2016 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION SURVEY RESULTS · 2016 local government election survey results...

2016 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION SURVEY RESULTS

Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland

CAIRNS AND FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND

BRISBANE

MACKAY AND CENTRAL COAST

TOWNSVILLE AND NORTH QUEENSLAND

TOOWOOMBA AND SOUTH WEST QLD

GOLD COAST

IPSWICH

WIDE BAY BURNETT

SUNSHINE COAST

1

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) recognises the vital role that local governments play in building and sustaining Queensland’s economy. Queensland businesses

believe the activities of their local councils are of crucial importance in their day to day activities and to this end,

CCIQ had a significant interest in the outcome of the Local Government elections held 19 March 2016.

CCIQ is committed to working constructively with all councillors across Queensland over the coming four years to address those

issues and challenges confronting the business community. Local government’s right across Queensland must also

work closely with Queensland’s small businesses to shape Queensland’s economic and social environments in ways that

promote business growth and community prosperity.

CCIQ members have relied on the Chamber to provide them with knowledge, insights and unbiased opinion on Council policies

and priorities as they relate to their business operations. It is essential that local councils implement a program that addresses the issues of concern for Queensland small and

medium business owners.

2016 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION SURVEY RESULTS2

In the context of your business, how important are the following in your local government area: SEQ and Regional Queensland

Rel

ativ

e im

port

ance

of s

elec

t loc

al g

over

mm

ent r

oles

(ind

ex)

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

37.639.3

55.3 56.3 57.6

64.4

51.6 52.6

65.5 66.7 68.2 69.3

Local Community

-based events and/or

activities (e.g. your Council’s

role in facilitating

and/or supporting community events and programs)

Local Community

-based events and/or

activities (e.g. your Council’s

role in facilitating

and/or supporting community events and programs)

Community infrastructure (e.g. facilities for recreation such as sports

centres, parks, art galleries,

museums and civic centres)

Regional economic

development (e.g. tourism, promotions, major events attraction and

investment attraction)

SEQ Importance Regional Queensland Importance (excluding SEQ)

Regional economic

development (e.g. tourism, promotions, major events attraction and

investment attraction)

Council administered facilities and services (e.g.

footpaths, water and sewerage, drainage,

waste disposal,

public buildings)

Council administered facilities and services (e.g.


waste disposal, public

buildings)

Planning and development (e.g. building assessments

and approvals)

Planning and development (e.g. building assessments

and approvals)

Roads infrastructure (e.g. Council controlled

roads)

Roads infrastructure (e.g. Council controlled

roads)

Community infrastructure (e.g. facilities for recreation such as sports

centres, parks, art galleries,

museums and civic centres)

In the context of your business, how effective are the following in your local government area: SEQ and Regional Queensland

Per

cent

age

of to

tal r

espo

nden

ts

Not effective Moderately effective Effective Very effective

8.4%

45.6%

40.2%

5.8%

10.8%

48.0%

34.5%

6.7%

12.4%

48.8%

35.5%

3.3%

13.9%

43.0%

37.8%

5.2%

13.2%

46.4%

35.5%

4.9%

17.2%

51.3%

26.6%

4.9%

14.5%

50.0%

32.5%

3.0%

18.4%

47.8%

30.3%

3.5%

19.7%

49.4%

27.4%

3.5%

27.3%

50.1%

20.4%

2.2%

16.1%

43.6%

33.3%

7.0%

33.5%

41.3%

19.2%

6.0%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Providing and maintaining community

infrastructure (e.g. facilities for recreation such as sports centres,

parks, art galleries, museums and civic

centres)

SEQ Regional SEQ Regional SEQ Regional SEQ Regional SEQ Regional SEQ Regional

Administering and managing facilities and services (e.g.


waste disposal, public buildings)

Planning and/or facilitating local

community-based events and/or

activities

Providing and maintaining local

roads and infrastructure

Administering planning and development (e.g. building assessments

and approvals)

Developing and implementing an

economic development vision

(e.g. tourism, promotions, major

events attraction and investment attraction)

SEQ Effectiveness Regional Queensland Effectiveness (excluding SEQ)

QUEENSLAND

3

In the context of your business, how important are the following in your local government area: Brisbane

Regional economic development (e.g. tourism, promotions, major events attraction, and investment attraction)

Council administered facilities and services (e.g. footpaths, water and sewerage, drainage, waste disposal, public buildings)

Planning and development (e.g. building assessments and approvals)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Roads infrastructure (e.g. Council controlled roads)

Community infrastructure (e.g. facilities for recreation such as sports centres, parks, art galleries, museums and civic centres)

Local Community-based events and/or activities (e.g. your Council’s role in facilitating and/or supporting community events and programs)

Relative importance of select local government roles (index)

31.6

45.5

49.5

50.4

57.7

31.0

In the context of your business, how effective is the Council in your local government area: Brisbane

Developing and implementing an economic development vision (e.g. tourism, promotions, major events attraction and investment attraction)

Administering planning and development (e.g. building assessments and approvals)

Planning and/or facilitating local community-based events and/or activities

Providing and maintaining community infrastructure (e.g. facilities for recreation such as sports centres, parks, art galleries, museums and civic centres)

Administering and managing facilities and services (e.g. footpaths, water and sewerage, drainage, waste disposal, public buildings)

Providing and maintaining local roads and infrastructure


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 80%70% 100%90%

20.2% 51.7% 24.1% 3.9%

17.8% 54.5% 26.2% 1.5%

12.2% 53.2% 30.7% 3.9%

9.5% 52.7% 33.3% 4.5%

9.3% 47.1% 39.2% 4.4%

7.4% 44.8% 41.4% 6.4%

BRISBANE


In the context of your business, how important are the following in your local government area: Gold Coast




0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80





46.2

63.2

66.3

66.7

75.0

42.4

In the context of your business, how effective is the Council in your local government area: Gold Coast








0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 80%70% 100%90%

20.7% 40.7% 35.6% 3.0%

19.3% 40.7% 28.9% 11.1%

17.9% 45.5% 31.3% 5.2%

12.6% 36.3% 43.7% 7.4%

11.1% 40.7% 40.7% 7.4%

8.9% 42.2% 41.5% 7.4%

GOLD COAST

5

In the context of your business, how important are the following in your local government area: Sunshine Coast




0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70





46.5

56.5

61.1

63.5

66.0

45.7

In the context of your business, how effective is the Council in your local government area: Sunshine Coast








0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 80%70% 100%90%

23.3% 43.3% 26.7% 6.7%

21.1% 50.0% 28.9%

16.5% 46.2% 34.1% 3.3%

16.5% 57.1% 26.4%

6.7% 54.4% 36.7% 2.2%

5.5% 46.2% 47.3% 1.1%

SUNSHINE COAST


In the context of your business, how important are the following in your local government area: Ipswich




0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70





18.8

34.4

43.8

53.1

64.1

17.2

In the context of your business, how effective is the Council in your local government area: Ipswich








0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 80%70% 100%90%

26.7% 40.0% 26.7% 6.7%

26.7% 26.7% 40.0% 6.7%

20.0% 20.0% 53.3% 6.7%

13.3% 53.3% 20.0% 13.3%

6.7% 46.7% 26.7% 20.0%

6.7% 33.3% 46.7% 13.3%

IPSWICH

7

CAIRNS AND FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND

In the context of your business, how important are the following in your local government area: Far North Queensland




47.7

50.3

65.9

66.2

66.9

76.6

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80





In the context of your business, how effective is the Council in your local government area: Far North Queensland








0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 80%70% 100%90%

26.3% 44.7% 22.4% 6.6%

18.4% 55.3% 22.4% 3.9%

18.4% 47.4% 30.3% 3.9%

15.8% 48.7% 27.6% 7.9%

13.2% 39.5% 42.1% 5.3%

13.2% 55.3% 25.0% 6.6%


In the context of your business, how important are the following in your local government area: North Queensland




0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80





&'#$%

52.7

64.9

67.6

68.6

70.9

49.7

In the context of your business, how effective is the Council in your local government area: North Queensland








0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 80%70% 100%90%

27.9% 45.6% 20.6% 5.9%

20.6% 50.0% 27.9% 1.5%

18.6% 38.6% 34.3% 8.6%

11.6% 44.9% 34.8% 8.7%

10.1% 37.7% 44.9% 7.2%

10.0% 41.4% 47.1% 1.4%

TOWNSVILLE AND NORTH QUEENSLAND

9

In the context of your business, how important are the following in your local government area: Central Coast




0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70





48.1

58.2

60.8

65.1

68.9

42.5

In the context of your business, how effective is the Council in your local government area: Central Coast








0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 80%70% 100%90%

34.0% 52.8% 13.2%

30.2% 47.2% 17.0% 5.7%

17.0% 37.7% 41.5% 3.8%

13.2% 58.5% 24.5% 3.8%

11.3% 52.8% 35.8%

9.4% 50.9% 32.1% 7.5%

MACKAY AND CENTRAL COAST


In the context of your business, how important are the following in your local government area: Wide Bay Burnett




0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70





47.2

56.8

58.6

64.5

68.5

46.3

In the context of your business, how effective is the Council in your local government area: Wide Bay Burnett








0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 80%70% 100%90%

32.1% 38.3% 21.0% 8.6%

25.9% 45.7% 24.7% 3.7%

18.5% 44.4% 32.1% 4.9%

14.8% 49.4% 32.1% 3.7%

12.3% 38.3% 44.4% 4.9%

11.1% 39.5% 44.4% 4.9%

WIDE BAY BURNETT

11

In the context of your business, how important are the following in your local government area: South West Queensland




0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80





59.0

66.1

67.2

67.7

72.5

55.3

In the context of your business, how effective is the Council in your local government area: South West Queensland








0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 80%70% 100%90%

35.7% 39.6% 19.3% 5.3%

31.7% 48.3% 18.5% 1.5%

23.3% 47.1% 26.2% 3.4%

22.2% 53.2% 19.2% 5.4%

13.0% 46.4% 35.7% 4.8%

6.8% 51.0% 35.4% 6.8%

TOOWOOMBA AND SOUTH WEST QUEENSLAND


BRISBANE • Ease traffic congestion in Brisbane City as a matter

of priority;• Accelerate upgrades to the Wynnum Road Corridor

to ease congestion;• Conduct lane-widening and road-sealing along

Kingsford Smith Drive;• Progress upgrades to the Inner City Bypass to

increase Brisbane’s capacity;• More cost-effective public transport facilities to

encourage greater patronage;• Deliver Cross River Rail as a congestion-busting

measure;

GOLD COAST • Conduct lane-widening along the M1 to address

congestion and population growth; • Work with stakeholders to fast track a cruise ship

terminal near the Spit;• Assess the merits of extending the light rail south

to the Coolangatta Airport; and• Prioritise access to high-speed internet for small

businesses.

SUNSHINE COAST • Upgrade tourism related infrastructure to spur

economic development;• Conduct lane-widening along the Bruce Highway

and Kawana Way to ease congestion;• Invest in community infrastructure and facilities,

such as sports facilities and an arts centre to keep youth and families in the region and to diversify economic activity; and

• Prioritise access to high-speed internet for small businesses.

IPSWICH • Upgrade the arterial road from Springfield to Yamanto to

alleviate the pressures from rapid population growth;• Widen the connection to the Ipswich Motorway (both

directions) from Augustine Heights to Bellbird Park; and the Rocklea to Darra section to deal with growing peak-hour congestion to and from Ipswich;

• Invest in capacity expanding infrastructure at known trouble spots such as Colleges Crossing and Mt Crosby Road; and


CAIRNS AND FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND• Upgrade tourism-related infrastructure to spur

economic development;• Work with the State Government and other stakeholders

to fast track the $8 billion Aquis project;• Progress with dredging of the Port of Cairns to allow

for a cruise ship terminal; and• Prioritise access to high-speed internet for small

businesses.

TOWNSVILLE AND NORTH QUEENSLAND• Focus on the continuing maintenance of the Bruce

and Hahn Highways;• Urgently upgrade water storage and sewage

infrastructure to deal with population pressures;• Progress development of a Townsville Sports Stadium

and Convention Centre to drive regional economic activity and jobs; and


MACKAY AND CENTRAL COAST • Progress the Walkerston Bypass and Mackay Ring

Road to allow heavy trucks to bypass Mackay city to get from the Port to the highway;

• Invest in community infrastructure and facilities such as sports facilities and fishing ramps to keep youth and families in region; and


WIDE BAY BURNETT • Invest in regional flood mitigation infrastructure and

strategies especially surrounding Bundaberg;• Work with the State Government and other stakeholders

to progress a sports precinct and Esplanade development to attract tourists and economic activity to the region; and


TOOWOOMBA AND SOUTH WEST QUEENSLAND • Progress second Toowoomba Range crossing and

associated roads;• Consider the merits of inland rail to open new

markets and business opportunities;• Invest in community infrastructure and facilities,

such as sports facilities and an arts centre to keep youth and families in the region; and


INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES

13

CCIQ’S STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN QUEENSLAND

Ensure that Council’s finances are managed in a fiscally responsible manner;

Seek the removal of unnecessary business regulation with the objective of eliminating anti-competitive provisions, which cannot be justified in the public interest. This includes an overriding objective of easing compliance costs of legislation, regulation and taxation;

Maintain essential infrastructure and services at a level which encourages economic development. This can be achieved through the promotion of private sector alternatives to the funding and/or operation of local government infrastructure assets;

Ensure that charges imposed are competitive with other comparable jurisdictions; and

Encourage practices which enhance the transparency and accountability of its decision making.

Source: Westpac Group CCIQ Pulse Survey of Business Conditions, December quarter 2015. Survey period: 12-29 January 2016. Respondents: Qld: 1132

Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland375 Wickham Tce, Spring Hill QLD 4000Telephone 1300 731 988

For general enquiries, please call 1300 731 988.

For the Employer Assistance Line, please call 1300 731 988.

2016 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION SURVEY RESULTS · 2016 local government election survey results...

Documents

Transcript of 2016 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION SURVEY RESULTS · 2016 local government election survey results...