Projects

The Cassowary Coast Regional Council is dedicated to enriching our community through a diverse range of projects, spanning from essential water renewals and road resealing to the development of vital community facilities. These projects are designed to foster a vibrant, interconnected, resilient, and sustainable community.

Explore further details about our ongoing plans and projects, currently open for Consultation, via the Council’s Engagement Your Say Site: yoursay.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/

Our commitment to excellence extends beyond project inception. We rigorously assess and monitor all projects, ensuring alignment with budgetary constraints, regulatory standards, and performance objectives.

Major Projects

Cassowary Coasts Major Projects support the direction of our Vision, strategies, and Corporate Plan. These major projects are in place to strengthen the region's economy, and environment and improve services and facilities for our residents, businesses, and visitors.

Council's Capital works programs include the renewal of existing assets, upgrades, and construction of new assets required to deliver services to the community. Council manages close to $1 billion worth of assets including roads, bridges, water, sewerage, marine facilities, buildings, parks, recreational facilities and natural assets.

Council’s Your Say Engagement Platform has up-to-date project information regarding our Major Projects.

More about Major Projects

Opens Spaces & Natural Environment

Council undertakes a range of ongoing improvements to playgrounds, walking trails and field upgrades to ensure that Cassowary Coasts open space is enhanced for all to enjoy. 

Water and Waste

Council is committed to, delivering drinking water, wastewater, recycled water and waste services to our residents. Through targeted projects, we continually upgrade, refurbish, and improve existing water and wastewater assets to meet the evolving needs of our community.

  • Cassowary Coast Regional Council (CCRC) wishes to advise that there may be interruptions to traffic and pedestrian access while Council’s Contractors upgrade the water main across the Jubilee Bridge. Works are scheduled between 14 October and mid December 2024. 

    For the safety of workers and road users, changed traffic conditions will be in place while the works are carried out with changes to pedestrian access during the hours of 6am to 6pm.

  • Council (CCRC) wishes to advise that there may be interruptions to the water supply while Council’s Contractors undertake works for the East Innisfail Part A Water Main Renewal Ryan, Mary, Sherwood, Martin Streets & The Esplanade.

    Works are scheduled between 17 October – 30 November 2024.

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Facilities

Council owns and maintains a wide and diverse range of facilities across the region. These include community centres, sports and recreation clubs, libraries and civic spaces.

Roads & Footpaths / Kerb & Channelling / Drainage

Cassowary Coast Regional Council allocates funding each year to undertake various road-related projects including ongoing maintenance activities. To improve the safety and amenity of the region's footpaths and bikeways, Council allocates funds each year towards the construction of new footpaths and the renewal and maintenance of existing footpaths. Council undertakes condition audits of the entire footpath network and carefully considers projects when footpaths need to be rehabilitated.

Kerb and channel are a concrete structure, typically located at the edge of a road. It is designed to provide road drainage and prevent water entering under the road surface, which helps Council to maintain road conditions and reduce the number of potholes and road defects.

  • New works – installing kerb and channel on streets that currently either have none or asphalt kerb; or
  • Rehabilitation – repair work to existing kerb and channel that is no longer functioning properly.

Council's stormwater drainage system is located within roads, open space areas and reserves and within some private properties. Each year Council invests in improving local drainage across the region as well as undertaking ongoing maintenance and rehabilitation of existing stormwater assets

  • The Dalrymple Esplanade project aims to enhance sense of community wellbeing and economic opportunity through creating a vibrant recreational focal point in Innisfail that attracts residents and visitors alike, and encourages active use of the area.

    Council has now completed the new pathway along Dalrymple Esplanade that highlights the beautiful views of the Johnstone River.

    Stage Two design will connect the new pathway to Flying Fish Point Road with a loop under the Geraldton Bridge.

    Click Here to view the project on Council's Your Say Site. 

  • Council has commenced a major maintenance project to upgrade the drainage system located in and near Callendar Park, Cullinane, and Fitzgerald Esplanade, Innisfail. This project, will involve the replacement of approximately 60 meters of aging pipes.

    The project is fully funded by Cassowary Coast Regional Council.

    Click Here to view the project on Council's Your Say Page. 

  • Council will be commencing safety upgrades along Flynn Road in June 2024. This upgrade will improve flood immunity and safety with the widening of both the open drain, and road pavement. The upgrades will ensure residents, primary producers, buses, and children will be able to travel safely along Flynn Road into the future.

    Works Commence: Early June 2024

    Works Completed by: 30 June 2024

    TEMPORARY IMPACTS - Temporary disruptions to this area include potential noise pollution due to machinery and traffic flow.

    For the safety of workers and road users, changed traffic conditions will be in place while the works are carried out.

  • Mourilyan Road Kerb and Footpath Renewal is Completed on Friday 4 October 2024. 

    We’re thrilled to announce that the Mourilyan Road Kerb and Footpath Renewal project is officially finished! This incredible upgrade included:

    🔹Replacement of approximately 500 metres of existing concrete footpath

    🔹Installation of new stormwater pits

    🔹New kerb ramps for improved accessibility

    🔹New Linemarking

    Construction was fully funded by the Cassowary Coast Regional Council.

    A huge THANK YOU to all the residents and community members for your patience during the construction.

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