June 2018
Council has approved a new Long Term Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) for Brisbane. The Plan includes 1000 projects valued at approximately $2 billion across the City. Unfortunately the Lord Mayor has failed to allocate this funding fairly with only $8 million of new trunk (major) infrastructure in Tennyson Ward. This contrasts with other wards that have more than $250 million for infrastructure in their areas.
In my view this is completely political and unfair, as our area has copped huge development and paid millions in infrastructure charges and those funds are not being spent locally. Just four projects, including a storm water drainage project with 22 individual pipes, has been approved over the next ten years in Tennyson Ward. Smaller projects may still be funded through the Budget, but the LGIP is usually instrumental in determining which infrastructure is funded.
I want to thank residents who made submissions last year to the LGIP. Approximately 850 submissions were received city-wide and 80% of those came from Tennyson Ward residents. The Lord Mayor made no changes based on these public submissions, which in my view is appalling. He has stopped listening. I abstained from the vote at Council because I support necessary funding for other areas, but am opposed to the neglect in Tennyson Ward.
What’s in the LGIP?
Of the 1000 projects city-wide in the LGIP just five (5) are proposed in Tennyson Ward over the next ten years. All are worthwhile but nowhere near enough to support our growing community.
Stormwater
Yeronga, 22 stormwater pipe upgrades, $3m in 2016-2021
Roads
Ipswich Rd/Cracknell Rd/Villa St, Annerley intersection upgrade, $1.6m in 2016-2021
Coonan St/Wharf St, Chelmer, intersection upgrade, $1.15m in 2021-2026
Oxley Rd/Long Street East, Graceville, intersection upgrade, $1.8m in 2021-2026
Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, metropolitan parkland, approx. $16.7m 2021-2026 (Council acquisition from State Government)
What’s been removed from the LGIP?
The Lord Mayor has removed the following projects from the current long term infrastructure plan:
Fairfield Rd upgrade
Oxley Rd upgrade
Community Arts and Leisure Centre, Yeerongpilly – land acquisition and site preparations $1.7m
Land acquisition and park upgrade, Corinda $1m
Land acquisition for district parkland, Tennyson $2.4m
Oxley Bikeway, Ardoyne Rd to Keble St Oxley/Corinda $757,770
Oxley Creek Bikeway, Oxley, Corinda, Sherwood and Rocklea $2.4m
Moolabin Creek Bikeway, Yeerongpilly, $1.3m
Yeronga Bikeway, Orient Rd Park to Brisbane Corso, $257,000
Annerley, 5 stormwater pipe upgrades $454,664
Chelmer/Graceville, 17 stormwater pipe upgrades $1.9m
Corinda, 6 stormwater pipe upgrades $461,000
Fairfield/Yeronga, 5 stormwater pipe upgrades $537,521
Graceville, 41 stormwater pipe upgrades $5m
Sherwood, 4 stormwater pipe upgrades $323,176
Yeronga, 50 stormwater pipe upgrades $1.7m
What’s needed in the LGIP?
There are some key projects needed for our district that are included in the LGIP. You might like to email Council and ask for these key projects to be included and feel free to add your ideas as well.
New Road Projects
Oxley Rd Sherwood/Corinda low rail bridge, widen four lanes (not raise) in 2016-2021
Ipswich Rd/Venner Rd/Waterton St, Annerley intersection upgrade in 2016-2021
Venner Rd Freight Bypass, new road overpass from Moorooka to Yeerongpilly in 2021-2026 (to divert trucks off Venner Rd and Fairfield Rd)
Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd/Cook St, Oxley corridor upgrade in 2021-2026
Oxley Rd/Cliveden Ave, Corinda intersection upgrade 2016-2021
New Parkland
RSPCA site, Yeronga – acquisition of parkland for recreational and sporting use in 2016-2026
Oxley Secondary College, Oxley – acquisition and remediation of old school site for recreation and sporting use in 2016-2026
Ferry Terminals
New ferry terminals to extend City Cat upstream to Fairfield, Yeronga, Tennyson and Graceville
Bikeways/Pathways
Sherwood Rd, Sherwood/Rocklea separated, off-road bikeway, connecting Sherwood Rd Sherwood to Fairfield Rd, Rocklea in 2016-2021
Annerley Rd, Annerley separated, off road Bikeway connecting Annerley Rd, Dutton Park with Ipswich Rd, Annerley in 2016-2021
Yeronga Bikeway, Orient Rd Park to Brisbane Corso, $257,000
Stormwater – fight for your suburb!
All those listed in bold, above, for Annerley, Fairfield, Chelmer, Graceville, Sherwood, Corinda and Yeronga.
To view more on the LGIP visit the below links:
Schedule of Works:
Interactive Map