LGIP Special June 2021

www.nicolejohnston.com.au

Lord Mayor Cuts Infrastructure Plans

How Does Your Suburb Stack Up?

Yeronga West Stormwater Upgrades Cut

How to Make a Submission

Useful Links:

WHAT'S ON

Items marked with * require bookings.
Contact the relevant library or
3403 8888.

ANNERLEY LIBRARY

Toddler Time*
Mondays, 9:15-9:45am
Bookings required. Visit Eventbrite five days prior to each session to reserve your spot.

Online Family History Resources*
Wed 16 Jun, 1-2:30pm
Learn how to search for your ancestors online using a range of library resources. Beginners and more advanced participants are welcome.

CORINDA LIBRARY

Babies, Books and Rhymes
Fridays, 9-9:45am
Bookings required. Visit Eventbrite five days prior to each session to reserve your spot.

TV Streaming on the Internet*
Wed 14 Jul, 11am-12:30pm
Never miss your favourite television show again. Learn about online streaming and how to use the internet to watch television on a laptop, mobile device or television. Basic computer and internet skills required.

FAIRFIELD LIBRARY

Babies, Books and Rhymes*
Wednesdays, 9:15-9:45
Bookings required. Visit Eventbrite five days prior to each session to reserve your spot.

TV Streaming on the Internet*
Fri 11 Jun, 2-3:30pm
Never miss your favourite television show again. Learn about online streaming and how to use the internet to watch television on a laptop, mobile device or television. Basic computer and internet skills required.

Evening Book Club
Thu 17 Jun, 6-7pm
In June, read and discuss The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. New members welcome.

Book Chat
Wed 23 June, 1-2pm
In June, read and discuss The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle.  New members welcome.

Meet JD Humanoid Robot*
Thu 24 Jun, 3:30-4pm
Come to the library and meet JD, our amazing resident robot! Enjoy this interactive event where you can experience JD's life-like gestures, cool dance moves and fun robot jokes. Ideal for children aged up to 10 years. 

Networking in the Suburbs*
Wed 16 June, 10-11am
Annerley Hall, 13 Waldheim St, Annerley
Brisbane City Council is hosting a series of free Networking in the Suburbs sessions. These events are designed to bring local businesses together to connect and network with other Brisbane business owners and operators. We encourage small, micro and home-based businesses and entrepreneurs to interact and network to build relationships within their local business community. Bring a coffee and get ready to make some great connections.
Register online.

Active and Healthy

Deep Water Running*
$ Pool entry
Dunlop Park Memorial Swimming Pool, Corinda
Saturdays, 10:15-11:15am
To book phone 0406 063 737

Winter Aqua Aerobics*
$ Pool entry
Dunlop Park Memorial Swimming Pool, Corinda
Saturdays, 11-11:45am
To book phone 0406 063 737.

Empowered to Swim - Group Adult Swimming Lessons*
$ Pool entry
Dunlop Park Memorial Swimming Pool, Corinda
Saturdays, 11:45am-12:45pm
To book phone 0406 063 737

CHILLAX Family Meditation and Relaxation
Sundays, 3-4pm
Bring a yoga mat and towel.
Daphne Fancutt Amphitheatre
Ken Fletcher Park, Tennyson

Mum Fit*
Mondays, 9:30-10:30am
Bring a yoga mat.
Sherwood Arboretum
To book phone Nadia on 0487 070 174

Tai Chi Qigong in the Park
Tuesdays, 8-9am
Meet near the carpark
Sherwood Arboretum
Phone Kevin on 3376 1830 for more info

Boxfit*
Tuesdays, 9:30-10:15am
Nixon Park, Oxley
To book phone Clare on 0432 168 667

Aqua Yoga
Tuesdays, 12-1pm
Dunlop Park Memorial Pool, Corinda
Phone Nichola on 0406 574 454 for more info

Interval Training*
Fridays, 9:30-10:30am
Fehlberg Park, Yeronga
Bring a yoga mat or towel
To book phone Nadia on 0487 070 174

Yoga  for Every Body
Saturdays, 7:30-8:30am
Vallely St Park, Annerley
Phone Deanna on 0401 247 328 for more info

Winter Aqua Aerobics*
$ Pool entry
Yeronga Park Memorial Swimming Pool
Saturdays from 1 May, 11-11:45am
To book phone 0406 063 737

Empowered to Swim - Group Adult Swimming Lessons*
$ Pool entry
Yeronga Park Memorial Swimming Pool
Saturdays from 1 May, 11:45am-12:45pm
To book phone 0406 063 737

Tai Chi Qigong in the Park
Sundays, 8-9am
Meet near the playground
Robinson Park, Fairfield
Phone Julian on 0439 073 860 for more info

Sherwood Arboretum Guided Walk*
Sun 27 June, 9:30-11am
Sherwood Arboretum
Take a guided walk at one of Brisbane's living treasures led by the Volunteer Guides of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens and the Friends of Sherwood Arboretum.
To book call 07 3403 2535.

GOLD

Swiss Ball Pilates*
Mondays, 9:30-10:30am
Chelmer Community Centre
BYO swiss ball, small dumbbells and non-slip socks
To book phone Jen on 0410 010 316

Dancing Rhythms*
Mondays, 1:30-2:30pm
Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre
To book phone the Centre on 3379 6963

Tai Chi for Health
Wednesdays, 8:30-9:30am
Meet near the Somerville House Sports and Aquatic Centre
John Walker Place, Yeronga
Phone Chunmei on 0438 802 018 for more info

Aqua Yoga
Thursdays, 11am-12pm
$ pool entry
Dunlop Park Memorial Pool, Corinda
Phone Nichola on 0406 574 454 for more info

Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre
38 Thallon St, Sherwood
3379 6963

English Classes
Beginners to advanced
9:30-11:30am, Mondays
Cost $3

SEALS
Seniors group
1-3pm, Tuesdays
Cost $3

Clutter Group
Meet every 2nd Wednesday of the month
Contact David 0400 903 663

Western Suburbs Clayworkers
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10am
Contact Gai on 0411 090 370

Grumpy Old Men's Group
Thursdays, 10am-12pm

Budget Planning and Assistance
Thursdays - Contact Centre for more info

Mudlarks Pottery Club
11:30am, Fridays
Basic pottery skills required
Contact Muriel on 3379 8539

Yeronga Community Centre
Support Hours 9-11:30am, Monday-Friday
Phone Hours 8:30am-1pm, Monday-Friday
3848 2285 -- 26 Shottery St, Yeronga

Bread basket, computer hub, free wifi, phone, photocopying and printing, information, support and refferral, Commissioner of Declarations (by appointment).

Monday
Seniors Group - 9:30-11:30am

Tuesday
Spanish Speaking Craft Group - 10am-12:30pm

Wednesday
Community Breakfast - 8-9am
Computer Access and Assistance - 9:30-11:30am

Thursday
Art Group - 9am-12pm

Friday
Upcycling Sessions with ReThink - 10am-12pm

Saturday
ReThink Info Hub and Store - 9am-12pm

Graceville Social Soccer
Friday mornings from 6am to 7am
Graceville Memorial Oval
Players of all standards welcome for an easy going kick around (no hard tackles!).
Contact Paul if you would like more information: 0414 228 736

Sherwood Forest Runners
Saturday Mornings, 6:45am for a 7am start
Sherwood Forest Park, Jolimont St, Sherwood
Runners of all ages compete in either 2, 4 or 6km events.

Nature Babes
9:30am - 11:30am Wednesdays
0-5yrs Playgroup
Benarrawa CDA, 79 Waratah Ave, Graceville
Ph: 3379 9925

Oxley Men's Shed
18 California Rd, Oxley
Monday: 8-11:30am
Tuesday: 8-11:30am
Thursday: 8-11:30am
Saturday: 8-11:30am

Chelmer Speakers Group
Learn to speak in public and enjoy it
Sherwood AFL Club
41 Chelmer Street East, Chelmer

Sherwood Senior Citizens' Club
9am-12pm Every Thursday
Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Sherwood Rd and Thallon St, Sherwood
Morning tea at 9am followed by group meeting and activities
Phone Margaret on 0407 075 446 for more info

Rotary Club of Brisbane Taylor Bridge
Tuesdays 6.45pm for 7pm
Sherwood-Indooroopilly RSL Sub-Branch Building
2 Clewley St, Corinda
Ph: 0434921300 for more info

Chelmer and District Probus Club
9:30 for 10am, every 4th Tuesday of month
Croll Memorial Precinct, (opposite Sherwood Services Club)
2 Clewley St, Corinda
Phone Kathy on 0408 735 823 for more info

Sherwood Probus Club
Every 3rd Friday of month
Magpies AFL Club
Chelmer St E, Chelmer
Phone Pat on 3372 7525 for more info

Oxley Creek Common Carers
Tuesdays 7-9am
Volunteer weeding group
Meet at the red shed
Sherwood Rd, Rocklea
Phone Mary on 0429 911 555

Gardening Club
10am every second Tuesday
Acacia Ridge Community Centre

Sherwood Arboretum Working Bee
8am - 10am every third Sunday of the month
Joseph Street Garden Shed, Sherwood

Graceville Community Garden
Sundays 7am
Benarrawa Community Centre
79 Waratah Ave, Graceville
Ph: 3379 9925

Annerley Stephens History Group
Meets first Monday of the month from 6.30pm
For more info contact Dennis on 0408 001 362 or email
annerleystephenshistorygroupin@gmail.com

Stephens Croquet Club
Play days Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Yeronga Memorial Park
Access via Frederick St, Yeronga
For more info call 0439 714 312

Yeronga Friendship Club
Every third Monday
Activities and outings for over 50's.
Yeronga RSL
391 Fairfield Rd, Yeronga
Ph: 3278 5720

Yeronga Men's Shed
9am-12pm Monday and Wednesday
Yeronga Uniting Church
Kingsley Pde, Yeronga

Yeronga Probus Club
10am-12pm
Second Tuesday of the month
Yeronga RSL
391 Fairfield Rd, Yeronga
Ph: 3848 8321

LORD MAYOR CUTS INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS

Hi everyone,

This week Brisbane City Council has released an amendment to the Local Government Infrastructure Plan, known as an LGIP, that cuts and fails to adequately plan for future infrastructure in Tennyson Ward.

One of the biggest gripes people talk to me about is the disconnect between new development and infrastructure, and the inadequacy of the LGIP is one of the problems. I need your help to remind Council that good planning, not over-development, is essential.

The LGIP is a statutory requirement for all local governments in Queensland. They provide future planning guidance for allocation of development revenue, which is charged on all new developments (excluding houses). It comprises of between $58m to $130m per year of funding in Council's annual budget. It is one way that projects are funded by Brisbane City Council, others being through the Council capital works budget allocation or political announcements. The LGIP sets out a 10 year horizon for major infrastructure projects (this amendment is to the existing LGIP that runs until 2026), and LTIP is an uncosted list with no time frames. Projects might be delivered in 2027, 2250 or not at all.

LGIP projects are included in a schedule of works across six categories:

  • Stormwater
  • Parks
  • Community Facilities
  • Roads
  • Bikeways
  • Ferry Terminals

Projects are for "trunk infrastructure," not small local projects like footpaths, road resurfacing or service delivery, but can include land acquisition. Smaller projects are funded from Council's capital works list in the annual Council Budget.

To find out more you are welcome to join me at a community meeting on Thursday, 10 June from 7pm at the Yeronga Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Kadumba St and Kingsley Pde, Yeronga.  

Regards, Nicole.

HOW DOES YOUR SUBURB STACK UP?

City Wide there are about 1000 projects in the LGIP with a total value of over $2billion that's just 0.6% of the total LGIP budget to fund projects in Tennyson Ward.

In Tennyson Ward there are only 12 projects proposed, totalling approx. $12million. That's grossly inadequate in my view given the significant growth experienced right around the Ward including a whole new suburb in Yeerongpilly, numerous medium density developments in Sherwood, Corinda, Yeronga and Oxley and significant infill unit and townhouse developments across the Ward.

Suburb Number of Projects Description
Annerley 1 Ipswich Rd/Cracknell Rd/Villa St intersection upgrade $1.5m
Chelmer 1 Coonan St/Wharf St intersection upgrade $1.1m
Corinda 0 -
Graceville 1 Long St E/Oxley Rd intersection upgrade $1.8m
Fairfield 0 -
Sherwood 1 Sherwood Arboretum upgrades $1.1m
Oxley 8 Oxley Creek Bikeway, Oxley Station Rd/Cliveden Ave/Ipswich Motorway (4) $3.7m; Oxley Stormwater drainage pipe upgrade (4) $1.2m 
Tennyson 0 -
Yeronga 0 -
Yeerongpilly 0 -

Many suburbs around the City are missing out altogether (not just in Tennyson Ward) while others, some not experiencing major development growth, are receiving numerous projects. It's not a well-planned or fair allocation of infrastructure priorities and funding.

YERONGA WEST STORMWATER UPGRADES CUT

One of my greatest concerns is the Lord Mayor's decision to cut the long-planned Yeronga West stormwater drainage upgrade project. 22 stormwater pipe projects were listed for installation between 2016 and 2021, and they were never funded and now have been completely cut from the LGIP. They now have no funding allocation or timeframe attached to their delivery. It could be in 2027 or 2250.

As you know, across Yeronga there are local flooding hot spots where Council drainage is known to be inadequate. For more than a decade, particularly since the 2011 floods, I have campaigned to improve stormwater drainage and deliver recommended backflow valves throughout the ward. The Lord Mayor and his 'team' have repeatedly voted against my motions in Council to fund the recommended backflow valve and stormwater upgrade projects.  

At the Brisbane City Council meeting on 25 May 2021, the Lord Mayor and his 'team' voted to cut all Yeronga stormwater drainage projects from the Local Government Infrastructure Plan, known as an LGIP.  In my view, this was an appalling decision and I voted against these cuts.

In 2000 Council undertook a major technical study into Yeronga stormwater drainage systems and recommended significant capital works to upgrade the stormwater drainage networks. 21 years ago that report found that existing stormwater pipes were not adequate in places to deal with regular flooding caused by heavy rain. This problem has been exacerbated by the major new and infill development that has occurred since. For those who are interested, I have published extracts of this report on my website.

I urge you to send an email calling on Council to reinstate the Yeronga Stormwater Drainage projects. Together we can demonstrate to the Lord Mayor that our community supports urgent action and ensure that residents do not continue to live with the distress and inconvenience caused by regular flooding.

You can also register for a free yard sign to send a message to the Lord Mayor that Yeronga needs stormwater drainage upgrades and backflow valves.

HOW TO MAKE A SUBMISSION

You can view the LGIP here.

Submissions are due by midnight Sunday 27 June

Email: infrastructurecoordination@brisbane.qld.gov.au

Write: Infrastructure Coordination (LGIP amendment 1a), Brisbane City Council, GPO Box 1434, Brisbane Q 4001

In person: Tennyson Ward Office, Fairfield Gardens Shopping Centre

To make a valid submission you must include your name, signature and address and state what you want to include or don't want to include.

You can add suggestions for any suburb in Brisbane. Those listed in bold are already included in the LGIP. Here are some ideas for Tennyson Ward's suburbs:

Suburb Suggestions please also add your own
Annerley
  • Ipswich Rd/Cracknell Rd/Villa St intersection upgrade $1.5m
  • intersection upgrade Ipswich Rd/Venner Rd/Waterton St $3m
  • Annerley Library extension and upgrade $2m
  • Annerley 5 stormwater pipe upgrades cut in the 2018 LGIP reinstated $454,000
  • Annerley Rd seperated off road bikeway connecting Annerley Rd, Dutton Park to Ipswich Rd $2.5m
Chelmer
  • Coonan St/Wharf St intersection upgrade $1.1m
  • land acquisition and embellishment 2 Rosebery Tce, Chelmer $10m (Old Neilson Home)
  • embellishment, local recreation Gordon Thompson Park (remediation) $3.6m 
  • Chelmer/Graceville 17 stormwater pipe upgrades $1.9m
  • backflow valve Victoria Ave, Chelmer 
Corinda
  • upgrades to existing Park infrastructure up to $1m (district) Dunlop Park, Corinda  
  • intersection upgrade Oxley Rd/Cliveden Ave $2.5m
  • Corinda 6 stormwater pipe upgrades $461,000
Graceville
  • Long St E/Oxley Rd intersection upgrade $1.8m
  • upgrades to existing Park infrastructure up to $500,000 Graceville Memorial Park (new toilets) (district)
  • Girraween Park backflow valve  
Fairfield
  • upgrades to existing Park infrastructure up to $1m Brisbane Corso Reserve (district) 
  • backflow valves Brougham St, Mearns St, Victoria St and Sharp Sts
Sherwood
  • Sherwood Arboretum upgrades $1.1m
  • Sherwood Rd, Sherwood/Rocklea separated off road shared pathway connecting Sherwood Rd, Sherwood to Fairfield Rd $10m
  • upgrades to existing Park infrastructure up to $150,000 Hive Park, Sherwood  (local)
  • Sherwood 4 stormwater pipe upgrades $323,176 
Oxley
  • Oxley Creek Bikeway, Oxley Station Rd/Cliveden Ave/Ipswich Motorway $3.7m; Oxley Stormwater drainage pipe upgrade $1.2m
  • intersection upgrade (traffic lights) Colwel St/Ipswich Rd, Oxley $1.5m 
  • intersection upgrade Engelfield Rd/Oxley Station Rd, Oxley
  • upgrades to existing Park infrastructure up to $500,000 (local) various, Oxley 
  • Seventeeen Mile Rocks Rd/Cook St, Oxley corridor upgrade $10m
Tennyson
  • land acquisition, the vacant block at 58 Myla Tce, Tennyson, adjoining the Myla Terrace RSL Memorial Park, for local recreation purposes and added to Table PCF1 $300,000
  • the backflow valve for King Arthur Tce recommended by AECOM after the 2011 floods are added to Table SW1 Stormwater in the LGIP to improve flood mitigation 
Yeronga
  • all Yeronga Stormwater pipe relief projects cut from the proposed LGIP (in 2018 and 2021) $3-$9m
  • all backflow valves recommended by AECOM after the 2011 floods for Ormadale Rd, Ortive and Stevens Sts, Yeronga 
  • road intersection project including traffic lights for Cansdale St/ Hyde Rd, Yeronga $2m
  • road intersection project widening and turning lanes for School Rd/Ipswich Rd, Yeronga $2m (Yeronga/Yeerongpilly/Annerley) 
  • road corridor/intersection project widening Cardross St overpass for Cardross St/Fairfield Rd, Yeronga
  • land acquisition of 143 Hyde Rd, Yeronga for park/sport/recreation purposes $2m
  • land acquisition of the Yeronga Bowls Club site, 11 Querrin St, Yeronga for park/sport and recreational purposes $1m
  • upgrades to existing Park infrastructure up to $500,000 (local) various Yeronga Parks
  • upgrades to existing Park Infrastructure up to $1m (district) Yeronga Memorial Park, Goodwin Park, John Walker Place, Hyde Rd Park
Yeerongpilly
  • Cardross St rail overpass/ Fairfield Rd road widening/intersection upgrade $2m