Ti Tree Bioenergy Funding
TI TREE BIOENERGY FUNDING
Council receives annual payments from Ti Tree Bioenergy to offset impacts from the facility and support projects with community and environmental benefits. Learn more...
About the Ti Tree Bioenergy Payments
The Ti Tree Bioenergy facility was established in 2002 in the suburb of Willowbank. In 2010, as a condition of the development approval at that time, it was determined that Ipswich City Council would receive annual payments of $120,000 plus a charge per tonne of waste processed above a specified amount. These funds were legally required to be used by council expressly on projects that delivered community and environmental benefit to offset any impacts from the facility. The operators of the waste facility have always maintained their enthusiasm in helping or contributing to the local community using these funds. At the time this was a unique arrangement in Queensland for a waste management facility working with a council.
Improving Governance and Transparency
On 25 February 2020 Council repealed a number of previous decisions concerning how Ti Tree Bioenergy payments were allocated and distributed, including the $5000 payment to the Willowbank Area Group. A new governance and management framework was developed, focused on improved reporting processes and transparency. The framework included assessment criteria for proposed community projects to provide a clear and rigorous process for approving projects and ensuring they provide the required community and environmental benefits.
Projects are prioritised based on how well they meet the intent of the funding and this includes proximity and linkage to the perceived or real impacts of the Ti Tree facility. A working group was also formed, tasked with assessing and prioritising project proposals, and ensuring approved projects align with the intent of the funding.
Financial Information
The below data outlines the project revenue and project delivery costs associated with Ti Tree Bioenergy funding. The data is updated annually, with the next scheduled update for end of 2025.
There are several ways to view and explore the financial data below. Hover your mouse over the graph to view the data for each financial year. To explore the data in-depth, click on the graph and a new webpage will open with the entirety of the data. To learn more on how to explore this data, visit our Tutorials Page here.
Please note: During the governance review and since 2017-2018 financial year, whilst Ipswich City Council was under administration, contributions from Ti Tree were accrued.
Project Revenue
Project Delivery Costs
Explore Projects
The projects outlined below are made possible through the Ti Tree Bioenergy funding.
The projects are selected for completion based on eligibility and assessment criteria that demonstrates community and environmental improvement outcomes, including:
- improved flora and fauna habitat within the locality of the Ti Tree Bioenergy facility (the facility),
- improved catchment health or water quality through waterway improvement or stabilisation,
- offsets social impacts of the facility upon the local community of the facility or where it can be demonstrated by the wider community,
- offsets environmental and amenity impacts of the facility.
View Projects Throughout Ipswich City
Click on the interactive map to view completed, current and newly approved projects across Ipswich. Each project listed is made possible through the Ti Tree Bioenergy funding. Be sure to click the Legend in the left corner of the map to view a complete list of projects or to explore a specific project.
Current On-Going Projects 2024-2025
Approved Proposed Projects 2024-2025
Propose your community project!
Under a new process, community projects can be proposed by the Ipswich community through an open consultation period on Council’s Shape Your Ipswich platform. These proposals will then be assessed, ranked and reviewed by the local community group and the divisional councillors. Future budgets will be determined and proposed as part of the annual project prioritisation process and presented to Council for consideration.
