The city pound, as it was once known, is about to get a $17.5 million upgrade.
Now known as the Animal Management Centre, the place where lost, unwanted or mistreated animals are sent has been set on 2.5 hectares at Queens Rd, Kingston since the 1980s.
The upgrades include a new central office building and customer service centre along with a new community veterinary clinic.
Improvements will be done over five stages and are expected to be finished within the next two years. The centre would open during normal operating hours.
Logan City Council representatives say the development will be staged to minimise impact on customers, staff and animals.
Improvements also include new animal sales facilities, consisting of a cattery and kennels, which have been designed to enhance animal health and well-being.
There will also be purpose-built pens for dogs in long-term care to provide access to larger grassed areas for increased exercise.
A storage yard for impounded goods and abandoned cars and new customer and staff car parks are included.
Thousands of animals find themselves in the Kingston centre each year. In the last 12 months, the centre has rehomed more than 700 cats and dogs through its sales and rehoming program.
Mayor Darren Power said the project was fully funded in the 2019/2020 Budget.
“The redevelopment will deliver the City of Logan a modern and customer-focused facility to help maintain council’s position as a leader in animal management and driver of responsible pet ownership for many years to come,” he said.
“Council is committed to meeting the needs of a growing city through delivering excellent levels of care to lost and abandoned pets and the new centre will help us achieve that.”
Cr Laurie Koranski said: “We will work with the contractor to ensure the redevelopment occurs as seamlessly as possible to allow our day-to-day operations to continue uninterrupted.
“We look forward to the project being completed as the new site will allow council to further improve our services to customers as the city continues to grow.”
