| Health Climate and Conservation |
EN3.1.1 - Logan and Albert River Litter Clean Ups |
EN3.1 |
June 2025 |
On Track |
During the third quarter of 2024/25, the Logan and Albert River Litter Clean Ups achieved the following:
- The 2025 Logan and Albert River Large Debris Clean Up was completed during January - February
- A smaller debris clean up run was undertaken on the Logan and Albert Rivers
- A media event was held for the Large Debris Clean Up on 6 February, with footage displayed on Channels 7 and 10 as well as an article published on the Inside Local Government website,
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| Health Climate and Conservation |
EN3.1.2 - Mabel Park natural channel design project |
EN3.1 |
June 2025 |
On Track |
During the third quarter of 2024/25, the Mabel Park waterway naturalisation project achieved the following:
- Water quality sampling was completed
- Protected plant survey and baseline survey for Meakin Park works on-ground works was completed and draft report received
- Internal meeting was held with Parks branch to discuss post-construction maintenance
- Boreholes for geotechnical investigation in Mabel Park and Meakin Park were completed
- Cultural heritage assessment report was received by Everick Heritage on behalf of Danggan Balun
- Milestone 1 progress report was submitted for Urban Rivers and Catchments Program grant requirements
- Monthly meetings were held with the consultant about the latest detailed design undertaken
- Site checks were undertaken post ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred during March
- Tree species and location mapping of project sites was completed.
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| Health Climate and Conservation |
EN3.2.1 - Riverbank Restoration Projects |
EN3.2 |
June 2025 |
On Track |
During the third quarter of 2024/25, the Riverbank Restoration Project achieved the following:
- Maintenance works were undertaken at previously planted Logan and Albert River restoration sites
- Request for quotes developed for 2025 planting locations
- Site checks were undertaken post ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred during March.
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| Health Climate and Conservation |
EN3.3.1 - Tree Planting Offset Projects |
EN3.3 |
June 2025 |
On Track |
During the third quarter of 2024/25, the Tree Planting Offset Projects achieved the following:
- Ongoing maintenance works on 100 hectares of offset land
- Ongoing establishment works occurred at recently planted Ooah, Bahrs Hill and Mundoolun Parks
- Contract awarded for 1 new offset site
- Pre-start meetings held for 5 new offset sites - Geoff Philp Park (14.7 ha), Millstream Park (6.9 ha), Dennis Park (5.82 ha), Logan Reserve properties (7.11 ha), Chambers Flat properties (8.09 ha)
- Planting across two of the new offset sites was completed (Chambers Flat properties and Millstream Park)
- Site preparation works undertaken at three of the new offset project sites (Dennis Park, Logan Reserve properties and Geoff Philp Park)
- Site checks were undertaken post ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred during March.
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| Health Climate and Conservation |
EN3.4.1 - Environmental conservation partnerships |
EN3.4 |
June 2025 |
On Track |
During the third quarter of 2024/25, Environmental Conservation achieved the following:
- 1,209 members in total participating in the program
- 29 new Habitat Connections members joined the program - 675 properties in total
- 22 new Land for Wildlife properties were registered (5 deregistrations) - 536 properties in total
- Formal agreements remain at 28 (Voluntary Restoration Agreement, Voluntary Conservation Agreement and Voluntary Conservation Covenant)
- 26 Land for Wildlife property revisits were conducted
- 531 individual community engagement interactions were provided to program members
- 41.77 hectares were added to the Land for Wildlife habitat network, bringing the total to 6,771.81 hectares
- 5 different threatened species were recorded on Land for Wildlife properties (21 different threatened species have been recorded across Land for Wildlife properties in total)
- Annual conservation incentives provided to members, including:
- 7,263 plants (15,809 in total)
- 37 Books (85 in total)
- 43 nest boxes (88 in total)
- 46 herbicide orders (75 in total)
- Oxley Creek Catchment Landholder Engagement Program (OXCLEP) Phase 4 outcomes included:
- initial visits completed and property plan developed for all 5 properties
- onsite weed control works with the respective Landholders occurred with 3 of the 5 properties.
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| Waste and Resource Recovery |
EN3.7.1 - Resource Recovery Infrastructure options report |
EN3.7 |
June 2025 |
Completed |
A Resource Recovery infrastructure Options Report was submitted to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) at its meeting of 6 February 2025.
At this meeting, ELT supported the inclusion of the recommendations of the report, in the Branch's 2025/2026 budget submissions to inform Council decision-making for resource recovery infrastructure.
This project is now complete. |
| Plant Fleet Services |
EN3.8.1 - Green Fleet Strategy |
EN3.8 |
June 2025 |
On Track |
During the third quarter of 2024/25, delivery of the Green Fleet Strategy continued to progress.
Activities completed during the quarter include:
- A meeting with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency was attended regarding the Driving The Nation funding opportunity.
- Two Electric Vehicle Driver Training sessions were run for staff.
- Orders were put in for three electric vehicles.
- A presentation on Council's Future Fleet Transition was made to the Australasian Fleet Management conference of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia. This was well received by Fleet Managers in attendance.
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