Parks Portfolio Report - 15 June 2016

Hivesville

The toilet block refurbishment has been completed.

Kingaroy

Glendon Street Car Park refurbishment of the males and disabled facilities has been completed and staff are currently working on females and mothers facilities. Privacy screens have been started and the soft fall and turf has been completed in the new playground. Trees have been planted and the gardens are completed.

Nanango & Blackbutt

Tiling has begun in the new toilet block in Benarkin’s First Settlers Park.

Parks and Garden staff were kept busy helping with the maintenance, preparations and tidy up for the recent Blackbutt Show.

Rail Trail

Preparations are being progressed to completely renew the decking on the walk bridge between McAllister Street and the Murgon Hospital.

Council has constructed the first 6 km of bitumen surface starting just north of Crawford through to Jones’ Corner. Slashing continues to make way for the rest of the bitumen surface to be constructed over the next few weeks. The Murgon bridge is now finished and the Crawford North Bridge has commenced. Chicanes have been installed at road crossings between Crawford North and Jones’ Corner. CTC work skills new intakes are working along the trail performing various duties.