Working hard to make our neighbourhoods better

It has been a big year in Division 5 with many upgrades and improvements to facilities and infrastructure.

Division 5 Councillor Paul Jackson says community feedback has been important in identifying works that needed to be done and assigning priorities to various projects.

Much of the work was funded through the Division 5 Local Infrastructure Program.

‘I made it very clear when speaking to residents, and through my social media channels, that I wanted to hear about local issues that needed to be addressed, whether they were big or small works projects,’ Cr Jackson says.

‘In my travels and regular runs around the division, I also have been able to see firsthand some problems that needed to be solved and we have done that or will be tackling it soon.’

Much of the work in 2025 was done on roads, footpaths and parks.

Significant projects in Division 5 completed, or planned, include:

• Swift clean-up response after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
• A major upgrade to the Browns Plains Road / Waratah Drive / Second Avenue intersection (in 2026)
• 5 new sections of footpath laid
• Significant infrastructure upgrades to Judith Park and Echo Park
• Community engagement on the Brandon Park playground upgrade
• Dozens of Containers for Change baskets installed in local parks

‘Security is important to Division 5 residents and I am happy that a new safety camera was installed on the corner of Bumstead and Chambers Flat roads with another on the way for Bourke Street,’ Cr Jackson says.

‘That will bring the number of safety cameras across the division to 52, with all of them feeding 24/7 into Council’s monitoring room, which is staffed in conjunction with the Queensland Police Service.’