Environment & community

These works will help to deliver the intent of the Kingsthorpe Linear Corridor Master Plan 2016 by encouraging people to visit and stay longer. These park improvements include: Upgradin...

A dedicated $50 million pandemic response investment program has been approved by Council for the 2020/21 financial year. It comprises 64 projects that are being accelerated to stimulate economic acti...

The Oakey swimming pool change room upgrade will provide guests with access to new amenities and feature a new kiosk.  A budget of $847,000 has been allocated in 2020/21. Start date June ...

We’re constructing a new CBD pedestrian walkway and multi-functional public space at 174 Margaret Street. Named in recognition of our Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, Carnival Lane will be a safe, vib...

The Highfields Library project is an initiative to construct a library, customer service centre and community meeting facility in Highfields. The new facility will replace the existing temporary ...

Community consultation has already started on planned upgrades to Wyreema Park. Depending on the outcomes of community consultation, we are considering the replacement of the existing playground and ...

Queens Park upgrades have been ongoing in a series of coordinated stages since 2013 with the aim of ensuring the layered history of the park is conserved, while improving and ensuring sufficient facil...

We are upgrading the iconic Picnic Point and a series of parks and trails along the Range escarpment to further enhance the tourism potential of the Region.  With the assistance of $2.7 mil...

The parks and recreation structures renewal program has $272,000 allocated in 2019/20 with an emphasis on renewal of items such as elevated stairs, lookouts, ramps and platforms, arbours and grandstan...

The play facilities renewal program provides for the replacement, relocation and renewal or removal of existing park equipment including rubber softfall and shade structure. A budget of $100,000 has b...

Lions Park at Hodgson Vale will be upgraded with a budget allocation of $200,000. The improvements will include re-alignment of pathways, a new barbecue and upgraded landscaping including a separate p...

With hundreds of parks located throughout the region, an extensive upgrade and renewal program is required each year to ensure these community assets remain relevant.Some parks will benefit from new r...

In partnership with Lockyer Valley Regional Council, we will develop the ‘Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley Escarpment Mountain Bike Masterplan 2019-26’ to support our shared vision for the a...

The wild dog check fence is a strategically important barrier for wild dog control in Southern Queensland. The check fences provide important protection to our livestock industries. This program provi...

This is an ongoing program of repair, renewal, rehabilitation and upgrades of existing park fire management access. In the 2020/21 budget, an allocation of $940,000 has been assigned to new, renewal ...

Council's Principal Depot at 24 Nass Road in Charlton enables essential services and infrastructure to be delivered across our Region. The Depot features a central operations building, three wor...

The town and surrounds of Clifton has established itself as a historic centre with attractions such as classic homes and streets, Rudd's Pub, Sister Kenny Memorial Park, Southern Downs Steam Railway a...

We currently operate CCTV in a number of our public accessed buildings. The majority of these systems are more than ten years old. The 2019/20 budget includes $165,000 for the renewal of CCTV Sec...

Groom Park Hall A budget of $130,000 has been allocated in the 2019/20 year to upgrade access and toilet facilities to meet People With Disability (PWD) standards. Start date July 2019. Completion...

Soldiers’ Memorial Hall at 149 Herries Street in Toowoomba is being restored and refurbished. The project will upgrade facilities for user groups and the general community, preserving the build...