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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 7 FEBRUARY 2023
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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 7 FEBRUARY 2023
11 Date received Written Submission on 31 October 2022
Received from Toowoomba Regional Council:
CEO Brian Pidgeon
Summary of submission Toowoomba Regional Council is currently a Category 5 Council
and Council observes that the characteristics of Toowoomba RC
are currently deemed consistent with Cairns, Mackay and
Redland Regional / City councils. Council proposes that
Toowoomba is in fact more closely aligned to Ipswich and
Townsville City Councils which are both in Category 6.
Council relied upon the following factors:
1. Principal Regional Activity Centre - Toowoomba City is
vibrant regional capital and regional hub; designated in the
South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017 as a Principal
Regional Activity Centre.
2. Population Growth - In the next 30 years the population is
anticipated to grow by 55,000 with 36,000 new jobs
expected to be created.
3. Western Gateway - Toowoomba also functions as the
western gateway — with inland port services trade in and out
of agricultural areas of Darling Down and South West QLD.
4. Supply Chain significance - Council submitted that the
Wellcamp Airport & Toowoomba Bypass has a unique
character, role & function. These both service freight to
Asian markets; and in the future Melbourne to Brisbane
Inland Rail connections to Port of Brisbane.
5. Geographical Area — large area with dispersed population
- specifically one city, and 31 independent towns spread
across 12,937km2.
6. Longer than Average Road Network - Council maintains a
road network which is 3 times longer than the average road
network compared to other category 5 and 6 councils.
7. Councillor Travel - Councillors are expected to travel
extensive distances to meet community expectation. Within
its local government area there is approximately 3,350km
sealed roads, 3,248km unsealed roads, 162 major
structures including 54 ridges; 644km stormwater network,
5,225 cross drains; and 577km of footpaths.
8. Contribution to State Economy - Its workis also diverse and
has a significant impact on the State economy.
g. Inland Rail Project - Toowoomba RC will be reviewing many
large infrastructure projects in the coming decade (of about
$15M - $200M). While the full impacts of the Inland Rail
project are yet to be determined, it is anticipated to be
significant.
1o.Annual Capital Expenditure - Council’s average annual
capital expenditure over the past five years approximately
$163.2M per annum.
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