Home › Projects › Chermside Road Drainage Rehabilitation
Chermside Road Drainage Rehabilitation
Description
Council is planning to rehabilitate the existing stormwater drainage infrastructure and upgrade the outlet structure on Chermside Road, East Ipswich.
Status
Construction timing will be 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 · Drainage Rehabilitation · as “Chermside Road Drainage Rehabilitation”) Council source ↗
Funded in 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 — per-project amounts not published in the 2026–2027 program.
Capital Works Program 2025–2028 (2025–2026 budget · Drainage Rehabilitation · as “Chermside Road Drainage Rehabilitation”) Council source ↗
| 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 2027–2028 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $750k | $750k | $1.5M |
Capital Works Program 2024–2027 (2024–2025 budget · Drainage Rehabilitation · as “Chermside Road Drainage Rehabilitation”) Council source ↗
| 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $80k | $80k | $750k | $910k |
Capital Works Program 2023–2026 (2023–2024 budget · Drainage Rehabilitation · as “Chermside Road Drainage Rehabilitation”) Council source ↗
| 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $20k | $40k | — | $60k |
Funding, as published in each program
| Financial year | 2023–2024 program | 2024–2025 program | 2025–2026 program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | $20,000 | · | · |
| 2024–2025 revised | $40,000 | $80,000 | · |
| 2025–2026 | – | $80,000 | – |
| 2026–2027 | · | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 2027–2028 | · | · | $750,000 |
Council published different figures for 2024–2025 in different programs. Both are Council's own; each links to the page it appears on.
· = outside that program's three-year window (not zero). Amounts are Council's, in the year they were published for.
Amounts are as published in Council's Capital Works Program PDFs ($'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
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2025–2026Listed at $1.5M over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2024–2025Listed at $910k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2023–2024Listed at $60k over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF)
Meeting items mentioning this project's streets
| Item | Street | Meeting |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Disposal of Easement over Council Land to Urban Utilities for Sewerage Purposes (East Ipswich) | Chermside Road | Council — 2026-05-28 |
| 2. Disposal of Easement over Council Land to Urban Utilities for Sewerage Purposes (East Ipswich) | Chermside Road | Finance and Governance Committee — 2026-05-19 |
| 15.2. Report of Governance and Transparency Committee No. 2023(11) of 28 November 2023 | Chermside Road | Council — 2023-12-07 |
| 16.1. Lease for Renewal over Trust Land - Queens Park Tennis Facility - 76 Chermside Road, Ipswich | Chermside Road | Council — 2023-12-07 |
| 3 New Item (Committees) - Lease for Renewal Over Trust Land - Queens Park Tennis Facility - 76 Chermside Road, Ipswich | Chermside Road | Governance and Transparency Committee — 2023-11-28 |
| 3. Leases for Renewal over Trust Land - Queens Park Tennis Facility - 76 Chermside Road Ipswich, and Rosewood Showgrounds (the "Green Shed") - 1 Railway Street Rosewood | Chermside Road | Governance and Transparency Committee — 2023-11-28 |
| 1. Ipswich Central Second River Crossing – Preliminary Business Case - Workshop | Chermside Road | Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session — 2023-06-20 |
| 8. Trustee Lease to the City of Ipswich Pipe Band Inc. Over Part of 42A Chermside Road, Ipswich (Limestone Park) | Chermside Road | Governance and Transparency Committee — 2023-04-18 |
| 10. Concession for General Rates - Various Properties | Chermside Road | Governance and Transparency Committee — 2020-10-15 |
Source: Ipswich City Council Civic Projects Map (CC BY 4.0).