EG5.1.1 - Destination Management Plan 2023-2028

Develop the Destination Management Plan 2023-2028.

Purpose: To identify future infrastructure needs and opportunities to grow Logan’s visitor economy

• Development of the Destination management plan is being finalised.
• It is anticipated that Council endorsement and adoption will occur by April 203.
• The draft is 90% complete in terms of being reviewed and finalised, before submission to Committee and Council.

Deliver the Logan Place Plan, our place making strategy covering:

• policy
• projects
• programs across our centres.

Purpose : To:

• incentivise public-private partnerships
• rejuvenate our centres
• foster pride, investment, and positive activity

• The Draft Logan Place Plan was circulated internally for review and feedback.
• It is expected to be endorsed April 2023, with this date being on track.

• The Night Time Economy Strategy was endorsed by Council in October 2022.
• Key actions from the Night Time Economy Strategy was included in the draft Place Plan.
• The updating of the city centre implementation plans are close to completion with the aim to commence with internal consultation before the end of 2022.
• The draft Place Plan will be finalised following feedback from the manager and Director, will be workshopped with internal branches with the aim to brief Councillors early in 2023.
• Actions from the night time economy strategy is scoped out and costed for future budget allocations.
• The draft Place Plan is getting designed by the Marketing Branch with the aim to proceed with internal consultation in early 2023.
• Implementation plans have been updated and will be issued to internal branches for review in December and January 2023.
• The updated implementation plans will inform the Place Plan priority projects and 5 year work program.

EG5.4.1 - Roadmap for Brisbane 2032

Deliver a roadmap for leveraging opportunities for the City of Logan associated with the 2032 Olympic Games.

Purpose: To secure better infrastructure, attract investment and create opportunities for our city

• The draft Roadmap went to ELT for first review in October 2022.
• Feedback was positive with direction received to proceed to consultation with Council.
• The project is now working with the consulatants to finalise the consultation feedback.
• The Roadmap will then be presented back to ELT in the third quarter, before it is presented to Committee and Council for adoption.

Deliver activities for the Logan Plan 2025 program of work. This includes:

• drafting of the new planning scheme
• legal review
• submission to the Queensland Government for State Interest Review.

• 80% of the new planning scheme is complete. This is in line with expected progress.
• Drafting of the scheme continues and some content now been shared with lawyers for their review. 
• Development Assessment Branch's initial review of codes will be completed in January 2023.
• The drafting phase referred to as 'integration' will commence in January 2023.

EG5.6.1 - Logan’s Assessment Portal

Launch Logan’s Assessment Portal powered by new software into Council’s existing development assessment processes.

Purpose: To support community participation in the way development and growth occur in the city.
This will be achieved by displaying application related material and decisions in a consistent format

• The Development Enquiry Tool now in use.
• Integration scope has been determined and submitted to Vendor for Quotation.

EG5.7.1 - Operation improve residential building practices

Create a new Residential Building Task Force team within the Development Operations program.

Purpose: To improve building practices on residential construction sites.

• All positions were re-advertised as suitable applicants were not able to be found during the first round of interviews in the first quarter.
• Interviews were conducted on further applicants in the second quarter with more promising results.
• It is anticipated positions will begin to be filled coming into the third quarter.

• create new opportunities in the digital economy
• provide high speed, reliable internet options to all our community
• support the City of Logan to be globally competitive.

• Mobile - Commonwealth release of 54 sits under MBSP - four in Qld, all in FNQ. Further details to be confirmed in 2023.
• Broadband - OptiComm agreement finalised. Mobilisation Plan in process.
• MFEDC - Ongoing discussions with providers and completion of strawman setting potential partners and capability.
• LEO trial - Analysis finalised and BAFO with provider.
• Smart IoT Platform - Continuing engagement with providers to explore further opportunities for phase two.
• Program - Finalised formal variation agreement with State Development Department - Formal variation agreement approved 9 December to progress with focus on improving and upgrading fixed broadband access technologies and MFEDC.

EG5.9.1 - CoLab

Deliver the coLab Growth Hub.

Purpose: To support scaling ventures to achieve their high-growth objectives in the innovation-driven economy.

• US Market Access Program - Session 7 of the program was delivered on Friday the 2 December 2022 and Session 8 of was delivered on Friday the 16 December 2022. Each session comprised of a 2-hour component where each participant company delivered a work product presentation based on training provided at previous session, followed by 1-hour of training content provided by our facilitator NGIN.  Mentoring between the companies and Entrepreneurs in Residence was held before delivery of each sessions work product presentations.
• Residency - The current cohort of coLab Portfolio Companies continue to work with their dedicated Entrepreneur in Residence and have participated in coaching sessions to enhance their company.
• Branding and Marketing - A brand refresh has been completed including an improved brand, brand strategy, brand narrative and collateral/assets. Preparation for delivery of the new brand is currently being undertaken.