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Environment and Sustainability Committee — 2025-08-19

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2. 2025 Get Ready Queensland Week

Resolution: Moved by Councillor Jacob Madsen:

2. 2025 Get Ready Queensland Week

This is a report concerning Get Ready Queensland Week 2025, which falls between 6 and 12 October 2025. Get Ready Queensland Week is an annual statewide call to action, helping communities prepare for extreme weather and disasters.

Recommendation

Moved by Councillor Jacob Madsen:

Seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli:

That the report on 2025 Get Ready Queensland Week be received and the contents noted.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

Councillors: Councillors:

Madden Nil

Antoniolli

Harding

Jonic

Madsen

Augustine

Doyle

The motion was put and carried.

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3. Resource Recovery Strategy and Implementation Plan Review

Resolution: Moved by Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic:

3. Resource Recovery Strategy and Implementation Plan Review

The attached report provides a review of the City of Ipswich Resource Recovery Strategy 2021-2031 (Strategy) and Resource Recovery Implementation Plan (Plan). The Strategy review is a regulatory requirement of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011.

The report summarises achievements against the Strategy targets during 2021-2022 to 2023-2024, reviews and updates the Strategy with considerations of challenges and opportunities and outlines changes to strategies and actions to be taken in the next several years.

Recommendation

Moved by Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic:

Seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli:

That Council approve the updated and new actions proposed within the Resource Recovery Strategy and Implementation Plan Review, and the update Pillars, in accordance with the statutory update of Council’s Resource Recovery Strategy.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

Councillors: Councillors:

Madden Nil

Antoniolli

Harding

Jonic

Madsen

Augustine

Doyle

The motion was put and carried.

Mentions: Ipswich

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4. Waste and Circular Economy Transformation Directive - Quarterly Report

Resolution: Moved by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli:

4. Waste and Circular Economy Transformation Directive - Quarterly Report

This is an update report on the continuing implementation of the Ipswich City Council Waste and Circular Economy Transformation Policy Directive (the Directive) following the review of the Directive at the Ordinary Council Meeting of 3 September 2024.

As outlined in the attachment to this report, a significant body of work continues to implement actions against the ten (10) principles of the Directive.

Recommendation

Moved by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli:

Seconded by Councillor Marnie Doyle:

That the quarterly report on the Waste and Circular Economy Transformation Directive be received and the contents noted.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

Councillors: Councillors:

Madden Nil

Antoniolli

Harding

Jonic

Madsen

Augustine

Doyle

The motion was put and carried.

NOTICES OF MOTION

Nil

MATTERS ARISING

Nil

QUESTIONS / GENERAL BUSINESS

Nil

PROCEDURAL MOTIONS AND FORMAL MATTERS

The meeting commenced at 11.47 am.

The meeting closed at 12.21 pm.

Mentions: Ipswich

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