Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding launched her Sustainable Growth campaign with over 200 supporters and volunteers at Riverview on the weekend.
“Ipswich deserves strong and stable leadership you know you can trust.“
Under my leadership, Ipswich is once again a city that businesses are proud to invest in and families love to call home.
“I’m committed to growing our city sustainably.”
Highlights of the election commitments made by Mayor Teresa Harding are:
- Introduce 10 free ‘tip vouchers’ per year from 2027 when the Southern Resource Recovery Centre is built
- Introduce 10 free family pool vouchers each year for each household for use at council owned pools in Bundamba, Leichhardt, Goodna and Rosewood from July 2024
- Claim $8 million ex gratia payment from the State government. Ipswich residents have had to spend $8 million on legal and other fees over the last four years fighting non-compliant and expanding waste companies. This is an unfair and unique burden on the people of Ipswich. l Publish a website with an interactive list of free and low cost activities run by Ipswich City Council and other groups.
- Deliver an expanded advocacy program to receive our fair share of State and Federal government funding. Ipswich is Queensland’s fastest growing council yet Ipswich does not receive it’s fair share of funding for essential infrastructure
- Develop an Ipswich Sports Development Proposal to secure State and Federal government funding for grass roots sporting infrastructure.
- Stop the Stink – continue to lobby State government to ensure enclosed composting is legislated
- Suburb Beautification Program – Streetscape and boulevard planting projects in 11 established suburbs
- Build a ‘tip shop’ within the new Southern Resource Recovery Centre
- Continue to support the Grants Office that was established in 2020. To date, the Grants Office has provided $7.415m in grants to local community, sporting and business groups and delivered 20 Grant Writing Workshops since 2020
- Build new Rosewood SES facility close to Ipswich City Council’s depot in Mill Street.
- Expand flood camera network to provide residents with up to date information
- Replace pool at Rosewood Aquatic Centre with a 50m outdoor pool
- Incorporate a ‘community office’ in new libraries and community centres
- Continue strong support for local businesses and event attraction
- Continue to be the most open and transparent council in Australia.
Find out more at online at www.teresaharding.com.au
