community organisation · 3 meetings
Ipswich Show Society
Context
- Tracked aliases include Ipswich Show Society.
Mentions
- Proponent of the emergency evacuation and refuge facilities project.
- Requested support for the 2027 Ipswich Show public holiday.
- Received approved event sponsorship for the Ipswich Show.
- The proposal could improve emergency evacuation and refuge capacity at the Ipswich Showgrounds, subject to funding and future Council consideration.
- Could affect future trading, school, business and community arrangements on the show holiday.
- The facilities could support residents during future emergencies, but the request remains under consideration and no funding commitment was recorded.
Decisions
Ipswich Show Society resilience funding request noted
Councillors noted the Ipswich Show Society’s request for Council support to seek State Government funding through Ipswich’s Local Resilience Action Plan for Stage 4 emergency evacuation and refuge facilities. Consideration of the request will follow.
The proposal could improve emergency evacuation and refuge capacity at the Ipswich Showgrounds, subject to funding and future Council consideration.
Council backed Ipswich Show public holiday request for 2027
Council accepted the Ipswich Show Society recommendation for the CEO to apply for the Ipswich Show Public Holiday on Friday 14 May 2027.
Could affect future trading, school, business and community arrangements on the show holiday.
Topics
Ipswich Showgrounds emergency facilities
The Ipswich Show Society presented a Local Resilience Action Plan proposal for Stage 4 upgrades involving emergency evacuation and refuge facilities.
The facilities could support residents during future emergencies, but the request remains under consideration and no funding commitment was recorded.