PC2.1.1 - City of Logan corporate rebrand

Deliver the citywide rebrand project in line with the project plan.

Purpose: To bring a valued and unified visual identity to Council and the City of Logan.

• Signage installation – Community Centres.
• Signage review – Parks.
• Welcome signage – existing sign removal.
• Image asset management – consultation and testing.
• MarComms strategy:
  • Internal: External provider selected, run workshops/consultation.
  • Marketing: develop framework.
  • Digital: develop framework.

• Rebranding and installation of new signage at all Community Centres completed.
• Branding review of Admin building reception completed - new designs created and production installation quotes received.
• Gould Adams Park sign and Park Ridge suburb sign repairs and rebrand completed.
• Browns Plains Waste facility - Education Centre signage review undertaken.
• City overpass signage review completed - signage updates identified for Browns Plains, Springwood and Tanah Merah overpasses.
• Park Ridge and Gould Adams signage updates/repairs completed.
• TIMS truck rebrand complete, Water Tower updates complete.
• Overpass signage and lightboxes RFQ complete (includes position review/signage removal/ new signage construction and installation).

• Completion of 5 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) audits in response to reports of anti-social behaviour in public spaces.
• The Safe City Awards ceremony was successfully held on 27 October 2022, at the Logan PCYC and was attended by approximately 70-80 people.
• Delivery of the Services at the Square event on 7th November 2022, in partnership with Beenleigh Probation and Parole. This event engaged approximately 40 community members, connecting them with local support services.
• Hosted a stall at Loganlea State High School's Wellbeing Expo on 10 October 2022, as part of Queensland Mental Health week, engaging students in grades 7 to 12 with regard to personal safety. A survey was conducted with students to ascertain their feelings of safety when out and about, with specific questions regarding perceptions of safety at train stations, as train stations have been identified in the Safe City Survey as locations that young people perceive as being less safe.

• The Logan Youth Network meeting to discuss upcoming events, activities, shared priorities, collaboration opportunities and emerging issues for youth in Logan.
• Not Now Not Ever in Logan Meeting - Discussed 16 days of activism. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. A social media campaign and awareness walk to support the campaign is being investigated.
• Hosting the Indigenous Community Police Consultative Group Meeting. The group discussed the importance of Domestic Family Violence programs, resources, work mentors and counselling services being culturally appropriate for community.
• Meeting with QPS officers from Logan Central station to discuss the Community Safety Crime and Safety Profile for Division 2.
• Participating in the Domestic & Family Violence (DFV) Workshop (Nutcha Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation) Discussions relating to holistic and multi-agency responses to DFV.
• Meeting with QPS Officers from Jimboomba station to discuss the Community Safety Crime and Safety Profile for Divisions 9&11.
• Meeting with Senior Sergeant Corinne Brown (Officer in Charge of Beenleigh station) to discuss the Community Safety Crime and Safety Profile for Divisions 4, 6 and 12.
• Meeting with Betty McGrady (Aunty Betty) to discuss Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services within Logan and potential domestic and family violence responses.
• Meeting with Senior Sergeant Melodie Mulder (acting Officer in Charge of Loganholme station) to discuss the Community Safety Crime and Safety Profile for Division 10.
• Meeting with Jimbelungare Community Garden group, Community Development Program and Logan Youth Action Group to discuss ideas for youth event to deter anti-social behaviour occuring in area.
• Attendance at the round table conference for discussion of culturally and linguistically diverse children and domestic and family violence.
• Meeting with Brenton Wong (Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships) to discuss idea to adapt/re-contextualize multi-systemic therapy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander at-risk youths.
• Meeting with Sergeant Vernita Pennington and Police Liaison Officer's from the Police Cultural Liaison Unit to discuss potential project collaborations

Deliver water safety awareness education sessions. Provide culturally appropriate learn-to-swim activities for:

• First Nations people
• newly arrived migrants and refugees.

• 11 learn to swim programs were delivered to migrants and refugees aged 16 years and over.
• The 'Now I can swim' water safety digital campaign was delivered until 16 December 2022. The campaign featured messaging in 7 different languages targeting Logan's culturally and linguistically diverse community resulting in an engagement rate of 89.97%.
• The Swim Logan celebration event was held on Saturday 10 December at the Logan North Aquatic Centre, which aimed to congratulate and showcase the achievement of all Swim Logan participants. Mayor Power and the Hon. Jim Chalmers MP were present as speakers for the event, along with Cr Koranski and Cr Russell.
• The delivery of Swim Logan concluded on the 31 December 2022.

PC2.2.3 - KRANK School Holiday Program

Deliver a school holiday program for 5- to 17-year-olds.

Purpose: To encourage participation in active and healthy programs.
 

To increase community participation during school holidays.

• 10 school holiday activities were delivered in October resulting in a total of 194 activities being delivered in the September/October school holiday program.
• 1,585 young people participated in the September/October school holiday program.
• The annual request for quote process closed on Sunday 11 December 2022, with 57 applications received from 53 different service providers to deliver activities in the 2023/24 financial year.

PC2.2.4 - Active and Healthy Program

Deliver a health and wellbeing program for all Logan residents.
Purpose:

To encourage participation in:

• affordable and accessible physical activities
• health and wellbeing programs.

• 326 health and wellbeing activities were delivered resulting in 1,798 participants accessing the program.
• External funding of $1,000 was received from Heart Foundation to increase promotion of walking groups in Logan.

Deliver the outcomes of the Libraries Learning and Discovery Strategy 2019-2023.

This is delivered through the 6 priorities of:

• access and inclusion
• economic opportunity
• nurturing learning and well-being
• sustainability
• connected community
• embracing life-long curiosity and discovery.

• Logan City Council Libraries Job Help programs and services won the 2022 Dare to try Logan City Council Employee Excellence Award. Job Help programs and services were initiated to assist the community of Logan job seekers during challenging times and changing circumstances.
• Delivery of activities and programs in libraries was achieved including Page Turners, Baby Time, Wriggle and Rhyme, Story Time in the Park and Be Connected for Older Australians.
• Delivery of take-home packs for families: During December 2,338 take home school holiday activity packs were distributed to families.
• Delivery of face-to-face and live streamed library programming and events for adults and children.

PC2.3.1 - Events Strategy deployment

Deliver strategic outcomes from the endorsed Events Strategy.

Purpose: To enhance delivery of the existing events portfolio.

• Eats and Beats.
• Years of Service celebrations.
• Seniors Day.
• Sports Awards.
• 2022 Mayors Christmas Carols.
• 2022 Mayors Christmas BBQ.

PC2.3.2 - Reconciliation Action Plan

Progress a detailed development plan for Council's next Reconciliation Action Plan. 

Purpose:

To:

• strengthen relationships
• build knowledge within Council
• identify opportunities
• work towards outcomes that will support the organisation and Logan's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

• Engagement continued with internal and external stakeholders to progress planning for the development of Council's third Reconciliation Action Plan, with strong community relationships continuing to flourish.
• A report was prepared and submitted for Council's Executive Leadership Team with recommendations to proceed with planning for an Innovate level Reconciliation Action Plan.
• The report will be discussed at the first Executive Leadership Team in January 2023.

• Prepared and presented the Access and Inclusion Plan 2019-2022 outcome report to the Executive Leadership Team and the Community Lifestyle Committee. This highlighted that 83 out of the 84 actions have been achieved in the plan with an additional 11 actions delivered over the past 4 years.
• Following community consultation, 40 staff representatives from 26 branches have developed 103 actions to form the draft Disability Action Plan 2023-2025.
• The draft Disability Action Plan 2023-2025 was presented to the Community and Lifestyle Committee on Wednesday 7 December and was endorsed for public consultation.
• The draft Disability Action Plan 2023-2025 was released for public consultation via Council's Have Your Say platform on Thursday 15 December. It will be open for public consultation until Sunday 5 February 2023.
• Following public consultation, the draft Disability Action Plan 2023-2025 will progress to final stages and be presented to the Community and Lifestyle Committee on Wednesday 15 March 2023.

PC2.3.4 - Community development initiatives

Deliver community development initiatives that strengthen and build the community.

Purpose: To respond to local priorities.

• Stories from the Kitchen dinner was held on Saturday 15 October and Saturday December at Flagstone Community Centre and Kingston East Neighbourhood Centre where 46 people attended from 18 different cultural backgrounds.
• The Logan Youth Action Group delivered two workshops at Marsden State High School to approximately 800 students from Year 11 and Year 12 for mental health and community safety.
• The Logan Youth Action Group presented the outcomes of their 4 different project areas and released their first Annual Report magazine.
• The Logan Youth Action Group delivered a Koala Family Fun Day event on Saturday 12 November where over 500 people attended.
• The Logan Youth Action Group held a dinner with the Mayor and Councillors on Tuesday 29 November to celebrate the conclusion of their work.
• Chatty Café was held on Wednesday 19 October and Wednesday 16 November at five local cafes where 46 residents and 15 volunteers attended.
• Delivered both the Logan Seniors and Community Centres network meetings on Wednesday 7 December and Thursday 15 December where 24 service providers, local seniors and 8 centres attended.

PC2.3.5 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Bursary Program

Deliver the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Bursary.

Purpose: To support employment opportunities in Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

• Interviews were undertaken in October with a potential candidate for the bursary with the panel completing post interview checks.
• A candidate for the bursary has been chosen subject to being accepted into the university course.
• A verbal offer has been made to the candidate by the university and Council is awaiting confirmation in writing to be able to formalise the offer to the candidate.

PC2.3.6 - Living Museum of Logan

Deliver the Living Museum of Logan exhibition and programs in collaboration with the community.

Purpose: To:

• share the stories of our culturally diverse communities and of Logan’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
• share themes of importance to Logan's people
• enhance visitor experience to the City of Logan

• The second exhibition display for 'Nourish: food stories connecting people, cultures and countries' was installed sharing new stories from Logan residents' businesses, kitchens, markets and gardens. This will be displayed until February 2023.
• A total of 9,328 people visited the Living Museum of Logan during quarter two, which includes 4,126 in December. This brings the total number of visitors for the 2022/2023 financial year to 19,680.
• Council continued provision of exhibitions, public programs and museum tours during the quarter.

PC2.4.1 - Enhancement to City Administration Centre main entry

Deliver an enhanced main entry to the Logan city Council City Administration Centre.

Purpose: To provide a more attractive area for customers conducting routine business.

• The final design plans are on track to be completed by the end of January 2023.
• The final design plans will form part of the tender documents which are to be released in early February 2023.
• Site works are to commence in March 2023.
• Project completion is on track for all works to be completed by 30 June 2023.