Key infrastructure projects set path for growth

Rockhampton Regional Council has an eye to growth with a $77 million investment over the next three years in three 'catalyst' water and sewerage infrastructure projects. Mayor Tony Williams said the next three years would see the council invest heavily in essential infrastructure so that the services were in place for more housing, more industry and more people calling Rockhampton home. The 2021/22 Budget adopted by the council today includes a $151 million capital works program. It commits funds for three catalyst infrastructure projects – the North Rockhampton Sewage Treatment Plant (NRSTP), the Gracemere Sewage Treatment Plant (GSTP) and the Glenmore Water Treatment Plant (GWTP). “These projects are the key to unlock a bigger and better Rockhampton because they allow us to service an additional 16,000 homes," Cr Williams said. "Without them, we’ll find ourselves constrained to grow substantial new housing development in as little as three years. “At the same time, economic modelling predicts these projects will create a benefit to the local economy with 300 local jobs generated and $107 million added to the local economy. “We have already received some support from other levels of Government towards these projects but, given the cost and the benefits they will deliver to our region, we will keep talking to them to see how we can partner on these projects going forward." Rockhampton Regional Council Mayor Tony Williams at the Budget meeting. The North Rockhampton Sewage Treatment Plant design has been completed and he project is set to go to tender in the coming months for commencement of construction before Christmas. The Gracemere STP project will commence detailed design stage in the coming months and the Glenmore WTP Upgrade Project is already underway. That project was awarded to Alliance Automation for the completion of a design and construct project. The council said expenditure on all three projects was expected to ramp up significantly over the next 12 months. Rockhampton Regional Council capital budget highlights 2021/22: Completion of Airport Terminal Refurbishment - $3 million ($2.359 million grant funds)Airport – Alliance Hangar Works - $26 million ($25 million Federal grant)Completion of Rockhampton Museum of Art ($2.8 million) and finalisation of grant funding ($6.76 million)Continuation of North Rockhampton Sewage Treatment Plant augmentation with a budget of $15 million out of a total budget of $47.35 million project ($5.1 million in grant funding)Continuation of Glenmore Water Treatment Plant Electrical Upgrade $9.5 million of a total $17.13 million projectCommencement of Gracemere Sewage Treatment Plant $0.4 million of a total $14.8 million projectCompletion of CBD Cultural Precinct Project - $2.027 millionCompletion of design development for South Rockhampton Flood Levee - $0.4 millionContinuation of Solar Energy installation at Glenmore Water Treatment Plant - $3.36 million of an expanded $3.985 million project ($1.36 million in grant funding)Rectification works to Riverside Boardwalk - $1.6 million (fully supported by $1.6 million grant funding)Parks New Works and Renewals - $2.335 millionCommencement of Pilbeam Theatre Business Case and Design for Redevelopment - $0.5 million of $3 million project (subject to grant funding of $2 million)Continuation of Botanic Gardens and Zoo Redevelopment - $3.075 million ($1.6 million grant funding) – project commitment of $2 million per year on average for next 10 yearsInitial commitment of $0.5 million for Mount Morgan Pool refurbishment (subject to 50% grant funding) – overall project estimated at $5 million$16.78 million on road renewal program, offset by $3.93 million in grant funding$4.136 million on traffic facilities improvementsMount Morgan Water Security Business Case - $1 million ($0.5 million in grant funding)Continuation of Life Extension to Lakes Creek Road Landfill - $2.632 millionCommencement of Gracemere Waste Transfer Station Design & Construct - $1.07 million of a $2.167 million project

Key infrastructure projects set path for growth

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