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UPDATE: Brisbane City Council have provided a response following on from resident concern's surrounding the maintenance of the concrete lined open drain through George Tuckett Park, Rocklea and Boundary Road, Archerfield.
- Council is aware of issues associated with sections of the concrete lined open drain downstream of Granard Road to Kookaburra Park, Rocklea and they have already listed for inclusion in future Capital Works and Drainage Programs.
- There are patches of vegetation within the drain between Granard Rd and Marshall Rd. These however are not affecting flow or hydraulic capacity currently and are actually helping to minimise scouring behind some of the damaged panels.
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An earlier inspection of the lower section just before Kookaburra Park did have evidence of silt build up and this has already been cleared as part of Council’s Waterways Maintenance program.
- Planning is also in process for clearing of vegetation within the concrete lined drain in the section from Granard Rd to Boundary Rd and should be undertaken this financial year.
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Council’s Capital Works Program is for major projects that are greater than what can be delivered via the maintenance program and may require in-depth investigation, engineering designs and greater permitting requirements due to legislation etc. These types of projects are funded based upon competing priorities across the city and timeframes . As such, we cannot advise when Capital works for this section maybe funded and likely timeframes. In the interim, this location will continue to be monitored.
Get involved this Clean Up Australia Day Sunday 5 March 2023 by registering your own site or joining an existing site in your neighbourhood.
It's a great opportunity to help clean up our local parks, streets, bushland and beaches.
If you would like to volunteer and join at an already registered site please click on the links below:
Acacia Ridge
Coopers Plains
Moorooka
Veteran's Park, Tonks Street Park, & Peter Scott Skate Park
Rocklea
Tarragindi
Learn more by visiting Clean Up Australia Day
Last updated: 3 March 2023
Community Update - Great news for Moorooka Ward residents
The preferred design to construct a four-lane overpass at Boundary Road rail level crossing in Coopers Plains has been released following approval of the final business case by the Department of Transport and Main Roads. The $399 million project will now progress to detailed design.
Please visit: Boundary Road (Coopers Plains), rail level crossing (tmr.qld.gov.au) for a comprehensive community update including all relevant maps.
The project webpage is to be updated shortly and will include a new computer generated fly-through.
The following response has been received today from Cr Tracy Davis (Civic Cabinet Chair for Environment, Parks and Sustainability) on behalf of the Lord Mayor:
Following the 16 November meeting, Council agreed to arrange a coordinated approach with the State Government on the section of Stable Swamp Creek between the footbridge in Kookaburra Park (near Tramore and Leeds Streets) and Marshall Road (the western section). A letter from Council to the State Government to commence these discussions has been sent. For your information, the northern bank of the creek in this section is largely in Council's ownership and the southern bank of the creek in the western section is entirely owned by the State Government. As mentioned at the meeting, Council officers are working on a plan to continue the vegetation and clearing works which were previously undertaken on the Council controlled sections of the creek from the Kookaburra Park footbridge to Beaudesert Road (the eastern section). Once this planning and design work is complete, Council will be in a position to undertake work on the western section, subject to approval and a joint funding agreement with the State Government. Given the community concerns around this, I can confirm this will be a high priority project for consideration in the next Council budget, subject to reaching agreement with the State Government.
