Tennyson Ward Footpaths

Here you can find a list of current and future footpath projects in Tennyson Ward.

Despite what you hear from the Lord Mayor, Brisbane City Council’s process for new footpaths or maintenance works can take years. Here’s how new footpaths are funded and damaged footpaths are repaired.

Footpath Maintenance
You can report damaged footpaths to Council at any time via the Council call centre 3403 8888 (24/7) or my office 3403 8605. Council will generally inspect footpaths within a few days and undertake “make safe” works such as grinding or bitumen fill to reduce trip hazards. Repairs are then scheduled from recurrent funding of around $13m annually. This process can take up to a year for a permanent fix.  My office tracks these requests and follows up with Council to ensure they are done as soon as possible. Please call us if a footpath near you needs maintenance.

New Footpaths
Council refuses to fund new footpaths now other than for special purposes like the Safer Pathways to School programme. There has been a massive cut over recent years to the number of new footpaths being built around the City from Council’s capital works programme and no real increase to maintenance funding. All new footpaths are now funded from the Suburban Enhancement Fund, an annual allocation of $500,000 to all Councillors that must pay for all local footpath, park, playground and minor road works. This funding is grossly inadequate for the high level of demand for new and improved community local facilities, footpaths and road works. Council Policy requires a resident survey to be undertaken and more than 50% of residents must agree to support the footpath before it can proceed.  Each year I allocate roughly half of the funding to new footpaths or upgrades and half to park and playground upgrades. Footpaths waiting the longest, streets without a footpath or special needs are prioritised off the waiting list, noted below.