Ward Happenings with Councillor Steven Toomey Cr Toomey can be contacted at The Gap Ward Office on Phone: 3407 1900
Plan Your Brisbane Over recent months Council has spoken to thousands of residents across the city to understand what we love most about Brisbane and how we can shape our future. Important choices regarding how we can ensure housing remains affordable, lifestyle opportunities are created as our city grows, ensuring getting around Brisbane is easier not harder and how to create green-space and leisure areas for all of us to enjoy. More than 5000 residents have completed the initial online survey and I invite you to have your say and play the online game or attend a series of engagements across the city to create a Charter of Principles that will guide Brisbane’s future. Plan your Brisbane interactive game available until mid-April. Register to keep in touch with the project via www. brisbane.qld.gov search Plan Your Brisbane. A hard copy of ‘Plan Your Brisbane Survey’ is available from my ward office, please call if you require a copy posted or if you would like to discuss this next exciting chapter for our city.
New Transport Plan for Brisbane Council is currently preparing a new transport plan to guide how our transport network will grow and adapt over the next two decades and beyond to make Brisbane Australia’s most liveable city. In addition to Plan Your Brisbane, we are seeking your feedback on the transport plan until 30 March 2018 to ensure everyone has the opportunity to ‘have your say’, visit www. brisbane.qld.gov.au search New Transport Plan.
Waterworks Road Ashgrove (Trout Street to Betheden Terrace Ashgrove) The upgrade to Waterworks Road between Trout Street and Betheden Terrace s one of 90 congestion-busting project across the city to improve traffic efficiency, reduce congestion and improve safety for all road users. Two information sessions will be undertaken to discuss the project with the community and seek feedback about the proposed design. I will be attending both of these sessions and look forward to
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hearing your feedback. When: Thursday 8 March 2018 – 5-7pm and Saturday 10 March 2018 – 9-11 am Both sessions will be held in front of Woolworths, Ashgrove Shopping Centre on Ashgrove Avenue Ashgrove. Visit the council website to view the plans and scope of the project www.brisbane.qld.gov. au search Waterworks Road Upgrade or contact my office to receive a plan in the post.
The Gap Neighourhood Plan In 2016 council commenced community led consultation for The Gap neighbourhood plan. As a result, a neighbourhood plan draft strategy has been developed through a combination of community feedback. Council is in the process of preparing the draft neighbourhood plan that will go before a full council meeting then to the Qld Govt. for a review of the plan. After the Qld Govt. approval, the neighbourhood plan is adopted and will form part of City Plan. I expect the completion of this process by late 2018.
Community Corners Ashgrove and The Gap - Saturday 24 March 2018 The Gap: 9-11am Footpath Waterworks Rd, outside Craig Ray Solicitor Ashgrove: 12-2pm Footpath Harry Street, Corner of Stewart Road Ashgrove.
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