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Chermside Road Kerb and Channel
Description
Council is planning the construction of new kerb and channel on Chermside Road, Basin Pocket, from McGill Street to its northern end.
Status
This project is currently on hold. Design has been completed with construction timing dependent on funding in future Council budgets.
What to expect
You may experience changed traffic conditions, delays in access in and out of properties, road closures, detours, slight delays, traffic control, some night works as necessary and an increase in noise from machinery
Funding (Capital Works Program)
Capital Works Program 2026–2029 (2026–2027 budget · Kerb and Channel · as “Chermside Road Kerb and Channel”) Council source ↗
Funded in 2028–2029 — per-project amounts not published in the 2026–2027 program.
Capital Works Program 2024–2027 (2024–2025 budget · Kerb and Channel · as “Chermside Road Kerb and Channel”) Council source ↗
| 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $500k | $600k | $1.1M |
Capital Works Program 2023–2026 (2023–2024 budget · Kerb and Channel · as “Chermside Road Kerb and Channel”) Council source ↗
| 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $450k | $450k | $900k |
Funding, as published in each program
| Financial year | 2023–2024 program | 2024–2025 program |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | – | · |
| 2024–2025 | $450,000 | – |
| 2025–2026 revised | $450,000 | $500,000 |
| 2026–2027 | · | $600,000 |
Council published different figures for 2025–2026 in different programs. Both are Council's own; each links to the page it appears on.
· = outside that program's three-year window (not zero). Amounts are Council's, in the year they were published for.
Amounts are as published in Council's Capital Works Program PDFs ($'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 2028–2029
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2024–2025Listed at $1.1M over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2023–2024Listed at $900k 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 |
| Committee Report - Governance and Transparency Committee - 15 October 2020 | McGill Street | Council — 2020-10-22 |
| 10. Concession for General Rates - Various Properties | Chermside Road | Governance and Transparency Committee — 2020-10-15 |
| 2. Acquistion of Land for INF02652 Springall Street Kerb and Channel Project | McGill Street | Governance and Transparency Committee — 2020-10-15 |
Source: Ipswich City Council Civic Projects Map (CC BY 4.0).