COUNCIL OF MAYORS (SEQ)

INFRASTRUCTURE CAMPAIGN

Cr Paul Antonio

Mayor, Toowoomba Regional Council

Overview

Introduction to Council of Mayors (SEQ)

Infrastructure in SEQ

The ‘Give a Beep’ federal infrastructure

campaign

Time for a new approach to funding

Question Time

Council of Mayors

(SEQ)

The SEQ region is the fastest growing region

in Australia.

Employment and lifestyle factors are drawing

people from across Australia to the region.

Growth rates pose a challenge for the SEQ

region.

Strategic infrastructure projects and

investment are needed to deal with congestion

and its impacts on economic growth.

Infrastructure in SEQ

‘Give a beep’ campaign

‘Give a beep’ campaign

Toowoomba Second Range Crossing

Bruce Highway – Caloundra Road to Sunshine Motorway (Stage 1)

Cunningham Highway – Yamanto to Willowbank

Gateway Motorway North Project

Pacific Highway Upgrade – Gateway to Logan

Pacific Highway Upgrade – Mudgeeraba to Varsity Lakes

30 other SEQ regional infrastructure priorities including motorways, roads, railways, bridges, airports, busways and bikeways

Project list

‘Give a beep’ campaign

Campaign statistics 4,284 beeps

Radio advertisement heard by 574,000 residents in SEQ

13,197 visits to the ‘Give a Beep’ website

462 new sign-ups to Council of Mayors email database

3 Federal Candidate MPs following @seqmayors

‘Give a beep’ campaign‘

The launch of the ‘Give a Beep’ campaign. Brisbane,

April 2013

Canberra Delegation

SEQ Mayors meet with Tony

Abbott and Anthony Albanese.

June, 2013

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The Council of Mayors (SEQ) is investigating ways of funding key infrastructure through proven approaches similar to Tax Increment Financing.

Development brings economic growth which increases revenue to local, state and federal government.

The different approach proposed recognises that increase in revenue and mounts the case for a share of the increased revenue being directed to servicing debt for infrastructure.

This approach has worked in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA).

The developer pays – has been the more recent approach.

This is ultimately passed on to the home and business owner and government recipients of increased revenue don’t contribute.

Some large developments are not proceeding because the feasibility does not add up

As a result SEQ is missing out on a significant amount of growth.

By taking the different approach, this can be avoided.

Feasibility will stack up, developments will go ahead and government revenue streams will increase.

New approach to funding

Toowoomba Second Range

Crossing

Toowoomba Second Range

Crossing

Question

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