Footpath and nature strip maintenance

We repair and maintain footpaths, nature strips and drainage reserves in Logan City.

To report maintenance issues on footpaths or nature strips, please call us on 07 3412 3412 or email council@logan.qld.gov.au.

Mowing

Residents are responsible for mowing the nature strips in residential areas. In some cases, residents can ask us to mow their nature strip due to disability or medical reasons.

For more information or to request nature strip mowing, please call us on 07 3412 3412 or email parksdepot@logan.qld.gov.au.

To request mowing of a park, reserve or an overgrown property, please call us on 07 3412 3412 or email us at council@logan.qld.gov.au.

Gardens and artificial turf on footpaths

We encourage tree planting and beautification of our nature strips, but we need to make sure that gardens don’t cause any safety issues.

Find out more about installing gardens and artificial turf on footpaths.

Shipping containers and skip bins on footpaths

We may permit you to put a shipping container or skip bin on the footpath or nature strip area for up to 14 days.

You must ask for approval to make sure the shipping container or skip bin does not cause any safety issues. We will not approve applications for shipping containers to be placed over concrete pathways or on the roadway.

To apply for a shipping container or skip bin on the footpath, please apply online or download and fill in Application form to store shipping container and skip bin on the footpath (PDF 102 KB) and return to us.

For more information about shipping containers on private property, please download our Shipping Container Fact Sheet (PDF 136 KB).

New footpaths

Requests for new footpath are considered according to these criteria:

  • potential use
  • providing access and inclusion for all
  • completing missing footpath links to achieve a connected network.

To request a new footpath, please call us on 07 3412 3412 or email us at council@logan.qld.gov.au.