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Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session — 2025-06-17
1. North Ipswich Railyards - Queensland Rail Briefing
1. North Ipswich Railyards - Queensland Rail Briefing
This report supports an external briefing by senior Queensland Rail officers to provide an overview to councillors on future opportunities under consideration at the North Ipswich Railyards site.
Note: This item is to be rescheduled for a future Councillor Briefing Session/Workshop.
Mentions: North Ipswich
2. Queens Park Ceremonial, Healing and Remembrance Place - Update
2. Queens Park Ceremonial, Healing and Remembrance Place - Update
This is an update on the proposed artwork and signage proposed for the Queen’s Park Ceremonial, Healing and Remembrance Place.
MATTERS ARISING:
Councillors in attendance noted, discussed and raised questions on the updated information presented on the Queens Park Ceremonial, Healing and Remembrance Place.
Councillors queried the site location as well as community consultation with neighbouring properties in relation to works being undertaken on the site.
Councillors requested clarification on advice on aspects of the design.
Action: Responses to questions to be provided to Mayor and Councillors.
Manager Capital Program Delivery to provide more information to the Mayor and Councillors in relation to the community consultation with neighbouring properties including any lighting impacts.
Mentions: Remembrance Place
3. Ti Tree Bioenergy Payments Governance Framework Review -
3. Ti Tree Bioenergy Payments Governance Framework Review -
The current Ti Tree Bioenergy Payments Governance Framework is due for review.
In consultation with the Willowbank Area Residents Group (WAG) and relevant internal stakeholders, the governance framework has been reviewed.
There’s a high level of interest in the Ti Tree Bioenergy Funding from a community and councillor perspective given the available funding is currently approximately accrued to $6 million with an average of at least $1 million expected every year thereafter based tonnage collected at the Ti Tree waste facility. This has significantly increased over the past three (3) years and reframed the scope and potential opportunities for the funding.
This review has been undertaken with a primary focus of ensuring alignment and compliance with the 29 May 2002 Planning and Environment Court judgement and the associated independent interpretation of the court judgment sought by Council in 2017. The review has also considered lessons learnt and community feedback since the original framework was developed and endorsed by council in late 2020.
The current governance framework review proposes minor changes but also the addition of a new Community Fund offering city wide grants for eligible projects which can demonstrate the mitigation of adverse social or environmental impacts from the facility. As such, it is deemed appropriate to present the recommended changes to the Mayor and Councillors for noting or endorsement as was the case previously.
MATTERS ARISING:
Councillors in attendance noted and discussed the information presented on the Ti Tree Bioenergy Payment Governance Framework Review.
Mentions: Willowbank
4. Greenwood Village Road and Redbank Plains Road intersection
4. Greenwood Village Road and Redbank Plains Road intersection
The Redbank Plains area has seen significant growth in recent years and subsequently infrastructure such as Redbank Plains Road is identified in Council’s LGIP and long term planning for upgrade works. Whilst some of this road has been upgraded to four (4) lanes, a section from Collingwood Drive west through to the Cunningham Highway remains as a two (2) lane road and is planned for upgrade within the next 10 year period.
Within this section of upgrade works is the intersection with Greenwood Village Road, which has poor site distance for vehicles exiting Greenwood Village Road and turning right onto Redbank Plains Road, which, along with the increased traffic, results in a safety issue. A recent development on Greenwood Village Road included a traffic assessment and resulted in a condition of approval to ban the right hand turn.
An independent review of the intersection has been undertaken by Point8, a traffic engineering and transport planning consultant, with the intent to determine if there are any other interim options for the intersection to improve driver safety until the ultimate signalisation is constructed. To compliment this review, a Speed Limit Review and Road Safety Audit was also undertaken.
The report found there is an immediate need to undertake action such as speed reduction on Redbank Plains Road and the banning of the right hand turn. It also identified the need for an interim solution and explored seven different options for the intersection, and modelled these against transport growth for the area to identify how long each modelled solution would be suitable for at this site.
MATTERS ARISING:
Councillors in attendance noted and discussed the information presented on the Greenwood Village Road and Redbank Plains Road intersection.
Discussions included funding for an upgrade of the intersection as well as informing the community of any interim options to improve driver safety until the signalisation is constructed.
General Manager Asset and Infrastructure Services to advocate for funding as well as include information for the project on Council’s Shape Your Ipswich page.
Mentions: Collingwood Drive · Cunningham Highway · Greenwood Village Road · Redbank Plains Road · Redbank Plains · Ipswich
5. NEISP Stage 1 Western Grandstand - Corporate Centre Options Paper
5. NISEP Stage 1 Western Grandstand - Corporate Centre Options Paper
This report presents options and makes a recommendation in relation to the long-term use of the North Ipswich Reserve Corporate Centre, in the context of the North Ipswich Sport and Entertainment Precinct, Stage 1 Western Grandstand project.
MATTERS ARISING:
Councillors in attendance noted and discussed the information presented on the NISEP Stage 1 Western Grandstand Corporate Centre options paper.
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS AND FORMAL MATTERS
The meeting commenced at 9.00 am.
Mayor Teresa Harding arrived at the meeting at 9.03 am.
Councillor Marnie Doyle arrived at the meeting at 9.05 am.
Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic left the meeting at 9.41 am
The meeting adjourned at 9.58 am.
The meeting reconvened at 10.19 am with all councillors in attendance except for Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic.
Councillor Marnie Doyle left the meeting at 10.41 am.
Councillor Marnie Doyle returned to the meeting at 10.47 am.
Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic returned to the meeting at 11.02 am.
Mayor Teresa Harding left the meeting at 11.21 am.
Councillor Andrew Antoniolli left the meeting at 11.22 am.
Councillor Jacob Madsen left the meeting at 11.23 am.
Councillor Marnie Doyle left the meeting at 11.33 am.
Councillor Andrew Antoniolli returned to the meeting at 11.37 am.
Councillor Marnie Doyle returned to the meeting at 11.40 am.
Councillor Jacob Madsen returned to the meeting at 11.42 am.
Mayor Teresa Harding returned to the meeting at 11.45 am.
Councillor Madsen left the meeting at 11.53 am.
Councillor Jacob Madsen returned to the meeting at 12.00 pm.
Councillor Pye Augustine left the meeting at 12.03 pm.
The Mayor left the meeting at 12.08 pm.
The meeting closed at 12.13 pm.
Mentions: North Ipswich
Source: Ipswich City Council meeting minutes (CC BY 4.0).