Facility management information for community leases and licences

Facility management for Brisbane City Council community leases and licences involves making sure your site and its facilities are safe, fit for purpose, well maintained and utilised to their full potential.

High quality facilities help attract and retain participants and reflect your organisation's values and level of service to its members and the community. Ideally, your organisation will have a facility management plan in place to guide facility management and support you to access funding, identify resource efficiencies, save on costs, and potentially extend on the lifespan of your facilities.

If you're a tenant of a Brisbane City Council community facility, use this page to:

  • understand your facility maintenance obligations and responsibilities
  • obtain approval to upgrade or develop facilities
  • find out how to manage your premises, including if it is on a closed landfill site, is heritage listed, or has sports fields
  • learn how to contact Council for advice and support.

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As a tenant of a Council community facility, you are required to obtain approval to make any changes to, upgrade, or develop your leased or licensed premises. This includes tree trimming and repainting.

Sports fields can be your organisation’s most valuable assets. Properly maintaining them helps to withstand extended high use and provides a safe playing environment for your members and other users.

Find information about what is required if you need to lodge a development application and factors you should consider when planning development works on a community facility site.

Find out if your community facility is on a closed landfill site and if so, your tenant responsibilities and how to manage this type of site.

Find information on maintaining and developing community facilities including required approvals, condition audits, closed landfill sites, and heritage and sports field management.

Learn your maintenance obligations as a tenant of a Council community facility.

Learn about upgrading or installing new sports field or hard-court lighting, including pre-planning considerations, developing lighting and footing designs, and obtaining approval.

Learn how to deal with issues on leased or licensed premises including graffiti, water leaks, illegal dumping, and noise complaints.

Find out how to reduce your community facility utility costs, including information about energy management methods, free audits, discounts, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, and water-saving options.

 

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