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Your Logan Update
Logan City is alive with activity this October, with birthday celebrations, an energy saving expo, and movies every weekend. Join the party!

Celebrate our City

Come celebrate Logan Metro’s 30th birthday on Saturday at the opening of the new Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre, located at 357 Browns Plains Road, Crestmead.

The celebrations will begin at 10 am and end at 2 pm. Food and drinks are available for purchase and free family fun, entertainment, activities and competitions will be provided.

Check Council's web site for parking and transport information. Please note there will not be ATM or EFTPOS facilities available at the venue.

BDS Logan City Sports Awards Ceremony

The BDS Logan City Sports Awards are an opportunity to shine a light on inspirational sports people and those who help to guide them.

The Gala Awards Presentation will recognise the winners on Wednesday 21 October from 6.30 pm. The ceremony will be held at the Logan Entertainment Centre, 170 Wembley Rd, Logan Central.

Tickets are $50 per person which includes a three course meal and pre-dinner drinks. Tables of 10 can be reserved and tickets are available from the Logan Entertainment Centre Box Office (phone 3412 5626). Former Australian rugby league representative and Brisbane Bronco, Shane Webcke is a special guest speaker, sponsored by Logan Chamber of Commerce.

2010 Australia Day Awards - Nomination Form

Council is looking for those extraordinary people in our community who have helped make Logan a thriving and diverse city. We invite the community to nominate fellow citizens for their achievements. Nomination forms are available at Council libraries and customer service centres, on our web site or by phoning 3412 5176.

Have your say

Residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions on a range of Council projects underway to help shape what happens in our community.

The following projects are currently up for discussion:

New Logan City Planning Scheme
Discussions continue for Logan's new Planning Scheme, which will shape the city's future. Residents can comment on Council’s Statements until 23 October 2009.

Council's strategy for managing waste
An online survey is now available for you to have your say on Council's Waste Strategy. This will help determine Council's waste management priorities for the future.

Moonlight Movies

Council's popular Moonlight Movies program has returned for the warmer months and is suitable for all ages. October's sessions are:

Wall-E
Saturday 3 October
Meakin Park
Meakin Rd, Slacks Creek

Bedroom Stories
Saturday 10 October
Hills International College
Front oval, Jimboomba

The Tale of Despereaux
Saturday 17 October
Village Green, Logan Village
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Saturday 24 October
Riverdale Park
Armstrong Rd, Meadowbrook

Bolt
Saturday 31 October
James Smith Recreation Area
Teviot Rd, Greenbank

Confectionery and soft drinks will be available for purchase from
6.15 pm. Movies begin at sunset (approximately 7 pm). For more information, contact the Logan Entertainment Centre on 3412 5626.

Water and Energy Expo

Learn how to live sustainably at the 2009 Logan Water and Energy Expo. Trade displays and information about Logan's water network, parks, planning and the environment will feature at the event, being held on 25 October.

The Expo runs from 10 am to 2 pm at the Logan Entertainment Centre, 170 Wembley Road, Logan Central.

Ranger Stacey from Totally Wild will be there from 11.30 am to
1.30 pm. Other attractions include food, entertainment, workshops, giveaways and much more!

Visit the web site for more information.

Youth van ready to roll

What’s big, colourful, full of interesting stuff, and coming to a venue very near you? Council's "youth van" has been officially unveiled and is set to entertain and inform local youngsters with its wealth of information and activities.

The van is fitted with computers and internet access, an LCD screen, wheelchair access and a big collection of sports and arts equipment.

The youth van will visit each division within Logan City over the next two months. The van's first public appearance will be at the official opening of Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre, on Saturday 3 October.

Visit the web site to find out more about the van.

Robbie McEwen

A night to celebrate with Robbie McEwen! Join us for a tribute to Robbie McEwen's amazing life journey on Friday 13 November. With guest speaker Duncan Armstrong and entertainment by "Those Tap Guys".

There will be a silent auction featuring signed jerseys by Lance Armstrong, Robbie McEwen, and other world renowned cyclists. Proceeds to Cancer Council Queensland.

Where: Logan Entertainment Centre
170 Wembley Road, Logan Central
Dress code: Business attire

Tickets: $105 pp or table of 10 $950
Bookings essential by 20 October 2009
Phone Box Office on 3412 5626

In this issue

Celebrate our City

BDS Logan City Sports Awards Ceremony

2010 Australia Day Awards Nominations Open

Have your say

Moonlight Movies

Water and Energy Expo

Youth van ready to roll

A night to celebrate with Robbie McEwen

Council services and programs

A friendly message from the Logan City Mayor Pam Parker

Mayor Pam Parker

It's time to celebrate as Logan turns 30!
 
You know what they say - time flies when you are having fun!

It is hard to believe Logan is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. As a community we have seen so many changes and achieved so much that many could be forgiven for assuming we are a lot older than our tender 30 years.

When the first Logan Shire local government elections were held in March 1979, who could have predicted the hurdles we as a community would encounter and overcome on our rapid rise to prominence as one of Queensland and Australia's largest council areas?

I take my hat off to the founding members of the Council, both staff and elected members, who put in the hard yards and showed immense vision to make the tough decisions that we continue to reap the benefits of.

But like so many in our community, Council rises to a challenge and we are extremely proud of where we as a city are situated and what the future holds for our residents and businesses.

And as we all know, in Logan we do not do things by halves so on Saturday we will not only be celebrating our 30th birthday, but also our first anniversary as the new Logan following the March 2008 local government reform.

And what better place to celebrate these milestones than at our international-standard Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre? The jewel in Council's sporting facilities crown, the $17 million complex was recently unveiled and is further proof Logan is leading the way in delivering a lifestyle we all want to share in.

I encourage each and every resident to come along and celebrate not only what we have achieved as a city, but rejoice in the fact we call one of Queensland and Australia's most liveable cities home.

Hope to see you all there.

Pam Parker
Your Mayor of Logan City

Council services and programs

Shortcuts

Kerbside collection
Residents living in Jimboomba, Veresdale Scrub, Veresdale, Cedar Vale, Mundoolun, Cedar Grove, Woodhill, Stockleigh, Logan Reserve, Tamborine, Cedar Creek, Logan Village, Buccan, Chambers Flat, Yarrabilba, Logan Leigh, Waterford West, Park Ridge and Northern Rochedale can see online when kerbside collection is coming to their street during October.

Applications for community services funding now open
Are you a member of a community group in need of funding for a project or activity? The Logan Mayoress' Community Service Committee Inc is currently offering community service organisations the opportunity to apply for grants to help benefit the Logan community.

Community vet clinic opens
Vet visits are not always fun but owners now have cause for celebration following the opening of Council's Community Desexing and Microchipping Clinic this week. The clinic, based at Council's Animal Management Centre, offers discounted pet desexing and microchipping to pensioner concession, healthcare card holders and veteran gold card holders.

Easing the pressure on Logan's pipes
Logan Water's Pressure and Leakage Management Program will save more than four million litres of water per day when complete. The first of 40 areas in the program was commissioned in the new distribution network in September. Visit Logan Water for more information on the program.

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