News
20 September, 2025
Developers deliver assests
MORETON Bay ratepayers and residents will benefit from $52.9 million in developer-contributed assets received by Council in the 2024/25 financial year, including new roads, stormwater infrastructure, and park equipment.
Over the past three years, the total value of developer-contributed assets has reached $168 million.
In 2024/25 alone, contributions included $31.8 million in stormwater infrastructure, $13.6 million in transport infrastructure, and $6.7 million in land.
Mayor Peter Flannery said these contributions are critical to ensuring new developments are adequately serviced, while also benefiting ratepayers and the wider community. “It’s only fair that developers proportionately contribute to the upgrading of Council-owned infrastructure networks impacted by the additional demand generated by their new developments,” he said. “While these contributions are proportionate, they are often substantive and add up.”
Last financial year, contributions delivered 23.3km of new roads, nearly 33 hectares of land for open space or environmental purposes, 11 hectares of land for parks, and nearly $650,000 in park equipment.
Under the Planning Act 2016, Council can require new developments to make either financial contributions through infrastructure charges or provide contributed assets as part of development approval. Infrastructure charges, which amounted to approximately $36.95 million in 2024/25, are directly invested into Council’s capital works program.
Mayor Flannery said assets delivered by developers directly impact the provision of new and upgraded infrastructure in developing areas. “While developers are sometimes viewed as the sole beneficiary of their projects, the reality is that the contributions they make deliver long-term benefits to ratepayers and residents.”
