Kody Cook

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Articles

Council advocacy reverses emergency levy hike

1 week ago | councilmagazine.com.au | Kody Cook

Sunshine Coast Council has secured the reversal of an increase to the State Government’s annual Emergency Service Levy after strong advocacy. Council believed the levy increase was unjustified as there was no evidence of increased service delivery from the Queensland Fire Department for affected areas. Homeowners in Caloundra South were facing a $124 levy increase, while those in Marcoola, Coolum and Peregian Springs area and at Peregian Beach in Noosa, were set to pay an extra $101.
Regional grants increasing sport accessibility

1 week ago | councilmagazine.com.au | Kody Cook

The Victorian Government has announced the recipients of 88 grants worth more than $1.5 million from the Regional All Abilities Participation Grants program, which will enable more Victorians living with disability to enjoy the sports they love. The grants are set to be delivered to grassroots sport and active recreation clubs, and not-for-profit organisations.
Workforce planning key to delivering rising road investment

1 week ago | councilmagazine.com.au | Kody Cook

Austroads has released a report highlighting the urgency of strengthening the workforce to meet demands of historic highs of road infrastructure investment across Australia and New Zealand. The Australia and New Zealand Roads Capability Analysis March 2025 Updatereport identifies short- to medium-term workforce capability pressures in Victoria, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory, and New Zealand, as project pipelines expand, and activity intensifies.
Engineers Australia Excellence Awards 2025

1 week ago | infrastructuremagazine.com.au | Kody Cook

Engineering rarely takes centre stage. Its influence is embedded in the structures we live in and the systems we rely on. It connects communities, underpins economies and helps build resilience across every sector. It may not always make headlines, but its impact is everywhere. That’s why the Engineers Australia Excellence Awards matter.
Converge: Industry’s platform for collaboration

1 week ago | councilmagazine.com.au | Kody Cook

Victoria University Associate Professor Malindu Sandanayake, one of the industry’s premier voices on sustainability in the built environment, outlines the importance and opportunities to come from the highly anticipated Converge 2025 construction expo. Few in the construction sustainability space can say that they’ve had the same impact, in the same short space of time, as Malindu Sandanayake.
Local infrastructure upgrades for Far North Queensland

1 week ago | infrastructuremagazine.com.au | Kody Cook

Four Far North Queensland communities are set to benefit from $8 million in state funding for major sewerage, housing and building upgrades. The funding, available through the Local Government Grants and Subsidies Program (LGGSP), will support an upgrade to a sewer main in Mareeba, improve council-owned houses in Kowanyama and rejuvenate several council buildings in Croydon.
North Wall Beach revitalisation underway

1 week ago | infrastructuremagazine.com.au | Kody Cook

Work is now underway to revitalise the popular North Wall Beach area beside the Port of Mackay. The $2 million project – led by North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) and completed by Queensland-based JMAC Constructions – includes a sealed car park with more spaces, better accessibility, and new shade and seating for locals and visitors.
Inland Rail B2A Tranche 1 is complete

1 week ago | infrastructuremagazine.com.au | Kody Cook

The transformed Wangaratta railway station is now officially open, marking the completion of major works on Inland Rail’s works Beveridge to Albury (B2A) Tranche 1 project. Inland Rail – which will run double-stacked freight trains via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland – will cut rail freight travel time between Melbourne and Brisbane to less than 24 hours.
Melbourne officially opens Koreatown precinct

1 week ago | councilmagazine.com.au | Kody Cook

The City of Melbourne has unveiled Australia’s first traditionally crafted Korean totem poles to mark the opening of the city’s Koreatown. The three-metre-high jang seung were hand-carved by a master craftsperson especially for Melbourne, standing guard over the new precinct at Healeys Lane. Healeys Lane was chosen as the site for Koreatown because it’s already home to around 25 Korean businesses, mostly restaurants – making it a natural hub for Korean culture and cuisine in Melbourne.
Thousands on the ground for flood recovery

1 week ago | councilmagazine.com.au | Kody Cook

More than 6,000 personnel are on the ground in the flood-impacted Hunter and Mid North Coast regions, performing impact assessments, clean-ups, road repairs and other recovery works. Workers and volunteers from across the New South Wales Government, interstate and overseas are on the ground in impacted communities, and teams continue to be deployed to assist with early recovery.