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Whitwood Road (South) Historical Landfill Remediation
Description
Council is planning the rehabilitation of the Whitwood Road (South) Historical Landfill site, at New Chum. This work will include capping and stormwater drainage works.
Status
Construction timing will be 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 · Disturbed Land Management · as “Whitwood Road (South) Historical Landfill Remediation”) Council source ↗
Funded in 2027–2028 and 2028–2029 — per-project amounts not published in the 2026–2027 program.
Capital Works Program 2025–2028 (2025–2026 budget · Disturbed Land Management · as “Whitwood Road (South) Historical Landfill Remediation”) Council source ↗
| 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 2027–2028 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $1M | $1M | $2M |
Capital Works Program 2024–2027 (2024–2025 budget · Disturbed Land Management · as “Whitwood Road (South) Historical Landfill Remediation”) Council source ↗
| 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $1M | $1M | $2M |
Capital Works Program 2023–2026 (2023–2024 budget · Disturbed Land Management · as “Whitwood Road (South) Historical Landfill Remediation”) Council source ↗
| 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $900k | — | $900k |
Funding, as published in each program
| Financial year | 2023–2024 program | 2024–2025 program | 2025–2026 program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | – | · | · |
| 2024–2025 | $900,000 | – | · |
| 2025–2026 | – | $1,000,000 | – |
| 2026–2027 | · | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 2027–2028 | · | · | $1,000,000 |
· = outside that program's three-year window (not zero). Amounts are Council's, in the year they were published for.
Amounts are as published in Council's Capital Works Program PDFs ($'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 2027–2028, 2028–2029
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2025–2026Listed at $2M over three years
Capital Works Program (PDF) - 2024–2025Listed at $2M 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 00 New Item (Committees) - LEAVE OF ABSENCE | Whitwood Road | Growth Infrastructure and Waste Committee — 2021-07-08 |
| 9. Ipswich Waste Services Customer Satisfaction Survey | Whitwood Road | Growth Infrastructure and Waste Committee — 2021-07-08 |
| 2. Procurement: Whitwood Road North Closed Landfill Final Capping | Whitwood Road | Growth Infrastructure and Waste Committee — 2021-07-08 |
| 2. Development application recommendation - 191 and Lot 4 Whitwood Road, 62 Austin Street 217 Barclay Street NEW CHUM, 6216/2018/MAMC/A, Minor Change to Special Industry (Chemical Manufacturing) & ERA 7 - Chemical Manufacturing | Whitwood Road | Growth Infrastructure and Waste Committee — 2021-05-13 |
| 6. Whitwood Road North - Capital Works 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 | Whitwood Road | Growth Infrastructure and Waste Committee — 2020-11-12 |
Source: Ipswich City Council Civic Projects Map (CC BY 4.0).