Record infrastructure budget for booming City of Logan

Logan City Council today handed down a $1.39 billion budget for 2026/27 that prioritises infrastructure and services for one of the fastest growing cities in Queensland.

The bottom-line of the rates notices for properties on the minimum general rate will increase by 5.49 per cent or $4.12 per week.

Mayor Jon Raven says Council had kept the rates increase as low as possible by investing in what matters most and continuing to find efficiencies.

‘Logan is home to more than 400,000 people and we’re growing rapidly, so it’s important we prioritise the infrastructure and services our residents rely on every day,’ Mayor Raven says.

‘Like all councils, we’re facing rising costs for things like construction and fuel. We’ve worked hard to find savings and keep up the work we started last year to make our rates system fairer.

‘This is a responsible budget that invests where our city needs it while keeping rates as low as we can.’

Council will invest a record $923 million in the planning, maintenance and construction of infrastructure like roads, water, wastewater, parks and community facilities over the next 12 months.

Key investments and initiatives include:

• Roads – $335.2 million for the maintenance and delivery of roads and drainage across the city, including $25 million to upgrade Chambers Flat Road south of Park Ridge Road, and $15 million for the Teviot Road and Homestead Drive intersection.

• Drains and creeks – $3.76 million over 5 years, including $375,000 in 2026/27 and $750,000 in 2027/28, for maintaining the city’s drains and creeks to improve flood resilience – an idea that came out of the Mayor’s community consultation on flood mapping.

• Footpaths – $4.66 million Footpath Network Program over 5 years to build more footpaths across the city, focusing on key corridors and connectivity.
• Parks and community infrastructure – more than $150 million including $1.1 million for batting cages at Regents Park, $1.7 million for court replacement at Dauth Park, and $14.9 million towards the future Waterford West District Park.
• Tree clean up – an extra $175,000 to help respond to the backlog of tree-related requests from Cyclone Alfred.
• Tip vouchers – investigating how we can provide tip vouchers for renters and the cost impact to the budget.

Mayor Raven says one of the biggest areas for investment in this year’s budget is towards improving roads and connections around the city.

‘We’ve been listening to residents on what’s most important to them, which is why we’re making safe and reliable roads a priority,’ Mayor Raven says.

‘We can’t fund these projects alone, and ratepayers shouldn’t have to fit the bill, so we’ll continue to work hard to get more funding from other levels of government.’

Important community programs and services including mowing, litter collection, tip vouchers, free green waste disposal and kerbside clean-up will also be maintained.

More information about the rates and charges for 2026/27 is online at Budget, fees and charges.

If anyone is experiencing difficulty in paying their rates account, they are urged to get in touch with Council, as support is available.

Customers can contact Council via phone on 07 3412 3412 (Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm), email at council@logan.qld.gov.au or Facebook.

How the budget supports a growing city:

• Roads and drainage: $335.2 million towards Logan’s transport network, including $25 million to upgrade Chambers Flat Road south of Park Ridge Road, which will cost a total $79 million, and securing 5 blackspot upgrades from the Australian Government.

• Water and wastewater: $468.4 million for 2026/27, including $89.25 million towards a new wastewater treatment plant at Chambers Flat.
• Parks: $89.7 million to services and delivery of parks, including Waterford West District Park ($14.9 million), Belivah Park ($800,000) and Underwood Park ($400,000).
• Community facilities: $61.1 million towards planning, maintenance and construction of community facilities, including the new Park Ridge East/Logan Reserve General Community Space ($5.6 million). This also includes a $17.5 million capital program for sports and recreation infrastructure, such as $2.25 million for the Logan Indoor Sports Centre (Council will spend a total $44.5 million towards enhancement items and additional scope beyond the State and Federal governments’ combined investment), and support for local sporting clubs, including batting cages at Regents Park ($1.1 million), changerooms at Lowe Oval ($1.12 million), court replacement at Dauth Park ($1.7 million) and construction of Hammel Park Clubhouse ($5.9 million).
• Safety and amenity: $426,000 to make the Rapid Response Taskforce permanent following a successful trial over the past 3 years, and $140,000 to install 12 new covert safety cameras across the city.
• Environment: $500,000 towards recovery works at Slacks Creek and Scrubby Creek, funded through the environmental charge. These works include environmental rehabilitation, scope and design of stormwater upgrades, and community-led environmental initiatives.
• Disasters: $299,000 towards strategic review of bushfire hazard reduction burns and improvements to disaster readiness and resilience.
• Business and lifestyles: Investing $6.6 million over 5 years to attract more major events to Logan, and boost day trip and overnight visitation through food, culture and entertainment; contributing an additional $350,000 over 5 years to expand KRANK school holiday programs to meet growing community demand.

PHOTO AT TOP: City of Logan Mayor Jon Raven with the 2026/27 Logan City Council Budget.