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Bill Paterson Oval resolution calls for consideration of two options
A resolution recorded in Ipswich City Council’s unconfirmed minutes calls for consideration of Option 2 or 3 and continued consultation about oval access.
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Ipswich City Council’s unconfirmed minutes record a resolution to consider support for Option 2 or 3 for rectification works at Ipswich Athletics Facility and Bill Paterson Oval, with further investigation and design activities to determine the best-value outcome. The resolution does not select a final option.
The resolution says this work would inform funding allocations for either option in the next capital program during budget deliberations. It also calls for continued consultation with relevant stakeholders about access to and closure of Bill Paterson Oval to complete any rectification works.
No final cost, funding allocation or completion date is recorded for the Ipswich Athletics item. The minutes do not announce an immediate closure or a construction start date.
A separate resolution at the meeting selected Option 2 as the preferred rehabilitation approach for the playing fields at Silver Jubilee Park, Spring Mountain. That item included an estimated cost of $300,000 to $400,000, with actual costs still to be confirmed, but the figure does not apply to the Bill Paterson Oval works.
What deserves a closer look
The Bill Paterson Oval resolution calls for consideration of support for Option 2 or 3; it does not select a final option or record a funding allocation.
The record does not establish that the investigation or design activities have begun.
The $300,000 to $400,000 estimate belongs to the separate Silver Jubilee Park, Spring Mountain item and should not be attributed to Bill Paterson Oval.
Questions for follow-up reporting
What work is included in Options 2 and 3, and how will their costs and expected outcomes be compared?
What dates are planned for considering the options and required funding in the next capital program?
What access arrangements or closure periods would be required if rectification works proceed?
What happens next
Further investigation and design would help determine the best-value outcome as Council considers support for Option 2 or 3.
That work would inform funding allocations required for either option in the next capital program during budget deliberations.
The resolution calls for continued consultation with relevant stakeholders about access to and closure of Bill Paterson Oval to complete any rectification works.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The record is labelled unconfirmed minutes of the Council ordinary meeting of 29 October 2026.
Page 1 of 29 UNCONFIRMED MINUTES OF COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING 29 OCTOBER 2026 Held in the Council Chambers, Administration Building 1 Nicholas Street, Ipswich The meeting commenced at 9.00 am 1.
Document title, page 1
Open original minutes ↗The Ipswich Athletics Facility and Bill Paterson Oval resolution calls for Council to consider support for Option 2 or 3, with further investigation and design activities to determine the best-value outcome for rectification works.
INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND ASSETS COMMITTEE – ITEM 2 RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF MOTION - IPSWICH ATHLETICS FACILITY AND BILL PATERSON OVAL RESOLUTION C2026/00/340(IPAAC) A. That Council consider support of Option 2 or 3 with further investigation and design activities to determine the best value outcome for rectification works.
Resolution C2026/00/340(IPAAC), paragraph A
Open original minutes ↗Funding allocations required to complete either Option 2 or 3 are to be incorporated in the next capital program during budget deliberations, and Council is called on to continue consultation with relevant stakeholders about access to and closure of Bill Paterson Oval to complete any rectification works.
This will inform funding allocations required to complete either Option 2 or 3 to be incorporated in the next capital program during budget deliberations. B. That Council continue consultation with the relevant stakeholders regarding access to and closure of Bill Paterson Oval to complete any rectification works.
Resolution C2026/00/340(IPAAC), continuation of paragraph A and paragraph B
Open original minutes ↗The minutes record that the block motion carried and adopted all listed Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee items from 15 October 2026, except Item 4, as Council resolutions.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Councillors: Councillors: Harding Nil Madsen Augustine Jonic Tully Doyle Antoniolli Martin Madden The motion was put and carried. UNCONFIRMED MINUTES OF COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING 29 OCTOBER 2026 Page 7 of 29 This block motion adopts all items of the Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee 2026(08) of 15 October 2026, as listed below, with the exception of Item 4, as resolutions of Council: Item 1 was amended in the motion as outlined above.
Resolution C2026/00/338, vote and block-adoption statement
Open original minutes ↗The adopted amendment directs Council to proceed with Option 2 — Enhanced Maintenance, Soil Recovery and Turf Improvement Program — as the preferred rehabilitation option.
2026(08) of 15 October 2026 with the exception of Item 4. Councillor Paul Tully proposed the following amendment to Item 1: (i) Amend paragraph B. to read: "That Council proceed with Option 2 - Enhanced Maintenance, Soil Recovery and Turf Improvement Program as the preferred rehabilitation option to be completed by end of March 2027, with an operational budget amendment to the 2026-2027 financial year budget as required." (ii) Delete paragraph E. (iii) Amend paragraphs F. and G. as E. and F. The mover agreed to the incorporation of the proposed amendment. At 9.41am Councillor Marnie Doyle left the meeting room. At 9.43am Councillor Marnie Doyle returned to the meeting room. AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Councillors: Councillors: Harding Nil Madsen Augustine Jonic Tully Doyle Antoniolli Martin Madden The motion was put and carried. UNCONFIRMED MINUTES OF COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING 29 OCTOBER 2026 Page 7 of 29 This block motion adopts all items of the Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee 2026(08) of 15 October 2026, as listed below, with the exception of Item 4, as resolutions of Council: Item 1 was amended in the motion as outlined above.
Resolution C2026/00/338, amendment to Item 1 and recorded passage
Open original minutes ↗Resolution C2026/00/339(IPAAC) concerns rehabilitation of the playing fields at Silver Jubilee Park, Spring Mountain.
INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND ASSETS COMMITTEE – ITEM 1 RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF MOTION - REHABILITATION OF THE PLAYING FIELDS AT SILVER JUBILEE PARK, SPRING MOUNTAIN RESOLUTION C2026/00/339(IPAAC) A.
Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee Item 1 heading
Open original minutes ↗Paragraph D records an estimated cost of $300,000 to $400,000 for the preferred rehabilitation option, with actual costs to be confirmed through further detailed investigation, scope development and market engagement.
D. That council note that the estimated cost of the preferred rehabilitation option is in the order of $300,000 to $400,000, with actual costs to be confirmed through further detailed investigation, scope development and market engagement.
Resolution C2026/00/339(IPAAC), paragraph D
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Ipswich City Council, unconfirmed minutes of the ordinary meeting of 29 October 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The unconfirmed minutes record a resolution to consider support for Option 2 or 3, with further investigation and design, for rectification works at Ipswich Athletics Facility and Bill Paterson Oval.
- The investigation and design work would inform funding allocations for either option in the next capital program during budget deliberations.
- The resolution calls for continued consultation about access to and closure of Bill Paterson Oval to complete any rectification works.
- The minutes do not record a final option, funding allocation, final cost or completion date for this item.
- The separate $300,000 to $400,000 Option 2 estimate relates to Silver Jubilee Park, Spring Mountain, not Bill Paterson Oval.
Why it matters
- Sports clubs and other users of Bill Paterson Oval may need to plan for future access changes, but the minutes do not record selection of a final option, approval of funding or a construction timetable for this item.