Logan City Council Trails strategy aims to boost active recreation while protecting the environment
Logan City Council is promoting a strategy to position the City of Logan as a destination for recreation trails in South-East Queensland while also being mindful of the impact to the natural environment.
Council this week supported the development of a new Recreation Trails Strategy incorporating a dedicated mountain biking component.
City Lifestyle Committee Chair, Laurie Koranski said mountain biking was one of the many uses of Logan’s trail network and added “across the city, parks and waterways there are many trails used for non-motorised recreation and also fire access.
“Council is aware that some trails across the city are being over-used and this creates a risk to users as well as impacting the natural environment.
“To address this high demand for trails, alternative sites could be explored across the city to draw users to different areas, as well as creating a sustainable plan for maintenance.”
The proposed strategy is the first action in the Active Logan Strategy Implementation Plan 2020-2024.
With the existing Recreation Trails Strategy due to finish this year, the development of a new strategy will also support the vision of the Logan Destination Management Plan.
The plan identifies mountain biking as an opportunity for the city to attract visitors and support the local community to get physically active.
The Logan and Albert River visions identify the need to activate the waterways. The new strategy will consider canoeing and kayaking trails.
As the next step Council will now look to engage with the community and key stakeholders to develop a Recreation Trails Strategy.
Champion cyclist Robbie McEwen who joined more than 120 other riders when he returned home to Daisy Hill in August to ride in the Shimano MTB Grand Prix advised “It was a great place to grow up because you’d just go and roam on your bike for kilometres and kilometres in the bush and it was really good fun.”
This was the first event of its kind to be held in Logan’s Koala Bushland Coordinated Conservation Area, which includes the Daisy Hill mountain biking trails.
For more information, see Recreation Trails Strategy 2010 – 2020.
Image top: Recreation Trails Strategy and image above: Champion cyclist Robbie McEwen returned home to Daisy Hill in August to ride in the Shimano MTB Grand Prix.
Related Articles
15th October 2020 - Logan City Council completes adventure playground and commences work on shared recreational pathway
20th August 2020 - Work to begin on community-inspired adventure playground at Logan Village Green
14th August 2020 - Logan relaunches health and recreational program following easing of COVID-19 restrictions
11th August 2020 - Swim Logan project looks to provide life-saving swimming lessons
1st August 2020 - Logan City Council powers ahead with solar initiatives
29th July 2020 - Project to transform Logan’s historic Kingston Butter Factory now underway
14th July 2020 - Logan City Council completes first stage of multi-sport development at Underwood Park
29th April 2020 - New sports facilities planned for Logan Community
10th March 2020 - Investors sought for Logan city’s vision for a south east Queensland whitewater park
13th January 2020 - Logan City Council delivers innovative $3.2 million aquatic playground
18th October 2019 - Environmental levy helps secure key Logan green space
23rd September 2019 - City of Logan venue to host UCI C1 Freestyle BMX event
17th September 2019 - Logan City Council takes action to protect endangered tree species
31st July 2019 - City of Logan community invited to help boost local platypus population
30th July 2019 - Logan City Council research encourages a more active community
28th June 2019 - City of Logan unveils plans for new $3.3 million aquatic playground
11th April 2019 - Logan Entertainment Centre awarded for its visitor experience
