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Economy and growth - Quarter 2, 2021 / 2022

Project name	Target	Status	Commentary
EG5.1.1 - Destination Management Plan implementation and review Deliver priority projects from the Destination Management Plan (DMP). Conduct a review of the DMP. Purpose: To: grow the visitor economy attract investment grow economic benefits encourage longer visitor stays increase visitor spend.	June 2022	On Track	During the second quarter: The Operational Plan and Functional Brief for the Riverine Discovery Centre was drafted with the asset management framework agreed with Sports Leisure and Facilities and Health Environment and Waste Branches. The new Tourism destination brand was completed and approved. Development of launch campaign commenced. This is scheduled for the third quarter. Food ecosystem event was held in collaboration with Griffith University Homebase and was supported by the Mayor. Industry packaging workshop re-scheduled due to COVID-19 restrictions, it will now be held in the third quarter. Framework for review of the DMP developed, timeline confirmed and project plan being drafted.
EG5.2.1 - City centre implementation fund projects Deliver priority projects and programs from city centre implementation plans. Purpose: To deliver outcomes from the city centre summits in line with community priorities.	June 2022	On Track	As at the end of the second quarter: The Logan Village to Yarrabilba Rail Trail was completed and officially opened to the public on the 3rd December 2021. final defects and installation of signage will happen in January 2022. The project commenced with the preparation of the brief and project plan for the Logan Village to Jimboomba Rail Trail project. The Beenleigh Streetscape works are on track for completion in end January 2021. More than 95% of the project is completed with only the final catenary structure on John lane and Energex undergrounding of powerlines is outstanding. The project commenced with the design of the link from Loganlea Road to Armstrong Road. The Meadowbrook Vissum modelling and draft report Transport modelling report was completed. The scope of works for the Croydon Road Master Plan was amended to accommodate future impact of the Logan to Gold Coast Faster Rail Project.
EG5.3.1 - Develop a Place Making strategy for activity centres Develop a framework for the delivery of place making projects including: Urban art Creative lighting Other centre activation and amenity improvements. Purpose: To improve liveability, and promote activation and night time economies. To contribute to making our centres safe, vibrant and accessible gathering places in which the community can take pride.	June 2022	On Track	As at the end of the second quarter, the Place Making Strategy (Logan City's Place Plan) is currently being drafted and will include key actions relating to Policy Programs and projects to deliver place making projects across the city. The strategy will also include key actions from the Urban Art strategy which is being finalised following internal feedback and public consultation.
EG5.4.1 - Economic Development Strategy implementation Develop a prioritised list of actions from the Economic Development Strategy for Council approval. Commence implementation of approved actions. Purpose: To support capability and capacity building of Logan based businesses. To help grow the Logan economy and attract further investment.	June 2022	Completed	As at the end of the second quarter, the Individual Economic Development Team action planning was completed and will be integrated with branch business planning. The Economic Development Strategy Action Plan has been endorsed by Council.
EG5.4.2 - Logan Plan 2025 Deliver activities for the Logan Plan 2025. This includes: targeted engagement broad community consultation technical reviews and modelling. Purpose: To progress the shaping Logan's Growth program. This supports participative and informed delivery of Logan's new planning scheme in 2025.	June 2022	On Track	During the second quarter, a consultant was engaged to host an online platform and assist to prepare content. Work is underway to prepare material for consultation.
EG5.5.1 - City of Choice 3.0 Deliver recommendations for a new, place-based model for jobs and job pathways. The collaborative model will include representatives from all three levels of government, Logan businesses and the Logan community. Purpose: To create new and better jobs and job pathways for Logan residents. To develop a skilled workforce that meets the needs of Logan businesses now and in the future.	June 2022	Monitor	As at the end of the second quarter, given the lack of interest from State/Federal Government's in participating in a third iteration of City of Choice, the SEQ City Deal could provide an alternative forum for three levels of Government to cooperate on policy/funding issues. A decision on the City Deal is expected in the third quarter. Recovery actions The Advocacy Program will prepare a position paper on the City of Choice after the decision on the City Deal has been made in the third quarter.
EG5.6.1 - Online Backflow and OSSF (On Site Sewerage Facility) solution Deliver the remaining automation work on a new innovative backflow and on-site sewage treatment facilities solution. Purpose: To achieve business efficiencies and increase our level of customer service.	June 2022	Monitor	As at the end of the second quarter the industry event was successfully delivered on 1 December 2021. The annual renewal registration process was deferred to July 2022 due to technical issues identified with the online payment portal. Recovery actions The existing manual registration process was applied and delivered in December 2021 for backflow registration renewals. The project team will continue to work with the vendor to resolve the issues preventing online payments within the solution, with a new round of testing expected to take place.
EG5.7.1 - Residential Building Strategy Deliver a strategy for residential building work. Purpose: To improve development outcomes in the city of Logan. To further minimise the temporary negative outcomes of development on residents.	June 2022	On Track	As at the end of the second quarter, the report for the Residential Building Strategy has been scheduled to be discussed in Committee on 19 January 2022 due to no Committee Meeting scheduled in December 2021.
EG5.8.1 - Digital infrastructure and connectivity Deliver the Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity Review Project. Purpose: To create new opportunities in the digital economy. To provide high speed, reliable internet options to all our community. This supports the city to be globally competitive.	June 2022	On Track	As at the end of the second quarter, the respective project briefs (which fall under the Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Program) were drafted and confirmed by the Program Control Group in preparation for project deployment in early 2022. Further internal and external stakeholder engagement continued in preparation for project prioritisation and resourcing.
EG5.9.1 - Catapult Deliver the Catapult program in collaboration with young people, industry, community and educators. Purpose: To build the enterprise and entrepreneurial mindset of youth in Logan. To connect young people to industry and pathways into jobs.	June 2022	On Track	For the second quarter the delivery of the classroom component of the Catapult program was on hold due to the end of school term. However, development of the program roadmap (2022 – 2025) continued with Griffith University conducting final interviews with key stakeholders. City Transformation staff also delivered a one-day workshop with year 9 students at Woodridge State High School as part of their "Innov8 to Cre8" event. Approximately 90 students participated and were actively engaged in a 4 session problem solving event focused on the reduction of litter in and around the school. Students were introduced to Council's corporate innovation tools and methodologies (including Double Diamond, ideation methods and pitch presentation) and came up with a variety of interesting prototypes to assist with solving this problem. This session was a pilot for further one-day challenges scheduled to take place throughout 2022.
EG5.9.2 - coLab Deliver the city's first coLab. Purpose: To support scaling businesses, and attract investment and high value jobs.	June 2022	Completed	As approved by Council (10/11/2020) a Heads of Agreement has been executed with GO1 to take up a tenancy at the existing Go1 global headquarters at 2904 Logan Rd, Underwood. Subsequently a licence agreement with GO1 to occupy the space has been executed. The Expression of Interest for Portfolio Company selection was advertised' subsequently three Portfolio Companies were selected as the first cohort for the coLab. The coLab Advisory Board has met monthly and additionally to provide advice and recommendations on the selection of Portfolio Companies. The coLab was launched on Friday the 26th of March with a significant number of key stakeholders in attendance.
EG5.9.3 - Colab programs Deliver coLab programs for the City of Logan. Purpose: To support capability uplift for coLab Portfolio Companies.	June 2022	On Track	As at the end of the second quarter: The prototype digital platform to support and strengthen coLab Portfolio Company and stakeholder engagement progressed through the testing phase and was launched for use by the coLab community in December. Portfolio Companies continued to work with their mentor in relation to maturing and growing their businesses against their agreed action plans leading into quarter 3 reporting. Planning is progressing to develop a Request for Quotes for appropriately qualified and experienced suppliers to deliver high growth programs to the coLab community. Strategic and operational planning has been completed for 2022. The brand refresh Request for Proposals has progressed to discussions with a potential supplier of this service.
EG5.9.4 - City Futures Strategy Review Deliver a review of the City Futures Strategy. Purpose: To ensure continued relevance of the strategy. To support integration with the new Economic Development Vision and Strategy.	June 2022	On Track	As at the end of the second quarter, work is currently underway against the priority actions identified in the City Futures Strategy include: Future Innovation and prosperity: Both the Logan coLab Growth Hub, the Catapult and City Studio programs as will as initiatives such as the Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity program all continue to scale and deliver capability and economic benefits to the City. Future Connectivity The Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity program is currently exploring projects which include smart community initiatives and the platforms required for data interoperability. Future Community Through the City Studio and Catapult initiatives Council continues to build community capability and awareness and involvement in projects which create a collaborative, future focused City
EG5.9.5 - CityStudio Logan Deliver a Program to partner on city-wide projects that engage with: education partners students Council branches. Purpose: To support youth engagement in Council Projects. To support project-based learning that produces civic outcomes for Logan.	June 2022	On Track	During the second quarter the project achieved the following: Ongoing projects: Loganlea High Urban Farm and Food Forest – ongoing meetings with key stakeholders – Loganlea State High School, Griffith University and The Mini Farm Project - this project will be an important enabler to identify the community's and business's understanding and resilience to disruptions such as weather extremes, pandemics, and other disaster-related activities in accessing locally grown food. Grant application support provided to Loganlea SHS The Mini Farms Project undertook a social media campaign to generate income towards employing a farmer at Loganlea SHS. Completed projects: Beenleigh State High School – Term 4 Partnering with Economic Development and Strategy (ED&S). Council is preparing a new planning scheme for the City of Logan: Logan Plan 2025. This major program of work will help better manage the city's growth, protect the environment, improve design outcomes, manage natural hazards and create opportunities for jobs and prosperity Celebration events were held for the Year 7 and 8 STEAM classes, with students being presented with a certificate and merchandise as a thank you for their participation. This project has generated additional interest from Cr Laurie Koranski and Cr Miriam Stemp who have identified a number of schools in their divisions who they would like to also participate in similar projects. Woodridge State High School Catapult, CityStudio Logan and the Innovation Ecosystem staff partnered to deliver the "Innov8 to Cre8" event at Woodridge State High School or year 9 students. Approximately 90 students participated and were actively engaged in a 4-session problem solving event focused on the reduction of litter in and around the school. Students were introduced to Council's corporate innovation tools and methodologies (including Double Diamond, ideation methods and pitch presentation) and came up with a variety of interesting prototypes to assist with solving this problem. Confirmed projects: Park Ridge State High School 2 classes of Year 7 Humanities students, with a focus on liveability (linkages to Logan Plan 2025) to commence in Term 1, 2022. Discussions also included reducing the school's ecological footprint and developing an environmental plan for the school, with the school to provide a proposal. Potential projects: Meeting held with Jodie Walton, Community Development Officer, with regards to potential partnering for the Logan Youth Action Group. Other: Attended the 50 000 Futures Conference, presented by the ENABLE Network Meeting held with Paul Bailey, Sophie Head, Holly Walton and Tate Ryan from Economic Development and Strategy.

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