2026 Budget Service Level Catalogues(PDF, 8MB)

 SERVICE AREA – RECREATION PARKS

 Summary

Objective: Provision and maintenance of recreation parks, botanical gardens and associated facilities.

Activities: The activities include maintenance of turf & landscaping and hard infrastructure such as picnic shelters,
barbeques, playground equipment, and exercise facilities together with operational activities such as mowing and
cleaning.

 Delivery Framework             Details
 Corporate Plan Theme
 Responsibility                 Civil Operations & Asset
 (Branch Level)                 Building & Facilities
 Legislative Responsibility     The Land Act 1994 (as trustee of reserves)
 Service Delivery Model         There is a mix of in-house and external contractors to deliver this service.


 Service Inputs                      Details
 (Resources to Deliver Service)
 Physical Assets/Infrastructure      Recreation Parks (225,264 Ha) (298)
                                     Playgrounds (76)
                                     Playground installations (245 units)
                                     Shelters (159)
                                     Exercise equipment (5 installations)
                                     Sport surfaces (36)
                                     Skate bowls/ramps (8 locations, 12 units)
                                     BBQs (68)

 Software & Systems                  TechnologyOne
 Budget Cost Centres                 Parks and Gardens (2301)
                                     Arborist Services (2303)
                                     Hastings Street Maintenance Levy (2303)
                                     Sunshine Beach Skate Park (2609)
                                     Management Civil Operations (2000)
                                     Works Operations Coordination (2021)
 FTE                                 14
 Other Key Metrics


 Service Outputs - Performance Measures
 Type                       Measure                            Target                 Methodology / Calculation
 Efficiency                 Cost per Ha Recreation             tbc                    Calculated annually
                            Area
                            Cost per rateable property
 Effectiveness              Community satisfaction             Optimum rating: 5      Community satisfaction
                            survey                             Improvement from       mean performance rating
                                                               previous rating
                                Theme: Community
                                Lifestyle Services             2019 3.93
                                Function: Parks,               2021 3.95
                                Playgrounds & Public
                                Amenities




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