Kingaroy Transformation Project

Aaron Meehan General Manager Infrastructure, South Burnett Regional Council.

Thank you to IPWEAQ for inviting us to showcase the “Kingaroy Transformation Project – Community Activation and Economic Regeneration”. Over the coming series we will feature the key elements of the project and hear from our industry leading project design and delivery team, many of which you will have come across within our IPWEAQ community.

The project is commonly referred to as the “KTP” and with a budget of $15.5M is more than your average streetscape. Delivered in partnership between Council, the Australian Government and the Department of Transport and Main Roads, the project involves the complete redevelopment of the Kingaroy town centre into a modern “Smart Country” precinct like no other.

It’s no secret that the Kingaroy town centre is tired and dated, with the last upgrades of this area completed in 1989. In 2017, our design team led by James D’Arcy lit the candle to propose the now KTP and the project was approved for construction under last year’s BBRF Program with groundbreaking on Monday 18 January 2021.

The project involves the upgrade of all infrastructure within the KTP footprint including featured landscaping, LED fire lighting, inclusivity targeted design with PWD and green zone carparking, widened footpaths, class A irrigation, “Smart Country” capability with almost 50 km of conduits, EME2 pavements, arts and culture spaces, and the KTP’s flagship community zone.

Each instalment we will feature the key elements of the KTP design, each with specific objectives to support community activation and economic regeneration for today and for the future. This instalment gives a taste of the features of design which include:

Liveability and Inclusive Community Design

• Widened footpaths for pedestrian focus and footpath dining both day and night • Installation of legacy and features trees, low maintenance landscaping with automated

Class A irrigation • Feature build out areas for alfresco and outdoor bar space

• Interactive LED fire lighting and signature lanterns featuring the identities of the South Burnett • Designated PWD and Green

Zone elderly/pram parks within 50 m of every shop • Arts, culture, indigenous, tourism and community spaces for activation and special events

Smart Country and Data Innovation

• National leading enabling infrastructure for dark fibre, fibre to the premises and CBD wi-fi • Communication conduit to almost all fixed electrical infrastructure for future technology enablement such as cell-fi, autonomous vehicles, data, and tourism applications • Interactive and programable

KTP groundbreaking ceremony.

KTP team.

Kingaroy Transformation Project footprint.

lighting for community activation • Lower energy consumption, power offsets and simple maintenance through master planned systems and solar infrastructure • Safe community infrastructure

through CCTV, crime prevention design and controllable street lights • Electric car charging stations and infrastructure for further expansion

Asset Sustainability

• New road geometry to improve

vehicle pedestrian safety, along with upgraded pavements including EME2 asphalt • Upgrade of all footpaths and pedestrian accesses to achieve compliant access and mobility throughout the CBD for all people

KTP design.

Conduit construction. Standard telco profile.

• Replacement of asbestos water infrastructure, stormwater systems and communication pits • Upgrade of traffic signals, energy efficient street lighting and communication infrastructure • Recycled construction materials for sustainable re-use across community and other projects

Next Edition

With construction well underway, we look forward to inviting interested people to tour the project in the near future. Our next instalment will feature the first of our civil design civil specialists and landscape architect, GreenEdge Design.

INFORMS. CONNECTS. REPRESENTS. LEADS.

Street Design Manual for Practitioners

Up to 8 CPD hours

Streets and pathways are the building blocks of every residential neighbourhood. Along with our built environment, well-planned streets and neighbourhoods infl uence how people move and interact, access parks and open space, walk and cycle for leisure, recreation, exercise and transport.

IPWEAQ’s Street Design Manual: Walkable Neighbourhoods (the Manual) is a contemporary guide for the design and development of Queensland’s residential neighbourhoods. Developed for industry by industry, the Manual recognises streets as an essential connector to multi-purpose social spaces in our neighbourhoods. It off ers access options for active transport delivering safer neighbourhoods and a sense of community. This program will provide a detailed understanding of all aspects of quality contemporary residential land development that promotes healthy and safe communities, and provide a more coordinated approach to neighbourhood planning and design for councils, developers and the community. Outcomes

Participants will gain a sound understanding of the intent and application of the Street Design Manual to assist in planning and design applications that complement current regulatory requirements.

Who should attend

This program has been designed for Industry Practitioners working in the Planning and Design of contemporary residential neighbourhoods, including those working in both private and government organisations. Typical attendees include: Planners, Designers, Engineers, Development Managers, Technicians

Learning Strategies

Lectures, Case studies, Group Discussions, Practical Activities

Topics

Introducing the Street Design Manual: Walkable neighbourhoods, An overview of the need, intent and strategies that led to the development of the SDM. Part 1  Element 1: Community Design  Element 2: Movement Network –

Concept Design  Element 3: Neighbourhood Open Space

Network  Element 4: Lot Design  Element 5: Activity Centres

Part 2  Element 1: Introduction  Element 2: Active Transport  Element 3: Public Transport  Element 4: Motor Vehicles  Element 5: The Residential Street  Element 6: Design Detail – Related

Infrastructure

Part 3  Practice notes

Facilitators

The program will be facilitated by Planning and Design professionals.

Attendees will be provided with a complementary hard copy of the Manual