PROJECTS $10 MILLION TO $20 MILLION NOMINEES

HUGHENDEN RECREATIONAL LAKE

Flinders Shire Council

The Hughenden Recreational Lake is a 21.9 Hectare artificial freshwater lake surrounded by 6 hectares of landscaped park land. It was jointly funded by the Australian Government under the Building Better Regions Fund and Flinders Shire Council. The project was considered in as early as 2011 with Flinders Shire Council’s “Our Future” Community Plan. The masterplan design began in 2014 with the construction for stage 1 being completed in December 2019, and the remaining works completed in April 202 . The Hughenden Recreational Lake has successfully addressed a number of key themes of the Community Plan which include enrichment of a sense of community and liveability in Hughenden, developing the economy through tourism and business growth, and acting as a precursor for future sustainable water projects in central Queensland. Visitors to the lake can enjoy a multitude of activities such as: • Picnics and barbeques • Swimming at the 2 beach locations • Boating and water-skiing • Non-motorised watercraft activities such as canoeing, kayaking and rowing • Fishing along the lake edge or off the jetty • Enjoying the shaded playground • Walking, running or riding along the over 2km of dedicated footpaths The Hughenden Recreational Lake has already received an overwhelming positive response from the local community and visitors alike, providing a safe public space for all users. It is considered a major element in Council’s vision for connectivity throughout Hughenden

INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE - SOUTH PINE SPORTS COMPLEX

Moreton Bay Regional Council

Council has recently completed construction of the Indoor Sports Centre expansion at the South Pine Sporting Complex, Brendale, designed to provide the complex with the infrastructure to host club, regional, state and international level tournaments for a wide variety of sporting activities and competitions aswell as providing flexibility to serve the wider community organisations. The indoor centre is part of a 86ha regional sports facility located 20Kms North/West of the Brisbane CBD in the Moreton Bay Regional Council local government area. The project included the following: • Extension of the existing indoor sports centre, including: • additional three multi-purpose indoor sports courts (5 in total) • canteen and spectator areas • offices, multipurpose function room/event space with supporting servery facilities • retractable grandstand seating, storage areas, universal change rooms, officials’ rooms, compliance and first aid rooms and spectator amenities Construction of a new Rugby Union clubhouse, including: • universal change rooms and officials’ rooms • first-aid room, storerooms, merchandise room • gym space, spectator amenities and canteen • separate club meeting rooms for the rugby union and touch football clubs. Construction of external civic spaces including part construction of on average 5m wide East West cycle and pedestrian link as detailed on Council’s South Pine Sports Complex Master Plan.

COONDOO CREEK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT

RoadTek

The Hughenden Recreational Lake is a 21.9 Hectare artificial freshwater lake surrounded by 6 hectares of landscaped park land. It was jointly funded by the Australian Government under the Building Better Regions Fund and Flinders Shire Council. The project was considered in as early as 2011 with Flinders Shire Council’s “Our Future” Community Plan. The masterplan design began in 2014 with the construction for stage 1 being completed in December 2019, and the remaining works completed in April 202 . The Hughenden Recreational Lake has successfully addressed a number of key themes of the Community Plan which include enrichment of a sense of community and liveability in Hughenden, developing the economy through tourism and business growth, and acting as a precursor for future sustainable water projects in central Queensland. Visitors to the lake can enjoy a multitude of activities such as: • Picnicking and barbeques • Swimming at the 2 beach locations • Boating and water-skiing • Non-motorised watercraft activities such as canoeing, kayaking and rowing • Fishing along the lake edge or off of the fishing jetty • Enjoying the shaded playground • Walking, running or riding along the over 2km of dedicated footpaths The Hughenden Recreational Lake has already received an overwhelming positive response from the local community and visitors alike, providing a safe public space for all users. It is considered a major element in Council’s vision for connectivity throughout Hughenden

SOUTHERN SUBURBS RISING MAIN

Townsville City Council, BMD

Funded by Townsville City Council (TCC) and the Queensland Government, the Southern Suburbs Rising Main (SSRM) project has helped reduce pressure on Townsville’s sewerage network. The completed project has also provided new capacity for the key defence and economic precincts of Lavarack Barracks, the Townsville Hospital and James Cook University and supports future population growth in the southern and western suburbs of Townsville, catering for 20,000 new residents. The pipeline has a combined length of 11.2 kilometres, with BMD’s section of the project including the installation of a 3.8 kilometre new high-density polyethylene trunk main running from Oonoonba to the Cleveland Bay Purification Plant (CBPP) and construction of a return recycled water main to be used as part of Townsville’s Recycled Water Re-use Scheme. With approximately 70% of the project located in tidal areas, BMD overcame technical challenges of scheduling works around low tidal periods, working within the groundwater table, poor subsurface materials and the treatment and disposal of 70,000m3 of combined acid sulphate soil and water. As part of TCC’s three-point water security solution, a recycled water facility is planned to be constructed to provide 10 million litres per day of A+ class recycled water from the Cleveland Bay Purification Plant for irrigation purposes to Townsville’s parks, sporting fields and open spaces, as well as some additional commercial uses.

KLEINTON WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY

Toowoomba Regional Council

The Kleinton Waste Management Facility services the northern parts of Toowoomba Region. The $18M project incorporates a new waste transfer station, and also involved the rehabilitation of the existing landfill now used for bulk materials segregation. The facility is designed for a 25 year life with an expansion option to cater for service needs for the next 50 years. The project objectives include optimising customer service, customer convenience and improved choice options. In addition the project has increased resource/cost recovery, with a significant reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfill. Paramount was the need to maintain serviceability to the community during the construction by segregating the construction work from the waste facility operations. This involved thoroughly planning the relocation of the waste facility operations three times throughout the construction works. Significant planning was required to ensure the waste relocation and landfill rehabilitation activities were handled in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. Project planning began in 2015. Practical completion was staged, with the main facility practical completion being achieved in December 2020 and the final practical completion achieved in April 2021. The Building Management System promptly reports electrical, sewer, fire system, CCTV or water pump faults to key operational staff, to enable early detection of faults and issues that may affect the operation of the facility. The project has attracted positive customer google reviews, and Council’s operating staff have provided positive feedback around how easy the facility is to operate.

EAST AND WEST CREEK PROJECTS TOOWOOMBA

Department Transport and Main Roads and Toowoomba Regional Council

In January 2011 Toowoomba experienced a significant flood event that resulted in multiple fatalities. After the floods, Toowoomba Regional Council updated its flood modelling for the Gowrie Creek Catchment and developed the East Creek Master Plan to inform future upgrades to reduce the impacts of a similar devastating event. As East and West Creeks form the head waters of Gowrie Creek they were identified as the last critical infrastructure requiring an upgrade to address flooding in Toowoomba City. The $21.11 million projects to replace the culverts underneath Toowoomba-Connection Road (formerly Warrego Highway and locally known as James Street) at East and West Creeks were delivered from savings out of the Warrego Highway Upgrade Program and funded by the Australian and Queensland governments on an 80:20 split. The aim projects was to improve the flood immunity of James Street from 20% AEP to 2% and 1% at East and West Creeks respectively. Once TRC undertakes further upstream improvements in East Creek, the level of immunity will be further improved to 1% AEP. The projects were delivered under full road closure of TMR’s main thoroughfare in Toowoomba with diversion onto Herries Street, a parallel council road. The Toowoomba Bypass opened six months prior to the culvert upgrades which significantly reduced the number of heavy vehicles impacted by the road closures. The project required exceptional organisation and management to be delivered prior to the annual Carnival of Flowers event and without disruption to the Toowoomba Hospital during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.