Recent Changes

The following is a list of recent changes made to the CMDG standard guidelines and website.

24/01/2025

  • Significant updates to Design Specifications, for full list of changes, refer to Amendment History
    • D1 - Geometric Road Design: Annexure D01E Livingstone Shire Council Design Criteria - Urban Areas
    • D15 - Driveways
  • Minor updates made to Standard Drawings:

    • CMDG-W-080 - Scour Details
      • Drawing style and notes updated (Australian Standards, drawing cross references)
      • Minor drafting improvements for clarity
    • CMDG-S-038 – Low Pressure Sewer System (Residential Pump Station & Boundary Kit)
      • Drawing added

28/08/2024

  • Minor updates made to Standard Drawings:
    • CMDG-G-011 - Chain wire security fence
      • Details added
      • Drawing updated to be in accordance with AS1725
  • Significant updates to Design Specifications, for full list of changes, refer to Amendment History
    • D11 - Water Design
    • D12 - Sewerage Design
  • Minor updates to Construction Specifications, for full list of changes, refer to Amendment History
    • C213 - Earthworks
      • Addition of a clause to allow for digital positioning
      • Renumbering of some clause references to correct errors.
    • C230 - Subsurface Drainage
      • Subsoil cleanout spacing changed to be consistent at 80m
      • Allow the use of 100mm corrugated plastic pipe
    • C231 - Subsoil and Foundation Drains
      • Allow the use of 100mm corrugated plastic pipe
  • Minor update to the following Purchase Specifications to change valves to anticlockwise closing for Gladstone Regional Council:
    • PS-12 – Brass Gate, Globe & Non-Return Valves
    • PS-13 – Butterfly Valves
    • PS-14 – Gate Valves
    • PS-16 – Metal Seated Sluice Valves
    • PS-17 – Resilient Seated Sluice Valves

26/03/2024

  • Minor updates made to Standard Drawings:
    • CMDG-S-030
      • Additional line in applicability table added for inlet types.
      • Applicability table updated for number of internal drops for GRC.
      • Removal of House Branch Wording and note added regarding ownership of jump up/ house connections.
      • Construction extents hatched and delineated for clarity.
      • Additional vertical connection detail included for drops up to 2100
    • CMDG-G-018
      • Applicability table updated to changed to No for BSC, CHRC and LSC.
    • CMDG-G-019
      • Side gate detail added
      • Notes updated
      • Addition of reflective tape on gates across roads
      • Row added in applicability table to split applicability for “Gate across road” and “Side gate”

11/03/2024

  • Minor updates made to Standard Drawings:
    • CMDG-G-020 - Standard Cattle Grid
    • CMDG-S-005. - Sewer Information, Fitting and Bend Symbols, Pipe Information and General Notes.
    • CMDG-W-090 - 20 & 25mm Service & Water Meter Connections.
  • Removed Standard Drawing CMDG-W-090A - 20 & 25mm Service & Water Meter Connections.
  •  Added Standard Drawing CMDG-W-005 - Sewer/Watermain Information Fitting and Bend Symbols, Pipe Information and General Notes.
  • Major changes made to Design Specification D5, refer Amendment History for more details.
  • Minor changes to Design Specification D6, refer Amendment History for more details.

07/03/2024

  • Updates to C273 - Landscaping including minor changes to Annexure C273A, updated turf requirements, major update to Annexure C273C – GRC planting list (Also applies to IRC) and formatting updates.

23/01/2024

12/12/2023

  • Minor update to references in D4 - Subsurface Drainage Design

09/11/2023

02/08/2023

  • Recent changes webpage added
  • D13 - Small Earth Dams removed
  • Standard drawings table names updated: G-018 - Alternative Council Grid & G-020 - Standard Cattle Grid