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Projects - Works for Queensland (W4Q)

The Works for Queensland (W4Q) program supports regional councils to undertake job-creating maintenance and minor infrastructure projects.

Townsville City Council has been allocated $19.5 million as part of the $200 million 2021-24 W4Q program. This allocation will deliver projects across the city which include upgrades to parks, playgrounds, lighting, irrigation and pathways.

2021–24 W4Q Projects

Base Project	Project Description Brief	Status
103 Walker Street	103 Walker Street - Customer Service Centre	Completed
Skate Park Program	Murray Skate Park Upgrades	Completed
Fencing Program	Castle Hill Summit Track Handrail Renewal	Completed
Furniture & Shelters	The Strand Picnic Set Replacement	Underway
Parks & Playgrounds Program	Pace Park Playground Renewal	Completed
Parks & Playgrounds Program	Sister Kenny Foreshore Rubber Softfall and Spring Toy Replacement	Completed
Lighting & Electrical Program	Jezzine Light Fitting Renewal	Completed
Lighting & Electrical Program	Sheerwater Riverfront Park Lighting Fixture Replacement	Design completed
Lighting & Electrical Program	ANZAC Park Switchboard Upgrade	Completed
City Board Walk	City Board Walk & Pedestrian Bridge - Design & Construction	Completed
Pathway Network Program	Gilbert Crescent (Warburton Street to Yarrawonga Drive) Pathway Renewal and Upgrade - Stage 1	Completed
North Yard Entry	North Yard Entry - Design & Construction	Planned
Hervey Range Push Pit	Hervey Range Push Pit - Design & Construction	Planned

2024-27 W4Q Projects

Project Title	Status
Sustainability – Energy Transformation Program – Stage 1	Planned
Reconstruct Murray Street between Gregory and Victoria Streets	Planned
Mitchell Street Upgrade From Gregory Street to Jezzine Barracks – Stage 1	Planned
Pump Station (ID C36A) Bowhunters Road Pipework Renewal	Planned
Renewal of Kayleen Court Wastewater Pump Station, Concrete Structure, Liner and Pipework	Planned
Renewal of Wastewater Seventh Street Pump Station, Concrete Structure, Liner and Pipework	Planned
West End Reservoir Renewal	Planned
Hamilton's Tank Reservoir Renewal	Planned
Bruce Highway DN600 Water Main Bypass Construction	Planned
Belgian Garden Reservoir Roof Renewal	Planned
Cleveland Bay Purification Plant (CBPP) Centrifuge Renewal Incorporation and Water Treatment Plant Upgrades	Planned
Douglas Reservoir Inlet Pipework Design and Construction	Planned
Design and Construction of an Upgraded Water Pump Station Supplying Magnetic Island Reservoirs	Planned
Mt Low Reservoir Renewal	Planned
Design and Construction of Remedial Pipework, Balancing Tank, Electrical and Instrumentation Infrastructure for Horseshoe Bay Water Supply	Planned
Kulburn Reservoir Renewal	Planned
Rollingstone Reservoir Renewal Design	Planned
Ross River Dam Water Quality Improvement Project	Planned
Construction of New Public Amenities at Picnic Bay	Planned

Past W4Q Projects

Fencing Renewal

Council is committed to providing safe and enjoyable parks, sporting fields and recreational areas that promote an active and tropical lifestyle.

Open spaces require the most reliable safety measures available. High–strength fixed bollards installed within the perimeter or selected entrances of an open space provide protection to both the property and users from unauthorised vehicles.

Project Title	Status
Mannikin Way Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Meuribah Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Needletail Way Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Scrubwren Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Fulford Annex Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Johnlan Avenue Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Lyrebird Lane – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Peggy Banfield Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Jabiru Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Willow Gardens Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Riverway Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Kingfisher Creek – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Greenwood Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Currajong Park – Single Bollard – Renewal	Completed
Girl Guides – Security Fence	Completed

Furniture & Shelters – Renewal

Council is committed to providing our community with the infrastructure assets to enjoy within our city’s parks, sporting field and recreational areas.

Identified asset infrastructure, BBQ, shelters and gazebos that have reached their optimum life will be replaced to provide a high–quality user experience.

Project Title	Status
Balgal Beach – Picnic Set & Park Seat	Completed
Borton Street – Picnic Set	Completed
Justin Street – Shade Shelter & Picnic Set	Completed
Vincent Bushy Parker Park – Picnic Set	Completed
Townsville Recreational Boat Park – Filleting Table	Completed
The Strand – Electrical Box Housing	Completed
Jabiru Park – Shade Structure	Completed
Currajong Park – BBQ	Completed
Riverside Green Park, Riverside Gardens – Soccer Goals	Completed

Parks & Playgrounds

Council is committed to providing parks, sporting fields and recreational areas that promote an active lifestyle, bring the community together and contribute to the wellbeing of our city.

Works with this open space will transform the area by installing a broad range of recreation facilities and/or ascertaining community feedback to assist Council with the open space plan to show layout of sporting and recreation features.

Project Title	Status
Walter Nisbet Park	Completed
Hooper Street Park	Completed
Renecol Park	Completed
Glenrock Park	Completed
Marabou Drive	Completed
Freshwater Park	Completed
Western Lions Park - Softfall Renewal	Completed
Cambridge Park	Completed
Lakeland Boulevard	Completed
Crete Street Park	Completed
Focus Park	Completed
McConachy Park	Completed

Roads and Transport Management

Our roads link Townsville’s commuter network, making them one of our most critical assets, which is why Council continues to prioritise their maintenance.

Road and transport projects may include kerb and channel, driveways, footpaths, pavement, bitumen and asphalt treatments. These works prolong the life of the infrastructure and improve road safety.

Project Title	Status
Sealing Unsealed Roads – Division 1	Completed
Sealing Unsealed Roads – Division 4	Completed
Allambie Lane – Construct U–Turn for School Buses	Completed
Nineteenth Avenue – Reseal – Golf Links Drive – Willows Golf Club	Completed
Louise Street – Reseal – Kerb and Channel	Completed
Fulham Road car parking bays Western Lions Park	Completed
Sealing Unsealed Roads – Division 10	Completed
Shannon Street – Seal Parking Areas – Oonoonba	Completed
Ponti Road – Service Road – Mill & Fill – Kelso	Completed
Florida Place – Mill & Fill – Kirwan	Completed
Indigo Crescent – Road Recon – Annandale	Completed
Bayswater Rd – Resurfacing and Widening	Completed
Bayswater Rd – Crestbrook–W	Completed
Turnbull Street – Pilkington – Truscott – Both Sides	Completed
McDonald Street – Sargeant – Parsons – Both Sides	Completed
Vantassel St – Zinc Ave (to end of seal)	Completed
Spruce Street – Sandstone Drive to Peppertree Street	Completed
Jacana Crescent – Property 58/60 – Electus Street	Completed
Hansen Court – Alford Street (to end)	Completed
Clarendon Street – Charters Towers Road to End (including Church Street Intersection)	Completed
Coen Street – Templeton North – Templeton South	Completed
Tansey Court – Gower Street (to end)	Completed
Stoney Creek Boat Ramp (End of Marina Drive to Boat Ramp) Carpark Renewal	Completed
Modify the existing on–street vehicle drop–off/pick–up area on Alice Street fronting Cranbrook State School	Completed

Shared Pathways Renewal Program

Our footpaths are a vital part of our city, which is why Council continues to prioritise their maintenance and construction.

Shared pathway works will ensure Townsville’s commuter network continues to deliver a high–quality experience for users.

Project Title	Status
Geaney Lane – George Rd – Leonie St – Left Side	Completed
Bonnet Road – Detailed Design	Completed
Landsborough Street – Paxton Street Intersection	Completed
X Base Walkway	Completed
The Strand – Melton – Wickham – Right Side	Completed
Wickham Street – The Strand – Flinders – Right Side	Completed
Thorpe Street – Melton – Wickham – Right Side	Completed
Gregory Street – Clifton – Murray – Left Side	Completed
Gregory Street – Clifton – Paxton – Right Side	Completed
Little Street – Primrose – Bundock – Right Side	Completed
Melton Terrace – The Strand – Thorpe – Left Side	Completed
Hanran Street – 136 Hanran – Stanley	Completed
Odgen Street – Stanley – Blackwood	Completed
Blackwood Street – Flinders – Ogden – Left Side	Completed
Yvette Street – Riverway – Miles – Right Side	Completed
Yvette Street – Miles – Gower – Right Side	Completed
Riverway Drive – Skua – Gollogly – Right Side	Completed
Andy Jensen Park – Beside 21 Gould Street	Completed
Angus Smith Drive – Pedley – Riverside – Right Side	Completed
Glendale Drive – Tandamus – Emmet – Left Side	Completed
Glendale Drive – Emmet – Jenkinson– Left Side	Completed
Glendale Drive – Jenkinson – Brooklyn– Left Side	Completed
Glendale Drive – Brooklyn – Woodbine– Left Side	Completed
Glendale Drive – Woodbine – River Park Drive – Left Side	Completed
Angus Smith Drive – JCU 1st Entrance – JCU 2nd Entrance – Left Side	Completed
Angus Smith Drive – JCU 1st Entrance – JCU 2nd Entrance – Right Side	Completed
Stuart Drive – Mervyn Crossman – Gartrell – Right Side	Completed
Murray Sporting – Stuart Drive along Murray Lyons – Footbridge	Completed
Riverway Drive – Ross River Rd – Village Blvd – Left Side	Completed
Yolanda Drive – Annandale Dr – Honeysuckle – Left Side	Completed
Mill Drive – Bamford – Joyce– Left Side	Completed
Joyce Street – Mill – Frank – Left Side	Completed
Nathan Street – Pixley – Riechelmann – Left Side	Completed
Nathan Street – Riechelmann – Dalrymple Rd – Left Side	Completed
Charles Street – Bamford – Sabadell – Left Side	Completed
Frank Street – Joyce – Bamford – Left Side	Completed
Anne Street – Rendle – Fleming – Left Side	Completed
Ross River Road – Anne – Elizabeth – Left Side	Completed
Rendle Street – Madden – End – Right Side	Completed
Madden Street – Rendle – Fleming – Left Side	Completed
Gulliver Street Kokoda Memorial Pool Disability Parking & Path	Completed
Charters Towers Road – Aherns – Roberts – Left Side	Deferred
Hugh Street – Attlee – Bayswater	Completed
Sturt Street – Fletcher – Knapp	Completed
Hugh Street – Woolcock – Bayswater (McDonald's)	Completed
Jones Street – Fletcher – # 445	Completed
Knapp Street – Flinders – Sturt – Left Side	Completed
Stuart Drive – Diamantina St – Culvert	Completed
Palmer Street Footpath – Stage 1 – Plume – Morehead – South Side	Completed
Corcoran Drain Footpath	Completed

Open Space Parks

Council is committed to providing parks, sporting fields and recreation areas with facilities that promote and contribute to the health and wellbeing of our city.

Project Title	Status
Willow Bank Park – Playground	Completed
Warrina Park – Install Bore	Completed
Kevin Schreiber Park – Scooter Park	Completed
Wordsworth Park – Construct	Completed
Oonoonba Park – Fitness Equipment	Completed

Kerb and Channel Renewal

Our kerb and channel (gutters) are an essential part of our city infrastructure, which is why Council continues to prioritise their renewal.

Kerb and Channel play a vital role in stormwater drainage and is an important investment for our transport network.

Project Title	Status
Melton Terrace – The Strand – Thorpe – Left Side	Completed
Heatley Parade (opposite caravan park) – Right Side	Completed
Peel Street – Halifax – Lockheed – Both Sides	Completed
Boundary Street (Southern Side) – Seventh Av – Eighth Av	Completed
The Strand – Melton – Wickham – Right Side	Completed
Wickham Street – The Strand – Flinders – Right Side	Completed
Ellis Court – Buchanan – End – Both Sides	Completed
Charles Street – Bamford – Sabadell – Left Side	Completed
Skua Street – Riverway – Pinnacles – Left Side	Completed
Turnbull Street – Pilkington – Truscott – Both Sides	Completed
Burt Street – Kelso – Wakeford – Right Side	Completed
McDonald Street – Sargeant – Parsons – Both Sides	Completed
Ross River Road – Anne – Elizabeth – Left Side	Completed
Winifred Street – Brownhill – End – Both Sides	Completed
Derby Street – Cheyne – Parks – Both Sides	Completed
Kings Road – Chapman – Brentnall – Left Side	Completed
Bayswater Road – Parks – Sussex – Right Side	Completed
Bayswater Road – Sussex – Union – Right Side	Completed
Bayswater Road – Union – Property 49 – Right Side	Completed
Sturt Street – Fletcher – Knapp	Completed
Knapp Street – Flinders – Sturt – Left Side	Completed
Derby Street – Cheyne – Parks – Both Sides	Completed
Victoria Street Footpath	Completed
Reardon Street – Corcoran Street – Bayswater Road – Both Sides	Completed
The Strand – Melton Terrace to Wickham Street	Completed
Queen Street – Upper – Murray Street	Completed

Minor Drainage

Townsville’s drainage network is an essential part of our city’s infrastructure, which is why Council continues to prioritise their maintenance and renewal.

The repair and continued maintenance to drains are essential to manage stormwater run–off. When drains are blocked or damaged stormwater can back up and cause damage to our associated road network.

Project Title	Status
Improve Run–off drain behind 39 Warland Street, Kirwan	Completed
Madrid Court – Kirwan Drainage Solution	Completed
Greenwood Estate Drain – Issues from Greenwood Estate	Completed

Streetscape Renewal

Council is committed to providing a high–level appearance of our city’s streets for our community to enjoy and or guest to experience. Streetscape can vary dependable on infrastructure however the upgrades may include new shade trees, new turf, irrigation installation, garden beds, detailed landscaping, installation of bollards through to ground mounding to provide visual appeal.

Project	Status
Bundock Street Road Median	Completed
Lindeman Avenue & Charles Street Roundabout	Completed
Charters Towers Road Median 2 & 3	Completed
Oonoonba Shop Frontage	Completed
Nathan Street Streetscape (W4Q2)	Completed
Charles & Anne St Roundabout Landscaping Renewal	Completed
Charles & Fulham Rd Roundabout (West) Landscaping Renewal	Completed
Charles & Fulham Rd Roundabout (East) Landscaping Renewal	Completed
Leopold Street Median Landscaping Renewal	Completed

Bus Stop Modification

Our city’s bus stops are an essential part of Townsville’s public transport system, which is why Council continues to prioritise bus stop upgrade/installation to deliver a high–quality experience for all users.

Please note that some bus stop upgrades will be carried out to meet compliance standards outlined in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

Project Title	Status
Rowes Bay Villas Bus Stop	Completed
1 Jensen Rd / 211 Geuney Lane Bus Stop	Completed
179/181 Geaney Lane (opp Leonie) Bus Stop	Completed

Irrigation Reticulation

Council is committed to providing parks, sporting fields, recreational facilities and associated landscaping infrastructure that promote and contribute to the health and wellbeing of our city.

Identified irrigation network systems will be replaced with a more efficient system that will reduce water consumption while improving operations and ongoing maintenance.

Project Title	Status
Camira Park Irrigation and new Access Gate	Completed
Cutheringa Park – Construction	Completed
Palmetum – Design & Construction	Completed
Joe Kirwan Park – Construction	Completed

Public Amenities

Council is committed in providing our communities with parks, sporting fields and recreational areas for the health and wellbeing of our city.

To promote the safe use and overall enjoyment of the public open space amenity block that has been appropriated sited and designed will be installed for the benefit of residents to benefit.

Project Title	Status
Corcoran Park – Install Toilets	Completed
Corcoran Park Netball Courts Renewal	Completed
Horseshoe Bay Sport and Recreation Reserve Sports Court Reinstatement	Completed
Northern Beaches Leisure Centre – Replace 50m Pool Replacement	Completed

Lighting and Electrical

Project Title	Status
Rockpool Strand – Switchboard	Completed
Greenwood Park – Switchboard	Completed

Building Facilities

Project Title	Status
Upper Ross PCYC Foyer Floor Renewal	Completed
Upper Ross PCYC Roof Renewal	Completed
Upper Ross PCYC Main Hall Floor Pol	Completed
Upper Ross PCYC Playground Renewal	Completed
Upper Ross PCYC Irrigation Renewal	Completed
Upper Ross PCYC Raise Handrail Height	Completed
Upper Ross PCYC Mezzine Stair Floor	Completed

Water Main Replacement – Aitkenvale to North Ward

As part of the Queensland Government’s Economic Recovery Strategy: Unite and Recover for Queensland Jobs, Townsville City Council was allocated $13.54 million through the 2020–21 COVID Works for Queensland Round 4 (W4Q4) program.

Street Name	Status
Anne Street, Aitkenvale	Completed
Anne Street/Charles Street, Aitkenvale	Completed
Aster Street, Aitkenvale	Completed
Belinda Street, Aitkenvale	Completed
Charles Street, Aitkenvale	Completed
Elizabeth Street, Aitkenvale	Completed
Joalah Court, Aitkenvale	Completed
Noyland Road, Alligator Creek	Completed
Kylie Court, Annandale	Completed
Mirimar Crescent, Arcadia	Completed
Cole Court, Balgal Beach	Completed
Trevina Court, Balgal Beach	Completed
Twist Court, Balgal Beach	Completed
Eden Street, Belgian Gardens	Completed
Brookhill Reservoir, Brookhill	Completed
Gum Court, Bushland Beach	Completed
Arundel Court, Castle Hill	Completed
Stanley Street, Castle Hill	Completed
Starling Crescent, Condon	Completed
Bergin Road, Cranbrook	Completed
Blee Court, Cranbrook	Completed
Cadiz Court, Cranbrook	Completed
Paringa Street, Cranbrook	Completed
Pingel Court, Cranbrook	Completed
Bayswater Road, Currajong	Completed
Ferguson Street/Bayswater Road, Currajong	Completed
Mooney Street, Currajong	Completed
Punari Street, Currajong	Completed
Reardon Street, Currajong	Completed
Reardon Street/Howlett Street/Sooning Street, Currajong	Completed
Woodland Court, Deeragun	Completed
Hugh Street, Garbutt	Completed
Bristol Street, Gulliver	Completed
Mcdougall Street, Gulliver	Completed
Sargeant Street, Gulliver	Completed
Tobruk Street, Gulliver	Completed
Croft Street, Heatley	Completed
Philp Street, Hermit Park	Completed
Bond Court, Horseshoe Bay	Completed
Somerset Street, Horseshoe Bay	Completed
Virgil Street, Hyde Park	Completed
Rita Court, Kelso	Completed
Venice Court, Kelso	Completed
Elinga Court, Mount Louisa	Completed
Eura Court, Mount Louisa	Completed
Yanda Court, Mount Louisa	Completed
Chesney Road, Mount Low	Completed
Rhyl Court, Mount Low	Completed
Bent Street, Mundingburra	Completed
Gulliver Street, Mundingburra	Completed
Lynd Street/Gena Court/O'Reilly Street, Mundingburra	Completed
Lilac Street, Nelly Bay	Completed
Sooning Street, Nelly Bay	Completed
Alexandra Street, North Ward	Completed
Fryer Street, North Ward	Completed
Gregory Street, North Ward	Completed
Gregory Street, North Ward	Completed
Stuart Street, North Ward	Completed

Water Main Replacement – Oonoonba to Yabulu

Location	Status
Keenan Street, Oonoonba	Completed
McAlister Street, Oonoonba	Completed
O'Donnell Street, Oonoonba	Completed
Shannon Street, Oonoonba	Completed
Granville Street/Park Street, Pimlico	Completed
Park Street, Pimlico	Completed
Park Street/Granville Street, Pimlico	Completed
Park Street/Lothair Street, Pimlico	Completed
Turner Street, Pimlico	Completed
Third Street, Railway Estate	Completed
Amara Court, Rasmussen	Completed
Karina Crescent, Rasmussen	Completed
Tonnack Court, Rasmussen	Completed
Esk Street, Rowes Bay	Completed
Archer Street, South Townsville	Completed
Bell Street, South Townsville	Completed
Sixth Street East, South Townsville	Completed
Deloraine Street, Thuringowa Central	Completed
Tam O'Shanter Drive, Thuringowa Central	Completed
Hale Street, Townsville City	Completed
Crauford Street, West End	Completed
Stagpole Street, West End	Completed
Newton Street, Wulguru	Completed
Carmen Close, Yabulu	Completed

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These projects are funded by the Queensland Government's Works for Queensland program.