The $4 million, four-year program would see the council undertake integration studies and work with Translink to deliver more services to the city.

But that – and everything else in the council's $755.6 million 2016-17 budget – will come at a cost to ratepayers, who will experience an average rates rise of 2.9 per cent.

Fifty-five per cent of Logan residents will pay the minimum $776.40 general rate in 2016-17, with their average water charge expected to be $158.47.

Cr Smith's first budget as mayor included $223 million in roads, drainage and traffic engineering work.

There was also $286.1 million for water and sewerage services, $56.3 million for parks management, $47 million for community infrastructure and $36.6 million in waste management.

While the vast bulk of the budget went towards ongoing expenses, the major project expenditure included:

• $8 million towards the $18 million Chambers Flat Road project
• $3.2 million towards replacing the Chardon Bridge
• $2 million towards the $10 million Teviot Road project
• $2 million towards the upgrade of New Beath Road in Greenbank
• $2 million to upgrade drainage in Woodridge's Kolonga catchment
• $1.5 million to upgrade drainage in Springwood's Van Dieman catchment
• $1 million for Loganlea Road intersection improvements at Webb Road and Rosella Street

But it was the $4 million over four years towards public transport that represented the biggest shift in the council's focus.

Cr Smith said public transport had emerged as a major priority for residents during this year's council election.

"Council has been lobbying the Queensland government to improve transport services for years – and we have had some success through the City of Choice Leadership Team helping to coordinate the additional Yarrabilba bus service for example – but we now feel that we need to take this one step further by actively planning and contributing financially to public transport services," he said.

"Through this investment we intent to secure a significant increase in the Queensland government's allocations to service providers for Logan.

"... Success will be measured by new routes and services, increased services along existing routes – including after hours and weekend services and the establishment of major transport hubs in Springwood, Logan Central and Loganholme."

Cr Smith said the council would prioritise delivering better public transport to growth areas such as Greenbank, Park Ridge, Yarrabilba, Flagstone and Jimboomba and providing better connections to services linking Logan to Brisbane and Ipswich.

"We will be looking at how planning and integrating public transport options can make it easier and quicker to reach or depart any point in Logan," he said.

"Through this investment,  our council is acting decisively to improve public transport for all residents and we expect to see a significant improvement in our public transport network as a result."

Cr Smith also revealed an additional 2339 rateable properties had come online in Logan City.

Most of those were centred around Greenfield developments in places such as Yarrabilba.

Logan was the ninth south-east Queensland council to hand down its 2016-17 budget.

The biggest average rates rise so far has been Brisbane City Council, which will slug its residents with a 4.7 per cent rates rise.

Toowoomba handed down its budget on Friday, which came with an average rise in rates and charges of 3.24 per cent.

Moreton Bay residents will have an average rates increase of 2.98 per cent.

Sunshine Coast delivered a 2.5 per cent rise in rates and charges, while Noosa – which already had some of the most expensive rates in south-east Queensland – had an increase of 1.9 per cent.

Both the Somerset and Scenic Rim regional councils delivered a 2.5 per cent average rates rise on Thursday.

The lowest rates rise in south-east Queensland so far was the Gold Coast City Council's, which was an average 1.69 per cent.

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