Tingalpa footpath improvements finished
Last year, I announced that Brisbane City Council’s 2017/18 budget allocated $98,000 towards a pedestrian safety and concrete footpath reconstruction project on Wynnum Road, Tingalpa.
These works are now finished and I think you’ll agree, it’s been a massive improvement!
Budget bonanza for Belmont Road
Belmont Road has hit the budget jackpot!
This year Council is investing over $2.5M into projects at both ends of Belmont Road.
Together these projects will address congestion at the intersection of Belmont and Manly Roads, as well as Belmont and Meadowlands Roads.
Three park upgrades nearing completion
I'm excited to advise three new park upgrades are near completion around the ward! These include:
Coochin Pl Park, Tingalpa
Hunter St Park, Manly West
Billan St Park, Carina
Traffic Survey results are in for Tingalpa’s “rat run”
In 2014, Council acted on local resident's feedback to remove 50% of the traffic calming platforms on Thurston and Castlerea Streets, to improve traffic flows and reduce the impact on bus services.
While feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, I did want to ensure that we had an opportunity to review the traffic counts after the revised traffic calming had been in operation for some time.
Budget ‘brings home the bacon’ for Doboy Ward
This budget, like those handed down previously, retains our 'Strong' credit rating and delivers an operating surplus to Council.
It's only through strong financial management that Council can continue to deliver more than ever before for our suburbs.
Inland Rail proposal “diabolical” for Eastern suburbs
Over ten thousand Doboy Ward residents are in the firing line of the Federal Government's proposal to build a new dual gauge rail freight line up the Gateway Motorway.
On 11 September 2015, the Federal Government (via their wholly owned subsidiary Australian Rail Track Corporation, ARTC) released a delivery plan to the start the design and construction of a continuous inland railway link between Melbourne and Brisbane.
Kevin Whitmee Park set to open
Kevin Whitmee Park is set to open to the public on 22 August 2015.
The park is named in honour of Tingalpa local Kevin Whitmee, who is well known in the district for his long standing contribution to Tingalpa State School, the Belmont Tingalpa Lions Club and various charity and philanthropic causes.
Brisbane sees wettest May day since 1840
On Friday May 1st, Brisbane experienced it's wettest May day since 1840 and the wettest day of any month in more than 25 years. It follows months of higher than normal rainfall, starting with a very wet January.
Murarrie boundary set to shift after review
Murarrie’s boundaries are set to change after Council completed it's review of the suburb boundaries last week.
A staggering 89.2% of residents who responded in Park Hill Village and the Barracks supported my proposal to transfer them into into Cannon Hill.
Council delivers park upgrades for Doboy families
Doboy Ward Councillor Ryan Murphy is providing more outdoor facilities for residents to enjoy in Doboy Ward, with $139,600 worth of park upgrades completed in November.
Cr Murphy said Council was investing $44.5 million into new and upgraded parks this financial year to provide residents and visitors with attractive parks and recreational facilities.
Murphy to ‘come in like a wrecking ball’ on Tingalpa traffic calming
A controversial traffic calming project in Tingalpa is due to be ripped up by Brisbane City Council within weeks.
Doboy Ward Councillor Ryan Murphy said six platforms that formed part of the Tingalpa Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) project would be removed by Council in the week commencing Monday 14 April 2014.