EN3.1.1 - Albert and Logan Rivers accessibility and connectivity projects

Deliver initiatives identified in the Albert and Logan Rivers Accessibility and Connectivity Plans.

Purpose: To increase community connection, user experience and activation.

During the 2022/2023 financial year, the Albert and Logan Rivers Accessibility and Connectivity project achieved the following:  

• the Albert River Trail artwork project brief and Expression of Interest was advertised, and 22 artists/writers/filmmakers expressed interest. The specific art projects and park locations were refined, and internal stakeholder feedback collated. Further discussions with art gallery were undertaken regarding streamlining art project internal processes and the decision made to continue to formalise the project processes before taking the proposed projects out for designs from the artists.
• the Riedel Park art seat design was developed, and quotes were received. The manufacturing has been delayed until closer to the completion of 
• the Riedel Parks boardwalk to mitigate the need for excess storage time of this item.

The 2022/2023 projects are complete.

Branch: Health Environment and Waste

EN3.2.1 - Riparian Restoration Projects

Deliver riparian rehabilitation along priority areas of the Logan and Albert Rivers.

Purpose: To enhance our green canopy and urban forest.

During the 2022/2023 financial year, the following Riparian Restorations were completed: 

• Stage 1 Infill planting site at Riverdale was successfully handed over to Parks.
• the third Trees for Fish community planting event was delivered. 900 tube stock were planted and approximately 45 community members attended. This site is now on maintenance.
• the flood recovery planting of 1,700 plants at Logan River Parklands was completed and is now on maintenance.
• a consultant was selected to provide a detailed design for the Quinzeh Creek Bank Stabilisation project. The inception meeting was held in May and a subsequent site meeting was held in June 2023 with the consultant.
• 8 Gossia gonocladas were planted at Luscombe Park and the site was infilled with an additional 100 tubestock during March 2023.
• maintenance works continued at Wendt Park, Wolffdene South Reserve, Luscombe Park and Riverdale Park.
• the final meeting to hand Wendt Park over to Parks Natural Areas was held in June 2023.

The 2022/2023 projects are complete.

Branch: Health Environment and Waste

EN3.3.1 - Environmental offset delivery

Deliver and maintain environmental (vegetation) offset planting sites.

Purpose: To enhance wildlife corridors and core habitat across the city.

During the 2022/2023 financial year, the following Environmental Offset delivery actions were completed:

• maintenance activities continued across 67 hectares of the currently active environmental offset sites 
• two new environmental offset contracts were awarded, and initial groundworks commenced at Brushwood Park, Cedar Grove (1.8 hectares) and Sebring Park, Riverbend (2.8 hectares)
• Council has been successfully awarded a contract to deliver a Koala offset project with the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES). Early surveying and scoping of the project has commenced.
• the following environmental (vegetation) offset sites were approved by Council: Geoff Philp Reserve, Logan Village; Bahrs Hill, Bahrs Scrub; Ooah Park, Buccan; and Mundoolun Park, Mundoolun

The 2022/2023 projects are complete.

Branch: Health Environment and Waste

EN3.4.1 - Environmental conservation partnerships

Deliver environmental conservation partnerships.

Purpose: To support the community to:

• become more sustainable
• conserve and restore private land.

During the 2022/23 financial year, the Environmental Conservation Partnerships achieved the following:

• 947 members in total participating in the program
• 129 new Habitat Connections members joined the program making 479 properties in total (8 properties deregistered from the program)
• 60 New Land for Wildlife properties were registered making 468 properties in total (24 properties deregistered from the program)
• 150.87 hectares were added to the Land for Wildlife habitat network (6320.87ha in total)
• 3 new formal agreements were registered, and 2 formal agreements were renewed. 30 formal agreements in total (Voluntary Conservation Agreement, Voluntary Restoration Agreement and Voluntary Conservation Covenant)
• 14 formal agreement inspections were completed 
• 128 Land for Wildlife property revisits were conducted 
• 7 new properties engaged for the Oxley Creek Landholder Engagement project
• 1,759 individual community engagement interactions were provided to community members
• 472 program members placed annual conservation incentive orders totalling 11,773 native plants, 94 nest boxes, 123 resource books, and 94 orders for herbicide
• the "Share your Land with Nature" electronic newsletter was provided to members each quarter.

This project is complete.

Branch: Health Environment and Waste

EN3.5.1 - Environmental events and activities

Deliver a range of environmental events and activities.

Purpose: To:

• encourage environmental stewardship
• enhance environmental awareness across the community.

During the 2022/23 financial year, Environmental Events and Activities program achieved the following:

• delivered 62 events and activities to 2,496 community members, these included guided walks, waterway recreation activities, kids' activities and landholder workshops. Event highlights include:
• the annual Pest Fishing Cup was held at JJ Smith Park for World Rivers Day with 234 participants. 21 carp, 6 tilapia and 4 gold fish were caught and correctly disposed of
• the annual Logan Eco Forum saw 3 events delivered during June to over 400 community members, these included an interactive opening session at the Logan Eco Action Festival (LEAF), an Activity Day in Logan Village and a community celebration at Kingston Butter Factory
• partnered with over 20 different external organisations and other South East Queensland (SEQ) councils to deliver events and activities to the Logan community
• a minimum of 2 events and activities were delivered in each council division during this financial year
• 93.9% of participants agreeing or strongly agreeing that they enjoyed their event/activity overall. Over 57% of participants felt that our events benefited their connection to nature and allowed them to socialise with others in our community. After attending our events, over 63% of participants felt an increase in their understanding of the natural environment and how to make choices that have a positive impact on the environment. 

This project is complete.

Branch: Health Environment and Waste

EN3.6.1 - Decarbonisation - extended solar and new hydrogen capability

Complete an investigation to identify options for delivering sustainable outcomes in the way Logan Water delivers its services.

Purpose: To support the increased use of:

• renewable energy
• energy efficient technology
• carbon reduction capabilities.

The investigation into identifying options for delivering sustainable outcomes in the way Logan Water delivers its services has been completed. 

The findings associated with sustainable outcomes through renewable energy and carbon reduction was presented to a meeting of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) on 29 June 2023. ELT supported the recommendations to proceed to increase renewable energy capacity such as solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) batteries. 

The findings associated with sustainable outcomes through renewable energy and carbon reduction will be presented in a future report to Council.

Planned actions for the year have been completed. 

Branch: Logan Water

EN3.6.2 - Climate change resilience actions

Deliver actions identified in the Climate Change Resilience Strategy 2021-2031.

Purpose: To achieve climate change resilience outcomes for Council.

During the 2022/2023 financial year, the Climate Change Resilience project achieved the following:  

• carbon neutrality certification was granted by Climate Active
• the inaugural sustainable building working group was held
• financial risk management framework and policy submitted to Queensland Treasury to seek permission to trade carbon credits
• South East Queensland climate alliance establishment was progressed
• ongoing consultation with Logan Water regarding Net Zero strategy and Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC) reports
• further development of resilience strategy implementation plan. 

The 2022/2023 projects are complete.

Branch Health Environment and Waste

EN3.7.1 - Waste management and resource recovery

Deliver actions identified in the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy 2022-2032.

Purpose: To minimise waste to landfill and increase recycling

As of the end of the year, 100% of the ongoing and short timeframe actions in the Implementation plan have commenced.  Highlights for the year include:

• Action item 1 – Green waste bin uptake by the community has reached 20,175.
• Action item 4 – Mattress segregation at all waste and recycling facilities has commenced; over 3,960 mattresses have been diverted from landfill and over 30 tonnes of metal recovered.
• Action item 11 – Council contributed to Department of Environment and Science (DES) education and behavioural change initiative, providing Council with access to resources to use on social media.
• Action item 15 - Successfully conducted a range of community Upcycling workshops at the Logan Recycle Market.
• Action item 16 - Compost rebate scheme has issued 436 rebates to the community.
• Action item 18 - Braille Stickers for bins are now available on request.
• Action item 20 & 21 - Kerbside Clean up notices and messaging has been reviewed in consultation with City Standards Branch and Road Construction and Maintenance Branch promoting and informing customers on the proper use of the service.
• Action item 25 - Collaboration between a range of internal and external stakeholders to develop an enhanced bin inspection program whereby customer bins are identified and tagged when containing unacceptable materials with instructions provided on what must be done.
• Action item 33 - Following audits of all waste facilities a priority action plan is being developed to address health and safety hazards and operational/environmental issues that were identified.
• Action item 37 - Potential solar panel resource recovery providers identified with a view to providing a future solar panel recovery service.

Planned actions for the year have been completed. 

Branch: Health Environment and Waste

• help determine efficiency and operational cost savings
• outline which Council vehicles and plant would benefit from transitioning to electric or hybrid vehicle.

The Electric Vehicle (EV) Feasibility Strategy has been completed, with feedback obtained from the EV Feasibility Working Group.

The Strategy includes the following outcomes:

• the need for transition to EV's
• technology overview and future trends assessment
• key insights on Logan City Council fleet composition 
• fleet transition analysis 
• charging infrastructure assessment
• staff training and upskilling requirements 
• insights from stakeholder workshop 
• recommendations

The completion and evaluation of the early learnings from the EV Feasibility Strategy has achieved the quarter 4 project milestone.

This project is complete.

Branch: Plant Fleet Services