Fitzroy Urban Background Report December 2015 John Gunn Earth Environmental Queensland, Australia Disclaimer This document does not represent the views, policy or practice of the Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA), Rockhampton Regional Council, Gladstone Regional Council, Livingstone Shire Council or other organisations or individuals mentioned herein. The information has been compiled from a variety of sources which have not been verified using primary data and as such the document should not be relied upon as a reference tool for decision making or other purposes. This report can be cited as: Gunn, J. 2015, Fitzroy Urban Background Report (for the Fitzroy Basin Water Quality Improvement Plan), Earth Environmental, Mackay, Queensland. For further information contact: John Gunn Earth Environmental Email: [email protected] Phone: 0413 019 359 Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. The FBA Project ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Historic Context ..................................................................................................................... 1 2. Local Government Evolution ................................................................................................. 2 2.1. Urban Governance................................................................................................................. 2 2.1.1. Rockhampton and Livingstone...................................................................................... 3 2.1.2. Gladstone ...................................................................................................................... 3 2.2. Local Government Reform .................................................................................................... 5 3. Local Government Area and Structure ................................................................................... 6 3.1. Gladstone Regional Council ................................................................................................... 6 3.1.1. Local government area ................................................................................................. 6 3.1.2. Elected representatives ................................................................................................ 7 3.1.3. Council organisational structure ................................................................................... 7 3.2. Rockhampton Regional Council ........................................................................................... 10 3.2.1. Current Rockhampton Regional Council ..................................................................... 12 3.2.2. RRC LGA boundary ...................................................................................................... 13 3.2.3. RRC Electoral Divisions ................................................................................................ 15 3.2.4. Elected representatives .............................................................................................. 16 3.2.5. Organisational Structure ............................................................................................. 16 3.3. Livingstone Shire Council ..................................................................................................... 19 3.3.1. LGA boundary ............................................................................................................. 19 3.3.2. Elected representatives .............................................................................................. 20 3.3.3. Organisational structure ............................................................................................. 21 4. Urban Catchments .............................................................................................................. 23 4.1. Gladstone Urban Centres and Catchments ......................................................................... 23 4.1.1. Gladstone .................................................................................................................... 23 4.1.2. Boyne Island and Tannum Sands ................................................................................ 24 4.1.3. Calliope ....................................................................................................................... 24 4.1.4. Urban catchments....................................................................................................... 24 4.1.5. Urban population by catchment ................................................................................. 25 4.2. Rockhampton Urban Centres and Catchments ................................................................... 27 4.2.1. Rockhampton and suburbs ......................................................................................... 27 4.2.2. Gracemere .................................................................................................................. 27 4.2.3. Urban catchments....................................................................................................... 28 4.3. Livingstone Shire Urban Areas and Catchments ................................................................. 31 4.4. Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives ......................................................... 32 4.5. Gladstone............................................................................................................................. 33 4.6. Rockhampton ...................................................................................................................... 36 4.6.1. Livingstone .................................................................................................................. 36 5. Population and Urban Expansion ........................................................................................ 37 5.1. Population Growth .............................................................................................................. 37 5.2. Contemporary Population ................................................................................................... 37 5.2.1. Rockhampton region................................................................................................... 37 5.2.2. Livingstone Shire ......................................................................................................... 38 5.2.3. Gladstone .................................................................................................................... 39 5.3. Population Growth Estimates .............................................................................................. 40 5.3.1. Rockhampton region................................................................................................... 41 5.3.2. Livingstone Shire ......................................................................................................... 41 5.3.3. Gladstone region ......................................................................................................... 46 5.4. Population Growth and Urban Expansion ........................................................................... 46 5.5. Broadhectare Studies .......................................................................................................... 46 5.5.1. Rockhampton / Livingstone region ............................................................................. 46 5.5.2. Preliminary assessment .............................................................................................. 47 5.5.3. Gladstone region ......................................................................................................... 48 5.6. Point Source - Wastewater Treatment Plants ..................................................................... 49 5.6.1. Rockhampton region................................................................................................... 49 5.6.2. Discharge and reuse .................................................................................................... 49 5.6.3. STP upgrades and Improvements ............................................................................... 51 5.6.4. Projected water quality pollutant increase ................................................................ 51 5.6.5. Livingstone Shire facilities ........................................................................................... 52 5.6.6. Gladstone’s existing facilities ...................................................................................... 53 5.6.7. Treated wastewater recycling .................................................................................... 54 5.6.8. Upgrades and improvements ..................................................................................... 54 5.7. Raw Drinking Water ............................................................................................................. 55 5.7.1. Rockhampton region................................................................................................... 55 5.7.2. Livingstone Shire ......................................................................................................... 55 5.7.3. Gladstone region ......................................................................................................... 56 5.7.4. Dam influences ..........................................................................................................