Community & places · Ipswich City Council
Springfield Lakes toilet plan gains committee backing despite opposing petition
Ipswich’s infrastructure committee recommended proceeding with a proposed public toilet at Spring Lake Park and undertaking a further assessment of the park’s safety and amenity.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Ipswich City Council’s Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee backed a recommendation to proceed with a proposed public toilet at Spring Lake Park, Springfield Lakes, despite a petition opposing it.
The carried recommendation also calls for Council to undertake a further assessment of the park, including opportunities to improve community safety and amenity, and for the chief petitioner to be advised of the report’s outcome.
The motion was moved by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli and seconded by Councillor Marnie Doyle. The committee report records five affirmative votes, from Antoniolli, Mayor Teresa Harding, Doyle, David Martin and Jim Madden. Councillors Paul Tully and Pye Augustine are listed as abstaining, and the motion was carried.
The supplied report does not specify the facility’s cost, design, construction date or the timing of the further park assessment. It records the committee’s recommendation, but does not establish a subsequent Council decision or when construction will occur.
What deserves a closer look
The report records a carried committee recommendation to proceed with the proposed facility, not a subsequent Council decision.
The supplied report gives no cost, design details or construction timetable for the facility.
The recommended further assessment is described in broad terms, with no completion date or more detailed scope recorded.
Questions for follow-up reporting
What is the proposed facility's cost and funding source?
When will construction begin, if the proposal proceeds to delivery?
When would the recommended safety and amenity assessment be undertaken and reported?
What design and precise location within the park are proposed for the facility?
What happens next
If Council adopts the committee recommendation, undertake a further assessment of Spring Lake Park for opportunities to enhance community safety and park amenity.
If Council adopts the committee recommendation, advise the chief petitioner of the report's outcome.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The document identifies the Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee meeting as 15 October 2026 and labels the document a report.
15 OCTOBER 2026 INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND ASSETS COMMITTEE NO. 2026(08)] Page 1 of 11 INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND ASSETS COMMITTEE NO. 2026(08) 15 OCTOBER 2026 REPORT COUNCILLORS' ATTENDANCE: Councillor Andrew Antoniolli (Chairperson);
Document heading
Open original minutes ↗Item 4 concerns a petition opposing the proposed public toilet facility at Spring Lake Park, Springfield Lakes.
The motion was put and carried. OFFICERS' REPORTS 4. RESPONSE TO PETITION - OPPOSING THE PROPOSED PUBLIC TOILET FACILITY AT SPRING LAKE PARK, SPRINGFIELD LAKES This is a report concerning the submission of a petition opposing the proposed public toilet facility at Spring Lake Park, Springfield Lakes.
Item 4, heading and report description
Open original minutes ↗The committee carried a motion moved by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli and seconded by Councillor Marnie Doyle recommending that Council proceed with the proposed public toilet facility at Spring Lake Park, Springfield Lakes.
RECOMMENDATION Moved by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli: Seconded by Councillor Marnie Doyle: A. That the report be received and the contents noted. B. That Council proceed with the proposed public toilet facility at Spring Lake Park, Springfield Lakes. C. That Council undertake a further assessment of Spring Lake Park with consideration to identifying opportunities to enhance community safety and the amenity of the park. 15 OCTOBER 2026 INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND ASSETS COMMITTEE NO. 2026(08)] Page 7 of 11 D. That the chief petitioner be advised of the outcome of this report. Councillor Paul Tully returned to the meeting at 10.53 am. AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Councillors: Councillors: Antoniolli Tully (Abstain) Harding Augustine (Abstain) Doyle Martin Madden The motion was put and carried.
Item 4, recommendation and recorded outcome
Open original minutes ↗Recommendation C calls for Council to undertake a further assessment of Spring Lake Park to identify opportunities to enhance community safety and park amenity.
C. That Council undertake a further assessment of Spring Lake Park with consideration to identifying opportunities to enhance community safety and the amenity of the park. 15 OCTOBER 2026 INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND ASSETS COMMITTEE NO.
Item 4, recommendation C
Open original minutes ↗Recommendation D calls for the chief petitioner to be advised of the report's outcome. The report records the motion as carried, with five affirmative voters—Antoniolli, Harding, Doyle, Martin and Madden—and Tully and Augustine listed as abstaining.
2026(08)] Page 7 of 11 D. That the chief petitioner be advised of the outcome of this report. Councillor Paul Tully returned to the meeting at 10.53 am. AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Councillors: Councillors: Antoniolli Tully (Abstain) Harding Augustine (Abstain) Doyle Martin Madden The motion was put and carried.
Item 4, recommendation D and voting record
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from Ipswich City Council’s report of the Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee meeting held on 15 October 2026. The supplied document does not establish confirmation of that meeting’s record.
Key facts from the minutes
- The Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee met on 15 October 2026.
- The committee carried a recommendation that Council proceed with the proposed public toilet facility at Spring Lake Park, Springfield Lakes.
- The recommendation calls for Council to undertake a further assessment of the park’s community safety and amenity opportunities.
- The recommendation also calls for the chief petitioner to be advised of the report’s outcome.
- The report records the motion as carried, with five councillors listed as affirmative and Councillors Paul Tully and Pye Augustine listed as abstaining.
- The supplied report does not establish a subsequent Council decision or a construction timetable.
Why it matters
- Spring Lake Park users and people who signed the petition have a recorded committee recommendation supporting the proposed toilet. The recommendation also calls for a further assessment of safety and amenity opportunities, but does not set out its timing or scope beyond those broad considerations.