Residents in Logan can help shape designs for seven park projects, with the first feedback deadline just days away. Logan Mayor Jon Raven said locals can influence what is included before plans are finalised. Proposals include a rocket-themed playground and flying fox at Logan West Parklands in Greenbank, and a moon buggy play feature at Mount Warren Park. Tudor Park in Loganholme could get a fenced futsal and basketball court. Feedback closes between 21 October and 13 November.
Rockhampton Regional Council is seeking name suggestions for a section of Boundary Road in Parkhurst. The road section is about 420 metres long and lies east of McLaughlin Street, outside Queensland Magnesia. Residents and community groups can submit nominations under the council's Naming of Infrastructure Assets policy. Submissions close on 7 November 2025 and should be addressed to Infrastructure Planning by email or post.
Locals who use the Werribee Station Precinct are being asked for feedback on which future improvements should be given priority. The Department of Transport and Planning has launched a survey to understand what matters most to the community and to keep the station meeting the needs of a growing population. The precinct covers the station, car park, bus interchange and the land immediately around the station. Feedback can be given through a short online survey until Sunday 25 October.
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Nambucca Valley Council has drafted a plan to make its services, facilities and information more accessible to people with disability. Councillors placed the draft Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2027-2031 on public exhibition at the September Ordinary Meeting. Mayor Gary Lee said the plan was shaped by consultation with people with disability, their carers, families and the wider community. Residents can comment until 5pm on 23 October 2026, by writing to the General Manager or emailing council.
Nambucca Valley residents have until 5pm on Friday, 23 October to comment on a draft disability inclusion plan for 2027 to 2031. Nambucca Valley Council says the plan sets out practical actions to make council services, facilities and programs more accessible. Census data counts 1813 people with disability in the valley, about 9.6 per cent of the population. A 2018 Australian Bureau of Statistics estimate puts the figure at 25 per cent. Submissions can be sent to the council's general manager.
Residents in Yass, Murrumbateman and Sutton face a possible 76 per cent rise in rates after Yass Valley Council voted 5-4 to put three financial options to public consultation. Each option would produce the same cumulative increase, but the timing of the rises differs over four years. The council says the rise is not yet approved and must also be cleared by the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal. Mayor Jasmin Jones said the council needs the funds to correct a structural funding problem across NSW councils.
The Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action has proposed four options for Portsea Front Beach and is seeking community feedback. The seawall, installed in 2010 and upgraded in 2019, is nearing the end of its 10-year design life. Three long-term options include a suspended boardwalk, a wave screen with a groyne, and beach compartments. The fourth is a like-for-like seawall replacement. Community consultation runs from 2 October to 31 October.
