General News
25 January, 2025
Green ticks to Div 2’s plans
DIVISION 2 Councillor Matthew Tickner has been ticking off items that he listed on his ‘Campaign Plan for Division 2’ since being sworn in nine months ago.
“Being a councillor can be a peculiar role that sees your days full of meetings, correspondence, engagements, etc. It really is an amazing job to have,” he said.
“However, while cutting through the day-to-day issues and agenda, it’s vital we step back and evaluate our progress on the greater vision and as all ‘good’ elected representatives should reflect on the reason why your community voted for you and if you are doing what you said you would do.
“In hindsight, trying to fit in all the work that has been progressed on many of these items was extremely difficult, so I have given a green tick to the items that are well progressed and underway and an orange tick to the items that are part progressed and in planning.
“There are also some really big items I’m starting to make noise on that will significantly re-imagine the south if we can get traction on them. They are the new Edmonton town centre (Mann’s Farm), the Edmonton Leisure Precinct (Walker Rd, Sugarworld Adventure Park, Bana Gindarja Creek) and Edmonton Library re-development.”
Cr Tickner has given green ticks to:
A new enclosed dog park for Mt Sheridan. “Community consultation on this will begin in the new year,” he said.
Higher level of scrutiny for new development planning. “A key focus early in my term with an immense amount of time being devoted to new development in our southern growth corridor, including having to deny poor proposals to align with this commitment,” Cr Tickner said.
Priority review and safety upgrade plan for our key connection corridors. “Mt Peter Rd upgrades started to be completed in 2025. Crucial advocacy on the new Bentley Park interchange (solving issues at Ravizza, Bi-Centennial and Roberts roads). Plenty more infrastructure pieces being developed,” he said.
Reduce litter and install more bins at our local bus stops. “First bin as parts of this strategy was installed (late last year) with more to come,” Cr Tickner said.
Increase the city safe CCTV to hotspots in division 2. “Continued advocacy on this internally has seen new cameras installed, further patrols added and an increase in private security patrols to Sugarworld and Walker Rd sporting facility,” he said.
Orange ticks for work in progress include:
Reigniting Edmonton pool funding
Upgrades to Todd Park skate park and Walker Rd mountain bike tracks
Developing an official ‘destination park for the south of Cairns to become a key attraction for families
Improving and upgrading existing playgrounds.
