Community Fund, it’s made publicly available.

Chair: Councillor CASSIDY your time has expired.

621/2020-21At that point, Councillor Jared CASSIDY was granted an extension of time on the motion of Councillor Charles STRUNK, seconded by Councillor Jonathan SRI.

Councillor CASSIDY: Thanks, Chair. So every time a Councillor expends discretionary funding like LMCF (Lord Mayor’s Community Fund) funding, that is publicly available, the organisation it goes to and the amount that is allocated, is publicly available. When it comes to festival funding it goes part of the way. It talks about which festivals have been funded but we have had—in the past, had to ask for the information about the level of that funding, but that has also been given.

But what we know is that when it comes to sponsorships that information is not publicly available. So we don’t know to which groups are sponsored and for how much. Therefore we don’t actually know if a decision to sponsor a particular organisation is politically motivated or not.

I assume—I assume no decisions and I hope no decisions under the previous policy or going forward would have political interference, but we just don’t know and the ratepayers of Brisbane don’t know who is making these decisions. It talks about a delegate of Council but it doesn’t talk about who that delegate is. I assume that’s the CEO and then someone else who decides that.

But we don’t want a situation where a Lord Mayor or a Chair of Committee—not talking about any particular one here today—can exert political influence and suggest or pressure a Council bureaucrat into making a decision to sponsor a particular—


Councillor CASSIDY: —a particular group. So all that should be above reproach, that should be publicly available so we have total oversight over that. So we want to make sure that this Sponsorship Policy is airtight.

We have had in the last couple of years a suggestion that a Councillor had some undue influence over a funding proposal—a funding allocation in their ward. That Councillor was referred to the CCC (Crime and Corruption Commission) over that and that issue is now ongoing in a civil suit. So we want to make sure, we want to make sure that this policy, this policy—a former Councillor now—this policy is above reproach.


Councillor CASSIDY: Clause E, the proposed Advertising Devices Local Law. This is now to go out to concurrently State interest check and public consultation. We’ll support this item today going out to public consultation and reserve our judgement on the final


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Advertising Devices Local Law, when we see the results of that consultation process and the consultation—the feedback that Council receives. Although we want to make sure, again that this consultation is genuine and it’s not like what we have seen recently from LNP Councillors.

Whether it is about the redevelopment of their local park down at New Farm where they were labelled scaremongers, or on a local DA (development application) where the Chair said, those people should be careful what they wish for when they express their views about that. So we don’t want to scare people off from having a meaningful say in a change to our local law. So we will watch that process and make our final judgement when this comes back to the Chamber.

Chair: Further speakers?


Chair: Further speakers, anyone?



Councillor JOHNSTON: Thank you, sorry I thought that perhaps somebody else in the LNP might speak. I just want to speak briefly on item B, and item C and D if I have time, but it’s item B particularly.

At that time, 7.52pm, the Deputy Chair, Councillor Steven TOOMEY, assumed the Chair.

Firstly, I don’t support item B, with respect to the fact that we’re doing a sweetheart deal with the CBIC. Obviously, these blocks of land, we really don’t know how much money Council might get for them on the open market. We are prepared to do a deal with the CBIC off-market to give them this property. Now that’s not necessarily in the best interests of the ratepayers of Brisbane.

Secondly, the LORD MAYOR says in his speech, and it says in the papers before us today, that the intention is the land will be developed for assisted living purposes. Well the LORD MAYOR has no say in what happens to this land once it is transferred to the CBIC. The CBIC has clearly sold off Council assets like the Yeerongpilly Business Centre and clearly the LORD MAYOR says that the intention is to do something, but that’s not necessarily what happens. He has no lawful way of actually saying that the CBIC will use this land for that purpose.

Thirdly, he also conflates the idea of what happens to the profit. Now as far as I know the Green Fund has $20 million in it. All of that money has been spent and then some, based on the questions I’ve asked. None of it’s been spent in my area. There’s no say by any Councillors about where that money goes. It’s just allocated—


Councillor JOHNSTON: —by the LORD MAYOR. It is not a return that is reflective of the profit the CBIC makes. It’s a set amount, it’s the same set amount, I don’t think it’s changed all that much over the years. So I don’t know that we are necessarily getting a value for money return from the CBIC.

The other problem of course with the CBIC is—the only reason the CBIC actually works is (1) these are all Council assets. Generally Council then pays commercial rent to the CBIC. Then only a small portion of that funding is actually returned to Council through a set dividend, that is only spent in LNP areas and maybe the odd Labor area.

So you know there is a real problem with the merry-go-round of financial—I’d better choose my words right here, but there is a problem with the way in which this funding is being washed through the Council process. We are not seeing a return on that that reflects the rate of investment.

So if you were going to look at investing in a particular asset you would look at what the rate of return would be, what the value is against that asset. We don’t


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do that. We just go yes, we’ll just give that to the CBIC, yes, we reckon whatever they want to offer us is going to be okay, yes, they can do whatever they want with it. They say they might do this with it but you know we don’t really know that’s what they’re going to do. Yes, we might get $20 million back.

But that’s got no relationship to what the CBIC actually are paying, investing and delivering for the ratepayers of our city. So this is funny money. This is funny money the CBIC and it’s all Council and ratepayers’ funny money. So really if the CBIC was interested in this, they should go to the market and we might see whether there are other interested parties out there that are prepared to pay for this land. Perhaps we’d get a better value for money return on it.

I just want to make some brief comments on item C. Mainly you just can’t trust this Council on IT. Briefly on item D the Sponsorship Policy of Council, this is one of those areas of Council that’s been largely unavailable to non-LNP Councillors. It is extremely difficult to find information about Council Sponsorship Policy and how to apply.


Councillor JOHNSTON: There’s no form you can download. It was actually a weird little document that I found a couple of years ago, that has just sort of a list of questions that you’re supposed to answer and send a submission in. All other grants programs are done through SmartyGrants, they’re transparent, they’re announced. The Sponsorship Policy of this Council is extremely opaque and in my view, it is being used in a very party political way.

It is extremely hard for groups to find the information to apply for sponsorship from Council. I think Council needs to do more to bring sponsorship applications into line with the other, more transparent grant programs that Council runs. To make sure that it is easily able to be identified on the Council website, it’s accessible to all parties who may be interested, that there is an online mechanism for it. None of that actually happens at the moment and I think that’s a real flaw in the Sponsorship Policy. That’s it.

Deputy Chair: Further speakers?

Councillor SRI.

Councillor SRI: Thanks, Chair, I rise to speak on item B and I think item E is the Advertising Local Law. Just briefly with item B, for the interest of Councillors who weren’t around when the Lytton Road widening was first debated. Two of these lots that are being sold off were forcibly resumed from residents who lived along Lytton Road. So they were displaced for the road widening project, they were forced out of their homes because Council said it needed the land for the road widening project. It turns out now we don’t need the land.


Councillor SRI: We’re selling it back and I think—


Councillor SRI: I think that highlights a significant problem in the way Council planned the widening of Lytton Road and I think arguably represents a bit of an exploitation of those resumption powers. Because Council and the State Government were only supposed to resume land where we actually need it for the infrastructure project. We’re not supposed to resume land because it’s near the infrastructure project and we think we might want it because it would be convenient to park trucks for a few years. Which is essentially what happened with these particular blocks of land.

The figures the dollar value is commercial-in-confidence and it’s a shame I’m not able to speak publicly about that. But it does seem like the value that we paid to those residential homeowners when we took their homes is significantly less than what we are now selling these sites for.



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Councillor SRI: It’s—yes, it’s certainly not surprising, but I think it’s a bit unfair on those owners. We forced them to sell their homes to us because we say we need it for a road widening that we don’t actually need it for. We forced them to sell their homes to us at one price. Then a couple of years later we sell that land—we on sell that land for a significantly higher price.


Councillor SRI: In some respects it’s a—maybe—essentially Council is acting here as a property speculator and using its compulsory acquisition powers in a way that seems a little bit disingenuous to me. I think the owners who were forced out of their home here would be right to feel hard done by. When you can—if any Councillors actually care about this—I don’t know if any of the Administration Councillors really do, but if you’re interested in this, take a look at the aerial map of 1 Scanlan Street, East Brisbane. You can open it up on your satellite view.

You’ll see where the homes used to sit and where this empty block of land now sits. You’ll see that for at least one of the homes, it wasn’t needed for that road widening. The entire block of land on which that home stood is outside the footprint of this road widening and could perhaps have been retained. So you have to wonder whether those owners really did freely consent to—or did understand that when they were forced to sell. I wonder if the broader public would feel comfortable with the fact that Council is potentially misusing its acquisition powers in this way.

It sounds like a nice thing that the land will be repurposed for assisted living, but again there are many kinds of assisted living. I’d be keen to understand is it actually a non-profit—


Councillor SRI: —entity that’s undertaking this development? Or is it just a developer whose leveraging opportunities off the NDIS to make a profit? Those are two very different propositions. I’d be quite supportive of Council making land available for low-cost accommodation for people with a disability. But that’s very different to Council making land available so some developer of retirement living can make a quick buck. I think that deserves closer scrutiny.

Just with the Advertising Local Law, I want to thank and congratulate the Council for finally bringing through this change. Whose portfolio is this? Is this under Councillor MARX? Yes. I guess I want to offer a respectful challenge to the Administration, which is to actually do some genuine, widespread consultation on this.

There are a lot of people in our city who care about the proliferation of commercial advertising who have strong thoughts on this. But the way that these local law amendments and consultations usually go down is that most people don’t know they’re happening. Most people don’t understand the details of it. It’s one thing to put up a survey and the draft legislation and a consultation page on the website.

What would be much better is actually if Council produced some visualisations and put that up on social media for example, and said to residents, hey, do you think an ad that looks like this is appropriate in this neighbourhood? Have your say on the proposed local law changes. That’s the challenge I’m offering to the Administration. Is to actually consult, to actually promote this process, to actually give residents a meaningful say in the Advertising Local Law.

I know Councillor MATIC’s residents are very attuned and alert to this issue. But across the city I’m hearing concerns about—from residents, particularly, about the very large, very bright LED billboards. But also just more generally the sheer volume of gawdy, tacky advertising that I think undermines the visual amenity of our communities. It would be good if—I think there are thousands of residents who would have something meaningful to say about this Advertising Local Law. I think there are literally thousands of residents across the city who


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have strong opinions about advertising and who would like to have a meaningful say.

In practice, I don’t think thousands of residents are going to make a submission on this local law process, because they won’t have a good pathway to do so and they won’t be supported and encouraged to do so. So that’s my challenge to the Administration, to Councillor MARX, to the DEPUTY MAYOR, to the Mayor if he’s—I see he’s just walked back in the Chamber.

Actually do a proper, well promoted, accessible public consultation on this Advertisement Local Law. You put a lot of money into consulting or at least advertising on certain projects when you really want to hear—let the public know about something you’re doing. You put a lot of money into promoting that, you produce materials through multiple formats, social media, glossy brochures et cetera.

Why not actually advertise this amendment to the Advertising Local Law and let people know it’s happening so that they can have some informed contributions. I think that would be very much welcomed by a lot of residents. Of course then the challenge to this Administration is to actually take that feedback on board.

Because we know the marketing companies, we know the big advertising corporations will be heavily lobbying Council. I’m sure they’ll be asking for meetings with key decision makers. I’m sure they’ll be trying to exert whatever influence they can and scaremongering the Council about being bad for business if its restrictions on advertising are too tight, but in fact you shouldn’t just listen to the big advertising corporations. You should be listening to ordinary residents who take a very different view on some of this stuff.


Councillor SRI: So don’t sell out to the big end of town. Don’t give the big advertising corporations whatever they want. Actually go the whole hog and introduce some proper regulations and tighter restrictions. So that our city isn’t burdened by a proliferation of unsightly and unnecessary commercial advertising.


Councillor ALLAN.

Councillor JOHNSTON: Point—

Councillor ALLAN: Thank you, Mr—

Councillor JOHNSTON: —oh, point of order, sorry.

Deputy Chair: Sorry, Councillor.

Point of order, Councillor JOHNSTON.

Seriatim - Clause BCouncillor Nicole JOHNSTON requested that Clause B, ASSET OPTIMISATION – SURPLUS PROPERTY DISPOSAL – 14 ROGERS PARADE WEST, EVERTON PARK, AND LOTS 1 AND 2 SCANLAN STREET, EAST BRISBANE, be taken seriatim for voting purposes.

Deputy Chair: Councillor ALLAN.

Councillor ALLAN: Thank you, Mr Deputy Chair. I rise to speak on items A, B, C and D, and I’ll kick off with item A, the SCP for construction of the Nudgee Recreation Reserve District Sports Park. Just to add a little bit of a local context to the LORD MAYOR’s comments earlier. So this is a terrific project for the local community and indeed the wider community. The site in question is an old landfill site that was previously used for sport and recreation, but due to subsidence, competitive sport was discontinued.

While it has remained a popular location for local residents, many who walk their dogs there, it’s certainly a site that is under optimised and has better and more extensive uses. During consultation on the project, the community was


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asked to provide ideas on what they would like to see this site used for. There were a vast array of ideas, some quite reasonable and some a little bit outlandish.

But nonetheless there was a terrific amount of input to the final concept design and this was shared with the community. There was strong support for the concept design and accordingly Council are moving ahead to procure the services of a contractor to complete the project. This project will provide a first-class sport and recreation facility for the growing local community.

Over recent years, new housing has been built within easy walking distance to this site. New families have moved into the area and will have the opportunity to enjoy these new facilities. Sporting clubs in Northgate Ward and across the northside have been reaching membership caps and struggling to support their sporting programs on the facilities available. There is a clear need for additional sport and recreation facilities and this project will help to fill that gap.

The project will deliver irrigated and lit multi-use sports fields including six touch football fields, two soccer fields and two cricket ovals with synthetic wickets. There will be combined public toilets and clubhouse facilities with four change rooms, umpires’ rooms, an office, canteen and storage area including rainwater reuse and solar roof panel systems. There will be a playground, a shelter, picnic settings and a barbecue. Additionally there will be a BMX track, a perimeter pathway with fitness equipment and car parking facilities. The new facility is also well located near the Nudgee train station which will provide additional transport options.

Now to some of the points that Councillor CASSIDY raised. It is an old landfill site and it would be irresponsible of Council not to allocate a substantial contingency on this site. That’s the responsible thing to do and that’s what we’ve done. Councillor CASSIDY indicated that it’s been 17 years and we hadn’t done anything with this site previously, but I would remind Councillor CASSIDY that Councillor Flesser was the sitting councillor in this ward for 19 years, so I think it’s a bit rich to suggest that we hadn’t done anything.

Moving on to item B, the surplus property disposal item, I will provide a little bit more information to what the LORD MAYOR provided earlier. But basically, this relates to the sale of surplus land at 14 Rogers Parade West, Everton Park, and Lots 1 and 2 at Scanlan Street in East Brisbane. The Rogers Parade site was acquired in 1968 as a future water reserve site. It’s no longer required for water reserve purposes and is considered to be surplus to Council’s requirements. Council has undertaken a DA for reconfiguring the lot and the land will be subdivided from one lot into three lots for dwelling houses. This was approved, however, subdivision has not occurred.

CBIC lodged an interest to acquire the land and will further lodge a change application from one lot into three lots, to one lot into two lots. CBIC have expressed a desire for the site to be developed for assisted-living purposes as part of the NDIS program. Now, Lots 1 and 2 Scanlan Street, East Brisbane, as Councillor SRI’s indicated, these were acquired as part of the Wynnum Road Upgrade Project. These properties are no longer required and accordingly CBIC will acquire these sites, once again to provide assisted living and supported by the NDIS program.

Now, in the context of some of the questions Councillor CASSIDY raised, there will be an income paid to CBIC when they complete these buildings and they are rented out. This will obviously support Council’s dividends. The sites themselves have been valued to ensure that the transfer to CBIC occurs at a market price. I guess, it was really disappointing to hear people on the other side of the Chamber criticise this project, because I think to get this assisted-living outcome is a great thing for the community. At this point in time, there is a demand for more assisted-living facilities, so ultimately a great community outcome.

Turning to item C, the amendment to the significant contracting plan for Microsoft Digital Business Platform, the LORD MAYOR touched upon some of the specifics in terms of the timing and the section of the contract that changed.


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But importantly, the reason for doing this is to encourage a wider range of people responding to the tender. There’s an ability for them to respond with part offers, or alternatively to come to us with joint offers. The net effect of this is that we will get a better outcome. Council will get a better outcome and that will be a positive for the ratepayers of the city.

Moving on to the Sponsorship Policy. Once again, this is a policy that did need to come to the Chamber. We needed to do a little bit of a tidy up on this. It has been some time since it last came to the Chamber in August 2003. So, there’s a little bit of housekeeping in all of this. We’ve certainly streamlined some of the internal approval processes and ultimately this will provide for a smoother, more efficient process for those organisations seeking a sponsorship, so ultimately a good thing for the community. I’ll leave further debate to the Chamber.


Councillor MARX.

Councillor MARX: Yes, thank you, Deputy Chair, sorry, Acting Chair, Deputy Chair. Look, I just want to rise very briefly to speak on item E, the Advertising Local Law. Through you, Deputy Chair, can I assure Councillor SRI and I think Councillor CASSIDY also mentioned it, absolutely, we want as much community consultation as possible. Consultation starts tomorrow, in fact the documents will be uploaded at 12.01am, so one minute past midnight, if you are very keen.


Councillor MARX: Oh, we could still be here, there you go. Okay, I didn’t think of that. So, if you’re very keen, you can absolutely go on the website. Can I suggest potentially downloading and printing those pages out? I would suggest that maybe Councillors have a copy in their offices and encourage their residents to drop in and have a look at those. There is a number of pages, but there are some very clear guidelines, with lots of pictures. I have to say, I for one, appreciate pictures, because it gives you exactly what we’re talking about here.

It is a very complex and involved Advertising Local Law, that’s why it’s taken so long to get here and I apologise to the Chamber for the length of time it’s taken to get here, but we’re here now. It’s open for 15 business days, keeping in mind that we do have Easter in the middle. So, those days are taken out of it.


Deputy Chair: Councillors.

Councillor MARX: So, they’re taken out of it. Then it goes to the State interest checks as well. So, that’s why, obviously, we take the Easter public holidays out of that.


Deputy Chair: Councillor CUMMING.

Councillor MARX: So, I would suggest, again, like I say, we’re encouraging everyone to have their say on these local laws. I look forward to all the consultation coming back.

Councillor SRI: Point of order, Chair.

Deputy Chair: Point of order, Councillor SRI.

Councillor SRI: Will Councillor MARX take a quick question?

Councillor MARX: Sure.

Councillor SRI: If you were consulting—

Deputy Chair: Councillor SRI, through the Chair, please.

Councillor SRI: Councillor MARX, if you were consulting with your community on like a local dog off-leash area, or some traffic calming, would you think that three weeks is enough time for consultation?



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Councillor MARX: Three weeks. No, it’s usually a couple of weeks is fine. I mean, we’re following what the local law is telling us we have to give and that’s what we’re doing, yes.

Councillor SRI: But you could do more, yes?

Councillor MARX: As far as the law goes, no, I’m not aware that we can do any longer than that. It’s a timeframe issue. The other issue we have is the TLPI (Temporary Local Planning Instrument) that’s in place at the moment, it runs out, so obviously this local law will take over both those ones as well as the subordinate law. So, that’s the issue. So, again, I could just please emphasise, get on to your local residents. I know you—through you, Mr Chair, Councillor SRI has a number of Facebook followers. I would really appreciate him putting it up on his Facebook page and, like I say, encouraging all Councillors to get the word out there. We look forward to all the consultation coming back and bringing it back to the Chamber for debate. Thank you.

Deputy Chair: Some good advice there.

Any further speakers? No?

LORD MAYOR? No.

We will now put items A, C, D and E.

Clauses A, C, D and E put

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clauses A, C, D and E of the report of the Establishment and Coordination Committee was declared carried on the voices.

Deputy Chair: We will now put item B.

Clause B put

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clause B of the report of the Establishment and Coordination Committee was declared carried on the voices.

Thereupon, Councillors Nicole JOHNSTON and Jonathan SRI immediately rose and called for a division, which resulted in the motion being declared carried.


AYES: 22 - The Right Honourable, the LORD MAYOR, Councillor Adrian SCHRINNER, DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor Krista ADAMS, and Councillors Greg ADERMANN, Adam ALLAN, Lisa ATWOOD, Tracy DAVIS, Fiona HAMMOND, Vicki HOWARD, Steven HUANG, Sarah HUTTON, Sandy LANDERS, James MACKAY, Kim MARX, Peter MATIC, David McLACHLAN, Ryan MURPHY, Angela OWEN, Steven TOOMEY, The Leader of the OPPOSITION, Councillor Jared CASSIDY, and Councillors Peter CUMMING, Steve GRIFFITHS and Charles STRUNK.

NOES: 2 - Councillors Jonathan SRI and Nicole JOHNSTON.

The report read as follows

A STORES BOARD SUBMISSION – SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTING PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NUDGEE RECREATION RESERVE DISTRICT SPORTS PARK165/210/179/3911

622/2020-211. The Chief Executive Officer provided the information below.

2. The Chief Executive Officer and the Stores Board considered the submission, as set out in Attachment A (submitted on file), on 1 March 2021.

3. The submission is recommended to Council as it is considered the most advantageous outcome for the provision of the required services.


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4. Commercial-in-Confidence details have been removed from this report, highlighted in yellow and replaced with the word [Commercial-in-Confidence].

Purpose

5. The Stores Board recommends approval of the Significant Contracting Plan for the Construction of Nudgee Recreation Reserve District Sports Park.

Background/business case

6. Nudgee Recreation Reserve is Queensland Government land held in trust by Council with an area of approximately 12.7 hectares, located at 290 Elliott Road, Nudgee. The site was used for sporting purposes from 1946 and used as a landfill site for disposal of domestic refuse from March 1975 to September 1976. The property is listed on the State Environmental Management Register.

7. In 2016, Council commissioned a consultancy to guide the re-establishment of sport and recreation facilities on Nudgee Recreation Reserve to meet the needs of the growing population in the area. In 2018-19, Council prepared a concept plan that was released to the community for consultation in September 2019 and then finalised in December 2019.

8. The project will deliver a shared use sports park with the following improvements.- Land remediation including new capping and batters to the sports fields. - Leachate collection and treatment system.- Irrigated multi-use sports fields including six touch football fields, two soccer fields and

two cricket ovals with synthetic wickets. - Combined public toilets and leased clubhouse building including four change rooms, umpire’s

rooms, office, canteen, cold room and storage area that incorporates rainwater reuse and solar roof panel systems.

- Playground, shelter, picnic setting and BBQ area. - Fenced dog off-leash area.- BMX track.- Car parking facilities.

9. Council has completed designs for the land remediation, sports fields, hard and soft landscaping, road works and site services work. The remaining low-risk design elements are considered to be suitable for a contractor design and construct (D&C) approach. The D&C elements include buildings, a BMX track, sports field light poles, pump stations for irrigation and leachate management.

10. Connected Communities, Lifestyle and Community Services (LCS), is undertaking the appointment of a head lessee to maintain the sports park and facilities prior to the completion of the project.

11. The contract will be awarded after the development application has been approved.

Policy and other considerations

12. Is there an existing Corporate Procurement Arrangement (CPA) for these works?No, the following CPAs were reviewed but deemed unsuitable due to the project value and extensive land remediation and civil works components.- 510538 – Construction, Restoration, Maintenance and Demolition of Building and Associated

Infrastructure – Segment 1 (from $500,000 up to $10 million).- 511132 – Landscape Construction and Associated Services – Major (more than $2 million).

13. Could Council businesses provide the works?No, Council does not have the capacity to deliver these works.

14. Are there policy, or other issues, that the delegate should be aware of?No


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15. Have the following issues been considered in the development of the specifications and evaluation criteria: Environmental sustainability, access and equity, zero harm, quality assurance (QA), local benefit and support for locally produced and Australian products? Yes, the tender will require the following information to be submitted by the tenderers in their submissions:- local benefit- environmental management systems, controls and record/s of reportable incidents/breaches- workplace health and safety management systems, controls and record/s of reportable

incidents/breaches.

16. Does this procurement exercise need to be managed under the PM2 Governance and Assurance Framework?Yes

17. Does this proposed contract involve leasing?No

Market analysis

18. A recent construction market report indicated that in the past 12 months, Queensland’s construction industry has faced a series of challenges. The increased frequency of reports of insolvencies among construction businesses highlights tightening conditions.

19. Civil projects remain the key growth area in the construction space with activity in Queensland still expected to grow faster than New South Wales and Victoria over the next three years. That said, there will be considerable challenges in achieving industry sustainability over the medium to longer term.

20. Due to COVID-19, the civil construction industry may endure construction delays stemming from the disruptions in the supply chain for building materials, parts and capital equipment. Although the industry is not exposed to international trade, it may be exposed to disruptions caused by the imports of specialist materials, bitumen, steel and composite products as well as heavy construction machinery and parts sourced internationally.

21. Recent analysis for this project indicates there is likely to be a sufficient tender response for this project. Seven suppliers registered interest in response to a recent market sounding.

22. Contractors that registered interest include:- BMD Urban Pty Ltd- Epoca Constructions Pty Ltd- Landscape Solutions (Qld) Pty Limited- Lanskey Constructions Pty Ltd- LEAF Building Group Pty Ltd- Ertech (Queensland) Pty Ltd - Naturform Pty Ltd.

Procurement strategy and activity plan

23.Procurement objective: To procure the construction of Nudgee Recreation Reserve District Sports Park

in a way which complies with the Sound Contracting Principles set out in section 103(3) of the City of Brisbane Act 2010 and provides the most advantageous outcome for Council.

The achievement of the above procurement objective will be measured in the post-market submission.

Title of contract: Construction of Nudgee Recreation Reserve District Sports ParkType of procurement: Establishing a once-off contract Process to be used: Request for Tenders (RFT) RFT standard to be used:

The RFT standard will be Council’s corporate standard with no amendments.

Market engagement: Offers are to be sought publicly via Council’s supplier portal.


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How RFT is to be distributed and submitted:

Via Council’s supplier portal

How tenders are to be lodged:

Via Council’s supplier portal

Part offers: Part offers will not be considered.Joint offers: Joint offers will be considered.Contract standard to be used:

Australian Standard General Conditions of Contract for Design and Construct (AS 4902). This will include Council’s standard amendments and some additional special amendments prepared by Clayton Utz to address the elements of the project designed by Council.

Term of contract: Approximately 66 weeks Insurance requirements:

Council’s Principal Arranged Construction Insurance will apply. Additionally, motor vehicle insurance of $20 million including supplementary bodily injury; Professional Indemnity of $2 million; and workers’ compensation insurance as required by legislative requirements in Queensland will apply.

Price basis: Lump sum Price adjustment: Prices will not be subject to adjustment for rise and fall for the duration of the

contract.Liquidated damages: $4,240 per day Security for the contract:

Security in the form of cash at 5% of the estimated contract sum, or in the form of two unconditional bank guarantees, each to the value of 2.5% of the estimated contract sum.

Defects liability period:

24 months

Other strategy elements:

Suitable excess soil that will not attract the Queensland Government Waste Levy is to be transported from the site and stockpiled at Raubers Road, Banyo, for future site land remediation re-use.

Unsuitable material that will attract the Queensland Government Waste Levy, such as contaminated tree roots, has been quantified and a provisional sum included in the contract.

Alternative strategies considered:

A D&C approach for all elements of the project was considered. However, some design elements (including the remediation) were considered more appropriate for Council to design given their complexity, significant time to investigate and environmental sensitivities.

Document preparation

24. Draft contract to be finalised prior to tender release.

Anticipated schedule

25. Pre-market approval: 23 March 2021Date of release to market: 26 March 2021Tender closing: 5 May 2021Evaluation completion: 17 June 2021Contract prepared: 24 June 2021Post-market approval: 31 August 2021Contract commencement: 7 September 2021

Contract expenditure and budget availability

26. Estimated total expenditure under this contract:Estimated contract sum of [Commercial-in-Confidence] with a contingency sum of [Commercial-in-Confidence] (approximately [Commercial-in-Confidence] of the estimated contract sum) to be set aside for the contract.

27. Sufficient approved budget to meet the total spend under this contract? Yes

28. Program budget line item:


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Program: Program 3 – Clean, Green and Sustainable CityOutcome: 3.3 Biodiversity, Urban Forest and Parks Strategy: 3.3.3 Grow, Improve and Maintain Brisbane’s Network of Urban ParksService: 3.3.3.1 Park Development and EnhancementProjects: Delivering Sports Parks for Brisbane

29. Anticipated procurement savings:To be established and reported in the post-market submission.

Procurement risk

30. Summary of key risks associated with this procurement:Procurement risk Risk

ratingRisk mitigation strategy Risk

allocationFinancial viability of contractor

Low Risk assessment to be undertaken by Strategic Procurement Office (SPO), Organisational Services (OS).

Council and contractor

Lack of experienced contractors in the market at the current time, leading to a small number of tenders

Low Register of interest issued to known suppliers with seven strong responses.

Council

Quality of product or service Low Past performance and experience of undertaking similar projects in the evaluation criteria.

Council

Tender prices over budget Low - Schedule of prioritised works issued for pricing within the tender documentation.

- Allowing for works to be done in line with available funds.

Council

Management of the contract Low - Roles and responsibilities are clearly defined in AS 4902.

- Accountabilities and delegation of authorities have been established.

- Document control procedures are identified.

- Issue, change and dispute management processes are documented in the contract.

- D&C solutions are reviewed and approved by Council.

Council andcontractor

Latent conditions such as changes in documented contamination profile

High - Detailed civil investigations and engineering undertaken to inform land remediation and civil design solutions.

- Schedule of rates included within the contract to manage variations.

- Allow a construction contingency proportionate to the risk.

Council

31. Is this contract listed as a ‘critical contract’ requiring the contractor to have in place a Business Continuity Plan approved by Council? No

Tender evaluation

32. A probity auditor will be appointed to oversee the process.

Evaluation criteria

33. (a) Mandatory/essential criteria:- has an ABN- is registered for GST


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- has an existing company management system (quality, risk, safety and environmental management)

- acceptance of Council’s standard terms and conditions of contract- has minimum insurance as specified - attendance to site inspection/briefing meeting.

(b) Non-price weighted evaluation criteria:Weighted Evaluation Criteria: Weighting

(%)Local benefit 30Experience and track record, past performance, financial capacity/viability

[Commercial-in-Confidence]

Management, timing, methodology, design and construct elements

[Commercial-in-Confidence]

Environment [Commercial-in-Confidence]

Workplace health and safety [Commercial-in-Confidence]

Quality [Commercial-in-Confidence]

Total: 100

(c) Price model:Normalised tendered price

34. Evaluation methodology:(a) Shortlisting process:

Proposals will be initially shortlisted, if required, using the total score against the non-price weighted criteria. Further shortlists, if required, will be based on the value for money (VFM) index.

At any time during the evaluation, a proposal may be excluded from further evaluation or a shortlist where:- a score against any criterion (regardless of the weighting) is so low that the proposal

is considered to be high risk or not advantageous for Council - the proposal contains non-compliances with the specification or proposed contract

that the evaluation team considers to be unacceptable/not advantageous for Council- the proposal/proponent is considered to be high risk or not advantageous for Council,

regardless of the criteria stated in the tender documents.

A proposal may be shortlisted where the evaluation team considers that, despite scoring, there are strong, documented reasons for further considering the proposal as potentially advantageous to Council.

(b) VFM method:Council’s standard VFM methodology. This is non-price score divided by price to create a VFM index.

35. The Chief Executive Officer provided the following recommendation and the Committee agreed.

36. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE STORES BOARD RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTING PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NUDGEE RECREATION RESERVE DISTRICT SPORTS PARK.

ADOPTED


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B ASSET OPTIMISATION – SURPLUS PROPERTY DISPOSAL – 14 ROGERS PARADE WEST, EVERTON PARK, AND LOTS 1 AND 2 SCANLAN STREET, EAST BRISBANE112/265/439/265

623/2020-2137. The Divisional Manager, Organisational Services, provided the information below.

38. Asset Optimisation, Organisational Services, in consultation with relevant areas of Council, has identified the properties listed in Table 1 as surplus to Council requirements and, therefore, suitable for disposal.

39. All properties listed in Table 1 will be sold to the City of Brisbane Investment Corporation (CBIC), as a government agency under section 226(1)(b)(i) of the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012. It is the intention that the land will be developed for assisted living purposes as part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

40. Further detailed background on the sites can be found in Attachment B (submitted on file). The site plans can be found in Attachment C (submitted on file), the proposed survey plan for Scanlan Street can be found in Attachment D (submitted on file) and the valuation can be found in Attachment E (submitted on file).

41. Table 1: Proposed properties for disposal.

Address Recommendation14 Rogers Parade West, Everton Park Disposal to CBICProposed Lots 1 and 2 Scanlan Street, East Brisbane Disposal to CBIC

42. The Divisional Manager provided the following recommendation and the Committee agreed.

43. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL RESOLVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DRAFT RESOLUTION, AS SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT A, hereunder.

Attachment ADraft Resolution

DRAFT RESOLUTION TO DISPOSE OF LAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 226(1) OF THE CITY OF BRISBANE REGULATION 2012

As:

(i) Council is the owner of 14 Rogers Parade West, Everton Park (Lot 2 on RP111754), and Proposed Lots 1 and 2 Scanlan Street, East Brisbane (the sites)

(ii) Council proposes to dispose of the sites

(iii) section 226(2) of the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 requires that Council decide by resolution that an exception set out in section 226(1) of the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 may apply before disposing of a valuable non-current asset other than by way of tender or auction

(iv) exception 226(1)(b)(i) of the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 is applicable due to the purchaser being a government agency,

then Council:

(i) resolves that the exception under section 226(1)(b)(i) of the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 applies to the disposal of the sites


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(ii) determines that the sale of the site should be on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the Project Director, Asset Optimisation, Organisational Services, and Chief Legal Counsel, City Legal, City Administration and Governance

(iii) authorises the Project Director, Asset Optimisation, Organisational Services, to negotiate a sale price of the property calculated on the basis that such a price is either equal to or greater than the market value of the properties, as set out in Attachment E (submitted on file).

ADOPTED

C AMENDMENT TO SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTING PLAN FOR A MICROSOFT DIGITAL BUSINESS PLATFORM165/830/179/753-002

624/2020-2144. The Chief Executive Officer provided the information below.

45. On 2 February 2021, Council approved a Significant Contracting Plan (SCP) for a Microsoft Digital Business Platform. The Request for Proposal is in the market with an anticipated closing date of 7 April 2021.

46. Council has since received clarification requests from the market indicating that one of the three mandatory criteria may unduly restrict the number of tender responses.

47. The mandatory criterion which may restrict tender responses is:- Tenderers must have a strategic partnership with Microsoft or at least hold accreditation for

the Microsoft ecosystem domain (Microsoft Dynamics 365) and must be able to provide licences via the Cloud Services Provider program.

48. Queries from the market suggest that mandating the full suite of services may be too restrictive. For example, it is now known that some suppliers are commercially precluded from on-selling or profiting from the provision of Microsoft licences according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations.

49. Because the SCP states that part offers will not be considered and joint offers with a prime contractor will be considered (resulting in a single contract), these suppliers are disadvantaged because they are unable to meet this mandatory criterion under a single contract.

50. Under Council’s Conditions of Proposal, the following sections allow Council some discretion in considering offers that do not strictly meet a mandatory requirement.- 5.1 Non-Conforming Proposals – “The decisions as to whether a Proposal is non-conforming

or not and whether a non-conforming Proposal is to be accepted or excluded from further consideration are matters that are within the Council’s sole and absolute discretion.”

- 6.10 Council’s discretion – “(a) Any of Council’s decisions made during the Request for Proposal process are made in Council’s sole and absolute discretion.”

51. However, without changing the restriction on accepting part offers, changing or relaxing the mandatory requirement will not widen the field of respondents to the tender.

52. The Chief Executive Officer provided the following recommendation and the Committee agreed.

53. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL RESOLVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DRAFT RESOLUTION AS SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT A, hereunder.



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DRAFT RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTING PLAN FOR A MICROSOFT DIGITAL BUSINESS PLATFORM

As:

(i) Council adopted the Significant Contracting Plan for a Microsoft Digital Business Platform on 2 February 2021

(ii) Council has received clarification requests from the market indicating that the number of tender responses may be unduly restricted by

(a) one of the three mandatory criteria

(b) Council’s current position on part offers and joint offers

(iii) it is in Council’s interests to have the strongest competitive procurement process

(iv) section 211(5) of the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 provides that Council may, by resolution, amend a Significant Contracting Plan at any time before the end of the financial year to which the plan relates,

then Council:

(i) resolves to amend the Significant Contracting Plan for a Microsoft Digital Business Platform as follows:

From To Tenderers must have a strategic partnership with Microsoft or at least hold accreditation for the Microsoft ecosystem domain (Microsoft Dynamics 365) and must be able to provide licences via the Cloud Services Provider program.

Tenderers must have a strategic partnership with Microsoft or is at least a Microsoft Gold Partner in the Microsoft ecosystem domain (Microsoft Dynamics 365).

Item 6.9 Part offers will not be considered. Item 6.9 Part offers may be considered (only for the entire submission less the Cloud Services Provider component).

Item 6.10 Joint offers with a prime contractor will be considered.

Item 6.10 Joint offers will be considered.

ADOPTED

D CC012 – SPONSORSHIP POLICY 392/60/1

625/2020-2154. The Divisional Manager, City Administration and Governance, provided the information below.

55. Sponsorship is a valuable component of Council’s communication program, delivering considerable benefits for Council and its community partners. When managed effectively, sponsorship provides both an opportunity to support community projects and to promote Council’s initiatives and messages.

56. CC012 – Sponsorship Policy (the Sponsorship Policy) applies to situations where Council gives sponsorship to external entities, and where Council seeks sponsorship from external entities for its own events and projects.

57. The key features of the Sponsorship Policy include:- requirements for effective management, monitoring and reporting to ensure value for money is

obtained - details of the type of sponsorship that is appropriate for Council to engage in- guidance on risk management and seeking sponsorship.


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58. Several process improvements are proposed to improve the customer experience for organisations applying for Council sponsorship, and to ensure that applicants are directed to the most appropriate channel if sponsorship is not suitable. This will include a revised online application page to include a ‘smart’ form that filters customer sponsorship applications to the most appropriate funding avenue. As a result, the Sponsorship Policy has been reviewed and updated to reflect the types of sponsorships Council will consider and accept.


60. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL APPROVES THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CC012 – SPONSORSHIP POLICY, AS SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT B (submitted on file).

ADOPTED

E PROPOSED ADVERTISING DEVICES LOCAL LAW 2021155/455/468/42

626/2020-2161. The Divisional Manager, Lifestyle and Community Services, provided the information below.

62. Section 29 of the City of Brisbane Act 2010 provides Council with the power to make and enforce any local law that is necessary or convenient for the good rule and local government of Brisbane.

63. The proposed Advertising Devices Local Law 2021 (the proposed local law), as set out in Attachment B (submitted on file), repeals the Advertisements Local Law 2013 and the Advertisements Subordinate Local Law 2005. It aims to ensure advertising devices in the Brisbane Local Government Area are located, designed and operated to complement or at the very least avoid where practicable or minimise adverse impacts:(a) to the established or planned characteristics of the site, streetscapes and neighbourhood (b) on the natural environment (c) to the amenity of the site, surrounding areas and the region (d) on the cultural heritage significance of a heritage place, including any Aboriginal cultural

values (e) on essential standards of public safety including the safety and efficient operation of the

transport network, including the movement of pedestrians, cyclists, vehicles and aircrafts.

64. Additionally, the proposed local law seeks to repeal provisions contained within Chapter 19 – Queen Street Mall Local Law 1996 which duplicate or cause unnecessary confusion regarding the installation erection and display of advertising devices in the Queen Street Mall.

65. The proposed local law will be supported by the following documents:(a) Permitted Advertising Devices Rules and Procedures (b) Design and Assessment Rules and Procedures.

66. A summary of these rules and procedures is set out in Attachment C (submitted on file). Council will undertake public consultation on the rules and procedures before making the rules and procedures. Public consultation on these documents will be undertaken at the same time as consultation on the proposed local law. Following public consultation, the final rules and procedures will be presented to Council for adoption.

67. In accordance with section 41 of the City of Brisbane Act 2010, Council must comply with the procedures set out in the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 for the review of anti-competitive provisions when making the proposed local law. This review requires Council to identify any possible anti-competitive provisions and determine whether:(a) they are excluded from review(b) there are any significant impacts caused by the provisions.

68. An analysis of the proposed local law has resulted in the assessments, set out in Attachment D (submitted on file).


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69. Council is required to undertake public consultation and consultation with the relevant Queensland Government entities about the overall State interest in the proposed local law before making the proposed local law. In accordance with Council’s Local Law Making Procedures, Council will allow no less than 15 business days for public consultation and 20 business days consultation with relevant Queensland Government entities to review and provide comments to Council about the proposed local law.

70. Public consultation and the State interest check will occur concurrently, commencing on Monday 24 March 2021.


72. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL RESOLVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DRAFT RESOLUTION SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT A, hereunder.


DRAFT RESOLUTION TO PROPOSE TO MAKE THE ADVERTISING DEVICES LOCAL LAW 2021

As:

(i) section 29 of the City of Brisbane Act 2010 (the Act) provides that Council may make and enforce any local law that is necessary or convenient for the good rule and local government of Brisbane

(ii) in accordance with section 30 of the Act, Council has determined its own process for making a local law as set out in Council’s Local Law Making Procedures

(iii) Council is required to comply with the procedures prescribed under the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 for the review of any potentially anti-competitive provisions contained within the proposed Advertising Devices Local Law 2021,

then Council:

(i) resolves to propose to make the Advertising Devices Local Law 2021 as set out in Attachment B (submitted on file), using the procedures specified in the Act and Council’s Local Law Making Procedures

(ii) determines that the Advertising Devices Local Law 2021 does not satisfy the principles for exclusion set out in the National Competition Policy – Guidelines for conducting reviews on anti-competitive provisions in local laws

(iii) determines that there are potentially significant impacts from the anti-competitive provisions which need to be assessed in accordance with the Public Interest Test Plan, as set out in Attachment D (submitted on file).

ADOPTED

Deputy Chair: We’ll now move on to the next item in the agenda.

DEPUTY MAYOR, City Planning and Economic Development Committee, please.

CITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE


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The DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor Krista ADAMS, Chair of the City Planning and Economic Development Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Fiona HAMMOND, that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 16 March 2021, be adopted.

Deputy Chair: DEPUTY MAYOR.

DEPUTY MAYOR: Thank you, Mr Deputy Mayor. First of all, as I do weekly, the Brisbane Hub update. Last week, 64 drop-in visitors, compared to 47 the week before, which is fantastic, 36% increase. We had three great mentoring sessions last week. On the couch with: James Tuma, had 66 people in attendance, again, up 20% from Phil Di Bella, who we thought was doing well with 55%. So, the competition is on the couch in the Business Hub. There was a great feedback on James and the quality of the conversation—


DEPUTY MAYOR: —I said Deputy Mayor. Sorry, I didn’t even realise. It’s been a long day, sorry, Deputy Chair.

Deputy Chair: That’s okay. I thank you for the promotion.

DEPUTY MAYOR: You can have it sometimes. The FinTech Queensland held a conference on site on 17 March, which had 100 in attendance as well. This week, we see the Lord Mayor’s multicultural alumni networking event. We held that last night, it was fantastic, to share the successes and connect with alumni in this fantastic program that is run by the Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Business Round Table. On the 25th at five o’clock, there’s the Brisbane Festival Boldly Brisbane success story of 2020, the only festival in Australia that went ahead. So, they’re going to be talking about their success story on employing 800 local artists in 2020.

On the 26th at three o’clock, the City Centre Interim Action Plan will be having a targeted invite-only group for feedback on the City Plan, with industry stakeholders within the CBD area. On the 29th at 5.30pm, the French Association is having their AGM (annual general meeting), which is a great idea too for chambers of commerce and associations that want to meet in the city heart for their associations, the Brisbane Hub is available for those opportunities.

The presentation last week, was on the economic recovery initiatives within the building and construction industry and how we have supported them over the last 12 months. The presentation went for nearly the whole 30 minutes, because Peta Harwood, Development Services Manager, had so much to talk about the fantastic opportunities that we have given this industry that is so very important to employment on the ground when it comes to Brisbane.

Things included were change application prioritisation services, open-door pre-lodgements, House and Homes assessment team, automatic extensions to existing approvals and, of course, the Building and Construction Hotline, 133 PLAN. Through the House and Home teams, Council’s received over 1,500 domestic scale applications since July last year—601 were new houses and, of course, the COVID-19 reno, 909 of those were for house extensions. This helped to spur on applications and Council introduced free pre-lodgement meetings, also known as open-door meetings.

Two hundred and fifty of these have been held to date, with 223 of them occurring within their 15-business day turnaround for minutes, as well. The officers have been doing absolutely sensational work in handling the workload that’s come their way. Their customer services has attracted significant praise about them to my office, I have to say. I hear it on the ground, at meetings, at luncheons, in boardrooms. They are really impressed with what the team is doing. What we’ll see is the flow-on effects of this for our economic recovery. I would like to thank them on the behalf of the whole of the Chamber for their efforts.

It’s clear that these policies set out to make a clear difference in the industry and they have helped to achieve that. Incentives close next Wednesday, obviously, on 31 March, so some people can still take opportunities for that, but the team is


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still ready to continue the hard work. It is not going to slow down and we’ll be there to support them in the coming year. Thank you.

Deputy Chair: Thank you.

Further speakers?

There being none, Councillor ADAMS? No?

We’ll now put the report.

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of the report of the City Planning and Economic Development Committee was declared carried on the voices.


A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – ECONOMIC RECOVERY INITIATIVES – BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

627/2020-211. The Manager, Development Services, City Planning and Sustainability, attended the meeting to provide

an update on Council’s economic recovery initiatives for the building and construction industry. She provided the information below.

2. Commencing 1 July 2020, Council introduced the following economic recovery initiatives:- application fee reductions for:

- open door prelodgement meeting service- domestic development- eligible organisations- minor development (commenced 1 October 2020)

- change application prioritisation- open door prelodgement- House and Homes Assessment team- auto extension to currency periods- building and construction hotline (133 Plan).

3. The application fee reduction initiative offers a range of free and discounted services. The discounts are designed to stimulate new building and construction, particularly smaller scale projects, that align with Australian Government initiatives and provide work for smaller and medium businesses. Since the introduction of the initiatives, Council has received approximately 1,510 domestic scale applications with a project value of approximately $2 million (assuming 70% of all applications approved proceed).

4. The change application prioritisation initiative involves assessment prioritisation for ‘shovel ready’ change applications. There is a 20-business day KPI on code assessable applications that meet the eligibility criteria. The change application prioritisation initiative keeps the building and construction industry working by avoiding delays to construction projects.

5. Open door prelodgement meetings are provided in addition to the existing prelodgement services available and is readily accessible for enquiries in relation to the feasibility of small-scale projects. From 1 July 2020 to 12 March 2021, Council carried out approximately 250 open door prelodgement meetings, with 223 of these undertaken within the 15-business day KPI. Open door prelodgements were initially a free service, and then offered as a 50% discounted service and is intended to stimulate economic development and building and construction that might not otherwise proceed.

6. The House and Homes Assessment team is part of a dedicated express services team that prioritise and assess small scale domestic applications that cover both development applications and siting variation applications. From 1 July 2020 to 12 March 2021, Council received approximately 1,510 applications. Of these applications, 601 were for new dwellings and 909 for extensions. The average processing time of an application is 25 business days.

7. The Committee was shown two graphs, one detailing the number of development applications received and one detailing the siting variation applications received from 2018 to 2021.

8. The Committee was shown two graphs, one detailing the number of prelodgement requests received and one detailing the operational works applications received from 2018 to 2021.


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9. From 1 July 2020 to 28 February 2021, the House and Homes Assessment team considered small scale residential and residential extension applications. A methodology to measure the economic impact of development approvals in the building and construction industry was developed, and consultation with Construction Skills Queensland and Housing Industry Association was carried out.

10. Established in September 2020, the Building and Construction Management team is the evolution of the Suburban Construction Management team. The Building and Construction Management team consists of a north-based and south-based team, offering local knowledge. The plan sealing, bonding, audit and compliance teams ensure an improved customer experience with an integrated end-to-end approach. With the introduction of the Building and Construction Management team, Council is continuing to shift from reactive to proactive compliance checks and offer greater certainty at the plan sealing phase.

11. Building and Construction Liaison officers proactively engage with development sites under construction. As a result, approved developments occur efficiently and with minimal disruption to the surrounding community. There have been approximately 53 proactive engagements with development sites since September 2020.

12. Building and Construction Coordination officers identify a streamlined path for survey plan processes through early engagement for subdivision or material change of use developments. There have been approximately 405 applications completed since September 2020.

13. On 31 August 2020, Development.i was launched, with the new online system receiving good uptake. Development.i can be used to keep up to date with proposed developments in Brisbane. The new online system also contains a number of frequently asked questions and ‘how to’ guides.

14. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chair thanked the Manager for her informative presentation.

15. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL NOTE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE REPORT.ADOPTED

Deputy Chair: Councillor MURPHY, Public and Active Transport, please.

PUBLIC AND ACTIVE TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Councillor Ryan MURPHY, Chair of the Public and Active Transport Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Angela OWEN, that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 16 March 2021, be adopted.

Deputy Chair: Councillor MURPHY, is there any debate?

Councillor MURPHY: Yes. Thanks, Deputy Chair. Just before I get to the Committee report, there was some commentary earlier in the meeting today that was not specifically about the Olympics or any of the confidential information that we discussed. Some comments were made, I believe, potentially by Councillor CASSIDY, around Brisbane Metro and Infrastructure Australia and a perceived lack or failure on this Council’s behalf of going to the Federal Government and being able to get money from them for major projects. I believe the commentary was around that we have been unsuccessful in that regard.

I would just like to direct Councillor CASSIDY to the Infrastructure Australia website where they will see the only high-priority public transport project in Queensland is Brisbane Metro. It’s, in fact, the only publicly funded Infrastructure Australia project in the State. The State Government’s own Cross River Rail, perhaps because it scored such a low benefit-cost ratio score of 1.27, compared to Brisbane Metro’s 2.37, it was perhaps for that reason that the State was unsuccessful in getting their project funded by Infrastructure Australia.


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But I can tell you, Brisbane City Council is always happy to lend a hand to the State. We are, of course, as you know, a major provider of infrastructure projects in Brisbane. We’ve spent $7 billion, invested $7 billion I should say, in Brisbane in the last decade, building infrastructure projects. So, if they ever want a leg up, then we are happy to help them.

Deputy Chair, last week the Committee received an update on Council’s e-mobility strategy. I think I can agree—I think I can speak for all Councillors who were in the presentation, it was an incredible presentation from Marie Gales and Sue Phillips, two of Council’s thought leaders on e-mobility. We know Brisbane is a leader in active transport innovation. We were the ones that commenced CityCycle way back in 2010, which was the second shared bike scheme in the nation at the time. A very innovative, forward-looking scheme.

Then of course in 2018 we were the first major city to enact an e-scooter scheme, commencing with the trial of Lime scooters. An operating agreement was then struck with Lime in 2019, which now regulates a competitive market between two providers. Last year we became the first city in Australia to develop an e-mobility strategy. We’ve seen that, Deputy Chair, over the past decade, right across the globe, technology has very significantly changed the way that people travel in our city.

E-mobility demand in Brisbane has now returned to pre-COVID-19 levels, with more than 5,000 e-scooter journeys happening every single day. That’s just on the publicly-owned e-scooters that we know about, the Lime and Neuron e-scooters, let alone private e-scooter trips out there. With the importance of micro-mobility well and truly here, Council is now working on a number of initiatives to provide the very best transport experience for residents and visitors to our city. That includes finalising this e-mobility strategy to provide guidance to the private sector and the public sector to support the use of sustainable and more energy-efficient transport options around Brisbane.

E-mobility is a key initiative of the Transport Plan for Brisbane and it focuses on opportunities to encourage a greater use of e-bikes, e-scooters and other emerging sustainable e-mobility travel options. Now, Brisbane’s e-mobility strategy will provide further direction to realise this key initiative of the Transport Plan, helping to meeting the city’s needs, as well as being flexible to respond to the opportunities and the challenges that e-mobility presents.

I don’t wash my hands of the challenges that e-mobility presents at all, Deputy Chair. It is a very fast-moving space and I think you would struggle to find—yes, no pun intended, Councillor McLACHLAN—it is a very fast-moving space. I think you would struggle to find any city in the world that has yet found a best-practice model for regulation of e-scooters and e-mobility devices, but I can tell you that other cities are talking about what Brisbane is doing. They are looking at what we are doing and they are copying what we are doing. So, you know you are doing something right when you are taking a leadership position in that role.

Now, we’ve had more than 900 responses, Deputy Chair, to the draft e-mobility strategy, actually more than we received for the entire Transport Plan for Brisbane. So, I can count that as a personal victory over Councillor McLACHLAN. But it was open for public consultation, Chair, for just a few months, between 24 November till 28 February 2021. So, 900 submissions. We received a number of submissions from key agencies and interest groups, including the Queensland University of Technology, the Trauma Institute have made a very high-quality submission, Bicycle Queensland, the Queensland Government’s Department of Transport and Main Roads, TMR, so the policy-setters in this place made a submission to our policy.

Blind Citizens Australia, Vision Australia, the Queensland University’s Business School made a submission, RACQ (Royal Automobile Club of Queensland), who stated that the intent of the strategies to support e-mobility options was supported. So, we really appreciate that support from the RACQ. Queensland Walks, who welcomed the initiative shown by Council to go out there with a strategy, and Brisbane’s West and CBD Bicycle User Groups (BUG), who


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commended the strategy which they considered to be pioneering on an international basis. So, that’s from the BUG groups.

The draft strategy supports a number of relevant initiatives, Deputy Chair. Council is conducting and continuing to monitor, of course, the 12-month CityLink Cycleway trial, a network of separated bike lanes in the CBD that provides a missing link for cyclists and e-mobility users. We know that this is actually the first on-road dedicated cycle path in the city that e-mobility users can use lawfully.

We know, Deputy Chair, that they are using the road unlawfully at the moment in many locations around the city, but we’re hopeful that if this trial of dedicated protected infrastructure is successful, that we’ll be able to convince the Queensland Government to change their mind on that and to roll out further e-mobility options in on-road bike lanes around the city. In all cases, consideration of safety is absolutely paramount in our thinking. Our vision is for a connected city with modern transport options that enhance liveability and harness the very latest in global innovation. That’s why we’re opening it up for even more travel options through this strategy. I very much hope to bring the final strategy here to the Chamber sometime in May.

The Committee also considered two petitions at our last meeting. The first was requesting Council undertake community consultation and a feasibility study for a potential green bridge located east of the Story Bridge. Council’s Green Bridges Program, as you know, Deputy Chair, aims to develop a linked network of strategically located walking and cycling bridges, to enable many residents and workers to replace as many car-based trips as possible.

Council is investigating potential locations for a fifth green bridge, which include locations east of the Story Bridge. We’ll make more information available as planning progresses. Interestingly, Council is aware that the Queensland Government allocated $125,000 through the Queensland Transport and Road Investment Program, so QTRIP, in 2015-16 financial year, completed in the 2018-19 financial year, to undertake options analysis for a bridge, east of the Story Bridge. So, the work has been done on this option.

The investigation was expected to be completed sometime in 2016. Council has yet to be provided a final report on this bridge. I wrote to the Transport Minister in September last year requesting a final copy of this report. I’ve yet to receive a response, Deputy Chair. So, I will follow that up very soon, but I know sometimes I get very quick responses from the Transport Minister, other times I get fairly slow responses. So, it just depends on the topic sometimes, Deputy Chair.

The Committee considered a second petition which was requesting Council reverse the decision to discontinue the Norman Park and New Farm cross-river ferry service. Now, as I’ve said previously in this place, Deputy Chair, the cessation of the Norman Park cross-river ferry service was not a decision that this Council took lightly. Council very much appreciates the concern from the community about the loss of this service and I’d like to apologise for any inconvenience it’s caused.

I know I’ve spoken to many, very many members of the Norman Park community about this issue now. However, for reasons that I’ve shared in this place previously and provided again in the response, this decision will not change. Thank you. I’ll leave further debate to the Chamber.


Councillor CASSIDY.

Councillor CASSIDY: Thanks, Deputy Chair. I will speak on item B and C.

Seriatim en bloc - Clauses B and CCouncillor Jared CASSIDY requested that Clause B, PETITIONS – REQUESTING COUNCIL UNDERTAKE COMMUNITY CONSULTATION AND A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A POTENTIAL GREEN BRIDGE LOCATED EAST OF THE STORY BRIDGE; and Clause C, PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL REVERSE THE DECISION TO DISCONTINUE THE NORMAN PARK TO NEW FARM


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CROSS-RIVER FERRY SERVICE, be taken seriatim en bloc for voting purposes.

Councillor CASSIDY: Thank you. On Clause B, which is the petition requesting Council undertake community consultation and a feasibility study for a potential green bridge located east of the Story Bridge. This petition came about as a result of LNP Councillors cancelling green bridges. We had Councillor ADERMANN out in his neck of the woods there tearing his one down. We’ve since had Councillor MACKAY undermining the bridge in his area.


Councillor CASSIDY: So, at the time, Councillor COOK took the initiative to request Council investigate a location for the now vacant fifth green bridge, east of the Story Bridge—somewhere east of the Story Bridge, given there were none proposed in the original plans. Plans is a very loose term when it comes to the Green Bridge Program. Councillor MURPHY let slip a couple of weeks ago in a Committee meeting that the extent of the planning for the five green bridges, as announced at the last election, was entirely made by the LORD MAYOR and no Council planning had gone into that election commitment. He made very clear in that Committee meeting, when we were discussing that, that that was the case.

So, it started out as a big game of pin the tail on the donkey and now we’ve seen that the E&C Committee had a presentation about the Green Bridges Program on 22 February. So, I called the file on that, hoping some answers for the planning process would be in there and this is what I learnt; there were no supporting documents and there is no file. That confirmed our suspicions that there actually is no broad plan for these green bridges, apart from the Kangaroo Point one and the bikeway extension over the Breakfast Creek.

So, the response says here in the petition response before us, they’re investigating another location and that’s probably likely code for no fifth green bridge at all, I think, Deputy Chair. Given the funding for the bridges is anaemic at best and the LORD MAYOR has to get funding from other levels of government to progress any more than the two we’ve already got now, means that these bridges will be at least delayed, if not cancelled altogether.

So, we don’t support the recommendation that’s in this petition before us today, because it’s clear the work hasn’t been done. In particular, the request in the petition was for consultation with the communities about options for a green bridge. It didn’t specify a location, it didn’t ask for a specific location. The continued reference to the State Government study is a distraction, because the community—quite clearly, there’s 1,000 signatures on this petition—wanted to be part of the Council process.

Council’s talking a big game at the moment. The LORD MAYOR’s talking a big game about this Green Bridges Program. They hear all the time that he’s consulting on the green bridges at Toowong and St Lucia and into West End. So, they wanted to be part of a process for identifying a river crossing east of the Story Bridge, but they have been denied that. I think, looking at the State Government study is important and support Councillor MURPHY’s calls for that to inform the process. But from what I understand after questions I’ve asked, that study was provided at Council officer level years ago and Council actually has that study.

So, perhaps you need to—through you, Deputy Chair, to Councillor MURPHY—go through the bureaucracy and find that, because Council was extensively involved in that study at officer level. The final report was given to Council. So, the bottom line is that the community wanted to be heard about the green bridge project and they have not been and will not be through this response before us today.

The second petition there, Clause C, is a petition requesting Council reverse the decision to discontinue the Norman Park ferry. This is the latest plea from the Norman Park community, calling for the LORD MAYOR and Councillor MURPHY to do the right thing and reverse the callous cuts to their public transport services. We know the sad tale of this already. In the dead of the night,


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the LORD MAYOR, after years of neglect of our wooden monohull ferries, pulled those boats from the river. This led to cuts to services, like at Norman Park.

Now, despite many different options that are on the table, including utilising the steel-hull ferry for this service, because CityCats can be used for other services, the LNP have flat out refused to compromise and have shown their true colours at every turn when it comes to this issue. When the easiest thing to do is to cut public transport services, that’s the go-to for this LORD MAYOR. Just imagine if this LORD MAYOR cared more about maintaining a fleet of publicly owned ferries, rather than his own image, we wouldn’t be in this predicament to start with, Deputy Chair.

So, we know how this story ends if the LNP gets away with their sneaky plans. They delay the business case for the refurbishment of those ferries, they then say the upgrades to the terminals will cost too much. They then say eventually, the upgrade of the publicly owned boats costs too much. Then they privatise the fleet in perpetuity. That was their plan all along, Deputy Chair.

But my message to the LORD MAYOR, Deputy Chair, is that these people won’t forget what he has done. The people of Brisbane will be regularly reminded about how the LNP are the ones responsible for ripping ferries out of the water, privatising the fleet and slashing services.


There being no further speakers, Councillor MURPHY?

Councillor MURPHY: Thank you, Deputy Chair. Just to respond to some of the spurious debate that Councillor CASSIDY often brings when it comes to issues in the Public and Active Transport Committee meeting. So, let’s start with green bridges. He said that LNP Councillors have been out there, tearing bridges down, I believe was the phrase that he used.


Councillor MURPHY: Tearing bridges down. So, what actually happened was we went out to the community and we had a conversation with them about the Bellbowrie Green Bridge. We had actually many conversations with them. They told Councillor ADERMANN—they told us very clearly, over 70% didn’t want those bridges to happen. So, yes and some surveys, Councillor ADERMANN, said over 80% didn’t want that bridge to happen. So, when he says, Councillors were out there tearing down bridges, what he’s really saying is the community was wrong, the community got it wrong. What you needed to do, Council, was just ram through and build that bridge, it doesn’t matter what the community thinks, it was the right thing to do.

We know that that’s his approach, because when it comes to the West End bridges, The West End to St Lucia, and the West End to Toowong, St Lucia, he has stuck with a very dogmatic position, that is that Council should be building bus bridges into West End, into St Lucia, into Toowong, despite the fact that community there overwhelmingly rejected that idea and said they didn’t want bridges carrying buses into that community.

So, when Councillor CASSIDY talks a really big game on community consultation, those two things should show you that it is actually a Clayton’s promise from him when it comes to community consultation. Because on those two examples, in the Green Bridges Program alone, he has said, we don’t care what the community thinks, we would have just built them anyway. Look, then he also said that somehow I’ve said that this was an election commitment and no planning happened. Because this is actually a really good trick that Councillor CASSIDY uses again and again and again.

He says, oh, well, we know that you’ve said this. Maybe in his mind I said that and maybe in some sort of interpretation of his, that’s what I’ve said. What I said was that the LORD MAYOR took five green bridges to the election. It was his election commitment and he was the person who, I believe, won that election. But there’s idea that those five bridges were pulled out of thin air. Excuse me,


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we were talking about the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge in the 1870s. It has been on the agenda of multiple Council administrations, multiple State Governments for over a century. We even had Councillor STRUNK trying to tell us that the Labor Administration was so good because they built the Story Bridge in the 1930s during the Great Depression and—


Councillor MURPHY: But yet I could give a history lesson that goes back even further than Councillor STRUNK, talking about the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge.


Councillor MURPHY: So, the idea that this was some sort of thought bubble, these bridges just came out of nowhere, the LORD MAYOR was thinking, oh, how am I going to win this election, I’m going to come up with these green bridges. Deputy Chair, we know these green bridges are supported by the community, with the exception of one and they are supported in the form that this Administration is proposing them in, which is as pedestrian bridges, green bridges.

Now, he also mentioned that Council officers have received this document from the State. It is true that back then Council officers were assessing draft materials that the State was providing to them, there were conversations happening back and forth. But he has alluded to the fact that Council officers may already have this full and complete document. That is not true. Council officers have never seen the final document here. I know that Councillor CASSIDY has a very solid back door into the State Government, so obviously has done his own research into this. He has as hotline to various ministerial officers.


Councillor MURPHY: So, yes, he often—but through you, Deputy Chair, to Councillor CASSIDY, why don’t you use that to help out Brisbane City Council, rather than hinder it for once? Use that back door, go and get the final version of this document. You can table in here when we come back for the next session.


Councillor MURPHY: I would be more than happy to work with you, Councillor CASSIDY, to get that final document and help progress green bridges east of the Story Bridge. Then of course, Chair, the flavour of the month, privatisation of the fleet, we went over this last week, it was Jim Soorley that privatised the ferry fleet. It was Jim Soorley who said the private sector has a role to play in ferry provision. This Administration has changed nothing about that. He said that the plan here is to sell off and privatise the ferry terminals and make the case that there’ll be no investment in these ferry terminals that allow us to privatise it.

Well, Councillor CASSIDY, it was this Administration which upgraded Bretts Wharf, Bulimba, Guyatt Park, Hawthorne, Holman Street, Maritime, Milton, New Farm Park, North Quay, Northshore, QUT (Queensland University of Technology), Regatta, Sydney Street, Teneriffe, UQ (University of Queensland) St Lucia, West End and South Bank 3. This Administration has invested hundreds, hundreds of millions of dollars in new and upgraded ferry terminals all around the river.


Councillor MURPHY: This Administration has no interest in stopping river and ferry transport in our city. We love our ferries. You know what, Deputy Chair, there’s more upgrades to come, but we’ve been really clear that those upgrades have to be supported by patronage. It wasn’t the case with Norman Park and we’ve made our decision-making process on that extremely clear for everyone to see.



I’ll now put item A of the report.

Clause A put


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Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clause A of the report of the Public and Active Transport Committee was declared carried on the voices.

Deputy Chair: I’ll now put items B and C.

Clauses B and C put

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clauses B and C of the report of the Public and Active Transport Committee was declared carried on the voices.

Thereupon, Councillors Jared CASSIDY and Charles STRUNK immediately rose and called for a division, which resulted in the motion being declared carried.


AYES: 18 - The Right Honourable, the LORD MAYOR, Councillor Adrian SCHRINNER, DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor Krista ADAMS, and Councillors Greg ADERMANN, Adam ALLAN, Lisa ATWOOD, Tracy DAVIS, Fiona HAMMOND, Vicki HOWARD, Steven HUANG, Sarah HUTTON, Sandy LANDERS, James MACKAY, Kim MARX, Peter MATIC, David McLACHLAN, Ryan MURPHY, Angela OWEN and Steven TOOMEY.

NOES: 5 - The Leader of the OPPOSITION, Councillor Jared CASSIDY, and Councillors Peter CUMMING, Steve GRIFFITHS, Charles STRUNK and Nicole JOHNSTON.


A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – E-MOBILITY STRATEGY UPDATE628/2020-21

1. The Manager, Transport Planning and Operations, Brisbane Infrastructure, and the Manager, Commercial and Contract Services, Transport for Brisbane, attended the meeting to provide an update on Council’s e-mobility strategy. They provided the information below.

2. Brisbane is a leader in active transport innovation and has achieved the following milestones to date:- CityCycle commenced in 2010- conducted the first e-scooter trial in Australia in 2018- entered into operating agreements with two e-scooter providers in 2019.

3. E-mobility demand in Brisbane has returned to pre-COVID-19 levels and is growing throughout 2021 as Council:- works toward finalising the e-mobility strategy- conducts the Citylink Cycleway trial- will introduce an e-mobility tender for shared e-bikes and e-scooters- will phase out the CityCycle scheme.

4. The Committee was shown a comparison of the legal statuses of e-mobility schemes across cities in Australia, including Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth and Darwin. In Queensland, the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009 (the Road Rules) was amended on 14 December 2018, to allow a wider range of personal mobility devices to be used. The Road Rules now state that:- e-scooters are equivalent to pedestrians (and allow for limited on-road use)- e-bikes are considered as vehicles (and allow for wider road use and use on on-road bike

lanes).

5. Council’s e-mobility strategy draft was open for public consultation between 24 November 2020 and 28 February 2021. Council received 848 online survey responses and 80 email submissions. The document was promoted in the December 2020 and February 2021 editions of Living in Brisbane, posted on Council’s Twitter and LinkedIn in January, and included in the January and February editions of Cycling Brisbane’s eNews. Council expects to finalise the e-mobility strategy in mid-2021.


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6. Council received submissions from the following agencies in response to the e-mobility strategy draft:- RACQ (Royal Automobile Club of Queensland)- Queensland University and Technology and the Trauma Institute- Bicycle Queensland- Queensland Walks- the Queensland Government’s Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR)- Blind Citizens Australia- Vision Australia- Brisbane’s West and CBD Bicycle User Groups- The University of Queensland’s Business School.

7. The Committee was shown a snapshot of the feedback provided by some of the above-mentioned agencies.

8. Council’s CityLink Cycleway trial (the trial) is providing the missing link for cyclists and e-mobility users travelling into and through the CBD. TMR has approved the use of e-mobility devices within the segregated cycleway. Council will be monitoring the 12-month trial, from late-February 2021 until March 2022, to assess the overall performance and effectiveness of the facility.

9. The Committee was shown graphs detailing the trends of shared e-scooter usage and bus and ferry patronage in Brisbane.

10. Council will tender for shared hire e-scooters and e-bikes with new operating agreements expected from July 2021. The e-mobility scheme will operate under permits at no cost to Council and the consideration of safety is paramount.

11. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chair thanked the Manager, Transport Planning and Operations, Brisbane Infrastructure, and the Manager, Commercial and Contract Services, Transport for Brisbane, for their informative presentation.

12. RECOMMENDATION:


B PETITIONS – REQUESTING COUNCIL UNDERTAKE COMMUNITY CONSULTATION AND A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A POTENTIAL GREEN BRIDGE LOCATED EAST OF THE STORY BRIDGECA20/1043692 AND CA20/1069050

629/2020-2113. Two petitions from residents, requesting Council undertake community consultation and a feasibility

study for a potential green bridge located east of the Story Bridge, were received during the Spring Recess 2020.

14. The Manager, Transport Planning and Operations, Brisbane Infrastructure, provided the following information.

15. The first petition (CA20/1043692) contains 984 signatures. Of the petitioners, 975 live in the City of Brisbane, and nine live outside the City of Brisbane. The second petition (CA20/1069050) contains 26 signatures. All of the petitioners live in the City of Brisbane.

16. Council’s Green Bridges Program aims to develop a linked network of strategically located walking and cycling bridges to enable many residents and workers to replace some car-based trips with active transport trips. Access for public transport is also being considered on the green bridges, and combined with the Brisbane Metro project, are part of Council’s commitment to providing a holistic transport network that caters for all transport modes.

17. The petitioners’ request for community consultation and a feasibility study for an additional green bridge to the east of the Story Bridge has been noted. It is also noted that the Queensland Government has previously undertaken studies of potential green bridges east of the Story Bridge.


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18. Council is in the process of delivering its Green Bridges Program to help stimulate the local economy and create jobs as the COVID-19 impacts deepen across our city. Following positive support from the community, Council is fast-tracking the delivery of the Kangaroo Point and Breakfast Creek green bridges to bring forward critical investment in Brisbane.

19. Planning for the Toowong to West End, and St Lucia to West End green bridges is in the early stages, with a range of technical investigations and studies underway.

20. Council is investigating potential locations for a fifth green bridge as part of the Green Bridges Program, including locations east of the Story Bridge, and will make more information available as planning progresses.

21. Council is aware that the Queensland Government allocated $125,000 through the Queensland Transport and Road Investment Program 2015-16 to 2018-19 to undertake a preliminary options analysis for a bridge east of the Story Bridge. This investigation was expected to be completed in mid-2016. Council has yet to be provided with a final report on this bridge.

Consultation

22. Councillor Ryan Murphy, Chair of the Public and Active Transport Committee, has been consulted and supports the recommendation.

Customer impact

23. The response will address the petitioners’ concerns.

24. The Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed, with Councillor Jared Cassidy dissenting and Councillor Jonathan Sri abstaining.

25. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUBMISSION BE NOTED AND THE DRAFT RESPONSE, AS SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT A, hereunder, BE SENT TO THE HEAD PETITIONER

Attachment ADraft Response

Petition References: CA20/1043692 and CA20/1069050

Thank you for your petitions requesting Council undertake community consultation and a feasibility study for a potential green bridge located east of the Story Bridge.

Council’s Green Bridges Program aims to develop a linked network of strategically located walking and cycling bridges to enable many residents and workers to replace some car-based trips with active transport trips. Access for public transport is also being considered on the green bridges, and combined with the Brisbane Metro project, are part of Council’s commitment to providing a holistic transport network that caters for all transport modes.

Your request for community consultation and a feasibility study for an additional green bridge to the east of the Story Bridge has been noted. Council is in the process of delivering its Green Bridges Program to help stimulate the local economy and create jobs as the COVID-19 impacts deepen across our city. Following positive support from the community, Council is fast-tracking the delivery of the Kangaroo Point and Breakfast Creek green bridges to bring forward critical investment in Brisbane.

Planning for the Toowong to West End, and St Lucia to West End green bridges is in the early stages, with a range of technical investigations and studies underway.

Council is investigating potential locations for a fifth green bridge as part of the Green Bridges Program, including locations east of the Story Bridge, and will make more information available as planning progresses.


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Council is aware that the Queensland Government allocated $125,000 through the Queensland Transport and Road Investment Program 2015-16 to 2018-19 to undertake a preliminary options analysis for a bridge east of the Story Bridge. This investigation was expected to be completed in mid-2016. Council has yet to be provided with a final report on this bridge.

Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please contact please contact the Green Bridges Program team on 1800 318 166 during business hours or by email at [email protected].

ADOPTED

C PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL REVERSE THE DECISION TO DISCONTINUE THE NORMAN PARK TO NEW FARM CROSS-RIVER FERRY SERVICECA21/92486

630/2020-2126. A petition from residents, requesting Council reverse the decision to discontinue the Norman Park to

New Farm cross-river ferry service, was presented to the meeting of Council held on 2 February 2021, by Councillor Steve Griffiths, on behalf of Councillor Kara Cook, and received.

27. The Divisional Manager, Transport for Brisbane, provided the following information.

28. The petition contains a total of 989 signatures, with the majority of signatories residing in Norman Park.

29. The cessation of the Norman Park to New Farm ferry service was not a decision Council took lightly following the temporary halting of the CityHopper and cross-river ferry services due to safety concerns with Council’s nine monohull ferries.

30. Council reviewed the ferry network prior to the KittyCat vessels replacing the existing monohull services. The compatibility of the existing terminals with the new KittyCat vessels was examined, along with the patronage of each service, and the vessel numbers needed to service the network. The review found that the Norman Park terminal was not compatible with the KittyCat vessel and needed a significant upgrade in order for it to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 to ensure accessibility for all members of the community. The terminal upgrade costs, coupled with low patronage for more than a decade, made the ongoing service unviable.

31. Patronage of the Norman Park cross-river ferry service has been historically low, and this has resulted in the cancellation of this service three times in its history. The last time that the terminal reopened was in January 2007 on a trial basis. During the trial period which has run for over a decade, ticket data shows that passenger demand has not increased.

32. While the ferry service has been discontinued, Norman Park is well serviced by alternative public transport, with 29 bus stops and over 14 routes, including 11 regular routes and two district routes, and a NightLink service. A major train station on the Cleveland line is also located in Norman Park.

33. Council appreciates the concern from the community and apologises for any inconvenience this decision has caused. Council’s decision to remove the Norman Park cross-river ferry service will not change.

34. There will be public consultation on the future of this site, and Council remains committed to undertaking this as soon as Council officers have completed the relevant investigations.

Consultation

35. Councillor Ryan Murphy, Chair of the Public and Active Transport Committee, has been consulted and supports the recommendation.

36. The Divisional Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed, with Councillors Jared Cassidy and Jonathan Sri dissenting.


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37. RECOMMENDATION:

THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUBMISSION BE NOTED AND THE DRAFT RESPONSE, AS SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT A, hereunder, BE SENT TO THE HEAD PETITIONER


Petition Reference: CA21/92486

Thank you for your petition requesting Council reverse the decision to discontinue the Norman Park to New Farm cross-river ferry service.

The cessation of the ferry service was not a decision Council took lightly following the temporary halting of the CityHopper and cross-river ferry services due to safety concerns with nine monohull ferries.

Council reviewed the ferry network prior to the KittyCat vessels replacing the existing monohull services. The compatibility of the existing terminals with the new KittyCat vessels was examined, along with the patronage of each service, and the vessel numbers needed to service the network.

The review found that the Norman Park terminal was not compatible with the KittyCat vessel and needed a significant upgrade in order for it to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, to ensure accessibility for all members of the community. The terminal upgrade costs, coupled with low patronage for more than a decade, made the ongoing service unviable.

Patronage of the Norman Park cross-river ferry service has been historically low, and this has resulted in the cancellation of this service three times in its history. The last time that the terminal reopened was in January 2007 on a trial basis. During the trial period which has run for over a decade, ticket data shows that passenger demand has not increased.

While the ferry service has been discontinued, Norman Park is well serviced by alternative public transport, with 29 bus stops and over 14 routes, including 11 regular routes and two district routes, and a NightLink service. A major train station on the Cleveland line is also located in Norman Park.

Council appreciates the concern from the community and apologises for any inconvenience this decision has caused. Council’s decision to remove the Norman Park cross-river ferry service will not change.

There will be public consultation on the future of this site, and Council remains committed to undertaking this as soon as Council officers have completed the relevant investigations.

The above information will be forwarded to the other petitioners via email.

Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please contact Ms Selena Beaverson, Executive Assistant, Divisional Manager’s Office, Transport for Brisbane, on (07) 3407 2216.

Thank you for raising this matter.ADOPTED

Councillor LANDERS: Point of order, Chair.

Deputy Chair: Point of order.

ADJOURNMENT:631/2020-21

At that time, 8.45pm, it was resolved on the motion of Councillor Sandy LANDERS, seconded by Councillor Sarah HUTTON, that the meeting adjourn for a period of 15 minutes, to commence only when all Councillors had vacated the Chamber and the doors locked.


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Council stood adjourned at 8.46pm.

UPON RESUMPTION:

Deputy Chair: Councillors, as we have quorum, we’ll continue with the meeting.

Councillor McLACHLAN, Infrastructure Committee, please.

Councillor McLACHLAN: I just did that in time.

Councillor OWEN: Point of order, Deputy Chair.

Councillor McLACHLAN: Mr Chair, I move that the report of the Infrastructure—

Councillor OWEN: Point of order, Deputy Chair.

Deputy Chair: One moment, please, Councillor.

Point of order?

Councillor OWEN: I just would like to clarify, Mr Deputy Chair, as we are at nine o’clock, would you require a motion to continue the meeting?

Deputy Chair: No, it’s seven hours from the commencement of the meeting.

Councillor OWEN: Thank you.

Deputy Chair: Thank you, Councillor OWEN.

Councillor McLACHLAN?

INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Councillor David McLACHLAN, Chair of the Infrastructure Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Peter MATIC, that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 16 March 2021, be adopted.

Deputy Chair: Is there any debate?

Councillor McLACHLAN: Thank you, Mr Deputy Chair. I’ll go to the Committee report which is on the Gresham Street Bridge replacement. We talked about this briefly last week, so I won’t talk to it at length, but I know you, Mr Deputy Chair, are very interested in this particular project.

Deputy Chair: Great project.

Councillor McLACHLAN: This is—we’re sad to see the old timber bridges go, but we also have to look at what the necessary infrastructure is for our city. This bridge is now some 90 years old, timber build and has significant limitations, including as I mentioned last week the weight limit of 22.5 tonnes, restricting buses and maintenance vehicles from using the bridge, and that is a considerable constraint. The replacement bridge will increase the capacity to take larger vehicles, which means better servicing for the community of St John’s Wood and the 300 properties or so that are on the other side of that precinct, and will provide better flood resilience and significantly improve the pedestrian and cyclist links to Waterworks Road.

So this is a great project, part of our commitment to building a better Brisbane, increasing and improving our infrastructure, building new structures where we need to, to make sure that we maintain the amenity of our city.

Mr Deputy Chair, there are a couple of petitions there, one requesting Council work with the Annerley community to fix Ipswich Road, and the other a petition requesting Council install a traffic island on a bend in Norman Street, Wooloowin. I’ll leave any debate to the Chamber.

Deputy Chair: Thank you, Councillor.

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Councillor GRIFFITHS.

Seriatim - Clause BCouncillor Steve GRIFFITHS requested that Clause B, PETITIONS – REQUESTING COUNCIL WORK WITH THE ANNERLEY COMMUNITY TO FIX IPSWICH ROAD AND REVITALISE ANNERLEY, be taken seriatim for voting purposes.

Councillor GRIFFITHS: Okay, thank you. Look, I’ve—this is a petition about the works. There’s a number of jobs or proposed improvements for the residents of Annerley to fix the Ipswich Road corridor that particularly runs through this section of Annerley. We took a petition—Councillor JOHNSTON and myself took a petition to residents. We now share Annerley as a suburb and Councillor JOHNSTON looks after the western side and I look after the eastern side. So it’s very good that we could work together on this, and there were over 700 residents signed that petition.

Really, it was asking Council to do a number of things to improve the corridor, and unfortunately, most of them have been rejected to just ignored. The difficulty in this is that we have seen some minor improvements. We’ve brought Council kicking and screaming in to deliver some minor improvements along Ipswich Road, but they are still ignoring—the Administration is still ignoring the essential work that needs to happen along this particular corridor.

I’d like to draw to the Chamber’s attention that, really, there is a number of sites here that just require urgent attention and require significant expenditure of money so that it can be repaired or can be brought up to an acceptable standard. One of those is the intersection of Cracknell and Ipswich Road, which recently, we had received some funding for, approximately $300,000, but that has recently just been chopped, removed. So the improvements that were going to go there, that were potentially going to fix traffic movements to that site, have just been removed by the Administration.

Secondly, we have another site along Ipswich Road, the corner of Venner and Ipswich Road, which is—which carries a huge amount of traffic in terms of traffic turning at that particular point or that particular intersection, but it also carries a lot of freight movement between Annerley and Fairfield Road. So that is another, very significant intersection that, once again, we are seeing, well, yes, it’s important, it should be done, but it’s never going to happen. Similarly, Ekibin Road, we have the slip lane there, that this petition is actually agreeing that it is dangerous there for pedestrians to step out and cross where Ekibin Road meets Ipswich Road. Once again, nothing is happening there.

So, I suppose from a resident’s point of view—from a Councillor’s point of view, it’s very disappointing, but from a resident’s point of view, it’s even more disappointing, because what we’re trying to do here is provide better traffic flow, but better connectivity for residents in terms of active transport, and unfortunately, this petition ignores that.

One of the things we did achieve—and this, once again, has taken years of fighting—was to get the traffic speed lowered, but that really only occurred when TMR became involved and TMR went out and commissioned Council to do proper pedestrian counts along Ipswich Road. They actually had the facts and figures then that supported the case for reducing the speed limit from 60 to 50. That will be implemented in the next few weeks, but it was such a hard fight for such a logical, simple thing that should have been done so long ago. It’s really—this is—this support from residents is demonstrated by what they tell me and what they tell Councillor JOHNSTON, but in the fact that they’re supporting this petition.

There were no surprises in the part of the petition to see the—do a SCIP (Suburban Centre Improvement Project) for the shopping centre in Annerley. It’s been now over 15 years that this Administration has been—had full control, and at least 18 years since Campbell Newman was in power. Annerley, during that time, has received no library upgrade, Ipswich Road has been ignored, and we’ve seen no SCIP for the shopping centre. So the people of Annerley are feeling very neglected by this Administration.


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Councillor GRIFFITHS: Of course, yes, there were footpaths.


Councillor GRIFFITHS: We got a little bit of footpath, but even most recently—and I drove past a footpath at the corner of Venner Road and Ipswich Road, and they put new braille tiles down as part of a response to this petition, but they put it down over the broken, cracked concrete that was there and didn’t repair it. Now, I keep hearing this, we’ve got one standard for the city, one standard for the city. If that footpath was in the inner city, it would be repaired like that, but because it’s in an outer suburb, it’s not going to be repaired. We’re told that’s an acceptable standard. I really think that’s not an acceptable standard.

So, I don’t believe we have one standard for the whole city, and certainly, I constantly see that we don’t have one standard for the whole city. I have to say, I am disappointed with the way this petition is answered. I think it’s really a slap in the face for the residents of Annerley and I will certainly keep working with Councillor JOHNSTON to represent the residents of Annerley and make sure that this Administration keeps—we keep banging on their door, we keep raising the issues, and we gradually get things done by an Administration that seems to have no interest in this particular suburb in Brisbane. Thank you.



Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, thank you. I rise to speak on item B, the petition of residents in Annerley calling on fixes for Ipswich Road and revitalisation of the community. I’ve represented Annerley since 2008, and it wasn’t a suburb that I knew particularly well when I first was elected. Progressively, sections of Annerley have been carved off and gone to other wards. I feel like I—for a long time—had been a lone voice in advocating for improvements in Annerley, and I’m very pleased that Councillor GRIFFITHS has now come onboard on the eastern side of the ward, so we can work together to make sure that Annerley is not continued to be neglected by this LNP Administration.

I mean, the first things that I did with the residents in Annerley is listen to them about what they wanted. We’ve been trying for a SCIP, which is now a Village Precinct Project, for at least 11 years. I don’t think it was the first year I was here, but I think by 2009, I was asking for a SCIP in the Annerley precinct. I’ve been asking for upgrades to the library for many, many years, and it is just unreasonable that this Council continues to neglect one of the biggest suburbs in Brisbane. It is divided by this horrific arterial road that carries 65,000 vehicles a day, and that’s growing.

It is a top five crash hotspot in all of Queensland, not just Brisbane. It is dangerous, it is not pedestrian friendly, and it divides a really old and historic suburb. So, there are so many things that need to be done and the 10-point plan that Councillor GRIFFITHS and I have put together outlines a series of initiatives that we want Council to take action on. The one that this Council has heard the most about to date is certainly the speed limit issue. And Council has had to be dragged kicking and screaming to reduce the speed limit by 10 km/h.

This is despite two deaths at Annerley Junction at the pedestrian crossing and one just around the corner on Venner Road, and that’s a third death. These were all pedestrians. We know from, as Councillor GRIFFITHS said, the State Government’s pedestrian counts—which they shared with us, not our own Council—that there are thousands crossing the road. It’s between 1,000 and about 1,445, I think was the highest intersection. Of all the major intersections along Annerley Road, every single day, 1,000 people or more cross at every intersection.

Now, some of those intersections do not have green turning signals, they do not have zebra crossings, and people have to run across sideroads off Ipswich Road. It is so dangerous it’s not funny. The community that I represent spoke up strongly during Move Safe. Annerley was identified as one of the—I think there


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were only two suburbs outside the CBD and CBD fringe, and they were Graceville and Annerley, from memory, both in my ward—where residents said, we want pedestrian improvements. It’s something that I’ve actively lobbied for for a very long time.

The 10-point plan, I think, has—it’s a very good blueprint for what we need to do, and it does cover a whole range of issues. I’m really disappointed with Council’s response to the petition. This is—without question, the length of the response is absolutely disproportionate to the quality of the petition response itself. There is, I think, about four pages here, but Council’s not agreeing to do anything that’s not already being done, not a single thing. It says it might list things, it gets things wrong, and I do want to put on the record the following.

Towards the end of the report, it talks about the—I just want to find the right paragraph—here, 37. It talks about the low rail bridge at Muriel Avenue, and it’s not feasible to increase the vertical clearance of Muriel Avenue for heavy vehicles. The petition doesn’t even ask for that. I wrote to Council and said, why is this included, it’s not what we have asked for. I also pointed out to them that what we did ask for about the freight study and removing trucks from Venner Road is Council policies.

Graham Quirk and I stood on the side of the road and publicly announced the Sherwood/Yeerongpilly Freight Study, and subsequent LNP Councillors who trotted themselves out as the Lord Mayor’s representative promised it’d be done, first election after I left, the second election after I left, and then the LNP just sort of gave up. This Council does not even seem to know that such a policy exists, and yet in the response here before us today, they basically say it’s not feasible to increase the vertical clearance of Muriel Avenue for heavy vehicles. No one asked for it. I do not know how such factually incorrect and irrelevant information has been included in the petition response.

Now, I was sent the petition response on 12 February and I gave my comments to Council on 22 February. That’s a month ago. So, Council has been sitting on this and has left it to this point in the meeting, and I just want to say that I did raise all of these issues with Council. They’ve had over a month to make some amendments, to factually, factually correct the mistakes that were pointed out to them, and they chose not to do so. That probably reflects their Chairman, who stands up in a fit of pique and just goes, I’m cancelling anything to do with Ipswich Road if there is any kind of disagreement.

Well, let me be clear, my feedback is about making things better for our community. If I say I don’t agree with something in its current form and I give you positive suggestions on how to change it, I do expect that Council’s transport engineers will take that into account and they will make an effort to do so. It is so disappointing to see a response like this that literally does nothing, and I see Councillor ADAMS laughing with Councillor McLACHLAN—


Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, you were—


Councillor JOHNSTON: —and no doubt making criticisms of me, saying that I think Council can do better. I don’t think it’s acceptable, Councillor ADAMS, that there are intersections—

DEPUTY MAYOR: Point of order, Mr Chair.

Deputy Chair: Point of order, DEPUTY MAYOR.

DEPUTY MAYOR: Through the Chair, and I am not in this report and I was not talking about her.

Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, I’m sure.

Deputy Chair: Councillor JOHNSTON, please continue.



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Councillor JOHNSTON: Thank you. Yes, yes. See? I mean, it’s not about me, but then she abuses me under her breath when she sits down.


Deputy Chair: Councillor JOHNSTON, can you please return to the report?

Councillor JOHNSTON: Well, do you think that’s acceptable? Because I don’t—

Deputy Chair: Can you please return to the report?


Councillor JOHNSTON: And again—

Deputy Chair: I didn’t—can you please return to the report?

Councillor JOHNSTON: I can hear her here, so how is it you can’t hear her?

Deputy Chair: Because I’m talking and you’re talking over me—


Deputy Chair: —and I can’t hear what’s going on.

Please return to the report.

Councillor JOHNSTON: Well, let’s be clear, Councillor ADAMS has now made two derogatory statements about me under her breath as she’s sat down. What is the problem of the DEPUTY MAYOR that she can’t take a little bit of constructive criticism about making Ipswich Road safer for the residents of Brisbane? That’s what this is about. She thinks it’s about something else. I think it’s about the safety of residents who live in Annerley, pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. Every single thing that I have done is about making sure that happens, and I am so pleased that Councillor GRIFFITHS is onboard and wants to assist.

Now, the LNP has failed to actually take any constructive action, and I have an amendment that I would like to move to make sure that we get—the computer has just shut down. Great. I’m just going to have to pull it up, I’m so sorry. I have sent it through, but I’ll need it to move it.

Deputy Chair: You’re all right. Take your time.

MOTION FOR AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE B:632/2020-21

It was moved by Councillor Nicole JOHNSTON, seconded by Councillor Steve GRIFFITHS that Clause B - PETITIONS – REQUESTING COUNCIL WORK WITH THE ANNERLEY COMMUNITY TO FIX IPSWICH ROAD AND REVITALISE ANNERLEY, of the report be amended as follows:

In paragraph 43, Recommendation, that Attachment A is amended in paragraph 3, dot point 6, deletes the words ‘listed it for future upgrade works’, and replaces it with ‘is funding a signalised crossing to improve pedestrian safety’, and that a new Recommendation is added as follows: ‘Council transfers the remainder of the $331,000 for the Ipswich Road at Cracknell Road project, funded in the 2020-21 Budget at item 2.1.2.3, unilaterally cancelled by Councillor McLachlan and Brisbane City Council, to fund a green walk signal at the corner of Ekibin Road and Ipswich Road, Annerley, to improve pedestrian safety.’

Deputy Chair: To the amendment, please, Councillor JOHNSTON.

Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, thank you. Yes, thank you, Mr Deputy Chair.

Deputy Chair: Oh, just one moment, please.

Yes, right. I was just making sure you had a green mic.

Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, yes, I do, thank you. So, the amendment that I’m putting forward today picks up on one of the issues that’s included in this report, and it’s actually a Move Safe issue. Now, we know that this Administration downgraded Move Safe, which was a significant pedestrian safety initiative of this Council. Apparently, now it only sits with the senior strategy. Old people, yes, so no one


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else walks in this city, just older people, but in the Move Safe process, residents in Annerley very strongly spoke up about where they wanted to see pedestrian safety improvements, and one of those locations was at the corner of Ekibin Road and Ipswich Road at Annerley. There is a slip lane there that does not have a safe crossing point across it.

You then get to a median, and then you can cross part of the road under signalisation, but as we know, slip lanes are incredibly dangerous to pedestrians. That was one of the recommendations of Move Safe, that Council looks at changing their configuration and making sure there are safe crossing points so that people aren’t put at risk. It’s really disappointing that Council decided not to do that down at the intersection of Cracknell Road and Ipswich Road, where Council was actually giving, I think, more clear air for the slip lane rather than pedestrians, and that was my fundamental concern with that project a few weeks ago, that Councillor McLACHLAN stood up here, stamped his foot and said, I’m cancelling it.

Presumably, that’s what they did, because I got a memo. When I asked about it, I got a memo saying it’s been cancelled. I think that it’s very disappointing when Council is not prepared to take onboard constructive criticism about how to fix things. I did it again today, put forward a motion about how something could be improved. The LORD MAYOR allegedly agrees with me, but he didn’t vote for it because—I don’t know why.

Deputy Chair: Councillor JOHNSTON.

Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes.

Deputy Chair: To your amendment, please.

Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, thank you. So, the big issue here is that a project was cancelled, fine. That’s the decision of Councillor McLACHLAN on the public record, but that money should be reinvested into another local project in Annerley. Now, we know that Council has undertaken the investigation to put a proper safe crossing point across at Ekibin Road, to address the pedestrian safety issues at that location, and that the project has been capital listed. The information in the paper before us today is Council officers don’t think it’s suitable for a zebra crossing. Fair enough, that’s a cheaper way of doing it, in my view. So, the safest option, of course, is a green walk signal.

Now, of the $331,000 left in the budget for the Cracknell Road project that Councillor McLACHLAN cancelled, presumably a chunk of that did go towards planning, but I imagine there’s still several hundred thousand dollars left for actual works. Council has done the planning for the safe crossing point at Ekibin Road and Council has agreed to capital list it. So, what this motion does today is to say to the Annerley community that we are listening as a Council. It says that the money that Council used to cancel this project up the road can be redirected into another important safety project that residents want, that fits with Council’s policy on what should happen at slip lanes, that will significantly improve safety for residents on my side of Ipswich Road, as well as Councillor GRIFFITHS’ side of Ipswich Road.

It will ensure that money is not wasted, doesn’t go off towards buying bus depots or something else that we don’t know what Council will do. And it will ensure that one of the items that Council says in its own report here today is important can actually be funded. So, I think this is absolutely a very simple proposition for Council. This money is already allocated for expenditure in Annerley. It’s just going to be redirected to another project that would provide an important safety upgrade for our community. So, I certainly look forward to other speakers on this matter, and I would encourage all Councillors to vote for the reallocation of funds.

It doesn’t impact on anybody else’s wards other than Councillor GRIFFITHS and myself. It’s not like we’re taking money from anybody else. I know some Councillors here today got millions and millions of dollars for sports fields. Councillors here have actually taken hundreds of thousands of dollars away from Annerley residents who you have to represent. It’s part of your obligation to


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represent all residents of Brisbane. So, this is an important way that you can show them that you’re listening and reallocate that funding back to an important safety project, just, what, 500 metres, 800 metres up the street. So, I just hope all Councillors support the amendment.

Deputy Chair: Further speakers to the amendment?


Councillor GRIFFITHS: I was waiting for the Chairperson to speak, but it doesn’t seem like that’s going to happen. He is mentioned in the motion. Look, I just want to say that I totally support this amendment. It is—it makes sense. So, the history of this was, that there was going to be an upgrade and it was contained in the budget to make a longer turning lane from Ipswich Road into Cracknell Road, because currently, there’s a very short turning lane and there’s a backlog of traffic, and then that causes major delays on Ipswich Road. It seemed like a logical project that we could do. The road space was there. Transport officers spoke to me about it. I was supportive of it, and it was all—as I was told, it was shovel-ready to go.

Then, next thing, it’s being cancelled in this Chamber by Councillor McLACHLAN. So, I’ve never had a project where it’s listed in the budget, and next thing, our Chairperson says, and you’re not getting it. Wow. The power that is exercised by people in this Chamber is incredible. It was logical for it to happen. The Council officers had worked very hard for it. They had presented their case to me and I had supported the project to go out for consultation, because you get it out to consultation, then you get your feedback, then you look at what tinkering needs to be done. Well, it never made it that far.

So, this money is sitting there now, unused, unspent, and the work isn’t done, so we’ve got delays going on in Ipswich Road. This is the opportunity for that money—we’re calling for that money to be used on another part of Ipswich Road that we, Councillor JOHNSTON and myself, both believe needs action, and that is for a safe pedestrian crossing with lights on a fairly major intersection, where there are issues with traffic coming and pedestrians getting across that particular intersection safely.

I believe it’s really logical. I believe it should be done. I’m embarrassed—I’m embarrassed to go out to residents and say that this project has been destroyed at the—by some tantrum that some Councillor was having in the Chamber, but disappointingly, that’s how this Administration is working at the moment. It’s probably why their vote is so low in Annerley. Thank you.

Deputy Chair: Further speakers to the amendment?


Councillor JOHNSTON: Oh dear. Right, so, for those listening at home, the Chairperson of Council—


Councillor JOHNSTON: —responsible for those—

Deputy Chair: Councillors.

Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, the Chairperson of Council responsible for this area couldn’t even be bothered to stand up and speak to the motion. No doubt, he will stand up in his closing on the Committee paper and attack me and Councillor GRIFFITHS, which is in my view a cowardly way to go about this—


Councillor JOHNSTON: He should have the courage and the decency to put on the record why he does not support this, unless I’m wrong, which I don’t think, and he’s going to vote for it. I really don’t suspect that’s going to be the case, but, you know, maybe I’ll be surprised. So, the LNP, who have taken $331,000 away from Annerley residents—and it was Councillor David McLACHLAN who personally did that in this Council Chamber a few weeks ago, because he did not like constructive feedback about how to make the project better by including pedestrian safety upgrades. It just was astonishing to me that cars were the only thing that was considered in that. There wasn’t a safe crossing point.


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Bus stops were moved, children had to cross more side roads, 1,445 people cross the road at that intersection every single day, and yet they didn’t seem to be considered. When I pointed this out to Council in my feedback, they came and wrote back to me and said, ‘yes, no, we’re not doing anything about it.’ I wrote back with my concerns, and then next thing that happens is it comes into here and Councillor McLACHLAN goes, ‘right, that’s it.’ He just unilaterally cancelled it. Now he doesn’t even have the guts to stand up and say why he won’t redirect this funding to another important road safety project in Annerley, one that the Council officers support, one that has been capital listed for funding.

Which LNP ward is going to get this funding? What project is it going to go to? He doesn’t even have the courage to stand up and say that to us. So it is really disappointing to me that the LNP Councillors and, in particular, the Infrastructure Chairman—who gets paid extra money to be in charge of this area—doesn’t have five minutes to stand up and explain himself to the residents of Annerley about why they don’t deserve to have this issue that they have raised over many years fully debated and considered here in Council. I think that that just shows what the LNP thinks of Annerley residents. They don’t care. They’re not interested. They couldn’t be bothered to address their very serious concerns.

Seven hundred people signed a petition calling for road safety improvements. When this matter comes up to this place, on one of the issues they specifically and publicly have asked Council for, the LNP could not be bothered to speak to the matter. That, in my view, is appalling behaviour. It just shows the way in which they disrespect Annerley residents and the serious issues that they have raised. So, if I’m wrong, I’ll stand up and apologise if the LNP vote for this, but after 11 years, there’s only been one motion they’ve supported and the usual behaviour is, we say nothing and then we just vote it down.

That, in my view, is just appallingly bad behaviour, particularly when you’re the person in charge, to not have the courtesy to even explain why you won’t. Then, as I suspect will happen, Councillor GRIFFITHS—through you, Mr Chairman—Councillor McLACHLAN will have a go at us in about five minutes.

Deputy Chair: We'll now put the motion—sorry, the amendment to the report.

The Deputy Chair put the motion for the amendment to Clause B to the Chamber resulting in it being declared lost on the voices.

Thereupon, Councillors Nicole JOHNSTON and Steve GRIFFITHS immediately rose and called for a division, which resulted in the motion being declared lost.


AYES: 5 - The Leader of the OPPOSITION, Councillor Jared CASSIDY, and Councillors Peter CUMMING, Steve GRIFFITHS, Charles STRUNK and Nicole JOHNSTON.

NOES: 17 - The DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor Krista ADAMS, and Councillors Greg ADERMANN, Adam ALLAN, Lisa ATWOOD, Tracy DAVIS, Fiona HAMMOND, Vicki HOWARD, Steven HUANG, Sarah HUTTON, Sandy LANDERS, James MACKAY, Kim MARX, Peter MATIC, David McLACHLAN, Ryan MURPHY, Angela OWEN and Steven TOOMEY.

Deputy Chair: We’ll now return to the Infrastructure report.

Are there any further speakers? No?

Councillor McLACHLAN? No.

Right, all those in favour of the—sorry? Oh, thank you, sorry. My mistake.

Deputy Chair: We’ll now put items A and C.

Clause A and C put


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Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clauses A and C of the report of the Infrastructure Committee was declared carried on the voices.

Deputy Chair: We’ll now put item B.

Clause B put

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clause B of the report of the Infrastructure Committee was declared carried on the voices.

Thereupon, Councillors Charles STRUNK and Jared CASSIDY immediately rose and called for a division, which resulted in the motion being declared carried.


AYES: 17 - The DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor Krista ADAMS, and Councillors Greg ADERMANN, Adam ALLAN, Lisa ATWOOD, Tracy DAVIS, Fiona HAMMOND, Vicki HOWARD, Steven HUANG, Sarah HUTTON, Sandy LANDERS, James MACKAY, Kim MARX, Peter MATIC, David McLACHLAN, Ryan MURPHY, Angela OWEN and Steven TOOMEY.

ABSTENTIONS: 5 - The Leader of the OPPOSITION, Councillor Jared CASSIDY, and Councillors Peter CUMMING, Steve GRIFFITHS, Charles STRUNK and Nicole JOHNSTON.


A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – GRESHAM STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT633/2020-21

1. The Program Director, Civil and Transport, Project Management, City Projects Office, Brisbane Infrastructure, attended the meeting to provide an update on the Gresham Street Bridge replacement (the project). He provided the information below.

2. The Committee was shown a map of the project site.

3. The Gresham Street Bridge is located within Ashgrove, and provides the only vehicular creek crossing for the St John’s Wood area, which contains approximately 300 properties. The existing timber bridge, which was constructed in 1931, is nearing the end of its serviceable life and requires replacement. Vehicle access is restricted to 22.5 tonnes and this limits most large vehicles, including semi-trailers and machinery used to maintain Council roads. Flooding occurs approximately once per year, isolating properties in the St John’s Wood area as the bridge is below 50% annual exceedance probability. The project is jointly funded by Council and the Australian Government as part of the Bridges Renewal Program.

4. The Committee was shown photos of the project site.

5. The project will involve the removal of the existing timber bridge and the construction of a new concrete bridge to improve safety and amenity. The vehicular load limit will increase from 22.5 tonne to 42.5 tonne and improve the flood immunity of the crossing to more than five per cent annual exceedance probability (one-in-twenty-year flood immunity). The project will improve pedestrian access and the safety of the Gresham Street and Waterworks Road intersection.

6. The project scope includes:- the construction of a temporary bridge to the east of the existing bridge to maintain access

during construction - the removal of the existing timber bridge and the construction of a new elevated concrete

bridge- the minor relocation of the St John’s Wood Scout’s entrance to improve the safety of the

Gresham Street and Waterworks Road intersection - the installation of LED street lighting and upgrades to the traffic lights at the Gresham Street

and Waterworks Road intersection.

7. The project timeline is as follows:


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- early works and public utility plant relocations:- APA gas relocation – completed June 2020- Urban Utilities water main relocation – early 2021

- detailed design completion – completed October 2020- community consultation – completed November 2020- tender and award contract – completed 1 March 2021- bridge construction works – commencing April 2021- practical completion – early 2022.

8. The project budget is $24.1 million. This will include revenue from the Australian Government’s Bridges Renewal Program of $700,000, with $280,000 received at commencement of early works and $420,000 received upon practical completion.

9. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chair thanked the Program Director and Manager for their informative presentation.

10. RECOMMENDATION:


B PETITIONS – REQUESTING COUNCIL WORK WITH THE ANNERLEY COMMUNITY TO FIX IPSWICH ROAD AND REVITALISE ANNERLEYCA20/834169 and CA20/834793

634/2020-2111. Two petitions from residents, requesting Council work with the Annerley community to fix Ipswich

Road and revitalise Annerley, were presented to the meeting of Council held of 4 August 2020, by Councillor Nicole Johnston, and received.


13. The first petition (CA20/834169) contains 68 signatures. Of the petitioners, 67 live in the City of Brisbane with the remaining signatory living outside the City of Brisbane. The second petition (CA20/834793) contains 659 signatures. Of the petitioners, 652 live in the City of Brisbane with the remainder living outside the City of Brisbane.

14. The petitioners are requesting several infrastructure and amenity improvements along Ipswich Road at Annerley to improve road safety for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.

15. Ipswich Road functions as an arterial road under Council’s road hierarchy in Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan) and connects major centres of the city, forming an important link in Brisbane’s bus and freight network. The section relevant to this petition has a posted speed limit of 60 km/h and several Council bus services travel along it. Attachment B (submitted on file) shows a locality map.

16. Council released the outcomes of its Move Safe Brisbane - Pedestrian Safety Review (Move Safe Brisbane) on 5 December 2018. The review followed a month-long community consultation from 31 July to 28 August 2018 to gain feedback on areas where Brisbane residents would like to see safety improvements. One of the outcomes of Move Safe Brisbane was to conduct a road safety review of Ipswich Road, Annerley.

17. Following completion of the road safety review, Council has undertaken the following actions.- Reviewed and adjusted signal timing at signalised intersections through the area to reduce

delays for pedestrians crossing Ipswich Road.- Audited, then commissioned a formal speed limit review of the subject area.- Repaired lighting through the review area where it was found to be deficient.- Audited footpaths to identify required maintenance works. All were found to be in a safe and

serviceable condition. - Completed design investigations for pedestrian crossing upgrades on Clive and Tamworth

Streets.


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- Reviewed the Ekibin Road slip lane and listed it for future upgrade works.- Implemented a yellow box treatment at the Dudley Street intersection to mitigate the impacts

vehicle queueing can have on pedestrian safety.- Engaged schools adjacent to the corridor through the Traffic Management Plan program to

identify any ongoing issues.

18. In addition to these measures, Council is undertaking an upgrade of the intersection at Ipswich Road and Ponsonby Street to improve safety. The intersection upgrade is funded by the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program and involves installing traffic signals at the intersection with controlled pedestrian crossing facilities to improve connectivity across Ipswich Road. The intersection upgrade is expected to be complete in early 2021.

19. Council acknowledges the community’s requests for a tunnel bypass under/around the shopping strip located between Waldheim Street and Venner Road and has previously noted a range of potential long-term solutions to manage capacity along Ipswich Road into the future, including a tunnel option. Such a significant project would require substantial funding for investigation, design and construction. There is currently no plan or budget allocation for a feasibility study for a tunnel bypass of Ipswich Road.

20. However, Council is mindful of the need to enhance the road network through this area and has established long-term planning for a widened road corridor to respond to the predicted growth in traffic and public transport volumes over the next 10-15 years. The widened corridor is being protected as development occurs and this corridor will also be able to accommodate other infrastructure improvements such as lighting, footpaths and public transport facilities. The ultimate provision of various sections of this future infrastructure upgrade will be considered subject to the relative priority of other similar citywide projects.

21. Speed limits on all roads in Queensland are set in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), prepared by the Queensland Government’s Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR). This ensures that speed limits are set in a consistent and credible manner across Queensland and Council is required to follow the prescribed process.

22. In determining appropriate speed limits, consideration is given to a wide range of road attributes including function, alignment, carriageway width, roadside hazards, land use, intersection frequency, driveway access frequency and traffic volume.

23. Roads identified as potentially suitable for speed limit reviews are then subject to a formal process as determined by the MUTCD, which considers the road’s function, recorded traffic speeds and volumes, environmental characteristics and crash data. Where the review supports a change to the posted speed, the proposal is then presented to the Speed Management Committee (SMC) for a decision. The SMC is a joint body with representatives from the Queensland Police Service (QPS), TMR and Council.

24. Council has previously considered requests for a 40 km/h school zone on Ipswich Road (i.e. with typical time limits and in a shorter section of road), near Annerley Road for Junction Park State School. These requests were assessed in accordance with the Queensland Government’s guidelines contained within the Traffic and Road Use Management Manual. However, under these guidelines, Ipswich Road near Annerley Road did not then qualify for a school zone.

25. A formal speed limit review has been undertaken for the Ipswich Road corridor as an outcome of Move Safe Brisbane. The SMC considered the suitability of the existing 60km/h speed limit in December 2019 and endorsed a recommendation that this speed limit be retained. In June 2020, a further review of the speed limit was considered by the Speed Limit Review Panel (SLRP), comprised only of TMR representatives, as allowed under MUTCD guidelines. This review recommended a 50km/h speed limit on certain sections of Ipswich Road, but suggested a time-based speed limit reduction be considered, and recommended further data be collected on pedestrian movements, which Council completed.

26. During the Council meeting held on 10 November 2020, a motion was passed requesting the reduction of the speed limit on Ipswich Road, through Annerley Junction, from 60km/h to 40km/h, the details of which were provided to TMR, and separately to the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Minister Mark Bailey. While no response has been received from Minister Bailey, TMR provided a response to Council on 27 January 2021 with a copy of the SLRP’s Speed Limit Assessment: Update Report from


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December 2020. TMR advised that the SLRP unanimously recommended a 24-hour 50km/h speed limit be implemented for Ipswich Road, between O’Keefe Street and Cracknell Road.

27. Based on TMR’s advice, Council will proceed with implementing the speed limit reduction from 60km/h to 50km/h between O’Keefe Street and Cracknell Road. It is expected the speed limit reduction will be implemented by the end of March 2021.

28. Council acknowledges that turning right from Venner Road or Waterton Street into Ipswich Road can be problematic, particularly during peak traffic periods. Under the Queensland Road Rules (the road rules), vehicles turning right on a green signal in situations with vehicles approaching from the opposite direction are permitted to enter an intersection if it is safe to do so and to complete the turn if there is a safe gap in oncoming traffic. Any motorist who has entered the intersection in this manner is permitted to complete the turn on the yellow or red light if oncoming traffic continues. However, motorists waiting behind the lead vehicle should do so from the stop-bar and not queue through the intersection, which is not permitted under the road rules.

29. Council has previously investigated the provision of right turn arrow signals at the intersection to provide additional turning opportunities. Council’s investigation identified that this would significantly increase delays and traffic queues for road users on all four approaches, impacting other nearby intersections. In order to mitigate these impacts, extra traffic lanes and road widening would be needed. Council has completed traffic modelling for the intersection of Ipswich Road, Venner Road and Waterton Street. Further investigations for a pre-feasibility design are required and are subject to funding against competing citywide priorities.

30. With regard to the slip lane at Ipswich Road’s intersection with Ekibin Road, zebra crossings are not suitable in all locations as they can lead to dangerous interactions between vehicles and pedestrians. Studies have shown that pedestrians often assume drivers will always stop at zebra crossings and may walk in front of oncoming vehicles without ensuring the vehicle has or is coming to a stop. In addition, at under-utilised crossings, drivers can grow accustomed to not seeing pedestrians using the crossing and tend to disregard them over time. Under the road rules, motorists are required to give way to pedestrians on slip lanes and as such, it is not proposed to provide zebra markings in this location at this time.

31. However, to investigate potential improvements to the crossing at this location, a design brief has been prepared to examine the feasible outcomes. Depending on feasibility of improvements, capital works would be subject to the allocation of future funding in Council’s budget against other competing citywide projects.

32. In relation to the petitioners’ request for Council to undertake a Village Precinct Project in Annerley, Council’s budget for Village Precinct Project delivery has been allocated in full for the 2020-21 financial year. Allocation of funds for project investigation, potentially including site surveys, utilities mapping and initial high-level concept designs and costings, may be considered as part of the development of the 2021-22 budget.

33. Council is committed to providing safe and accessible active transport infrastructure to encourage walking and cycling. Ipswich Road is currently identified as a secondary cycle route on the Bicycle Network Overlay within City Plan. Any future upgrade to Ipswich Road will consider improvements to active transport facilities as appropriate. At this time, there are no plans to provide upgraded cycling infrastructure along Ipswich Road at Annerley. Council is currently undertaking a review of the city’s active transport network plan to identify strategic opportunities to provide for active transport in the future. Council welcomes suggestions for where active transport can be improved within the Annerley area, and the petitioners’ request will be considered as part of the review.

34. The petitioners’ request for a new footpath has been noted. There is an existing serviceable footpath in place and an inspection was undertaken as part of Move Safe Brisbane in September 2019. However, in response to the petitions, Council officers inspected and assessed the area along the Ipswich Road shopping strip again on 26 August 2020 for any new maintenance issues.

35. Following this inspection, footpath maintenance has been scheduled in front of 537 and 582 Ipswich Road, Annerley. A small section of grinding was required at 582 Ipswich Road, Annerley, and was completed by the end of September 2020. Two small divots were filled at 537 Ipswich Road by the end


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of November 2020. A request was also raised with Council’s Signals Maintenance area to repair a sunken signal pit at 582 Ipswich Road, Annerley.

36. Council operates its bus services under a contract with TransLink, a division of TMR. Under the contract, TransLink is responsible for the provision of funding for improving or enhancing bus services. It is important that TransLink is made aware when customer expectations are not being met and Council will send a letter to Mr Matthew Longland, Deputy Director General of TransLink, informing him of the petitioners’ request.

37. Regarding the petitioners’ request for a freight overpass, Venner Road is classified as a suburban road in Council’s road hierarchy under City Plan. The current function of the road is to provide key access between suburbs. Council recognises that Venner Road is being used as a heavy vehicle connection between Ipswich Road and the Brisbane Markets in Rocklea, due to the low rail crossing on Muriel Avenue, Moorooka. It is not feasible to increase the vertical clearance along Muriel Avenue for heavy vehicles and, as such, Council has no plans to implement a heavy vehicle bypass to direct these vehicles away from Venner Road at this time.

38. The eastern side streets along Ipswich Road near Annerley Junction, which include Lambton Street, Lothian Street, Bower Street, Real Street and Gustavson Street, are currently listed for future funding of local area traffic management schemes. Design and construction of an area wide scheme is subject to a priority assessment against other similar citywide projects in Council’s annual budgetary process. The western side streets are a mostly closed road network with existing traffic calming treatments applied to Denham Street, Caroline Street and Lagonda Street. As such, it is considered that installing further traffic calming within these side streets is a low priority compared to other untreated areas across Brisbane.

Consultation

39. Councillor Nicole Johnston, Councillor for Tennyson Ward, has been consulted and does not support the recommendation.

40. Councillor Steve Griffiths, Councillor for Moorooka Ward, has been consulted and does not support the recommendation.

Customer impact

41. The response will address the petitioners’ concerns.

42. The Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed, with Councillors Steve Griffiths and Charles Strunk dissenting.

43. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUBMISSION BE NOTED AND THE DRAFT RESPONSE, AS SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT A, hereunder, BE SENT TO THE HEAD PETITIONER.


Petition References: CA20/834169 and CA20/834793

Thank you for your petitions requesting Council work with the Annerley community to fix Ipswich Road and revitalise Annerley.

Council released the outcomes of its Move Safe Brisbane – Pedestrian Safety Review (Move Safe Brisbane) on 5 December 2018. The review followed a month-long community consultation from 31 July to 28 August 2018 to gain feedback on areas where Brisbane residents would like to see safety improvements. One of the outcomes of Move Safe Brisbane was to conduct a road safety review of Ipswich Road, Annerley.

Following completion of the road safety review, Council has undertaken the following actions.


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- Reviewed and adjusted signal timings at signalised intersections through the area to reduce delays for pedestrians crossing Ipswich Road.

- Audited, then commissioned a formal speed limit review of the subject area.- Repaired lighting through the review area where it was found to be deficient.- Audited footpaths to identify required maintenance works. All were found to be in a safe and

serviceable condition - Completed design investigations for pedestrian crossing upgrades on Clive and Tamworth

Streets.- Reviewed the Ekibin Road slip lane and listed it for future upgrade works.- Implemented a yellow box treatment at the Dudley Street intersection to mitigate the impacts

vehicle queueing can have on pedestrian safety.- Engaged schools adjacent to the corridor through the Traffic Management Plan program to

identify any ongoing issues.

In addition to these measures, Council is undertaking an upgrade of the intersection at Ipswich Road and Ponsonby Street to improve safety. The intersection upgrade is funded by the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program and involves installing traffic signals at the intersection with controlled pedestrian crossing facilities to improve connectivity across Ipswich Road. The intersection upgrade is expected to be complete in early 2021.

Council acknowledges the local community’s requests for a tunnel bypass of the shopping strip located between Waldheim Street and Venner Road and has previously noted a number of potential long-term solutions to manage capacity along Ipswich Road into the future, including a tunnel option. Such a project would be very expensive, likely to require significant property acquisitions for at least the tunnel portals, and would need funding for investigation, design and construction. There is currently no budget allocation for a feasibility study for a tunnel bypass of Ipswich Road.

However, Council is mindful of the need to enhance the road network through this area and has established long-term planning for a multi-modal transport corridor that will respond to the predicted growth in traffic volumes over the next 10-15 years. Land required for this corridor is being protected as developments occur. Improvements to infrastructure such as lighting, footpaths and public transport facilities would be considered as part of any major road upgrade. Additionally, consideration for funding is subject to a priority assessment relative to other similar citywide projects.

Speed limits on all roads in Queensland are set in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), prepared by the Queensland Government’s Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR). This ensures that speed limits are set in a consistent and credible manner across Queensland and Council is required to follow the prescribed process.

In determining appropriate speed limits, consideration is given to a wide range of road attributes including function, alignment, carriageway width, roadside hazards, land use, intersection frequency, driveway access frequency and traffic volume.

Roads identified as potentially suitable for speed limit reviews are then subject to a formal process as determined by the MUTCD, which considers the road’s function, recorded traffic speeds and volumes, environmental characteristics and crash data. Where the review supports a change to the posted speed, the proposal is then presented to the Speed Management Committee (SMC) for a decision. The SMC is a joint body with representatives from the Queensland Police Service (QPS), TMR and Council.

Council has previously considered requests for a 40 km/h school zone on Ipswich Road (i.e. with typical time limits and in a shorter section of road), near Annerley Road for Junction Park State School. These requests were assessed in accordance with the Queensland Government’s guidelines contained within the Traffic and Road Use Management Manual. However, under these guidelines, Ipswich Road near Annerley Road did not then qualify for a school zone.

A formal speed limit review has been undertaken for the Ipswich Road corridor as an outcome of Move Safe Brisbane. The SMC considered the suitability of the existing 60km/h speed limit in December 2019 and endorsed a recommendation that this speed limit be retained. In June 2020, a further review of the speed limit was considered by the Speed Limit Review Panel (SLRP), comprised only of TMR representatives, as allowed under MUTCD guidelines. This review recommended a 50km/h speed limit on certain sections of Ipswich Road, but suggested a time-based speed limit reduction be considered, and recommended further data be collected on pedestrian movements, which Council completed.


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During the Council meeting held on 10 November 2020, a motion was passed requesting the reduction of the speed limit on Ipswich Road, through Annerley Junction, from 60km/h to 40km/h, the details of which were provided to TMR, and separately to the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Minister Mark Bailey. While no response has been received from Minister Bailey, TMR provided a response to Council on 27 January 2021 with a copy of the SLRP’s Speed Limit Assessment: Update Report from December 2020. TMR advised that the SLRP unanimously recommended a 24-hour 50km/h speed limit be implemented for Ipswich Road, between O’Keefe Street and Cracknell Road.

Based on TMR’s advice, Council will proceed with implementing the speed limit reduction from 60km/h to 50km/h between O’Keefe Street and Cracknell Road. It is expected the speed limit reduction will be implemented by the end of March 2021.

Council acknowledges that turning right from Venner Road or Waterton Street into Ipswich Road can be problematic, particularly during peak traffic periods. Under the Queensland Road Rules (the road rules), vehicles turning right on a green signal in situations with vehicles approaching from the opposite direction are permitted to enter an intersection if it is safe to do so and to complete the turn if there is a safe gap in oncoming traffic. Any motorist who has entered the intersection in this manner is permitted to complete the turn on the yellow or red light if oncoming traffic continues. However, motorists waiting behind the lead vehicle should do so from the stop-bar and not queue through the intersection, which is not permitted under the road rules.

Council has previously investigated the provision of right turn arrow signals at the intersection to provide additional turning opportunities. Council’s investigation identified that this would significantly increase delays and traffic queues for road users on all four approaches, impacting other nearby intersections. In order to mitigate these impacts, extra traffic lanes and road widening would be needed. Council has completed traffic modelling for the intersection of Ipswich Road, Venner Road and Waterton Street. Further investigations for a pre-feasibility design are required and are subject to funding against competing citywide priorities.

With regard to the slip lane at Ipswich Road’s intersection with Ekibin Road, zebra crossings are not suitable in all locations as they can lead to dangerous interactions between vehicles and pedestrians. Studies have shown that pedestrians often assume drivers will always stop at zebra crossings and may walk in front of oncoming vehicles without ensuring the vehicle has or is coming to a stop. In addition, at under-utilised crossings, drivers can grow accustomed to not seeing pedestrians using the crossing and tend to disregard them over time. Under the road rules, motorists are required to give way to pedestrians on slip lanes and as such, it is not proposed to provide zebra markings in this location at this time.

However, to investigate potential improvements to the crossing at this location, a design brief has been prepared to examine the feasible outcomes. Depending on feasibility of improvements, capital works would be subject to the allocation of future funding in Council’s budget against other competing citywide projects.

Council’s budget for Village Precinct Project delivery has been allocated in full for the 2020-21 financial year. Allocation of funds for project investigation, potentially including site surveys, utilities mapping and initial high-level concept designs and costings, may be considered as part of the development of the 2021-22 budget.

Council is committed to providing safe and accessible active transport infrastructure to encourage walking and cycling. Ipswich Road is currently identified as a secondary cycle route on the Bicycle Network Overlay within City Plan. Any future upgrade to Ipswich Road will consider improvements to active transport facilities as appropriate. At this time, there are no plans to provide upgraded cycling infrastructure along Ipswich Road at Annerley. Council is currently undertaking a review of the city’s active transport network plan to identify strategic opportunities to provide for active transport in the future. Council welcomes suggestions for where active transport can be improved within the Annerley area, and your request will be considered as part of the review.

Your request for a new footpath has been noted. There is an existing serviceable footpath in place and an inspection was undertaken as part of Move Safe Brisbane in September 2019. However, in response to the petitions, Council officers inspected and assessed the area along the Ipswich Road shopping strip again on 26 August 2020 for any new maintenance issues.


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Following this inspection, footpath maintenance has been scheduled in front of 537 and 582 Ipswich Road, Annerley. A small section of grinding was required at 582 Ipswich Road, Annerley, and was completed by the end of September 2020. Two small divots were filled at 537 Ipswich Road by the end of November 2020. A request was also raised with Council’s Signals Maintenance area to repair a sunken signal pit at 582 Ipswich Road, Annerley.

Council operates its bus services under a contract with TransLink, a division of TMR. Under the contract, TransLink is responsible for the provision of funding for improving or enhancing bus services. it is important that TransLink is made aware when customer expectations are not being met and Council will send a letter to Mr Matthew Longland, Deputy Director General of TransLink, informing him of your request.

Regarding your request for a freight overpass, Venner Road is classified as a suburban road in Council’s road hierarchy under City Plan. The current function of the road is to provide key access between suburbs. Council recognises that Venner Road is being used as a heavy vehicle connection between Ipswich Road and the Brisbane Markets in Rocklea, due to the low rail crossing on Muriel Avenue, Moorooka. It is not feasible to increase the vertical clearance along Muriel Avenue for heavy vehicles and, as such, Council has no plans to implement a heavy vehicle bypass to direct these vehicles away from Venner Road at this time.

The eastern side streets along Ipswich Road near Annerley Junction, which include Lambton Street, Lothian Street, Bower Street, Real Street and Gustavson Street, are currently listed for future funding of local area traffic management schemes. Design and construction of an area wide scheme is subject to a priority assessment against other similar citywide projects in Council’s annual budgetary process. The western side streets are a mostly closed road network with existing traffic calming treatments applied to Denham Street, Caroline Street and Lagonda Street. As such, it is considered that installing further traffic calming within these side streets is a low priority compared to other untreated areas across Brisbane.

Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please contact Mr Kiran Sreedharan, Senior Transport Network Officer, Transport Network Operations – South, Investigations Unit, Transport Network Operations, Transport Planning and Operations, Brisbane Infrastructure, on (07) 3178 1178.

ADOPTED

C PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL INSTALL A TRAFFIC ISLAND AT THE BEND ON NORMAN STREET, WOOLOOWINCA20/1447225

635/2020-2144. A petition from residents, requesting Council consider installing a traffic island at the bend on Norman

Street, Wooloowin, was received during the Summer Recess 2020-21.


46. The petition contains 12 signatures. Of the petitioners, seven live on Norman Street, with the remainder living within the City of Brisbane.

47. Norman Street is recognised as a neighbourhood access road under Council’s road hierarchy, providing access to residential properties and surrounding streets. Norman Street has a 50 km/h speed limit and runs between Lutwyche Road and Kedron Park Road. The street is approximately 400 metres long and 12 metres wide, containing a bend in its mid-section, which is approximately 8.6 metres wide. There are two bus routes operating on Norman Street. Attachment B (submitted on file) shows a locality map.

48. The petitioners’ feedback regarding motorists crossing the solid white centre line at the bend has been noted. Norman Street has advanced warning signage to alert motorists of the bend, and yellow lines have been installed through the bend’s narrowest point to ensure the road is kept clear and adequate lane width is maintained. Narrow road sections have a natural traffic calming effect as motorists are required to slow down to negotiate the road safely.


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49. A traffic count was conducted in April 2019 which showed an average of 2,629 vehicles per day using Norman Street. The traffic count identified that 85% of all vehicles travel at or below the posted speed limit.

50. Council has previously reviewed safety at the bend on Norman Street via a video survey conducted on 28 November 2019. The survey identified that 83% of vehicles were crossing the solid white centre line. However, the survey also showed that no near misses occurred within the 24-hour survey period. The survey showed the bend acting as a natural slow point, with motorists slowing and keeping to their side of the road when faced with opposing vehicles, indicating good visibility of oncoming motorists through the bend. A review of the latest available data from the Queensland Government’s crash database identified no recorded crashes of any kind, between 1 January 2015 and 31 August 2020.

51. In response to a previous petition (CA20/369370) raising concerns regarding safety on the bend in Norman Street, Council proposed to install a painted median island at the bend to further reinforce and guide vehicles through the bend safely. The painted median was installed in February 2021. A plan for the painted median is shown at Attachment C (submitted on file).

52. The previous traffic count, video survey and crash history indicate that Norman Street does not present a significant safety risk to motorists driving with due care and attention. In addition, the Queensland Road Rules permit drivers to cross a solid centreline to access driveways or to pass an obstruction on the road where it is safe to do so. Installing a traffic island would prevent residents from turning into and out of their driveways, or to pass an obstruction on the road if required.

53. Considering the recent line marking enhancements to the painted median, a traffic island is not proposed at the location and no further treatments are proposed at this time.

54. The petitioners’ feedback regarding motorists speeding has been noted. Speeding and reckless driving are considered to be driver behaviour issues, handled through enforcement of the Queensland Road Rules by the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Complaints can be raised directly with the QPS via Policelink on 131 444.

Consultation

55. Councillor Fiona Hammond, Councillor for Marchant Ward, has been consulted and supports the recommendation.

Customer impact

56. The submission will respond to the petitioners’ concerns.

57. The Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed.

58. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUBMISSION BE NOTED AND THE DRAFT RESPONSE, AS SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT A, hereunder, BE SENT TO THE HEAD PETITIONER.



Thank you for your petition requesting Council install a traffic island at the bend on Norman Street, Wooloowin.

Your feedback regarding motorists crossing the solid white centre line at the bend has been noted. Norman Street has advanced warning signage to alert motorists of the bend, and yellow lines have been installed through the bend’s narrowest point to ensure the road is kept clear and adequate lane width is maintained. Narrow road sections have a natural traffic calming effect as motorists are required to slow down to negotiate the road safely.


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A traffic count was conducted in April 2019 which showed an average of 2,629 vehicles per day using Norman Street. The traffic count identified that 85% of all vehicles travel at or below the posted speed limit, which shows excellent compliance with the speed limit.

Council has previously reviewed safety at the bend on Norman Street via a video survey conducted on 28 November 2019. The survey identified that 83% of vehicles were crossing the solid white centre line. However, the survey also showed that no near misses occurred within the 24-hour survey period. The survey showed the bend acting as a natural slow point, with motorists slowing and keeping to their side of the road when faced with opposing vehicles, indicating good visibility of oncoming motorists through the bend. A review of the latest available data from the Queensland Government’s crash database identified no recorded crashes of any kind, between 1 January 2015 and 31 August 2020.

In response to a previous petition raising concerns for safety on the bend in Norman Street, Council proposed to install a painted median island at the bend to further reinforce and guide vehicles through the bend safely. The painted median was installed in February 2021.

The previous traffic count, video survey and crash history indicate that Norman Street does not present a significant safety risk to motorists driving with due care and attention. In addition, the Queensland Road Rules permit drivers to cross a solid centreline to access driveways or to pass an obstruction on the road where it is safe to do so. Installing a traffic island would prevent residents from turning into and out of their driveways, or to pass an obstruction on the road if required.

Considering the recent line marking enhancements to the painted median, a traffic island is not proposed at the location and no further treatments are proposed at this time.

Your feedback regarding motorists speeding has been noted. Speeding and reckless driving are considered to be driver behaviour issues, handled through enforcement of the Queensland Road Rules by the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Complaints can be raised directly with the QPS via Policelink on 131 444.

Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please contact Mr Kevin Chen, Senior Transport Network Officer, Transport Planning and Operations, Brisbane Infrastructure, on (07) 3178 2019.

ADOPTED

Deputy Chair: Yes, okay, we’ll now move on to the Parks and Sustainability Committee.

Councillor DAVIS.

ENVIRONMENT, PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

Councillor Tracy DAVIS, Deputy Chair of the Environment, Parks and Sustainability Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor James MACKAY, that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 16 March 2021, be adopted.

Deputy Chair: Councillor DAVIS.

Councillor DAVIS: Thank you, Mr Deputy Chair. The Committee presentation last week was on invasive species management in Brisbane. We have two park namings and a petition requesting Council disconnect the Alice in Wonderland talking posts in Newstead Park, Newstead.

I would like to make a few remarks on item C which is the naming of the bushland at 818 Rode Road, Stafford Heights, as ‘Remick Street Bushland Reserve’. In speaking about the naming of this bushland, which was acquired by Council in 2019, in some ways, it feels like we’ve reached the final milestone in a 20-year journey to save this parcel of land from development. It’s been fought for, been the subject of countless debates, and finally, it will be named.

I’d like to thank Mr Keith Catts for his petition to name this land as Remick Street Bushland Reserve, which acknowledges the hard work and dedication of the Save Remick Street Bushland Group. I hope that everyone who worked so tirelessly to preserve this bushland will see the new reserve sign, stop and smile,


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and think, I helped make this happen. I’m humbled to have had the opportunity to work alongside such a passionate local community to make the preservation of this bushland a reality, and I look forward to it being named in honour of the locals who played such a significant role in achieving this outcome. I’ll leave further debate to the Chamber.


Are there further speakers?


Seriatim - Clause DCouncillor Steve GRIFFITHS requested that Clause D, PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL DISCONNECT THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND TALKING POSTS IN NEWSTEAD PARK, NEWSTEAD, be taken seriatim for voting purposes.

Councillor GRIFFITHS: Yes, thank you. Yes, and I was just going to speak to item D. This petition is about the Alice in Wonderland playground at Newstead, in Newstead Park. The petition contains 10 signatures, so those 10 people have a lot of power, given that we just had a petition with 700 signatures and got no action on it—


Councillor GRIFFITHS: These people are getting what they want. These people—


Councillor GRIFFITHS: They’re in an LNP ward, that’s right. These people—there’s a wonderful playground there. It’s a whimsical park, based on the theme of Alice in Wonderland, and it’s quite enchanting if you have children to see the different characters, a very well-done park, probably done when David Hinchliffe was the Councillor for the area, but it is quite a wonderful little park, but part of the park has these talking poles that convey messages that fit with the Alice in Wonderland theme. They work from 8am to 5.30pm, Mondays to Fridays. Now, it seems that some of the 10 local residents don’t want these—


Councillor GRIFFITHS: They don’t want these noisy kids around, they don’t want this magical, whimsical park to be working, so they want these devices to be turned off and not maintained. I just think that it’s just incredible what this Council responds to. So, if you read any of the reviews of this park online, it has really wonderful reviews. Part of what people say is a wonderful experience is these talking poles. So, once it gets to the maze, it’s a whole range of things that people find enchanting about this park, and our solution to these 10 people who complained is, we’ll turn them off and we’ll make sure they don’t work again. Really? That’s how we deal with magic? That’s how we deal with a whimsical playground? We turn it off?


Councillor GRIFFITHS: It’s unbelievable. I just think it’s really sad that—


Councillor GRIFFITHS: Yes, why doesn’t someone think of the children? Once again, it’s in Councillor McLACHLAN’s ward, and Councillor McLACHLAN is very good at getting resources in his ward, but he couldn’t get resources to keep this going. Thank you, Mr Chair.


Councillor ADERMANN.

Councillor ADERMANN: Thank you, Deputy Chair. I rise to speak on item B in support of the submission to rename the Rebecca Street Park, Chapel Hill, in honour of the Penhaligon family. I was first approached some months ago by a local resident, Bev Walker, a descendant of the Penhaligon family, who together with Judy Magub, the President of the Kenmore and District Historical Society, made representations


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for this recognition to occur. After being briefed on the Penhaligon family’s association over many years with this part of my ward that included the Rebecca Street Park, it seemed a no-brainer. But as the Schrinner Administration always does with such matters, we first sought the views of the local community and a comfortable majority of respondents supported the idea.

Deputy Chair, the Penhaligon family were the early settlers in the local area and owned the land on which the Kenmore Plaza and Kenmore Tavern stand—excuse me—today. William Henry Penhaligon from Cornwall, England, and his wife of German parents, first settled an area from Chapel Hill Road, along Moggill Road, through to the current Montessori School in the early 1880s. Their 48-hectare property, Rosedale, was a dairy farm with poultry, a piggery, and a slaughterhouse. William and his brother John also had property where the Kenmore Anglican Church now stands on Moggill Road, where they broke in horses for the horse-drawn trams.

William was also Secretary of the Kenmore Racing Club, an active member of the Kenmore School Committee, and served for many years on the Indooroopilly Shire Council. William and Christina raised four sons and five daughters, four other children died in infancy and are buried in the Chapel Hill Cemetery. Their eldest son, William, was part of the first contingent to the Boer War in 1899, while their youngest son, Sydney, was killed at Gallipoli. William died in 1935, but Rosedale continued to operate as a dairy farm until it was sold to a private buyer after World War II for £2,000.

Deputy Chair, in conclusion, the contribution of our forebears in the development of a modern and free country we enjoy today must never be forgotten. Through the renaming of this park, residents in my ward will have the opportunity to appreciate and understand the history of this special part of Chapel Hill. Thank you.


Further speakers?

Councillor McLACHLAN.

Councillor McLACHLAN: Oh, thank you, Mr Deputy Chair. I will rise to speak briefly on item D, and look, it’s a shame when something that was installed some 20 years ago—and to Councillor GRIFFITHS, it was when my predecessor, Tim Nicholls, was the Councillor. It just shows you the paucity of the ALP’s dirt unit that they haven’t uncovered the photo that I’ve seen of Tim wearing a Mad Hatter’s outfit, including the Mad Hatter’s hat, as he opened this display over 20 years ago when he was a Councillor, just after 2000.

Look, it was a project that was initiated by the late historian David Gibson, and then became part of the ward when I became the Councillor in 2006. It’s always been problematic in terms of the equipment there, and that’s one of the problems with bespoke equipment, is that there’s—our parks officers can’t always maintain items that are made specifically for a particular location when they can’t get materials that were made some 20 years ago, and that’s, I gather, the problem with the equipment here. It fails to stop at five o’clock. It continues to operate at night during the rain.

That’s why the residents put in the petition. If it could be fixed, fantastic. The officers have advised that it’s extremely difficult, if not impossible, to fix, hence the residents across the road are concerned about it, hence their petition, hence the decision that’s been made, and here we are. If it could be fixed, that would be great, but apparently it can’t be.


Further speakers?

Councillor DAVIS. We’ll now put—oh, sorry.



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Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, just briefly on the talking posts in Newstead Park. I listened to what Councillor McLACHLAN just said then. Presumably, he’s got hundreds of thousands of dollars in his trust funds, and like we have to do in wards where we don’t get capital funding for new parks, you’ve got to use your trust funds to fix stuff. So, I guess my question would be, why hasn’t Councillor McLACHLAN replaced them if they can’t be fixed? It just seems a little bit sad to me that something that’s quite distinctive and unusual—whimsical, thank you, Councillor GRIFFITHS—is being removed and not replaced, and I would have thought that that’s something a Councillor could do very easily with their trust funds.

Deputy Chair: Councillor DAVIS? No?

We’ll now put items A, B and C of the report. Clause A, B and C put

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clauses A, B and C of the report of the Environment, Parks and Sustainability Committee was declared carried on the voices.

Deputy Chair: We’ll now put item D.

Clause D put

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clause D of the report of the Environment, Parks and Sustainability Committee was declared carried on the voices.

Thereupon, Councillors Jared CASSIDY and Charles STRUNK immediately rose and called for a division, which resulted in the motion being declared carried.


AYES: 16 - Councillors Greg ADERMANN, Adam ALLAN, Lisa ATWOOD, Tracy DAVIS, Fiona HAMMOND, Vicki HOWARD, Steven HUANG, Sarah HUTTON, Sandy LANDERS, James MACKAY, Kim MARX, Peter MATIC, David McLACHLAN, Ryan MURPHY, Angela OWEN and Steven TOOMEY.

NOES: 5 - The Leader of the OPPOSITION, Councillor Jared CASSIDY, and Councillors Peter CUMMING, Steve GRIFFITHS, Charles STRUNK and Nicole JOHNSTON.


A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN BRISBANE636/2020-21

1. The Parks and Natural Resources Manager, Natural Environment, Water and Sustainability, City Planning and Sustainability, attended the meeting to provide an update on invasive species management in Brisbane. He provided the information below.

2. Brisbane is the most biodiverse capital city in Australia with 2,180 parks and natural area reserves covering 16,000 hectares of land. There are 2,152 plant species, 938 animal species and 81 regional ecosystems. Brisbane’s subtropical climate is an outdoor lifestyle that is envied across the country, and it is important to defend and protect these attributes from threatening processes such as threats from invasive species. Council has a strong track record of developing and implementing successful control measures to combat invasive species.

3. The appropriate management of invasive species is important as these species:- prey on native biodiversity (non-domestic cats and wild dogs)- spread disease to domestic, farm and native animals (feral pigs and non-domestic cats)- compete for food and habitat (Indian myna)- cause environmental degradation (rabbits)- choke waterways and strangle vegetation (water lettuce and vines)- cause risk to road users (deer)- can be toxic and be fatal to animals that prey on them (cane toad)


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- can be fatal to humans (red imported fire ant (RIFA)).

4. The cane toad was introduced to Australia in 1935. The Committee was shown a map of the species’ distribution and potential habitat throughout Australia, as at 2008.

5. The Biosecurity Plan for the Brisbane Local Government Area (LGA) is made under the Queensland Government’s Biosecurity Act 2014 (the Act). In accordance with the Act, Council conducts the following ‘business as usual’ activities for the traditional management of invasive species:- Wipe out Weeds program- pest animal trapping- private property pest plant surveys under the Natural Assets Local Law 2003- education and engagement- chemical and physical removal of weeds- advice and support- collaborative delivery.

6. Council removes 1,000 vertebrate animals from Brisbane and spends $3.5 million on weed management each year.

7. Non-traditional approaches to invasive species management include promoting the:- ‘Keeping Moreton Island cane toad free’ campaign to educate residents and visitors about the

potential impacts of cane toads, deployment of detection dogs to detect cane toads, and use of eDNA sampling and analysis to verify the cane-toad-free status of Moreton Island

- online Report It and Weed ID tool and customer support to assist customers identify and manage invasive species on private properties, public land and waterways.

8. The online Report It and Weed ID tool attracted 2.6 million views in one calendar year.

9. Council supports innovative ideas such as the cane toad challenge, which trials the use of tadpole baits to reduce the density of cane toads in mainland Brisbane, and cane toad trap trials, which test new technologies to improve the capture rates of breeding adult cane toads.

10. Council is harnessing science and technology for invasive species management including camera monitoring and surveillance, piloting the use of remote surveillance technologies to better understand the distribution and movement of invasive species and the impact of management techniques. Council is also piloting the use of virtual fencing to manage wildlife movement and reduce the risks of deer strikes in the Brisbane LGA.

11. Council is collaborating across LGA boundaries to contain and eradicate national threats (such as RIFA in Karawatha, and Cat’s Claw Creeper), and improve management outcomes. Breeding biocontrol options are available for the management of aquatic weed infestations across South East Queensland and are funded in partnerships with Seqwater, Moreton Bay Regional Council, City of Gold Coast, Redland City Council, Sunshine Coast Council and Scenic Rim Regional Council.

12. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chair thanked the Parks and Natural Resources Manager for his informative presentation.

13. RECOMMENDATION:


B PARK NAMING – FORMAL NAMING OF THE PARK KNOWN AS REBECCA STREET PARK, 34 BRYMER STREET, CHAPEL HILL, TO ‘PENHALIGON PARK ’ 161/540/567/202

637/2020-2114. The A/Manager, Asset Services, Field Services, Brisbane Infrastructure, provided the following

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15. Rebecca Street Park (D0784, B-RE-2510), 34 Brymer Street, Chapel Hill, is classified as a Local access/recreation corridor and contains a playground, a picnic shelter and a water bubbler.

16. West Region, Asset Services, Field Services, Brisbane Infrastructure, received a request from Councillor Greg Adermann, Councillor for Pullenvale Ward, requesting that Rebecca Street Park be formally named as ‘Penhaligon Park’.

17. Mr William Henry Penhaligon, born in Cornwall, England, and his wife Christina (nee Ruska), born in Maryborough of Prussian migrants, settled on land known as Portion 211 in the early 1880s. It covered the area from Chapel Hill Road, Chapel Hill, along Moggill Road, through to Cedarleigh Road, Kenmore. Their 48-acre property, Rosedale, was a dairy farm with poultry, a piggery and a slaughterhouse.

18. William had a prize Jersey cattle herd and won many awards at the Royal National Agricultural Show. William and his brother John, who had a property where the Kenmore Brookfield Anglican Church now stands on Moggill Road, broke in horses for Brisbane’s horse-drawn trams. William was also Secretary of the Kenmore Racing Club, an active member of the Taringa Masonic Lodge and Kenmore State School Committee and served for many years on the Indooroopilly Shire Council.

19. William and Christina raised a family of four sons and five daughters. Four other children died in infancy and are buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Their eldest son, William, went with the first contingent to the Boer War in 1899 and survived that conflict. Sydney John, the youngest son, was one of the first to enlist with the 3rd Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force, at the beginning of World War I. On 13 May 1915, Sydney John was mortally wounded when a shell hit his dugout at Gallipoli. He died on the hospital ship Gascon on 14 May 1915 and was buried at sea. His name is listed on the Kenmore War Memorial. Christina died in 1928, and William passed in 1935. Rosedale was still operating as a dairy farm when it was sold to Mr Andy Magee after World War II for £2,000.

20. It is proposed to erect a park name sign, including a history wording panel, within the park opposite 3 Rebecca Street, Chapel Hill.

Funding

21. Funding for the name sign is available in the West Region, Asset Services, Field Services, Brisbane Infrastructure, recurrent budget allocation for 2020-21.

Consultation

22. Councillor Greg Adermann, Councillor for Pullenvale Ward, has been consulted and supports the recommendation.

Customer impact

23. Formally naming the park will acknowledge the Penhaligon family’s contribution and service to the local community.

24. The A/Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed.

25. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT APPROVAL BE GRANTED TO NAME THE PARK KNOWN AS REBECCA STREET PARK, 34 BRYMER STREET, CHAPEL HILL, TO ‘PENHALIGON PARK’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL’S OS03 NAMING PARKS, FACILITIES OR TRACKS PROCEDURE.

ADOPTED

C PARK NAMING – FORMAL NAMING OF BUSHLAND AT 818 RODE ROAD, STAFFORD HEIGHTS, TO ‘REMICK STREET BUSHLAND RESERVE ’ 161/540/567/210

638/2020-21


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26. The A/Manager, Asset Services, Field Services, Brisbane Infrastructure, provided the following information.

27. Council received a petition requesting bushland at 818 Rode Road, Stafford Heights (Lot 650 on CP841247), be named as ‘Remick Street Bushland Reserve’. The petition received 63 signatures supporting the park naming request and was approved by Council at its meeting held on 1 December 2020.

28. The section of bushland, located within Grey Gum Park (D0739, B-RE-1575), was purchased in 2019 through Council’s Bushland Acquisition Program.

29. Several different regional ecosystem types were identified within the bushland, including 12.11.28, which is listed as ‘of concern’ under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 and has a biodiversity status of ‘endangered’. This regional ecosystem type is made up of a variety of different eucalyptus and corymbia species with a healthy shrub layer.

30. An action group, ‘Save Remick Street Bushland Group’, was formed by residents in the vicinity of the bushland, some of whom had advocated for 25 years for the land to be preserved.

Funding

31. Funding for the name sign is available in the North Region, Asset Services, Field Services, Brisbane Infrastructure, recurrent budget allocation for 2021-22.

Consultation

32. Councillor Tracy Davis, Councillor for McDowall Ward, has been consulted and supports the recommendation.

Customer impact

33. Formally naming this section of bushland at 818 Rode Road, Stafford Heights, to ‘Remick Street Bushland Reserve’ gives recognition to both the bushland’s location within the community and the ‘Save Remick Street Bushland Group’ who advocated for the preservation of this native bushland reserve.

34. The A/Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed.

35. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT APPROVAL BE GRANTED TO NAME BUSHLAND AT 818 RODE ROAD, STAFFORD HEIGHTS, AS ‘REMICK STREET BUSHLAND RESERVE’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL’S OS03 NAMING PARKS, FACILITIES OR TRACKS PROCEDURE.

ADOPTED

D PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL DISCONNECT THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND TALKING POSTS IN NEWSTEAD PARK, NEWSTEAD CA21/128092

639/2020-2136. A petition from residents, requesting Council disconnect the Alice in Wonderland talking posts in

Newstead Park, Newstead, was presented to the meeting of Council held on 9 February 2021, by Councillor David McLachlan, and received.

37. The A/Executive Manager, Field Services, Brisbane Infrastructure, provided the following information.

38. The petition contains 10 signatures.

39. The talking posts are located within the Alice in Wonderland playground (the playground) and form part of the playground theme. The sounds are activated by a touch sensor timer and are programmed to operate Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 5.30pm.


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40. The original playground had additional animal noises that operated on a sensor system with speakers installed in nearby trees. These devices were removed approximately eight years ago, after Council received complaints from nearby residents.

41. The playground is approximately 20 years old and following a recent inspection conducted during wet weather, it was found the four talking posts remained and continually activate during rain.

42. Council considers it reasonable to disconnect the sensors, given the age of the equipment, continuing maintenance issues and reliability concerns, to prevent further inconvenience to nearby residents. The posts remain in good condition and provide an interesting feature of the playground for park users and will remain in place. The sensors have now been disconnected. Attachment B (submitted on file) shows photos of the posts.

Consultation

43. Councillor David McLachlan, Councillor for Hamilton Ward, has been consulted and supports the recommendation.

Customer impact

44. It is anticipated the disconnection of the sensor activated talking features on the posts at the playground in Newstead Park will prevent further inconvenience and noise issues for nearby residents.

45. The A/Executive Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed, with Councillors Jared Cassidy and Steve Griffiths dissenting.

46. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE DRAFT RESPONSE, AS SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT A, hereunder, BE SENT TO THE HEAD PETITIONER.



Thank you for your petition requesting Council disconnect the Alice in Wonderland talking posts in Newstead Park, Newstead.

Council has completed an onsite investigation and considered your request.

Due to the age of the equipment, continuing maintenance issues and reliability concerns, to prevent further inconvenience to nearby residents, Council agrees with your request and has disconnected the Alice in Wonderland talking posts at Newstead Park. The talking posts that contained the sensors remain in good condition and provide an interesting feature of the playground for park users and will remain in place.

Please let the other petitioners know of this information.

Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please contact Mr Ted Krosman, Regional Coordinator Parks, North Region, Asset Services, Field Services, Brisbane Infrastructure, on (07) 3407 0845.


Deputy Chair: Councillors, we’ll now move on to City Standards, Community Health and Safety Committee.

Councillor MARX.


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CITY STANDARDS, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE

Councillor Kim MARX, Chair of the City Standards, Community Health and Safety Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Sarah HUTTON, that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 16 March 2021, be adopted.

Deputy Chair: Councillor MARX.

Councillor MARX: Yes, thank you, Mr Deputy Chair. Before I get to the report, I just want to mention a couple of things. One was the—there’s questions on notice that were printed out today with regard to my portfolio regarding footpath maintenance. One of the questions was, please list all open footpath maintenance works identified but not yet completed, including the total length of footpath in that street. Now, the table there says the street, the suburb, the total length of the footpath and the ward. I just want to clarify, we have not put in the total length of the footpath of that whole street, because obviously, some streets might have—be a kilometre long and have a kilometre footpath.

That’s not the amount of footpath that needs repairing, so we just want to clarify that that is—so specific details on the length are not recorded, but assumptions are being made to find the average length of the footpath for repair. This includes a footpath width of 1,200 millimetres, the average length of the footpath repair is 16.7 metres. So, we just want to clarify that and make sure that everyone was aware that, obviously, it’s not the whole length of a footpath that needs to be—


Councillor MARX: Sorry?


Deputy Chair: Councillor STRUNK, thank you.

Councillor MARX, please continue.

Councillor MARX: Seriously? Anyway, okay, I just—anyway. The other thing I wanted to do was pass on congratulations to Councillor MACKAY and his staff on a very successful opening of the new community garden and composting hub they had on the Sunday morning. It was a great event. It went ahead, and his commitment was rain, hail or shine, given that the first event that was planned was cancelled due to COVID-19. I have to say, I had made the commitment that I would go out to that event on the Sunday morning, even though it’s my church day, and it was fine where I live.

I thought, okay, so it’s definitely going—it went ahead and I couldn’t say, look, it’s pouring with rain, I’m not coming. Anyway, it was fine, so I got up, went across there. It was pouring with rain over there. You could see the rain as you were driving to the city and got closer and closer. It was actually hosing down, but I have to say, I was extremely impressed by how many people had still attended. I had missed the majority of the crowd. Church was a bit late starting, so by the time I got there, there wasn’t quite as many people as there had been, but certainly, there were a lot of people there. I was very, very impressed. I also put a shoutout to the Council officers within the ward’s team who facilitate these events for us on our behalf.

As far as today’s—last week’s Committee report goes, we talked about supporting businesses and Compliance and Regulatory Services, and there was one petition which I’m happy to leave debate to the Chamber.


Further speakers? No one’s standing.

Councillor MARX?

We’ll now put the report.


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Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of the report of the City Standards, Community Health and Safety Committee was declared carried on the voices.


A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – SUPPORTING BUSINESS IN COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY SERVICES

640/2020-211. The Manager, Compliance and Regulatory Services, Lifestyle and Community Services, attended the

meeting to provide an update on how Compliance and Regulatory Services (CARS) is supporting business. She provided the information below.

2. Through COVID-19, CARS has offered support and assistance to local businesses and the community, and continues to work with customers to understand businesses and community expectations.

3. Council is required to investigate a range of complaints that can often be associated with businesses. The nature of these complaints can include:- unlawful activities such as operating without the appropriate approval or permit- unsafe activities such as the sale of unsafe or unsuitable food - nuisance related complaints such as noise or odour from equipment or activities.

4. In order to balance the impact of the issue on the customer and the community and the impact that any mitigating steps will have on the business, Council uses an educational approach for both parties. If further complaints are received, Council officers will attempt to verify the facts and circumstances surrounding the alleged unlawful activity. If verified, Council officers will consider what action may be appropriate, considering the level of risk associated with the complaint. This may include issuing a written notice or infringement warning.

5. The following initiatives are being delivered within CARS to support local businesses and the community:- business fee relief - food industry support:

- streamlined assessment for applications- food business education and training- footpath dining – regulatory burden reduction- Gourmet Food Truck program review.

6. On 19 March 2020, the Lord Mayor announced business fee relief to support local businesses impacted by COVID-19. Approximately $9.7 million in relief for more than 13,000 businesses has been provided, with more than half of the business fee relief targeted at supporting food businesses.

7. On 15 June 2020, Council launched a streamlined assessment for applications for low-risk food business licence applications. This streamlined assessment involves reducing the assessment timeframes for food business licence applications from 30 business days to five business days for low-risk applications. Since the introduction of the streamlined process, approximately 241 applications are processed within five business days and approximately 812 applications were processed within 10 business days.

8. Partnering with the Queensland Government, Council offers food business education and training to raise awareness and educate customers. Council offers free advisory services in partnership with the Business Hotline. Approximately 62 requests have been received since implementation and each advisory service has been fully subscribed.

9. Council conducted a review of permitting footpath dining and, as a result, in January 2021 implemented an easier approval process and design checklist. Following a review of the Gourmet Food Truck program, Council has reduced the application process timeframes to within 10 working days.

10. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chair thanked the Manager for her informative presentation.

11. RECOMMENDATION:


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B PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL IMMEDIATELY HALT ANY PLANNING FOR A CAR PARK AT THE CORSO, SEVEN HILLS, AND UNDERTAKE FURTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BEFORE DECIDING THE CAR PARKING PROPOSAL IS THE ONLY OPTION AVAILABLECA20/1043656

641/2020-2112. A petition from residents, requesting Council immediately halt any planning for a car park at The

Corso, Seven Hills, and undertake further community engagement before deciding the car parking proposal is the only option available, was received during the Spring Recess 2020.

13. The A/Executive Manager, Field Services, Brisbane Infrastructure, provided the following information.

14. The petition contains 111 signatures.

15. The proposed car park at The Corso dates back to March 2015 when a concept design and cost estimate was first completed for a sealed car park following a request to formalise a car park at The Corso by the previous Councillor for Morningside Ward, Councillor Shayne Sutton, and several residents.

16. Council’s Transport Network Operations, Transport Planning and Operations, Brisbane Infrastructure, previously undertook a parking occupancy survey on the D’Arcy Road verge in 2018. The results of this survey indicated that the on-street parking could accommodate those vehicles parking on the verge area. Following these results, Councillor Kara Cook, Councillor for Morningside Ward, consulted residents and business owners with the proposal to formalise parking. Several local residents objected to the parking behind their properties and business owners claimed the parking was essential to their profitability. Furthermore, several owners of the adjacent properties indicated they may wish to take alternative driveway access to D’Arcy Road, which would compromise a constructed car park.

17. Further, Council records indicate three petitions were received and presented to Council at its meeting of 26 February 2019 requesting to asphalt and seal this informal car park on D’Arcy Road by the end of June 2019.

18. A response to the petitions was provided informing the project was listed for consideration as part of Council’s future capital works program to construct a car park area, including kerb and channel and marked car spaces. The project design is currently underway with a preliminary design received in late February 2021 which is currently under review ahead of anticipated completion by June 2021. Completion of the design does not commit Council to constructing this project. It has also been discussed with Councillor Cook that if funding is not provided in the 2021-22 Council budget, that another option for consideration could be to fund the construction of the car park from the Morningside Ward Suburban Enhancement Fund.

19. Councillor Cook has advised that following finalisation of the petition response, her office will conduct public consultation due to the differing views from previous consultation with residents and business owners.

Funding

20. Funding for the construction of the car park to be obtained from either Council’s future capital works program or the Morningside Ward Suburban Enhancement Fund.

Consultation

21. Councillor Kara Cook, Councillor for Morningside Ward, has been consulted and supports the recommendation.

Customer impact

22. The submission will respond to the petitioners’ concerns.


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23. The A/Executive Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed.

24. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE DRAFT RESPONSE, AS SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT A, hereunder, BE SENT TO THE HEAD PETITIONER.



Thank you for your petition requesting Council immediately halt any planning for a car park at The Corso, Seven Hills, and undertake further community engagement.

Council has completed an onsite investigation and considered your request.

Your request to have the design of the car park halted at The Corso has been forwarded to Councillor Kara Cook, Councillor for Morningside Ward, for her consideration. Councillor Cook has advised that following completion of the petition, her office will conduct further public consultation. If you would like to discuss your request directly with Councillor Cook, please contact her ward office on (07) 3407 8200.

The project design is currently underway with a preliminary design received which is currently under review ahead of anticipated design completion by June 2021. Completion of the design does not commit Council to constructing this project. Council will take into consideration your objection to the car park at The Corso, Seven Hills, and once further consultation is conducted an outcome will then be determined.

The above information will be forwarded to the other petitioners via email.

Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please contact Mr Noel Lawrence, Regional Coordinator Civil Engineering, East Region, Asset Services, Field Services, Brisbane Infrastructure, on (07) 3407 1477.


Deputy Chair: We will now move on to Community, Arts and Nighttime Economy Committee meeting.

Councillor HOWARD.

COMMUNITY, ARTS AND NIGHTTIME ECONOMY COMMITTEE

Councillor Vicki HOWARD, Chair of the Community, Arts and Nighttime Economy Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Sandy LANDERS, that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 16 March 2021, be adopted.

Deputy Chair: Councillor HOWARD.

Councillor HOWARD: Thank you, Mr Deputy Chair. We had our Committee presentation about the BrisAsia Festival, both 2020 and 2021, and it’s fantastic to see how this particular festival grows year by year. It’s also wonderful to see that it is being taken to the suburbs. So last year, it was at Aspley, and this year, it was at the Sunnybank Village Precinct Project, or one of the events, sorry. There’s a whole number of events that are held, so some of the highlights were the BrisAsia Bazaar, the Holi Festival of Colours, and of course, it’s attended by more and more people each year, so it really was something that the Committee was very


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interested in learning about the changes that have happened, like in 2020 and 2021, and so I just would like to commend the report to the Chamber. Thank you.


Councillors, is there any speakers on this—other speakers on this report? No? No.

Councillor HOWARD? No.

We’ll now put the Committee report.

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of the report of the Community, Arts and Nighttime Economy Committee was declared carried on the voices.


A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – BRISASIA FESTIVAL 2020 AND 2021642/2020-21

1. The A/Creative Communities Manager, Connected Communities, Lifestyle and Community Services, attended the meeting to provide an update on BrisAsia Festival 2020 and 2021. He provided the information below.

2. The BrisAsia Festival (the Festival) started in 2013 and has since grown into a citywide festival with more than 600 events and 5,000 artists. The Festival provides paid employment to artists and arts workers and aligns with Council’s Creative Brisbane Creative Economy Strategy.

3. The opening night of the 2020 Festival was held at Brisbane Powerhouse with more than 130 attendees. The Festival was attended by 52,400 residents and visitors and there was an increase in the cultural diversity of the attendees from the previous year.

4. Highlights of the 2020 Festival included:- the first BrisAsia Bazaar, which was held in Aspley in partnership with Design Brisbane and

was attended by 5,000 people- the Holi Festival of Colours, which had 10,000 people join- the inclusion of BrisAsia’s own unique Sip and Paint event.

5. The 2021 Festival was held from 1 to 28 February and included 32 events across 18 suburbs. More than 10,000 residents and visitors attended COVIDSafe, Council-funded and partner events.

6. Highlights of the 2021 Festival included:- the opening night held at the Breakfast Creek Lifestyle Precinct- a partnership with Council’s Sunnybank Village Precinct Project- the first BrisAsia business workshops, which were delivered in Boondall, Jindalee and Eight

Mile Plains.

7. The Committee was shown a promotional video of the 2021 Festival.

8. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chair thanked the Creative Communities Manager for his informative update.

9. RECOMMENDATION:


Deputy Chair: Finance, Administration and Small Business Committee.

Councillor ALLAN.

FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE


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Councillor Adam ALLAN, Chair of the Finance, Administration and Small Business Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Steven HUANG, that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 16 March 2021, be adopted.

Deputy Chair: Councillor ALLAN.

Councillor ALLAN: Thank you, Mr Deputy Chair. In last week’s Committee meeting, we had an update on the Economic Recovery Taskforce and, in particular, the Economic Recovery Plan details how Council is partnering with different businesses, industry groups, community groups and residents to ensure Brisbane is back on track as quickly as possible. The plan can be accessed via the Council website and comprises over 80 actions which are tracked via Council’s website, including 24 completed initiatives; 48 active initiatives, and they are ones that are happening now; 14 in-progress initiatives, and include some of our larger projects such as Brisbane Metro.

The plan will be implemented in three phases and they are Relief, Reboot and Recovery. The Relief initiatives, which is Phase 1, aim to provide immediate relief, and this is really much about the quick response that we undertook when COVID-19 first hit. Some of the initiatives under the relief plan include $7.9 million in a business relief package, $5,000 grants to sports clubs on Council land to assist with watering fields, rates deferrals and payment plans for those experiencing hardship due to COVID-19, and continuing Council’s buy local procurement policy.

Moving on to Phase 2, which is the Reboot initiatives, this included things such as the six-month rate freeze for all ratepayers, $4.5 million package to waive rents and reimbursements for Council lessees and tenants, waiving of a range of fees and charges for businesses until the end of December 2020, $3 million in direct assistance for community groups on Council land, $21.7 million in a package of projects that each ward was able to initiate, and additionally, rates rebates to eligible first home owners, not-for-profit organisations, pensioners and JobSeeker recipients.

The final phase is the Recovery phase, or Recovery initiatives, and those are some of the larger projects which will have a longer-term delivery horizon, and they include Victoria Park, Brisbane Metro, and the green bridges projects. There are a number of Council initiatives that have been completed and they include things such as the review of the Better Brisbane Proposals initiative, the funding we secured from the Federal Government for the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, the provision of additional Business Liaison Officers to conduct face-to-face engagement with businesses across Brisbane.

At that time, 9.55pm, the Chair, Councillor Andrew WINES, resumed the Chair.

Councillor ALLAN: The key projects that we’ve got on the horizon that will come up shortly include the Brisbane Business Summit, to be held on 21 April 2021, the launch of suburban business hubs, and a number of key events and workshops which are conducted through the Brisbane Business Hub. In addition to the presentation, we had a regular report, the Bank and Investment Report for January 2021, and I’ll leave further debate to the Chamber.

Chair: Further speakers? Further speakers?

Councillor ALLAN?

I’ll now put the report.

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of the Finance, Administration and Small Business Committee was declared carried on the voices.



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A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – ECONOMIC RECOVERY TASKFORCE UPDATE

643/2020-211. The Project Director, Economic Recovery Taskforce, City Planning and Sustainability, attended the

meeting to provide an update on the Economic Recovery Taskforce (the taskforce). He provided the information below.

2. The taskforce was created to drive Council’s contribution to the recovery of Brisbane’s economy in the wake of COVID-19 and has produced Brisbane’s Economic Recovery Plan (the plan). The plan comprehensively outlines the whole-of-Council approach to achieve a rolling program of citywide and local initiatives.

3. The plan comprises more than 80 actions which are tracked via Council’s website, the status of which are outlined below:- 24 initiatives have been completed- 45 initiatives are ‘happening now’, which means the activities and resources are currently

active and accessible to the Brisbane community- 14 initiatives are in progress, for example, upcoming projects like the Brisbane Metro.

4. The plan details how Council is partnering with business, industry groups, community groups and residents to ensure Brisbane returns to its vibrant best. The plan can be accessed in PDF or Microsoft Word format on Council’s website.

5. The plan is being implemented in three phases as follows:- Relief – provides immediate relief for businesses, community groups and residents- Reboot – to get our economy back on track- Recover – to drive sustainable growth into the future.

6. Relief initiatives aim to provide immediate relief and assess the economic impact and to help to shape Brisbane’s long-term recovery. Highlights are as follows:- completed:

- issued an initial $7.9 million business relief package- issued $5,000 grants to sporting clubs on Council land to assist with watering fields- introduced seven-day payment terms for business suppliers- introduced rates deferrals and payment plans for those experiencing hardship due to

COVID-19- introduced initial relief for community lease and licence charges

- happening now:- continuing Council’s buy local procurement policy.

7. Reboot initiatives are those implemented based on feedback from business, industry, community groups and residents. Highlights are as follows:- completed:

- introduced a six-month rates freeze for all ratepayers- issued a $4.5 million package to waive rents and reimbursements for Council lessees

and tenants- waived a range of fees and charges for businesses until the end of December 2020- provided $3 million in direct assistance for community groups on Council land

- happening now:- issuing a $21.7 million package for projects across every Brisbane ward to boost

local economic activity- issuing rates rebates to eligible first home owners, not-for-profit organisations,

pensioners and JobSeeker recipients.

8. Recover initiatives deliver sustainable growth by investing in long-term strategies and projects for Brisbane. Highlights are as follows:- completed:

- Victoria Park Vision- happening now:

- construction of double-decker CityCats


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- providing new and upgraded ferry terminals- in progress:

- Brisbane Metro- fast-tracked green bridges at Kangaroo Point and Breakfast Creek- Indooroopilly Riverwalk.

9. Council has recently completed a range of other economic recovery projects, including:- a review of the Better Brisbane Proposals initiative- securing $40.67 million for infrastructure projects from Phase 2 of the Australian

Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program- providing an $18 million business relief package including waived fees, charges and rent for

businesses- providing additional Business Liaison Officers to conduct on-the-ground support for

businesses- providing a local retail and activation toolkit to assist business and retail groups grow their

trade- redesigning the checklist for footpath dining permits and reducing the assessment period to

15 working days- reducing the assessment period for food truck permits to 10 working days- developing the framework for Brisbane’s Knowledge Corridor (between Albert Street, Boggo

Road, the Exhibition precinct, Roma Street and the Woolloongabba precincts) to connect people, places and ideas.

10. Upcoming recovery projects include:- the Brisbane Business Summit to be held on 21 April 2021- the launch of the Suburban Business Hubs- business events and workshops.

11. The Brisbane Business Hub provides face-to-face and online training as well as online resources to local businesses via their website.

12. The Committee was shown a snapshot of the rolling program of business support events.

13. The Brisbane Business Summit will be held on 21 April 2021 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, and online virtually, and allow for the local business community to learn from leading business minds. A year on from Brisbane’s COVID-19 shutdown, this free event will bring together business leaders to reflect on the impacts of the pandemic on our local economy and the trends expected to shape our city for years to come. Delegates will hear from experts, have an opportunity to network, and tap into new opportunities that could help their business emerge from these uncertain times stronger than before.

14. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chair thanked the Project Director for his informative presentation.

15. RECOMMENDATION:


B COMMITTEE REPORT – BANK AND INVESTMENT REPORT – JANUARY 2021644/2020-21

16. The Chief Financial Officer, Organisational Services, provided a summary of Council’s petty cash, bank account and cash investment positions as at 29 January 2021.

17. In the January period, total Council funds held by banks and investment institutions (per statements) including Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), increased by $100 million to $340 million excluding trusts (Ref: 2.5 in the Bank and Investment Report, submitted on file). The net increase is predominantly due to the 2021 interim dividend of $67.6m received from Queensland Urban Utilities.


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18. Council held a cash deposit of CHF 117,379.22 valued at AUD 172,540.38 as at 29 January 2021 calculated at the spot rate of 0.6803 as published by Reserve Bank of Australia (Ref: 1.2 in the Bank and Investment Report, submitted on file).

19. Council funds (including QIC investment) in Australian dollars as at 29 January 2021 held by bank and investment institutions (per general ledger) totalled $329.2 million (Ref: 1.5/2.6 in the Bank and Investment Report, submitted on file). The investment variance (between general ledger and statements) relates to timing differences between transactions recorded in the general ledger and those reflected in the statements (Ref: 2.7 in the Bank and Investment Report, submitted on file).

20. The majority of unreconciled bank transactions at the end of the period have since been reconciled.

21. All relevant general ledger accounts were reconciled and analysed. The Bank and Investment Report (submitted on file) sets out Council’s January cash position, as summarised above.

22. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT, as submitted on file, BE NOTED.

ADOPTED

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS:Chair: Councillors, are there any petitions?

Councillor CUMMING.

Councillor CUMMING: Yes, two petitions, one soft copy—sorry.

Chair: There you go.

Councillor CUMMING: Oh, sorry.

Chair: That’s all right.

Councillor CUMMING: Two petitions, one soft copy, one hard copy, about the parking spaces in Bay Terrace, Wynnum.

Chair: Councillor HOWARD.

Councillor HOWARD: I have a petition requesting Council consider the Strawberry Fields Parklands Project to create greenspace and economic growth in Fortitude Valley.


Councillor ALLAN: Mr Chair, I have a petition requesting Council investigate the surface repairs recently completed at the Nundah Criterium Circuit, Hedley Avenue, Nundah, and make appropriate repairs.

Chair: Councillor MURPHY.

Councillor MURPHY: Thanks, Chair, I have a petition requesting Council investigate traffic calming measures on Greencamp Road, Wakerley, to reduce speeding, hooning and disruption to residents.

Chair: Any other petitions?

I myself have a petition from residents of Enoggera asking for further drainage work in part of their streets.

May I please have a motion to receive them?

645/2020-21It was resolved on the motion of Councillor Sandy LANDERS, seconded by Councillor Charles STRUNK, that the petitions as presented be received and referred to the Committee concerned for consideration and report.


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The petitions were summarised as follows:

File No. Councillor Topic

CA21/312473 Peter CummingRequesting Council oppose the removal of any parking bays around 89 Bay Terrace, Wynnum, near the Charlotte Street intersection.

CA21/312361 Peter CummingRequesting Council oppose the removal of any parking bays around 89 Bay Terrace, Wynnum, near the Charlotte Street intersection.

CA21/312647 Vicki HowardRequesting Council consider the Strawberry Fields Parklands Project to create greenspace and economic growth in Fortitude Valley.

CA21/312763 Adam AllanRequesting Council investigate the surface repairs recently completed at the Nundah Criterium Circuit, Hedley Avenue, Nundah, and make appropriate repairs.

CA21/312939 Ryan Murphy

Requesting Council investigate traffic calming measures along Green Camp Road, Wakerley, to reduce speeding, hooning and disruption to residents, and increase safety for drivers in the area.

CA21/312851 Andrew Wines Requesting Council install additional stormwater drains on the left-hand side of Hilda Street, Enoggera.

GENERAL BUSINESS:Chair: Councillors, General Business.

Are there any statements required as a result of an Office of the Independent Assessor or Councillor Ethics Committee?

There is not.

Are there any matters of General Business? Anyone?

Chair: Councillor MATIC.

Councillor MATIC: Oh, Mr Chairman—


Councillor MATIC: —this being the last meeting for a while, I had to take this opportunity to—


Councillor MATIC: —follow in the footsteps of my colleagues who have, in previous meetings, discussed the wonder and achievements of the Schrinner Administration in its first year—


Councillor MATIC: I could not pass this opportunity to just briefly mention one particular item. Of course, Mr Chairman, I could wax lyrical for the full 10 minutes in regards to all of the achievements in my ward of the Schrinner Administration, because I don’t know if you’re aware, Mr Chairman, but all the Councillors on this side of the Chamber have all the skills and abilities to run events and also to organise different functions, Mr Chairman. It’s not a skill that only some Councillors on the other side have. But the one thing I really want to talk about, Mr Chairman, was a magnificent mural that sits on Latrobe Terrace, and if you’re driving up through there, please go and have a look at it. It’s on the corner of Cochrane Street.

As part of an initiative to really energise and raise the profile of The Terraces, we were able to get some funding from our Federal Member, Trevor Evans, and working together as a community, we painted this huge mural on the side of Blake & Taylor, and Ellie, the owner, was very generous. Melissa Simmonds is the artist, and also the building owner. What it is, it’s a mural of the rolling hills of Paddington and all of the tin and timber done in vibrant colours.


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Mr Chairman, if there’s one thing that I really, really want to always feel strongly about, it’s art, because art is one of those things that defines us. It expresses our character. It gives us something to share. It gives us hope, and during a period of COVID-19 when we’ve had so many struggles, particularly in the business sector, this mural did so much to raise the hopes of the community and brought people together. So, this Administration continues to deliver for communities, for businesses and for residents, Mr Chairman, in so many different ways. I’m proud to be able to present and to represent the interests of all those in Paddington Ward.

Chair: Further General Business?

There being none, I declare the meeting closed.

Goodnight, everybody.

QUESTIONS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN:(Questions of which due notice has been given are printed as supplied and are not edited)

Submitted by Councillor Steve Griffiths on 18 March 2021Q1. Please provide a list of all Brisbane City Council grants, events, awards, forums and any others which

are branded as “Lord Mayor’s”, broken down by those categories.

Q2. Please provide a list of all Outdoor Cinema in the Suburbs events for the 2019-2020 year with the name of the park, the Ward it was located in, an indication of whether the welcome/ introduction video message from the Lord Mayor was played before the movie, and the cost of the screening:

DATE OF SCREENING

NAME AND SUBURB OF PARK

WARD LORD MAYOR’S VIDEO(YES/NO)

MOVIE SCREENING COST

Q3. Please provide a list of all Outdoor Cinema in the Suburbs events for the 2020-2021 year (to date) with the name of the park, the Ward it was located in, and an indication of whether the welcome/ introductory video message from the Lord Mayor was played before the movie, and the cost of the screening:

DATE OF SCREENING

NAME AND SUBURB OF PARK

WARD LORD MAYOR’S VIDEO(YES/NO)

MOVIE SCREENING COST

Q4. Please provide the total production cost of the Lord Mayor’s welcome message screened prior to the Outdoor Cinema in the Suburb events.

Q5. Please advise the date and event details where the first Lord Mayor’s welcome message was screened at a free movie in the park?

Q6. Please advise how many meetings have been held between Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner and Campbell Newman since 8 April 2019?

Q7. Please provide the total budget for marketing the Brisbane Metro for the following financial years:

FINANCIAL YEAR AMOUNT2015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-2021 (YTD)

Q8. Please provide the total budget for marketing the Victoria Park project for the following financial years:


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FINANCIAL YEAR AMOUNT2019-20202020-2021 (YTD)

Q9. Please advise how much has been spent on billboard advertising for the following years:


Q10. Please advise whether Council has ever considered removing the toll from the Go Between Bridge?

Q11. Please advise the annual cost of removing the toll from the Go Between Bridge?

Q12. Please advise the total sum of the Lord Mayor’s communication budget for the following years:


Q13. Please advise how much was spent in the 2019/2020 financial year on advertising on Brisbane City Council’s official social media channels, broken down by channel.

Q14. Please advise how much was spent in the 2020/2021 financial year to date on advertising on Brisbane City Council’s official social media channels, broken down by channel.

Q15. Please advise the total advertising budget allocation for Brisbane City Council’s official social media channels, broken down by channel, for the 2020/2021 financial year.

Q16. Please advise how much was spent in the 2019/2020 financial year on TV advertising, broken down by advertising campaign.

Q17. Please advise how much was spent in the 2020/2021 financial year to date on TV advertising, broken down by advertising campaign.

Q18. Please advise how much was spent in the 2019/2020 financial year on radio advertising, broken down by advertising campaign.

Q19. Please advise how much was spent in the 2020/2021 financial year to date on radio advertising, broken down by advertising campaign.

Q20. Please advise how much was spent in the 2019/2020 financial year on print media advertising, broken down by advertising campaign.

Q21. Please advise how much was spent in the 2020/2021 financial year to date on print advertising, broken down by advertising campaign.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN:(Answers to questions of which due notice has been given are printed as supplied and are not edited)


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Submitted by Councillor Steve Griffiths (from meeting on 16 March 2021)Q1. Please list all open footpath maintenance works (identified but not yet completed), including the total

length of footpath in that street:

STREET SUBURB TOTAL LENGTH OF FOOTPATH

WARD

A1. Please note, it is assumed the column seeking the total length of the footpath is referring to the length of footpath to be repaired.

While specific details on length are not recorded, assumptions have been made to find the average length of footpath for repair, this includes a footpath width of 1,200 millimetres. The average length of footpath repair is 16.7 metres.

These works will be funded through the approximately $15 million budget allocated to Footpath Maintenance for 2020-21.

Street Suburb Ward18 Kirby Road Aspley Bracken Ridge56 Ellerdale Street Aspley Bracken Ridge10 Midland Street Bald Hills Bracken Ridge31 Griffiths Street Bald Hills Bracken Ridge36 Feuerriegel Road Bald Hills Bracken Ridge14 Binburra Street Bracken Ridge Bracken Ridge14 Greenore Street Bracken Ridge Bracken Ridge17 Harleigh Street Bracken Ridge Bracken Ridge23 Barbour Road Bracken Ridge Bracken Ridge24 Cramb Street Bracken Ridge Bracken Ridge31 Greenore Street Bracken Ridge Bracken Ridge35 Phillips Street Bracken Ridge Bracken Ridge41 Denning Road Bracken Ridge Bracken Ridge5 Talgai Street Bracken Ridge Bracken Ridge51 Greenore Street Bracken Ridge Bracken Ridge53 Ballymote Street Bracken Ridge Bracken Ridge1 Matisse Street Carseldine Bracken Ridge11 Nilkerie Street Carseldine Bracken Ridge16 Riesling Street Carseldine Bracken Ridge16 Stay Place Carseldine Bracken Ridge19 Riesling Street Carseldine Bracken Ridge31 Denver Road Carseldine Bracken Ridge38 Riesling Street Carseldine Bracken Ridge33 Merimbula Crescent Fitzgibbon Bracken Ridge35 Cambridge Crescent Fitzgibbon Bracken Ridge59 Norris Road Fitzgibbon Bracken Ridge9 Lavender Place Fitzgibbon Bracken Ridge509 Robinson Road, West Geebung Bracken Ridge543 Bracken Ridge Road Sandgate Bracken Ridge3 Pineapple Street Zillmere Bracken Ridge47 Murphy Road Zillmere Bracken Ridge12 Crestone Place Algester Calamvale185 Ridgewood Road Algester Calamvale19 Endiandra Street Algester Calamvale195 Ridgewood Road Algester Calamvale24 Capparis Street Algester Calamvale240 Algester Road Algester Calamvale243 Algester Road Algester Calamvale3 Silkwood Street Algester Calamvale31 Tingiringi Street Algester Calamvale362 Algester Road Algester Calamvale37 Ackama Street Algester Calamvale


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Street Suburb Ward383 Algester Road Algester Calamvale53 Helicia Street Algester CalamvaleAlgester Road Algester CalamvaleNottingham Road Algester Calamvale1 Bundabah drive Calamvale Calamvale1 Parklands Street Calamvale Calamvale120 Ormskirk Street Calamvale Calamvale2 Tristania Close Calamvale Calamvale23 Daffodil Crescent Calamvale Calamvale38 Orania Crescent Calamvale Calamvale41 Central Street Calamvale Calamvale41 Honeysuckle Way Calamvale Calamvale49 Honeysuckle Way Calamvale Calamvale66 Golden Avenue Calamvale Calamvale73 Golden Avenue Calamvale Calamvale91 Golden Avenue Calamvale Calamvale11 Tweeddale Circuit Drewvale Calamvale5 Tweeddale Circuit Drewvale Calamvale63 Illaweena Street Drewvale Calamvale1 Rowan Street Heathwood Calamvale17 Laurel Street Heathwood Calamvale20 Watergum Street Heathwood Calamvale8 Hazel Street Heathwood Calamvale98 Parkwood Drive Heathwood Calamvale10 Sunbury Street Pallara Calamvale10 Lakewood Avenue Parkinson Calamvale102 Bannockburn Crescent Parkinson Calamvale11 Wallum Drive Parkinson Calamvale149 Wallum Drive Parkinson Calamvale16 Glenroy Place Parkinson Calamvale42 Lake Eyre Crescent Parkinson Calamvale47 Bannockburn Crescent Parkinson Calamvale51 Southlink Street Parkinson Calamvale72 Bannockburn Crescent Parkinson Calamvale1 Piccadilly Way Stretton Calamvale126 Penson Street Stretton Calamvale664 Gowan Road Stretton Calamvale602 Gowan Road Sunnybank Hills Calamvale111 Eagle Street Brisbane City Central29 George Street Brisbane City Central39 Edward Street Brisbane City Central470 Upper Roma Street Brisbane City Central99 Creek Street Brisbane City CentralElizabeth Street Brisbane City CentralElizabeth Street Brisbane City CentralQueen Street Brisbane City CentralGregory Close Forest Lake Central701 Brunswick Street Fortitude Valley CentralAnn Street Fortitude Valley CentralRobertson Street Fortitude Valley Central116 Moray Street New Farm Central118 Oxlade Drive New Farm Central159 Merthyr Road New Farm Central159 Merthyr Road New Farm Central167 James Street New Farm Central32 Refinery Parade New Farm Central321 Bowen Terrace New Farm Central34 Welsby Street New Farm Central533 Lower Bowen Terrace New Farm Central534 Lower Bowen Terrace New Farm Central


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Street Suburb Ward69 Moray Street New Farm Central75 Barker Street New Farm Central92 Lamington Street New Farm Central95 Moreton Street New Farm CentralOxlade Drive New Farm Central40 Wyandra Street Newstead Central55 Wyandra Street Newstead Central197 Wickham Street Spring Hill Central33 Quarry Street Spring Hill Central52 Berry Street Spring Hill CentralBoundary Street Spring Hill CentralVictoria Street Spring Hill CentralWickham Terrace Spring Hill Central241 Kent Street Teneriffe Central50 Crase Street Teneriffe CentralBeeston Street Teneriffe CentralBeeston Street Teneriffe CentralKent Street Teneriffe CentralKent Street Teneriffe Central6 Pinnacle Place Belmont Chandler379 Pine Mountain Road Carina Heights Chandler123 Scrub Road Carindale Chandler151 Cadogan Street Carindale Chandler4 Cadogan Street Carindale Chandler49 Stanmere Street Carindale Chandler61 Cribb Road Carindale Chandler84 Wright Street Carindale Chandler1324 Old Cleveland Road Coorparoo Chandler121 Wecker Road Mansfield Chandler15 Bluebell Street Mansfield Chandler19 Canter Street Mansfield Chandler238 broadwater Road Mansfield Chandler25 Koumala Street Mansfield Chandler258 broadwater Road Mansfield Chandler32 Bluebell Street Mansfield Chandler32 Raintree Street Mansfield Chandler341 Broadwater Road Mansfield Chandler39 Blackberry Street Mansfield Chandler41 Lilyvale Street Mansfield Chandler41 Luprena Street Mansfield Chandler5 Brigadoon Street Mansfield Chandler50 Secam Street Mansfield Chandler6 Dividend Street Mansfield Chandler69 Wecker Road Mansfield Chandler9 Cornflower Street Mansfield ChandlerBlackberry Street Mansfield Chandler14 Wecker Road Upper Mount Gravatt Chandler16 Butler Street Wakerley Chandler256 Greencamp Road Wakerley Chandler468 Tilley Road Wakerley ChandlerArenga Street Wakerley Chandler11 Brown Street Camp Hill Coorparoo12 Arrowsmith Street Camp Hill Coorparoo32 Pinecroft Street Camp Hill Coorparoo53 Pinecroft Street Camp Hill Coorparoo59 Perth Street Camp Hill Coorparoo74 Burn Street Camp Hill CoorparooNurstead Street Camp Hill Coorparoo40 Cambridge Street Carina Heights Coorparoo84 Cambridge Street Carina Heights Coorparoo


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Street Suburb Ward1 Kirkland Avenue Coorparoo Coorparoo10 Eastleigh Lane Coorparoo Coorparoo10 Mansfield Street Coorparoo Coorparoo10 Venice Street Coorparoo Coorparoo1162 Cavendish Road Coorparoo Coorparoo148 Temple Street Coorparoo Coorparoo22 Chatsworth Road Coorparoo Coorparoo23 Mclay Street Coorparoo Coorparoo27 Nelson Street Coorparoo Coorparoo35 Arc Street Coorparoo Coorparoo46 Canopus Street Coorparoo Coorparoo480 Cavendish Road Coorparoo Coorparoo51 Jellicoe Street Coorparoo Coorparoo57 Mackay Street Coorparoo Coorparoo638 Old Cleveland Road Coorparoo Coorparoo66 Derby Street Coorparoo Coorparoo80 Boundary Road Coorparoo CoorparooChatsworth Road Coorparoo CoorparooEva Street Coorparoo CoorparooLeicester Street Coorparoo Coorparoo215 Wellington Road East Brisbane Coorparoo26 Gresham Street East Brisbane Coorparoo34 Ashfield Street East Brisbane Coorparoo36 Withington Street East Brisbane Coorparoo4 Manilla Street East Brisbane Coorparoo47 Stafford Street East Brisbane Coorparoo562 Vulture Street East East Brisbane Coorparoo63 Wellington Road East Brisbane Coorparoo205 Juliette Street Greenslopes Coorparoo40 Newdegate Street Greenslopes Coorparoo57 Earl Street Greenslopes Coorparoo75 Cleveland Street Stones Corner Coorparoo10 Railway Street Woolloongabba Coorparoo50 Longlands Street Woolloongabba Coorparoo56 Maynard Street Woolloongabba Coorparoo10 Muller Road Boondall Deagon10 Parmitto Street Boondall Deagon100 College Way Boondall Deagon102 Muller Road Boondall Deagon12 Lyndhurst Road Boondall Deagon150 Beams Road Boondall Deagon243 Lyndhurst Road Boondall Deagon289 Aberdeen parade Boondall Deagon4 Eton Avenue Boondall Deagon48 Northumbria Road Boondall Deagon54 Eton Avenue Boondall Deagon56 Thoms Avenue Boondall Deagon58 Garozzo Street Boondall Deagon72 Roscommon Road Boondall Deagon78 Holme Avenue Boondall Deagon97 Queenstown Avenue Boondall Deagon13 Gordon Street Brighton Deagon137 Beaconsfield Terrace Brighton Deagon155 Northcote Street Brighton Deagon33 Douglas Street Brighton Deagon22 Station Road Deagon Deagon22 Station Road Deagon Deagon28 Adams Street Deagon Deagon97 Braun Street Deagon Deagon1 Norbiton Street Geebung Deagon


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Street Suburb Ward105 Robinson Road East Geebung Deagon22 Ellison Road Geebung Deagon240 Robinson Road East Geebung Deagon290 Robinson Road West Geebung Deagon453 Newman Road Geebung Deagon106 Nash Street Sandgate Deagon135 Brighton Road Sandgate Deagon190 Brighton Road Sandgate Deagon200A Rainbow Street Sandgate Deagon231 Flinders Parade Sandgate Deagon37 Brighton Road Sandgate Deagon43 Brighton Road Sandgate Deagon438 Flinders Parade Sandgate Deagon130 Shorncliffe Parade Shorncliffe Deagon491 Flinders Parade Shorncliffe Deagon52 Swan Street Shorncliffe Deagon109 Handford Road Taigum Deagon371 Bilsen Road Wavell Heights Deagon380 Bilsen Road Wavell Heights Deagon110 Zillmere Road Zillmere Deagon118 Beams Road Zillmere Deagon18 Percy Street Zillmere Deagon20 Jennings Street Zillmere Deagon234 Beams Road Zillmere Deagon27 Weston Street Zillmere Deagon306 Beams Road Zillmere Deagon39 Church Road Zillmere Deagon46 Harold Street Zillmere Deagon536 Zillmere Road Zillmere Deagon61 Hirschfield Street Zillmere Deagon616 Zillmere Road Zillmere Deagon76 Church Road Zillmere Deagon81 Church Road Zillmere Deagon124 Belmont Road Belmont Doboy2 Blackwood Avenue Cannon Hill Doboy33 Shelley Street Cannon Hill Doboy82 Shrapnel Road Cannon Hill Doboy103 Orana Street Carina Doboy15 Kordick Street Carina Doboy28 Nyrang Street Carina Doboy36 Stanley Road Carina Doboy401 Stanley Road Carina Doboy5 Daniells Street Carina DoboyPreston Road Carina Doboy16 Macedon Street Hemmant Doboy66 Youngs Road Hemmant Doboy179 Hargreaves Road Manly West Doboy1023 Wynnum Road Morningside Doboy1256 Wynnum Road Morningside Doboy156 Colmslie Road Morningside Doboy2186 Wynnum Road Morningside Doboy2202 Wynnum Road Morningside Doboy629 Wynnum Road Morningside Doboy1 Railway Terrace Murarrie Doboy1840 Creek Road Murarrie Doboy61 Wyandra Crescent Murarrie Doboy73 Wyandra Crescent Murarrie DoboyAndan Street Murarrie Doboy2 Cahir Street Tingalpa Doboy84 Castlerea Street Tingalpa Doboy


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Street Suburb Ward96 Macleay Crescent Tingalpa Doboy27 Williams Street Wakerley Doboy58 Manly Road Wakerley Doboy10 Denman Street Alderley Enoggera10 Denman Street Alderley Enoggera14 Braeside Terrace Alderley Enoggera45 Banks Street Alderley Enoggera54 Eagle Street Alderley Enoggera97 Wardell Street Ashgrove Enoggera109 Pickering Street Enoggera Enoggera226 South Pine Road Enoggera Enoggera31 Cairo Street Enoggera Enoggera7 View Road Enoggera Enoggera8 Bond Street Enoggera EnoggeraEdith Street Enoggera EnoggeraView Road Enoggera Enoggera69 Prospect Road Gaythorne Enoggera47 Osborne Road Mitchelton Enoggera53 June Street Mitchelton Enoggera53 Scanlan Road Mitchelton EnoggeraOsborne Road Mitchelton Enoggera34 Corbie Street Newmarket Enoggera369 Enoggera Road Newmarket EnoggeraYarradale Street Newmarket Enoggera42 Finsbury Street Wilston Enoggera115 Albion Road Windsor Enoggera41 Eildon Road Windsor EnoggeraGrafton Street Windsor Enoggera45 Argyle Parade Darra Forest Lake11 Glenala Road Durack Forest Lake19 Glenala Road Durack Forest Lake111 Centennial Way Forest Lake Forest Lake120 Woogaroo Street Forest Lake Forest Lake18 Greenstead Way Forest Lake Forest Lake23 Hannam Crescent Forest Lake Forest Lake27 Prospect Crescent Forest Lake Forest LakeForest Lake Boulevard Forest Lake Forest Lake104 Poinsettia Street Inala Forest Lake111 Abelia Street Inala Forest Lake113 Inala Avenue Inala Forest Lake2 Fir Street Inala Forest Lake39 Frangipani Street Inala Forest Lake58 Corsair Avenue Inala Forest Lake64 Lavender Street Inala Forest Lake7 Cypress Street Inala Forest Lake81 Inala Avenue Inala Forest Lake9 Lobelia Street Inala Forest Lake92 Poinsettia Street Inala Forest LakeFrangipani Street Inala Forest Lake107 Old Progress Road Richlands Forest Lake474 Archerfield Road Richlands Forest Lake54 Old Progress Road Richlands Forest Lake149 Hudson Road Albion Hamilton414 Sandgate Road (Camden Street frontage) Albion Hamilton107 Upper Lancaster Road Ascot Hamilton15 Ormond Street Ascot Hamilton151 Beatrice Terrace Ascot Hamilton151 Beatrice Terrace Ascot Hamilton21 Beatrice Terrace Ascot Hamilton35 Magdala Street Ascot Hamilton


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Street Suburb Ward40 Norman Street Ascot Hamilton41 Hampden Street Ascot Hamilton76 Stevenson Street Ascot HamiltonUpper Lancaster Road Ascot HamiltonWren Street Ascot Hamilton19 Campbell Street Bowen Hills Hamilton1 Wildman Street Clayfield Hamilton10 Eliza Street Clayfield Hamilton105 Christian Street Clayfield Hamilton105 Christian Street Clayfield Hamilton11 Garnet Street Clayfield Hamilton11 Wolseley Street Clayfield Hamilton135 Oriel Road Clayfield Hamilton152 Alexandra Road Clayfield Hamilton20 Alexandra Road Clayfield Hamilton25 Bellevue Terrace Clayfield Hamilton28 Bayview Terrace Clayfield Hamilton29 Bartley Street Clayfield Hamilton29 Oriel Road Clayfield Hamilton3 Collins Street Clayfield Hamilton30 Wellington Street Clayfield Hamilton35 Ford Street Clayfield Hamilton39 Norman Parade Clayfield Hamilton42 Reeve Street Clayfield Hamilton49 Railway Parade Clayfield Hamilton52 Widdop Street Clayfield Hamilton53 Stuckey Road Clayfield Hamilton55 Railway parade Clayfield Hamilton61 Collins Street Clayfield Hamilton68 Oriel Road Clayfield Hamilton86 Reeve Street Clayfield Hamilton120 Schneider Road Eagle Farm Hamilton140 Links Avenue South Eagle Farm Hamilton18 Chapman Place Eagle Farm Hamilton22 Chapman Place Eagle Farm Hamilton23 Chapman Place Eagle Farm Hamilton14 Seymour Road Hamilton Hamilton19 Balowrie Street Hamilton Hamilton19 Charlton Street Hamilton Hamilton44 Jackson Street Hamilton Hamilton50 Riverview Terrace Hamilton Hamilton51 Hillside Crescent Hamilton Hamilton714 Kingsford Smith Drive Hamilton HamiltonCharlton Street Hamilton HamiltonCharlton Street Hamilton HamiltonRossiter Parade Hamilton Hamilton15 Gordon Street Hendra Hamilton24 School Street Hendra Hamilton50 Sefton Road Hendra Hamilton85 Lilley Street Hendra Hamilton158 Kent Road Kalinga Hamilton47 Lodge Road Kalinga Hamilton80 Rose Street Kalinga Hamilton37 Mclennan Street Lutwyche Hamilton49 Stoneleigh Street Lutwyche Hamilton56 Swinburne Street Lutwyche Hamilton82 Swinburne Street Lutwyche Hamilton92 Stoneleigh Street Lutwyche Hamilton95 Mclennan Street Lutwyche Hamilton147 Breakfast Creek Road Newstead Hamilton


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Street Suburb WardNewstead Terrace Newstead HamiltonRoss Street Newstead Hamilton2 Shaw Road Wavell Heights Hamilton30 Lisson Grove Wooloowin Hamilton6 Norman Street Wooloowin Hamilton7 Hunter Street Wooloowin Hamilton86 Gorman Street Wooloowin Hamilton86 Gorman Street Wooloowin Hamilton140 Birdwood Road Carina Heights Holland Park189 Chataway Street Carina Heights Holland Park211 Gallipoli Road (Kildare Street frontage) Carina Heights Holland Park35 Gallipoli Road Carina Heights Holland Park4 Eurong Street Carina Heights Holland Park51 Buckley Street Carina Heights Holland Park7 Buzacott Street Carina Heights Holland Park90 Jones Road Carina Heights Holland Park791 Old Cleveland Road Coorparoo Holland Park42 Wylma Street Greenslopes Holland Park13 Holland Road Holland Park Holland Park170 Abbotsleigh Street Holland Park Holland Park23 Dobbie Street Holland Park Holland Park39 Cape Street Holland Park Holland Park429 Nursery Road Holland Park Holland Park48 Victor Street Holland Park Holland Park53 Newbolt Street Holland Park Holland Park59 Rita Street Holland Park Holland Park60 Glindemann Drive Holland Park Holland Park67 Raff Avenue Holland Park Holland Park99 Arnold Street Holland Park Holland Park19 Hamel Road Holland Park West Holland Park28 Emma Street Holland Park West Holland Park40 Boronia Avenue Holland Park West Holland Park44 Bonneville Street Holland Park West Holland Park48 Crump Street Holland Park West Holland Park84 Birdwood Road Holland Park West Holland Park100 Eyre Street Mount Gravatt East Holland Park18 Hoff Street Mount Gravatt East Holland Park20 Springwood Street Mount Gravatt East Holland Park21 Wardle Street Mount Gravatt East Holland Park22 Nightingale Street Mount Gravatt East Holland Park26 Nantwich Street Mount Gravatt East Holland Park26 Styphelia Street Mount Gravatt East Holland Park56 Crewe Street Mount Gravatt East Holland Park71 Tristania Way Mount Gravatt East Holland Park72 Mapleton Street Mount Gravatt East Holland Park91 Grenfell Street Mount Gravatt East Holland Park159 Toohey Road Salisbury Holland Park224 Toohey Road Salisbury Holland Park23 Toohey Road Salisbury Holland Park147 Cracknell Road Tarragindi Holland Park150 Sexton Street Tarragindi Holland Park21 Prior Street Tarragindi Holland Park292 Toohey Road Tarragindi Holland Park43 Orford Street Tarragindi Holland Park76 Pring Street Tarragindi Holland Park14 Gordon Avenue Darra Jamboree15 Lee Road Darra Jamboree16 Killarney Avenue Darra Jamboree24 Shamrock Road Darra Jamboree37 Gravel Pit Road Darra Jamboree


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Street Suburb Ward397 Sumners Road Darra Jamboree71 Stratheden Street Darra Jamboree72 Harrington Street Darra Jamboree94 Darra Station Road Darra Jamboree11 Pavilions Close Jindalee Jamboree17 Burrendah Road Jindalee Jamboree3 Timbarra Crescent Jindalee Jamboree33 Burrendah Road Jindalee Jamboree4 Jeetho Street Jindalee Jamboree60 Arrabri Avenue Jindalee Jamboree95 Yallambee Road Jindalee Jamboree99 Burrendah Road Jindalee JamboreeCapitol Drive Jindalee Jamboree101 Arrabri Avenue Mount Ommaney Jamboree173 Arrabri Avenue Mount Ommaney Jamboree712 Progress Road Richlands Jamboree27 Gwydir Street Riverhills Jamboree379 Sumners Road Riverhills Jamboree65 Hazelton Street Riverhills Jamboree4 Park View Court Seventeen Mile Rocks Jamboree4 Park View Court Seventeen Mile Rocks Jamboree19 Blyde Street Sinnamon Park Jamboree238 Pickering Street Sinnamon Park Jamboree24 Trevi Street Sinnamon Park Jamboree69 Northbrook Street Sinnamon Park Jamboree84 Mcpherson Road Sinnamon Park JamboreeElsie Place Sinnamon Park Jamboree14 Sawmill Circuit Wacol Jamboree152 Westlake Drive Westlake Jamboree175 Horizon Drive Westlake Jamboree25 Maribor Street Westlake Jamboree26 Tennent Street Westlake Jamboree276 Westlake Drive Westlake Jamboree379 Westlake Drive Westlake Jamboree39 Tennent Street Westlake Jamboree2765 Ipswich Road Woolloongabba Jamboree1639 Logan Road Eight Mile Plains MacGregor18 Gwandalan Street Eight Mile Plains MacGregor24 Gaskell Street Eight Mile Plains MacGregor55 Arkose Street Eight Mile Plains MacGregor47 Carnaby Street MacGregor MacGregor190 Broadwater Road Mansfield MacGregor297 Gardner Road Rochedale MacGregor745 Rochedale Road Rochedale MacGregor681 Mains Road Sunnybank MacGregor81 Mains Road Sunnybank MacGregor215 Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road Upper Mount Gravatt MacGregor465 Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road Upper Mount Gravatt MacGregor494 Newnham Road Upper Mount Gravatt MacGregorNewnham Road Upper Mount Gravatt MacGregor107 Delavan Street Wishart MacGregor158 Wishart Road Wishart MacGregor242 Wishart Road Wishart MacGregor28 Stackpole Street Wishart MacGregorRedpath Street Wishart MacGregor124 Kirby Road Aspley Marchant26 Pie Street Aspley Marchant11 Davenport Street Chermside Marchant11 Eastleigh Street Chermside Marchant17 Norla Street Chermside Marchant


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Street Suburb Ward20 Parkhill Street Chermside Marchant21 Kittyhawk Drive Chermside Marchant25 The Boulevard Chermside Marchant34 Kilburn Street Chermside Marchant6 Ronmack Street Chermside Marchant6 Ballinger Street Chermside West Marchant198 Ellison Road Geebung Marchant202 Ellison Road Geebung Marchant439 Ellison Road Geebung Marchant682 Robinson Road West Geebung Marchant109 Swan Street Gordon Park Marchant28 Barron Street Gordon Park Marchant94 Haig Street Gordon Park Marchant185 Evelyn Street Grange Marchant40 Bega Street Grange Marchant9 Stevenson Street Grange Marchant1 Shackleton Street Kedron Marchant2077 Gympie Road Kedron Marchant22 Batten Street Kedron Marchant29 St Clair Street Kedron Marchant33 Araluen Street Kedron Marchant37 Parkdale Street Kedron Marchant956 Gympie Road Kedron Marchant22 Thistle Street Lutwyche Marchant578 Hamilton Road McDowall Marchant113 Jardine Street Stafford Marchant20 Midson Street Stafford Marchant227 Stafford Road Stafford Marchant25 Clifford Street Stafford Marchant28 Lennon Street Stafford Marchant49 Pateena Street Stafford Marchant72 Jardine Street Stafford Marchant88 Minimine Street Stafford Marchant101 Pangeza Street Stafford Heights Marchant16 Kingaroy Street Stafford Heights Marchant179 Appleby Road Stafford Heights Marchant187 Appleby Road Stafford Heights Marchant209 Appleby Road Stafford Heights Marchant45 Wilgarning Street Stafford Heights Marchant55 Pangeza Street Stafford Heights Marchant111 Albion Road Windsor Marchant27 Maygar Street Windsor Marchant27 Maygar Street Windsor Marchant51 Maygar Street Windsor Marchant22 Riordan Street Aspley McDowall23 Kakanui Street Aspley McDowall26 Riordan Street Aspley McDowall28 Albany Creek Road Aspley McDowall323 Trouts Road Aspley McDowall470 Trouts Road Aspley McDowall53 Gayford Street Aspley McDowall98 Stringybark Drive Aspley McDowall20 Knightsbridge Place Bridgeman Downs McDowall233 Ridley Road Bridgeman Downs McDowall29 Darien Street Bridgeman Downs McDowall31 Ridley Road Bridgeman Downs McDowall353 Bridgeman Road Bridgeman Downs McDowall42 Dimboola Street Bridgeman Downs McDowall66 Ridley Road Bridgeman Downs McDowall70 Graham Road Carseldine McDowall


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Street Suburb Ward270 Maundrell Terrace Chermside West McDowall335 Maundrell Terrace Chermside West McDowall337 Maundrell Terrace Chermside West McDowallMaundrell Terrace Chermside West McDowall1 Gearside Street Everton Park McDowall11 Griffith Street Everton Park McDowall3 Rogers Parade West Everton Park McDowall36 Dargie Street Everton Park McDowall36 Griffith Street Everton Park McDowall75 Pullen Road Everton Park McDowall9 Griffith Street Everton Park McDowall957 South Pine Road Everton Park McDowall2015 Roghan Road Fitzgibbon McDowall1101 Hamilton Road McDowall McDowall194 Beckett Road McDowall McDowall22 Curlew Place McDowall McDowall25 Beckett Road McDowall McDowall406 Beckett Road McDowall McDowall22 Garde Street Stafford McDowall5 Marambir Street Stafford McDowall556 Stafford Road Stafford McDowall1 Besson Street Stafford Heights McDowall18 Parton Street Stafford Heights McDowall186 Appleby Road Stafford Heights McDowall29 Redwood Street Stafford Heights McDowall45 Sloane Street Stafford Heights McDowall46 Chuter Street Stafford Heights McDowall60 Appleby Road Stafford Heights McDowall63 Pangeza Street Stafford Heights McDowall1073 Rode Road Wavell Heights McDowall1 Marnham Street Acacia Ridge Moorooka10 Bellrick Street Acacia Ridge Moorooka17 Lombank Street Acacia Ridge Moorooka19 Success Street Acacia Ridge Moorooka248 Postle Street Acacia Ridge Moorooka281 Watson Road Acacia Ridge Moorooka34 Harden Street Acacia Ridge Moorooka39 Gregory Street Acacia Ridge Moorooka4 Eade Street Acacia Ridge Moorooka425 Mortimer Road Acacia Ridge Moorooka47 Melia Street Acacia Ridge Moorooka48 Elizabeth Street Acacia Ridge Moorooka51 Learoyd Road Acacia Ridge Moorooka645 Beatty Road Acacia Ridge Moorooka78 Colebard Street West Acacia Ridge Moorooka97 Learoyd Road Acacia Ridge MoorookaGregory Street Acacia Ridge Moorooka11 Emperor Street Annerley Moorooka19 Equity Street Annerley Moorooka44 Lothian Street Annerley Moorooka57 King Street Annerley Moorooka11 Macgroarty Street Coopers Plains Moorooka127 Hammersmith Street Coopers Plains Moorooka164 Nyleta Street Coopers Plains Moorooka18 Leven Street Coopers Plains Moorooka302 Troughton Road Coopers Plains Moorooka67 Richland Avenue Coopers Plains Moorooka7 Comer Street Coopers Plains Moorooka71 Beenleigh Road Coopers Plains Moorooka9 Alton Street Coopers Plains Moorooka


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Street Suburb Ward23 Durella Street Durack Moorooka101 Beverley Hill Street Moorooka Moorooka13 Fegen Drive Moorooka Moorooka20 Luxworth Street Moorooka Moorooka31 Durack Street Moorooka Moorooka437 Muriel Avenue Moorooka Moorooka471 Tarragindi Road Moorooka Moorooka59 Tarragindi Road Moorooka Moorooka7 Tonks Street Moorooka MoorookaFegen Drive Moorooka Moorooka47 Ivymount Street Nathan Moorooka75 Oakmont Avenue Oxley Moorooka94 Brookbent Road Pallara Moorooka100 Dollis Street Rocklea Moorooka111 Beaudesert Road Rocklea Moorooka116 Beaudesert Road Rocklea Moorooka120 Beaudesert Road Rocklea Moorooka131 Granard Road Rocklea Moorooka19 Reginald Street Rocklea Moorooka449 Beaudesert Road Rocklea Moorooka78 Inskip Street Rocklea Moorooka135 Henson Road Salisbury Moorooka3 Melina Street Salisbury Moorooka364 Henson Road Salisbury Moorooka64 Henson Road Salisbury Moorooka560 Sherwood Road Sherwood Moorooka11 Buttonwood Place Willawong Moorooka1213 Ipswich Road Woolloongabba Moorooka1652 Ipswich Road Woolloongabba Moorooka144 Fifth Avenue Balmoral Morningside348 Riding Road Balmoral Morningside6 Sphinx Street Balmoral MorningsideWentworth Parade Balmoral Morningside12 Barramul Street Bulimba Morningside14 Coutts Street Bulimba Morningside152 Oxford Street Bulimba Morningside20 Brisbane Street Bulimba Morningside200 Oxford Street Bulimba Morningside24 Wambool Street Bulimba Morningside3 Ebb Court Bulimba Morningside32 Mcconnell Street Bulimba Morningside32 Stuart Street Bulimba Morningside45 Duke Street Bulimba Morningside47 Carr Street Bulimba Morningside48 Birkalla Street Bulimba Morningside54 Banya Street Bulimba Morningside77 Oxford Street Bulimba Morningside78 Stuart Street Bulimba Morningside66 Princess Street Cannon Hill Morningside21 Park Street Hawthorne Morningside349 Hawthorne Road Hawthorne Morningside398 Hawthorne Road Hawthorne Morningside60 Barton Road Hawthorne Morningside69 Miles Street Hawthorne Morningside7 Malcolm Street Hawthorne Morningside78 Lindsay Street Hawthorne Morningside10 Foxton Street Morningside Morningside101 Pashen Street Morningside Morningside1068 Wynnum Road Morningside Morningside119 Belgrave Street Morningside Morningside


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Street Suburb Ward12 Lawson Street Morningside Morningside1241 Wynnum Road Morningside Morningside130 Belgrave Street Morningside Morningside1795 Wynnum Road Morningside Morningside18 Pashen Street Morningside Morningside185 Beverley Street Morningside Morningside19 Algoori Street Morningside Morningside192 Thynne Road Morningside Morningside21 Asquith Street Morningside Morningside21 Belgrave Street Morningside Morningside216 Thynne Road Morningside Morningside262 Thynne Road Morningside Morningside28 Thynne Road Morningside Morningside33 Waminda Street Morningside Morningside37 Riverside Place Morningside Morningside51 Wickham Street Morningside Morningside56 Thynne Road Morningside Morningside56 Trafalgar Street Morningside Morningside6 Key Street Morningside Morningside6 Thynne Road Morningside Morningside663 Wynnum Road Morningside Morningside8 Ovey Street Morningside Morningside84 Pashen Street Morningside MorningsideBonar Street Morningside Morningside171 Mcilwraith Avenue Norman Park Morningside199 Bennetts Road Norman Park Morningside200 Bennetts Road Norman Park Morningside298 Bennetts Road Norman Park Morningside377 Bennetts Road Norman Park Morningside40 Macrossan Avenue Norman Park Morningside424 Old Cleveland Road Norman Park Morningside434 Bennetts Road Norman Park Morningside74 Power Street Norman Park Morningside32 Miawela Street Seven Hills Morningside117 Tufnell Road Banyo Northgate203 Tufnell Road Banyo Northgate25 Alkeeba Street Banyo Northgate272 St Vincents Road Banyo Northgate29 Apperley Street Banyo Northgate33 Purchase Street Banyo Northgate49 Blinzinger Road Banyo Northgate51 Approach Road Banyo Northgate62 Gold Street Banyo Northgate8 Ivedon Street Banyo Northgate83 Oates Parade Banyo Northgate19 Mellor Street Kedron Northgate2 Ninth Avenue Kedron Northgate25 Sadlier Street Kedron Northgate591 Gympie Road Kedron Northgate85 Hamilton Road McDowall Northgate105 Ridge Street Northgate Northgate126 Ridge Street Northgate Northgate150 Northgate Road Northgate Northgate166 Toombul Road Northgate Northgate197 Ridge Street Northgate Northgate32 Northgate Road Northgate Northgate7 Larwill Avenue Northgate Northgate86 Red Hill Road Nudgee NorthgateEarnshaw Road Nudgee NorthgateHayden Street Nudgee Northgate


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Street Suburb Ward14 Mcmaster Street Nundah Northgate35 Bridge Street Nundah Northgate40 Union Street Nundah Northgate42 David Street Nundah Northgate76 Widdop Street Nundah Northgate1055a Sandgate Road Virginia Northgate63 Harold Street Virginia Northgate12 Gamble Street Wavell Heights Northgate125 Main Avenue Wavell Heights Northgate16 Benyon Street Wavell Heights Northgate38 Bayview Terrace Wavell Heights Northgate38 Brae Street Wavell Heights Northgate9 Shaw Road Wavell Heights NorthgateRode Road Wavell Heights Northgate14 Munro Street Auchenflower Paddington215 Coronation Drive Auchenflower Paddington515 Coronation Drive Auchenflower PaddingtonHaig Road Auchenflower Paddington144 Jubilee Terrace Bardon Paddington17 Vimy Street Bardon Paddington18 Cecil Road Bardon Paddington210 Simpsons Road Bardon Paddington22 Cecil Road Bardon Paddington238 Fletcher Parade Bardon Paddington40 Runic Street Bardon Paddington55 Cecil Road Bardon Paddington55 Coolibah Street Bardon Paddington78 Mackay Terrace Bardon Paddington9 Leworthy Street Bardon PaddingtonSimpsons Road Bardon Paddington17 Bowen Bridge Road Herston Paddington22 Hetherington Street Herston PaddingtonButterfield Street Herston PaddingtonGarrick Terrace Herston Paddington18 Dunsmore Street Kelvin Grove Paddington24 Victoria Park Road Kelvin Grove PaddingtonHerston Road Kelvin Grove Paddington40 Castlemaine Street Milton Paddington103 Lower Cairns Terrace Paddington Paddington17 Collingwood Street Paddington Paddington185 Latrobe Terrace Paddington Paddington198 Baroona Road Paddington Paddington21 Fernberg Road Paddington Paddington27 Martha Street Paddington Paddington36 Baroona Road Paddington Paddington9 Handy Street Paddington PaddingtonCharlotte Street Paddington PaddingtonLower Cairns Terrace Paddington PaddingtonSweetman Street Paddington Paddington19 Clifton Street Petrie Terrace Paddington35 Cricket Street Petrie Terrace PaddingtonHale Street Petrie Terrace PaddingtonRegent Street Petrie Terrace Paddington1 Enoggera Terrace Red Hill Paddington18 Thomas Street Red Hill PaddingtonGlenrosa Road Red Hill PaddingtonNott Street Red Hill PaddingtonPraed Street Red Hill Paddington338 Birdwood Terrace Toowong Paddington39 Croydon Street Toowong Paddington


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Street Suburb Ward12 Boxthorn Street Bellbowrie Pullenvale27 Parasol Street Bellbowrie Pullenvale30 Duranta Street Bellbowrie Pullenvale34 Parasol Street Bellbowrie Pullenvale52 Church Road Bellbowrie Pullenvale52 Stanaway Place Bellbowrie Pullenvale7 Serissa Street Bellbowrie Pullenvale9 Boxthorn Street Bellbowrie PullenvaleConebush Crescent Bellbowrie Pullenvale54 McConnell Crescent Brookfield Pullenvale72 Kensington Circuit Brookfield Pullenvale127 Greenford Street Chapel Hill Pullenvale169 Burbong Street Chapel Hill Pullenvale20 Morningview Street Chapel Hill Pullenvale24 Goolman Street Chapel Hill Pullenvale31 Greenford Street Chapel Hill Pullenvale72 Fawkner Street Chapel Hill Pullenvale83 Mukurta Street Chapel Hill PullenvaleDiamantina Street Chapel Hill PullenvaleDiamantina Street Chapel Hill PullenvaleGreenford Street Chapel Hill PullenvaleNankoor Street Chapel Hill Pullenvale1 Ardell Street Kenmore Pullenvale104 Kenmore Road Kenmore Pullenvale272 Moggill Road Kenmore Pullenvale3223 Moggill Road Kenmore Pullenvale7 Twilight Street Kenmore Pullenvale79 Brookfield Road Kenmore Pullenvale8 Aberfeldy Street Kenmore PullenvaleKersley Road Kenmore Pullenvale141 Mirbelia Street West Kenmore Hills Pullenvale25 Mirbelia Street Kenmore Hills Pullenvale69 Mirbelia Street Kenmore Hills Pullenvale35 Beaufort Crescent Moggill Pullenvale50 Bainbridge Drive Pullenvale PullenvaleCompton Road Calamvale Runcorn33 Saint Patrick Avenue Kuraby Runcorn37 Besline Street Kuraby Runcorn97 Millers Road Kuraby Runcorn98 Stiller Drive Kuraby RuncornSt Andrew Street Kuraby Runcorn11 Carpentaria Place Runcorn Runcorn15 Camaro Street Runcorn Runcorn163 Nemies Road Runcorn Runcorn21 Amaranthus Street Runcorn Runcorn229 Daw Road Runcorn Runcorn27 Bruna Street Runcorn Runcorn436 Warrigal Road Runcorn Runcorn6 Pine Street Runcorn Runcorn8 Diamond Place Runcorn Runcorn80 Dew Street Runcorn RuncornFicus Street Runcorn Runcorn138 McCullough Street Sunnybank Runcorn16 Lara Street Sunnybank Runcorn18 Altandi Street Sunnybank Runcorn33 Janice Street Sunnybank Runcorn338 Beenleigh Road Sunnybank Runcorn377 McCullough Street Sunnybank Runcorn607 Beenleigh Roadd Sunnybank Runcorn8 Deason Street Sunnybank Runcorn


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Street Suburb Ward109 Calam Road Sunnybank Hills Runcorn190 Calam Road Sunnybank Hills Runcorn20 Jales Street Sunnybank Hills Runcorn24 Ceratonia Street Sunnybank Hills Runcorn29 Madana Street Sunnybank Hills Runcorn3 Celadon Street Sunnybank Hills Runcorn4 Lynelle Street Sunnybank Hills Runcorn5 Clori Street Sunnybank Hills Runcorn67 Hellawell Road Sunnybank Hills Runcorn71 Borella Road Sunnybank Hills Runcorn73 Garro Street Sunnybank Hills Runcorn82 Pinelands Road Sunnybank Hills Runcorn83 Lynelle Street Sunnybank Hills RuncornLecha Street Sunnybank Hills Runcorn2 Rusk Street Annerley Tennyson28 Clive Street Annerley Tennyson51 Clive Street Annerley Tennyson62 Brisbane Street Annerley Tennyson40 Leybourne Street Chelmer Tennyson10 Keble Street Corinda Tennyson3 Watt Street Corinda Tennyson46 Railway Terrace Corinda Tennyson340 Annerley Road Dutton Park TennysonBrisbane Corso Dutton Park Tennyson8 William Parade Fairfield Tennyson89 Fairfield Road Fairfield Tennyson18 Austral Avenue Graceville Tennyson18 Rakeevan Road Graceville Tennyson322 Verney Road East Graceville Tennyson349 Verney Road East Graceville Tennyson63 Sandon Street Graceville Tennyson17 Jutland Street Oxley Tennyson170 Oxley Road Oxley Tennyson185 Oxley Road Oxley Tennyson40 Cook Street Oxley Tennyson55 Colwel Street Oxley Tennyson25 Bute Street Sherwood Tennyson8 Skew Street Sherwood Tennyson92 Park Terrace Sherwood Tennyson161 Kadumba Street Yeronga Tennyson215 Hyde Road Yeronga Tennyson240 Park Road Yeronga Tennyson26 Orsova Road Yeronga Tennyson49 Orsova Road Yeronga TennysonKingsley Parade Yeronga Tennyson15 Grove Street Dutton Park The Gabba55 Annerley Road Dutton Park The Gabba56 Lochaber Street Dutton Park The Gabba96 Annerley Road Dutton Park The GabbaAnnerley Road Dutton Park The Gabba16 Ampthill Street Highgate Hill The Gabba19 Sexton Street Highgate Hill The GabbaGladstone Road Highgate Hill The Gabba93 Shafston Avenue Kangaroo Point The Gabba133 Stephens Road South Brisbane The Gabba459 Montague Road South Brisbane The Gabba467 Montague Road South Brisbane The Gabba537 Stanley Street South Brisbane The Gabba174 Boundary Street West End The Gabba269 Boundary Street West End The Gabba


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Street Suburb Ward27 Russell Street West End The Gabba3 Donkin Street West End The Gabba33 Hill End Terrace West End The Gabba35 Sussex Street West End The Gabba37 Duncan Street West End The Gabba5 Duncan Street West End The Gabba54 Hardgrave Road West End The Gabba83 Boundary Street West End The GabbaAvebury Street West End The GabbaBeattie Street West End The GabbaBristol Street West End The GabbaDrury Street West End The GabbaDuncan Street West End The GabbaHardgrave Road West End The GabbaRyan Street West End The GabbaNile Street Woolloongabba The Gabba871 Samford Road Alderley The Gap202 Waterworks Road Ashgrove The Gap52 Kinnaird Street Ashgrove The Gap178 Simpsons Road Bardon The GapLugg Street Bardon The Gap1 Glenariff Street Ferny Grove The Gap3 Persimmon Street Ferny Grove The Gap33 McGregor Way Ferny Grove The Gap103 Madsen Street Keperra The Gap141 Dawson Parade Keperra The Gap48 Dawson Parade Keperra The GapDallas Parade Keperra The GapGlenmorgan Street Keperra The Gap10 Pammay Street The Gap The Gap14 Michaela Crescent The Gap The Gap162 Payne Road The Gap The Gap26 Yallamurra Street The Gap The Gap28 Michaela Crescent The Gap The Gap298 Payne Road The Gap The Gap44 School Road The Gap The Gap63 Bromwich Street The Gap The Gap8 Extasis Street The Gap The GapAlutha Road The Gap The GapMoggill Road The Gap The GapPayne Road The Gap The Gap9 Cedar Creek Road Upper Kedron The Gap27 Castlemaine Street Milton Toowong 10 Candlebark Crescent Chapel Hill Walter Taylor28 Leander Street Chapel Hill Walter Taylor28 Leander Street Chapel Hill Walter Taylor53 Burbong Street Chapel Hill Walter Taylor102 Meiers Road Indooroopilly Walter Taylor109 Taringa Parade Indooroopilly Walter Taylor12 Burton Street Indooroopilly Walter Taylor123 Jerrang Street Indooroopilly Walter Taylor137 Lambert Road Indooroopilly Walter Taylor14 Riverview Terrace Indooroopilly Walter Taylor15 Allwood Street Indooroopilly Walter Taylor15 Allwood Street Indooroopilly Walter Taylor165 Witton Road Indooroopilly Walter Taylor18 Foxton Street Indooroopilly Walter Taylor188 Clarence Road Indooroopilly Walter Taylor22 Kate Street Indooroopilly Walter Taylor236 Harts Road Indooroopilly Walter Taylor


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Street Suburb Ward43 Coonan Street Indooroopilly Walter Taylor49 Witton Road Indooroopilly Walter Taylor501 Moggill Road Indooroopilly Walter Taylor6 Burton Street Indooroopilly Walter Taylor61 Thorpe Street Indooroopilly Walter Taylor66 Station Road Indooroopilly Walter Taylor66 Station Road Indooroopilly Walter Taylor70 Station Road Indooroopilly Walter Taylor70 Station Road Indooroopilly Walter Taylor93 Taringa Parade Indooroopilly Walter Taylor117 Macquarie Street St Lucia Walter Taylor16 Carawa Street St Lucia Walter Taylor19 Central Avenue St Lucia Walter Taylor206 Hawken Drive St Lucia Walter Taylor237 Sir Fred Schonell Drive St Lucia Walter Taylor24 Depper Street St Lucia Walter Taylor242 Hawken Drive St Lucia Walter Taylor36 Jerdanefield Road St Lucia Walter Taylor66 Mitre Street St Lucia Walter Taylor72 Armadale Street St Lucia Walter Taylor75 Mitre Street St Lucia Walter Taylor84 Ironside Street St Lucia Walter TaylorCarmody Road St Lucia Walter TaylorCarmody Road St Lucia Walter Taylor11 Iona Terrace Taringa Walter Taylor11 Woodstock Avenue Taringa Walter Taylor13 Frederick Street Taringa Walter Taylor16 Princess Street Taringa Walter Taylor2 Briggs Street Taringa Walter Taylor2 Hillsdon Road Taringa Walter Taylor251 Stanley Terrace Taringa Walter Taylor257 Stanley Terrace Taringa Walter Taylor260 Stanley Terrace Taringa Walter Taylor29 Moorak Street Taringa Walter Taylor33 Broomfield Street Taringa Walter Taylor41 Cunningham Street Taringa Walter Taylor46 Goldsbrough Road Taringa Walter Taylor76 Stanley Terrace Taringa Walter Taylor78 Mccaul Street Taringa Walter Taylor92 Oxford Terrace Taringa Walter TaylorStanley Terrace Taringa Walter Taylor14 Ballara Lane Toowong Walter Taylor148 Sherwood Road Toowong Walter Taylor15 Terrace Street Toowong Walter Taylor27 Maryvale Street Toowong Walter Taylor27 Maryvale Street Toowong Walter Taylor32 Miskin Street Toowong Walter Taylor33 High Street Toowong Walter Taylor5 Elizabeth Street Toowong Walter Taylor69 Sherwood Road Toowong Walter Taylor7 Bennett Street Toowong Walter Taylor74 High Street Toowong Walter Taylor8 Lodge Street Toowong Walter Taylor106 Hindes Street Lota Wynnum Manly127 Ernest Street Lota Wynnum Manly162 Whites Road Lota Wynnum Manly24 Booner Street Lota Wynnum Manly31 Railway Terrace Lota Wynnum Manly53 Bethania Street Lota Wynnum Manly57 Oceana Terrace Lota Wynnum Manly


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Street Suburb Ward717 Esplanade Lota Wynnum Manly765 Esplanade Lota Wynnum Manly785 Esplanade Lota Wynnum Manly11 Cambridge Parade Manly Wynnum Manly12 Yamboyna Street Manly Wynnum Manly157 Carlton Terrace Manly Wynnum Manly20 Britannia Street Manly Wynnum Manly52 Cardigan Parade Manly Wynnum ManlyGordon Parade Manly Wynnum ManlyYamboyna Street Manly Wynnum Manly114-132 Stannard Road Manly West Wynnum Manly26 Trevally Crescent Manly West Wynnum Manly30 Samuel Court Manly West Wynnum Manly67 Radford Road Manly West Wynnum Manly2265 Wynnum Road Morningside Wynnum Manly2283 Wynnum Road Morningside Wynnum Manly137 Wondall Road Tingalpa Wynnum Manly1 St Catherines Terrace Wynnum Wynnum Manly118 Selina Street Wynnum Wynnum Manly16 Claymeade Street Wynnum Wynnum Manly174 Tingal Road Wynnum Wynnum Manly230 Stratton Terrace Wynnum Wynnum Manly24 Worthing Street Wynnum Wynnum Manly28 Hannam Street Wynnum Wynnum Manly34 Agnes Street Wynnum Wynnum Manly391 Tingal Road Wynnum Wynnum Manly43 Glenora Street Wynnum Wynnum Manly58 Curve Avenue Wynnum Wynnum Manly61 Boswell Terrace Wynnum Wynnum Manly84 Boswell Terrace Wynnum Wynnum Manly88 Walnut Street Wynnum Wynnum Manly94 Worthing Street Wynnum Wynnum Manly98 Boxgrove Avenue Wynnum Wynnum ManlyFlorence Street Wynnum Wynnum Manly116 Evelyn Road Wynnum West Wynnum Manly158 Randall Road Wynnum West Wynnum Manly257 Kianawah Road Wynnum West Wynnum Manly42 Duncan Street Wynnum West Wynnum Manly42 School Road Wynnum West Wynnum Manly83 Randall Road Wynnum West Wynnum ManlyKianawah Road Wynnum West Wynnum ManlySandy Camp Road Wynnum West Wynnum Manly

Q2. Please provide a cost estimate for the completion of all open footpath maintenance works (identified but not yet completed)?

A2. Approximate cost is $5.8 million.

Q3. Please provide the total number of Council employees, with a breakdown of the number of female employees and male employees?

FEMALE EMPLOYEES MALE EMPLOYEES TOTAL


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Q4. Please provide the total number of Council employees, with a breakdown of the number of male employees and female employees by Council Division?

COUNCIL DIVISION FEMALE EMPLOYEES

MALE EMPLOYEES

TOTAL

Brisbane InfrastructureCity Administration and GovernanceCity Planning and SustainabilityLifestyle and Community ServicesOrganisational ServicesTransport for Brisbane

A3. and A4. COUNCIL DIVISION FEMALE EMPLOYEES MALE EMPLOYEESBrisbane Infrastructure 494 1,845City Administration and Governance 203 88City Planning and Sustainability 303 268Lifestyle and Community Services 807 460Organisational Services 748 448Transport for Brisbane 371 2,626

Q5. Please provide the average annual earnings of Council employees, with a breakdown of the number of female employees and male employees?

FEMALE EMPLOYEES MALE EMPLOYEES TOTAL

A5.FEMALE EMPLOYEES MALE EMPLOYEES

AVERAGE ANNUAL EARNINGS $75,012 $69,020

Q6. Please provide the annual average earnings of Council employees, with a breakdown of the number of male employees and female employees by Council Division?

COUNCIL DIVISION FEMALE EMPLOYEES

MALE EMPLOYEES

TOTAL

Brisbane InfrastructureCity Administration and GovernanceCity Planning and SustainabilityLifestyle and Community ServicesOrganisational ServicesTransport for Brisbane

A6.COUNCIL DIVISION FEMALE EMPLOYEES MALE EMPLOYEES

Brisbane Infrastructure $84,214 $79,395City Administration and Governance $78,075 $96,942City Planning and Sustainability $87,315 $97,834Lifestyle and Community Services $68,889 $76,405Organisational Services $82,517 $92,337Transport for Brisbane $48,884 $52,679

--ooOoo--

RISING OF COUNCIL: 10.01pm.

PRESENTED: and CONFIRMED


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CHAIR

Council officers in attendance:

Victor Tan (Council and Committee Coordinator)Ashleigh Mansfield (Council and Committee Officer)Billy Peers (Personal Support Officer to the Lord Mayor and Council Orderly)


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