Business
Boyne Island and Tannum Sands
Interacting With Council
Boyne Tannum Aquatic Recreation Centre
Within the Boyne Tannum community there is significant support for the development of an Aquatic Centre which was evident from Councils most recent community perception survey.
On 15 March 2022, Council, at its General Meeting adopted the Concept Design proposed for the Boyne Tannum Aquatic Recreation Centre (BTARC).
The Concept Design focuses on providing a facility that can meet both current and future aquatic recreation needs of the Boyne/Tannum community. The aquatic centre will be located on Council’s preferred site at Lot 900, Coronation Drive, Tannum Sands.
The Concept Design includes:
- FINA standard, eight lane 50 metre outdoor heated pool with bulkhead.
- Distinct recreational zone with a twin waterslide attraction.
- Kiosk and general amenities, green space with shaded turf seating areas and spectator embankment.
- All abilities access (pool ramp) and pool shading for sun safety and comfort.
- Carparking and landscaping.
The next stage of the project development is to complete the design phase (detailed design) and obtain the relevant statutory approvals. On completion of this work, Council will proceed to consider its final investment decision on the project.
The Labor Commonwealth Government has made an election funding commitment of $15 million towards the development of this project.
Council's online platform Conversations is regularly updated with information about the project.
Customer Service Requests
The Boyne Tannum community engaged with Council on the following customer service requests from 1 December 2020 to 1 December 2021. During this period, 1,956 customer service requests were received.
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Customer Service Request Type |
Amount |
|---|---|
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Request to change address / details |
235 |
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Leak on footpath or road |
210 |
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Repair / replacement of wheelie bin |
209 |
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Development services enquiries |
204 |
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Water meter enquiry / issue / reading |
133 |
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Animal noise nuisance |
103 |
|
Operating plant alarms |
83 |
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Tree maintenance requests & land enquiries |
81 |
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Waste collection issues - missed collection |
78 |
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Defects to sewer infrastructure |
77 |
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Overgrown private property complaint |
69 |
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Animal registration or compliance |
56 |
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Drainage |
52 |
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Roaming dog or cat |
50 |
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Animal registration replacement tag |
48 |
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Collection of found roaming animal |
46 |
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Road signage |
47 |
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Building and plumbing compliance |
46 |
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Public waste services |
45 |
Rating Arrears
The Boyne Tannum community's socio-economic position is slightly higher than that of the broader Gladstone Region.The median weekly household income for Boyne Tannum is $1,948 compared to $1,693 for the Gladstone Region.
Residential rate arrears are in the higher end of the scale, with 294 properties in arrears as at 30 October 2021, 0.8 per cent higher than 30 June 2022. The total rateable properties in Boyne Island and Tannum Sands is 4,339. On average, 6.8 per cent of households have outstanding rate payments.
On 30 June 2022, 2.7 per cent of rateable commercial properties were in arrears, meaning 11 ratepayers were in arrears. This increased to 22 rate payers as of 31 October 2022.
