Another new footpath for Narangba
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 17:16
Another new concrete path has been completed on the western side of O’Mara Rd from the existing path in Oakey Flat Rd to the existing path adjacent to house No 1 Lilly Anna Lane, Narangba. This is part of our ongoing plan linking footpaths in the area to provide residents with improved facilities to assist in getting out and about.
Carpark upgrades - Samford and Mt Samson
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 17:13
The Samford Community Centre overflow gravel carpark received a major upgrade over the school holidays with reprofiling of the area being undertaken,
National Tree Day - 31 July 2011
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 16:55
Many local residents, bush- care volunteers, Rotary and Lions Club members, and council officers turned out to participate in the 2011 National Tree Day planting. This year the event came to the Samford area and each 2 years takes place in other parts of Division 11.
Narangba Sports Approval
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 17:16
In late July council approved the development application for the next stage of sporting facilities at the Harris Avenue complex. Throughout this process Council officers and I have undertaken consultation with Narangba United Soccer Club, the high school, and Neighbourhood Watch groups.
Latest on Water
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 16:57
The State Government recently offered to hand water back to Councils. At a Council meeting on 16th June 2011, Council decided not to withdraw from Unitywater for the provision of water and wastewater services in our region. An independent report by one of Australia’s leading accounting firms, Ernst & Young, found that the cost involved in withdrawing from the Unitywater operation, with assets of more than $2.5 billion, would be many tens of millions of dollars. The report also states that the Council which elects to withdraw from Unitywater must pay the disestablishment costs of the other Council, including any reasonable consequential loss suffered by the remaining participating Council. For your information Unitywater advise that their fixed access and water usage charge will increase by 3.6% next year, while the government bulk water prices will increase by 16.5%. The loss of previously provided State subsidies also impacts significantly on the finances of all water businesses in South East Qld and is a major factor in the cost of water and wastewater services.
Budget 2011-2012
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 16:51
You will have already read much about the recent $570m budget’s big picture outcomes in local media and Council’s Moreton Living Newsletter.Roads, parks, carparks, pathways and sports in Divison 11 are the big beneficiaries amongst this budgets $182 million dollar capital works programme. Raynbird and Roberts Roads Narangba and Cedar Creek Road, Cedar Creek are the major projects in the Division’s $5m roads and drainage programme with more than $1,259,000 provided for a range of park, sporting and playground works across the region. Planning also continues for additional sports fields at the Harris Avenue, Narangba complex and work will shortly take place on refurbishment of the Cash house at Samford Parklands to meet the short term needs of Samford Rangers when they relocate. I will provide further details on individual projects in future editions of Millar’s Mailbag and as I attend the many community meetings around the Division.