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Budget Delivers for the The 2019/20

Budget will also make a
Future of the Moreton Bay Region significant environmental
investment as well, Cr
Charlton said, being one of
the largest spends of the
Years of big-picture thinking, fiscal restraint and strategic investment have delivered for the entire budget.
Moreton Bay Region, with the Council adopting a $655 million budget focused on the future.

Acting Mayor Mike Charlton described the 2019/20 Budget as a “milestone” and a “coming of age” for Moreton Bay Regional Council.
“This budget is centred on building a stronger region and investing in lifestyle, safeguarding the future of the Moreton Bay Region,”
Cr Charlton said.
“We have known for a decade that this region is one of the fastest growing in the country and we have been busy preparing for that
growth.
“The nation’s first new greenfield university campus in nearly 20 years, University of the Sunshine Coast Moreton Bay, is literally rising
from the ground at The Mill priority development area in Petrie.
“It’s an impressive sight that we have worked hard to bring to fruition and so is the predicted $1 billion economic impact and 6,000
new jobs that it will deliver.
“Our children will have brighter futures with access to a university education in their backyard and this council is determined to make
that possible.
“No-one should be denied a university education and the opportunities that come with it because of financial disadvantage, which is
why we’ve allocated $64,000 in equity scholarships for local children in this budget and a further $704,000 for the future.”
Cr Charlton said education was just one part of the bigger picture for the Moreton Bay Region.
“This budget will also deliver a $227.4 million capital works program to improve roads, waste services, sport and recreation facilities,
stormwater infrastructure and invest in community programs and facilities expected from a strong and financially sustainable council,”
Cr Charlton said.
“$112 million of the capital and maintenance works program for a safer, more integrated road and transport network for the region,
with a few noteworthy projects on the horizon.
See below for the budget highlights for your division:

Budget Highlights for Division 10 Budget Highlights for Division 11

• $3.3 million in road resurfacing across Division 10 • $4.5 million for road resurfacing across Division 11
• $1.7 million towards the development of a baseball field at James • $3.25 million for community building development at Samford
Drysdale Recreation Park Parklands
• $400,000 towards cycle and pedestrian bridge construction at • $1.15 million for the next stage of soccer field construction at
Kedron Brook Samford Parklands
• $370,000 for internal refurbishment and furniture at Arana Hills • $1.12 million for an upgrade to the Main Street, Mackie Road and
Library Mumford Road intersection
• $330,000 for a new amenities building for patrons of Leslie Patrick • $750,000 to demolish the unusable old community hub buildings
Park in Samford
• $305,000 for a fauna crossing at Jinker Track • $700,000 for road rehabilitation at McKenzie Street
• $300,000 to renew a soccer field at James Drysdale Recreation Park • $440,000 towards a roundabout upgrade at New Settlement Road,
• $200,000 towards design costs for pathway construction at Harry Cottontree Drive and McKenzie Avenue intersection
Evans Park • $400,000 towards design costs towards construction of six tennis
• $130,000 towards design costs towards road rehabilitation at courts and supporting infrastructure at Harris Avenue Sports
Patricks Road Complex
• $130,000 towards design costs for intersection and pedestrian • $300,000 for playground renewal at John Scott Park
upgrades for the Gordon Road and Ferny Way intersection • $200,000 for amenities renewal at John Scott Park
• $100,000 towards a new community building at James Drysdale • $231,500 to reseal the road and install safety devices at Winn Road
Recreation Park and Clear Mountain Road
• $100,000 towards design costs towards reconfiguring the South • $200,000 towards design costs towards construction of a
Pine Road and Plucks Road intersection pedestrian bridge and pathway for O’Mara Road including fauna
• $100,000 for the next stage of rehabilitation at Cabbage Tree Creek crossing with appropriate tree planting
in Wightman Reserve • $200,000 towards design costs for a new pedestrian bridge and
• $80,000 for shelving replacement and $279,000 to replace the roof pathway at Private Percy Cash Bridge
at Arana Hills Library • $200,000 towards preliminary design costs towards an upgrade at
• $80,000 towards design costs for drainage upgrades at Grevillea O’Mara Road
Street • $190,000 for rehabilitation and revegetation at Harold Brown Park
• $80,000 towards planning study costs for pathway construction • $140,000 for gravel road sealing at Cooper Road
between Plucks Road and Minto Crescent • $130,000 for gravel road sealing at Bennett Road
• $70,000 for footpath renewal along Old Northern Road • $120,000 for footbridge renewal at Tullamore Park
• $50,000 for additional gas cells for the landfill gas management • $114,000 in stormwater network renewal Roderick Street
system at Bunya Waste Management Facility • $110,000 for rehabilitation and revegetation at Greenwood
• $40,000 of design costs for a fauna crossing at Samford Road Crescent Park
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