From The Mayor's Chair Spring 2024
We Need To Do Things Differently And Better
‘Can you believe we’re already well into the second half of the year?
Your Councillors and I have all been very busy over the last few months working to make our city great, not just for right now, but for the long term.
Our first step has already begun: we are changing Logan’s reputation.
Everywhere I go, I am flying the flag for your city. I tell everyone I meet about Logan’s huge potential, our amazing community and encourage them to bring their investment and jobs here.
We are a city that’s only two thirds built, with the youngest and most diverse community in Queensland, so the opportunities here are worth celebrating and promoting.
If we’re going to reach the full potential that Logan has, we need to do things differently and better.
We want your great ideas. They won’t all get taken up – but if you’ve got them, I want to hear about them.
Community consultation is so important to me. In August I began doing a regular community listening tour of local shopping centres, starting with the Logan Hyperdome.
Keep an eye out for when ‘Meet the Mayor’ is next in your area and come along to have a chat with me.
I invite you to share your feedback for ways to make our city’s future even brighter.
Since the election, we’ve already achieved great things for Logan. Through the budget, with the support of Councillors, I delivered on my commitment to provide the funding for 24 new mobile and covert cameras to address hooning hotspots or other anti-social behaviour in our parks and public places.
The budget also included $1.8 million over 2 years for a new rapid-response road pavement repair team with a primary focus on potholes, as well as Council’s first step to make rates fairer – with early payment discounts being rolled out to owner occupiers (in the Residential 1 category).
It means a vast majority of owner-occupiers get a bigger discount now than they did last year!
Ratepayers around our city will benefit from the big infrastructure projects on the way too.
Logan is getting its second Olympic-sized swimming pool, with construction on the Beenleigh Aquatic Centre upgrade already happening.
Work on Teviot Road is starting soon, there’s the new Waterford West District Park on the way and, of course, the Loganlea Road upgrade.
As part of our 2032 City of Logan Legacy Roadmap, we progressed plans for a multi-purpose community venue that will support a wide range of community activities including sports training and official competitions, conferences, exhibitions and corporate events.
It also sets us in good stead as our region continues to plan for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
At the same time, Logan City Council has continued to invest in the programs and services our city needs and our community expects.
We have first-rate facilities including some of the best parks in South East Queensland, incredible sports grounds, well-loved libraries and community centres that connect people from all walks of life.
Community spirit is what Logan is known for, which is why your Councillors and I are so grateful to serve as your representatives every day.’
– Mayor Jon Raven
