COUNCIL PROJECTS

Townsville City Council has delivered more than 500 capital projects to grow Townsville this past financial year, despite numerous challenges including COVID-19, unseasonal wet weather and global events impacting labour supply, rising costs and supply chain issues. These projects include parks and open spaces, roads and transport, drains, stormwater, fleet, IT, building, water, wastewater and waste projects across the city. These are all part of Council’s commitment to improving connectivity, sustainability and resilience now and into the future.

Key Projects Completed:

SOUTHERN SUBURBS RISING MAIN – STAGE 2

› Investment: $30 million › Funding: QG/TCC › Jobs: 100

Stage 2 is complete, with more than 13kms of pipeline installed from Annandale to Cleveland Bay. Stage 3 is progressing well, and involves the construction of new gravity and pressure mains in Wulguru. A new wastewater pump station, currently in construction, will complete this project. This vital infrastructure will ease the increasing pressure on Townsville’s southern sewerage network and ensure its operation for the next 30 years as Townsville continues to grow.

CHARTERS TOWERS ROAD WATER MAIN UPGRADE

› Investment: $11.2 million › Funding: TCC › Jobs: 10-15

The replacement of the water main from Burdekin Street to Goldring Street is now complete. This is part of staged works to upgrade essential underground water main pipelines along Charters Towers Road.

These mains deliver water to Hyde Park, Mundingburra and surrounding catchment zones. The new water main infrastructure will provide a sustainable water connection to all businesses and residential properties within the catchment zones.

BUS STOP UPGRADE PROGRAM

› Investment: $1.1 million › Funding: BSSP/PTAIP/TCC › Jobs: 10-20

Council has upgraded 20 bus stops across the city to enhance passenger access and improve disability compliance. These important upgrades will improve connectivity for all community members, in line with our commitment to build a vibrant city, centred around inclusive and connected neighbourhoods.

Current Projects:

NORTHERN BEACHES LEISURE CENTRE RENEWAL

› Investment: $5.36 million › Funding: W4Q › Jobs: 15

Renewal works on the leisure centre are underway. Upgrades include a replacement of the existing 50m modular steel-framed pool with a new concrete pool with tile finish, the installation of new shade sails, chlorine tank, pool covers and backwash tank, updating the change rooms, resealing the floor surface and repainting. The new concrete pool has been designed to meet regional competition standards to be able to host local, regional and state swimming titles, supporting the next generation of local swimming talent and creating economic opportunities for the Townsville region.

HAUGHTON PIPELINE PROJECT – STAGE 2

› Investment: $274 million › Funding: QG/TCC › Jobs: 300

Stage 2 of the Haughton Pipeline Project extends the existing 1.8m diameter Stage 1 pipeline across 28.5km from the Haughton River to the Burdekin River, Clare. It will increase the capacity to provide raw water into the Ross River Dam to supplement water levels during periods of very low rainfall. The first delivery of 6.5km of pipes was completed in September 2022, with three further shipments of the Australian-made glass reinforced polymer pipes to be delivered by March 2023.

Townsville is forecast to become one of Australia’s fastest growing cities and is expected to reach a population of 340,000 residents by 2050. This project will ensure the community has access to water as Townsville continues to grow.

DOUGLAS WATER TREATMENT PLANT WATER CLARIFIERS

› Investment: $30 million › Funding: TCC › Jobs: 40

Construction of two new water clarifiers at the Douglas Water Treatment Plant is nearing completion. The additional clarifiers will enhance the facility’s capacity to produce clean and healthy drinking water for our growing city. Module 3 clarifier is on track to be online by December 2022 and Module 4 in early 2023. This project will ensure we can continue to meet the demand for clean and healthy drinking water for a growing Townsville.

Funding Bodies

› BSSP: Bus Stop Shelter Program (Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Government) › DRFA: Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (Queensland Government and Australian Government) › PTAIP: Passenger Transport Accessible Infrastructure Program (Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Government) › QG: Queensland Government › TCC: Townsville City Council › W4Q: Works for Queensland (Queensland Government)

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EAST END BOARDWALK

› Investment: $6.2 million › Funding: TCC/QG/W4Q › Jobs: 25

Construction is underway on a new 5m-wide, 280m-long boardwalk along the east end of Flinders Street. The boardwalk is a key project identified as part of the Waterfront Priority Development Area. The project is part of a multi-stage boardwalk proposal to link Flinders Street to the Palmer Street dining and entertainment precincts and improve the connection between the Queensland Country Bank Stadium and The Strand.

Construction is expected to be complete by March 2023.

RIVERWAY LIBRARY

› Investment: $8.5 million › Funding: TCC › Jobs: 12

Work is continuing on the construction of a new library at the Riverway community precinct. The state-of-the-art library will replace the Thuringowa Library and its design is based around the needs and expectations of the community. The library will feature books, study rooms, computers, safe spaces for at-risk youth, digital production studios, parenting rooms, a business lounge and after-hours meeting rooms. The project is due to be completed by March 2023.

LANSDOWN ECO-INDUSTRIAL PRECINCT

Townsville has continued to position itself as the eco-industrial capital of northern Australia with the development of the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct. One of the world’s largest car manufacturers, General Motors, is the latest company to show confidence by investing more than $100 million in Queensland Pacific Metals (as part of its Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub ‘TECH’ project) to source nickel and cobalt to power their upcoming electric vehicles, including the GMC Hummer EV, Chevrolet Silverado EV and Cadillac LYRIQ. This project will help to support more than 7,000 jobs during construction and over 6,000 once operational.