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Brisbane Street Refresh – Top of Town
Description
Council is planning the upgrade and refurbishment of the existing streetscape at the top of town, on Brisbane Street, Ipswich.
Status
This project is in the design phase. Construction is dependent on funding in future Council budgets
What to expect
Currently in design phase
Funding (Capital Works Program)
Capital Works Program 2026–2029 (2026–2027 budget · Ipswich Central Revitalisation · as “Brisbane Street Top of Town Refresh”) Council source ↗
Funded in 2026–2027, 2027–2028 and 2028–2029 — per-project amounts not published in the 2026–2027 program.
Capital Works Program 2025–2028 (2025–2026 budget · Ipswich Central Revitalisation · as “Brisbane Street Refresh – Top of Town”) Council source ↗
| 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 2027–2028 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50k | $225k | $3M | $3.3M |
Capital Works Program 2024–2027 (2024–2025 budget · Ipswich Central Revitalisation · as “Brisbane Street Refresh – Top of Town”) Council source ↗
| 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $75k | $250k | $325k |
Funding, as published in each program
| Financial year | 2024–2025 program | 2025–2026 program |
|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 | – | · |
| 2025–2026 revised | $75,000 | $50,000 |
| 2026–2027 revised | $250,000 | $225,000 |
| 2027–2028 | · | $3,000,000 |
Council published different figures for 2025–2026, 2026–2027 in different programs. Both are Council's own; each links to the page it appears on.
· = outside that program's three-year window (not zero). Amounts are Council's, in the year they were published for.
Amounts are as published in Council's Capital Works Program PDFs ($'000, multiplied out). See all capital works programs.
Timeline
Everything Council has published about this project, newest first. Each entry links to its source.
- 2026–2027Listed as funded in 2026–2027, 2027–2028, 2028–2029
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2026-06-092. Ipswich Central Heart - Project Design and Delivery Update
Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session - 2025–2026Listed at $3.3M over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2024–2025Listed at $325k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF)
Discussed in Council meetings (1)
| Item | Meeting | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Ipswich Central Heart - Project Design and Delivery Update | Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session — 2026-06-09 | Council source ↗ |
Meeting items mentioning this project's streets
| Item | Street | Meeting |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Lease Renewal of Freehold Land at 116 Brisbane Street, Ipswich | Brisbane Street | Council — 2025-10-30 |
| 2. Lease Renewal of Freehold Land at 116 Brisbane Street, Ipswich | Brisbane Street | Finance and Governance Committee — 2025-10-14 |
| 7.1. Petition - Solar Lighting for new Cameron Park Playground | Brisbane Street | Council — 2025-07-30 |
| 2 Redbank Plains and Riverview and District Community Centre Facility Activations | Brisbane Street | Council — 2024-08-22 |
| 1 Nicholas Street Precinct - Approval of a Lease for Lower Ground Floor 143 Brisbane Street | Brisbane Street | Council — 2024-08-22 |
| 1. Nicholas Street Precinct - Approval of a Lease for Lower Ground Floor 143 Brisbane Street | Brisbane Street | Extraordinary Economic and Cultural Development Committee — 2024-08-20 |
| 7 Nicholas Street Precinct - Approval of a Lease for Upper Ground Floor 143 Brisbane Street | Brisbane Street | Council — 2024-07-25 |
| 6. Nicholas Street Precinct - June 2024 Retail Sub-Project Steering Committee Report | Brisbane Street | Economic and Cultural Development Committee — 2024-07-16 |
| 7. Nicholas Street Precinct - Approval of a Lease for Upper Ground Floor 143 Brisbane Street | Brisbane Street | Economic and Cultural Development Committee — 2024-07-16 |
| 1. Nicholas Street Precinct - Approval of an Agreement for Lease for Tenancy T5 and Tenancy T6 Venue (37 Nicholas Street) | Brisbane Street | Extraordinary Economic and Cultural Development Committee — 2024-06-20 |
| 3 New Item (Committees) - Ordinary Council Meeting Agenda | Brisbane Street | Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session — 2024-05-14 |
| 10.1 New Item (Council) - Acknowledgement of Service - Councillor Kate Kunzelmann | Brisbane Street | Council — 2024-03-01 |
| 7.1. Petition - Residential Unit Developments along W M Hughes Street, North Ipswich | Brisbane Street | Council — 2024-01-25 |
| 10 New Item (Council) - Matters of Public Interest | Brisbane Street | Council — 2023-12-07 |
| 15.3. Report of Community, Culture, Arts and Sport Committee No. 2023(11) of 28 November 2023 | Brisbane Street | Council — 2023-12-07 |
Showing the 15 most recent of 86 — see the street pages above for the rest.
Source: Ipswich City Council Civic Projects Map (CC BY 4.0).