Town received funds to complete major upgrades to roads, facilities
By Kirra Livingstone
MOOLOOLAH has seen a plethora of development and upgrades in it’s township, including crucial repairs to damaged roads, and necessary upgrades to community facilities.
In recent years, the township has endured eight landslips, three of which caused significant damage during the 2022 February floods adverse weather events.
Repairs have been slow going, but roads damaged by the adverse weather have now seen a major revamp over the past 12 months.
On June 30, all landslip and significant roadworks for road repairs on council-owned roads were expected to be finalised by the council, including King Road last year, and Brandenburg Road this year.
“The repairs which were finished at King Road last year, was a total reconstruction and refurbishment,” Division 5 councillor, Winston Johnston said.
“For the Brandenburg Road repairs, we spent about $4 million upgrading a substantial part of it to bitumen and widening it.
“We also had a major landslip there which was repaired.”
Cr Johnston stressed the importance of undertaking these crucial road works upgrades in Mooloolah.
“There’s been a lot of work in the last 12 months of resealing of roads in the Mooloolah Glenview area,” he said.
“It’s so important for these road upgrades to have been done in Mooloolah because we want to ensure driver safety and the quality of the roads in division 5.
“In my division, I had eight landslips, three of them major, and they have all been finalised or very close to being finalised. They should be all done by June 30.”
But it’s not just road repairs that Mooloolah has been getting upgrades for in the past year; facilities are being invested in as well.
“We’ve replaced and upgraded and installed new footpaths in certain areas. On King Road, we replaced a large section of footpath and widened it, and in Hatten Street, we put in a new footpath,” Cr Johnston said.
“Mooloolah has been very fortunate in that it’s got a substantially small portion of the gravel roads in the division, and it’s got quite good facilities.
“In the last twelve months, we put a shade sail in at the Mooloolah Sports Reserve over the children’s playground, and we also put in a sealed car park at the Mooloolah Country Club and Sports Complex, which cost $800,000.”
Although Mooloolah hasn’t received as much funding in this financial year’s budget compared to previous budgets, the town still received a few cash splashes.
For building and facilites in the 2024/25 budget for division 5, the Mooloolah Hall is set to undergo a public amenity renewal, which will cost $30,000 to complete.
The only other funding promise in this financial year’s budget, is related to parks and gardens, with the Mooloolah Recreation Reserve getting a $43,000 fence and sign renewal.
Cr Johnston said the division 5 budget focuses more on Maleny this year, as there are a number of upgrades and developments needed for the town.
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