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Council seeks feedback on amendment to infrastructure plan
Toowoomba Regional Council
has endorsed working on an
interim amendment to the Local
Government Infrastructure
Plan which deals with required
local infrastructure necessary
to support planned urban
development.
TRC Planning and Development
committee chair Cr
Megan O’Hara Sullivan said
public feedback on the interim
amendment would open from
Monday, August 1, 2022 and
close on Friday, August 19.
Visit the website to have your
say. https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/
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“The LGIP identifies trunk
infrastructure (water, wastewater,
stormwater, transport, public
parks and community facilities)
that is required to service
urban development at the
desired standard for future
communities,” Cr O’Hara
Sullivan said.
“The LGIP is Council’s
financial commitment to the
community and the Queensland
Treasury Corporation for the
sustainable provision of critical
urban infrastructure to service
our Region’s future urban
growth.”
Cr O’Hara Sullivan said
the interim LGIP amendment
was part of Council’s ongoing
administration of its trunk
infrastructure program across
multiple growth fronts.
Cr O’Hara Sullivan said the
main objectives of the interim
LGIP amendment included:
• Updating and adding future
trunk infrastructure land and/
or works to recognise new
network planning undertaken
since the LGIP was adopted in
2017, • Removing works that
have been completed since the
LGIP’s adoption • Extending the
planning horizon of networks
from 2026 to 2031 to provide
a 10-year trunk infrastructure
program, and • Updating
relevant reports to incorporate
and explain the proposed
changes to Council’s trunk
infrastructure program.
Planning and Development
Committee portfolio leader Cr
Bill Cahill said in addition to
undertaking the interim LGIP
amendment in the short term,
the council was also working on
a comprehensive update of the
LGIP in the preparation of a new
planning scheme. This is due to
be completed in 2025
Cr Cahill said this would
result in a plan to efficiently cater
for the projected population and
employment growth across the
Region.
“The LGIP is the critical
component for responsibly
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delivering urban development in
accordance with the Toowoomba
Region Planning Scheme,” Cr
Cahill said.
“Without co-ordinated infrastructure
planning and delivery
we cannot have ongoing urban
development.
“We know our Region will
continue to grow and our
planning will enable Council
to estimate the cost of trunk
infrastructure for which it is
then able to levy infrastructure
charges on development to help
Cr Bill Cahill
cover the cost of providing trunk
infrastructure for new growth
areas.
“Planning for infrastructure
is a key part of the land
use planning system across
Queensland as it identifies
the infrastructure required to
service growth in an efficient,
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Despite the impact of red tape
and increasing costs on businesses,
Toowoomba is situated to be
a city of great potential according
to the Toowoomba Business
Performance Sentiment Index.
The Toowoomba Chamber of
Commerce, in partnership with
the Toowoomba Surat Basin Enterprise,
unveiled the report on
Thursday.
Findings of the report were
presented by social demographer
and commentator Mark
McCrindle who conducted the
research for the Index.
Mr McCrindle said the results
were based on the experiences,
and attitudes of business owners
in the Toowoomba Region.
“The survey was received by
196 businesses who started the
surveys with 132 completed responses
which were collected
from April 1 through to May
30,” he said.
The Index showed regulatory
settings, expenses and cost forecast
were the larger impacts to
local businesses.
It also showed local businesses
were optimistic about future
growth.
Toowoomba Chamber of
Commerce vice president Chris
Black said he was surprised with
how optimistic the results were.
“It has been a very volatile 12
months. Everyone seems to have
responded well and doing well
economically,” he said.
“It’s not to say that we have
still got some significant challenges
in certain pockets and it
(the Index) has identified some
key areas to improve.”
The Index was commissioned
to better understand the sentiment
and perceptions of local
businesses to assist in influencing
policy makers and develop
evidence-based solutions.
“I wasn’t surprised with the
issues that were presented.
"But I was surprised with how
extreme they were when they
were reported,” Mr Black said.
“Those issues have been consistent
and that’s something the
Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce
is very passionate about
trying to improve.
“This is a good step to create
some data for us to go into those
meetings with the Council and
government with something that
is quantifiable,” Mr Black said.
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