| HC4.1.1 - Community Infrastructure Network Plan |
March 2024 |
Completed |
At the end of the 2023/2024 financial year, all reports and statements of intent for the Community Infrastructure Network Plan have been completed.
The Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and City Lifestyle Committee (Committee) reports for the endorsement of the draft Integrated Lifestyle Infrastructure Network Plan (Plan) have been prepared. The mapping tool for the combined networks has also been finalised.
The Plan will support and guide capital infrastructure delivery, land and service provision levels across the city for parks, sports and recreation, and community networks.
The draft Plan was completed in May 2024. It is intended to present the draft Plan to ELT in July 2024 and to Committee in August 2024.
This project is now complete. |
| HC4.1.2 - Sport and Community Infrastructure Capital Works Program |
June 2024 |
Completed |
The Sport and Community Infrastructure Capital Works Program achieved delivery of $32 million (97%) against an approved, amended budget of $33 million for the 2023/2024 financial year.
Major projects completed or commenced during the year include:
- Logan North Aquatic Centre Splashpad and changerooms completed
- construction of Stage 1 and 2 of Queens Road Depot redevelopment completed
- construction works on Stage 3 of Queens Road Depot Redevelopment commenced on February 2024 and expected to be completed early 2025
- early works for the Beenleigh Aquatic Centre Stage 2 comprising of carpark works and demolition works commenced on March 2024 for completion in August 2024
- completion of the Wilbur Street Youth Centre
- construction of Jimboomba Park RL Clubhouse and Chris Green Clubhouse commenced and nearing completion.
The programme of works for the 2023/2024 financial year is complete. |
| HC4.2.1 - Libraries Learning and Discovery Strategy |
June 2024 |
Completed |
At the end of the 2023/2024 financial year, all planned actions for the Libraties Learing and Discovery Strategy were delivered.
Highlights for June 2024 include:
- 99,967 residents visited our 9 library locations in June. 844 new members registered. 9,004 library patrons attended 925 events and outreach activities. Our community loaned 190,354 items 34,356 digital items.
- Library staff facilitated 3 English for Migrants sessions with 53 attendees. 88 community members attended English Conversation Group sessions. 490 people accessed the Accessibility Centre. For those unable to access our libraries, 406 individuals including 23 aged care facilities and 26 retirement villages received home delivery services. Our library service was supported by 168 library volunteers. Our staff responded to 36,486 reference enquiries.
- 222 families took part in the first week of the Library App competition which aims to promote the library App and library services to families with school aged children. 796 children took part in the first week of the annual Winter Reading Club with an aim to keep children reading over the school holidays.
- Logan Library Accessible Collection was introduced. This is a collection of 43 learning and development resources for people of all ages and abilities and is available for loan by all members.
Highlights for the year include:
- Items loaned for the 2023-24 period increased by more than 10% at 2,220,367.
- Visitor ratio also increased by 7% with 1,191,896 community members attending our 9 libraries.
- The library app was launched and, to date, has 10,774 downloads.
This project is now complete. |
| HC4.4.1 - Arts Culture and Heritage Strategy 2023-2027 |
June 2024 |
Completed |
At the end of the 2024/2025 financial year, all planned actions for the Arts Culture and Heritage Strategy were delivered.
Highlights for June 2024 include:
- Creative Summit held at the Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct on the 6 June with 100 attendees from across Southern Queensland
- Logan Art Gallery Opening of Uncle Reg Knox Memorial Exhibition, Caring for country: Troy Skeen, World Environment Day Posters and An Artback NT Touring Exhibition: Clay on Country on 7 June with 186 attendees
- Creative Recovery Workshops at Logan Art Gallery on 31 May, 1 and 2 June with 25 participants
- Audience Development and Engagement Plan Strategic Initiative workshop: Defining Audiences & Mapping Past Engagement with Shelly Pisani on 27 June at the Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct.
Highlights for the year include:
- enhancement of the creative economy, and community appreciation of Arts, Culture and Heritage in the City
- Imagination Festival on 4 May 2024, at the Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct with 4,500 attendees
- Dementia Choir first birthday performance at the Bethania Community Centre on Wednesday 17 April with 70 people attending
- Kingston Butter Factory (KBF) Cultural Precinct was named 'Accessible Venue of the Year' at the 2024 Queensland Music Awards
- Waitangi at Twilight event was presented at the Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct on Friday 2 February, with 3,000 attendees
- Underdog Film Festival was launched on Friday 23 February at the Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct with 200 attendees
- at the B105 Breakfast Santa in the Suburbs event on 1 December 2023, 3,000 people attended the event at Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct, 22,000 people viewed the event as a Live Stream broadcast, 629 people travelled to the event on the Queensland Rail Network and 540 people participated in the children's scratch art ornament activity
- at the City of Logan Christmas Carols event on Saturday 9 December, 7,000 people attended the event at Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct and 7,000 people visited the Living Museum of Logan
- Regional Arts Development Fund Committee supported 7 applications for arts, culture and heritage projects to the value of $29,631 in Round 52 of the program
- Living Museum of Logan hosted the Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards presented by Museums and Galleries QLD to honour the achievements of individuals and organisations in striving towards excellence on 22 November with 80 attendees.
This project is now complete. |