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MACKAY-WHITSUNDAYCREATING JOBS on the Training in 2020–21 $17.5B Enhancing Frontline Services DO NOT REMOVE KEYLINE CREATING JOBS FOR QUEENSLAND CREATING JOBS FOR QUEENSLAND CREATING JOBS FOR QUEENSLAND Lorem ipsum CREATING JOBS FOR QUEENSLAND reverse CREATING JOBS of above FORQUEENSLAND QUEENSLAND BUDGET 2020-21 BUDGET 2020–21 STATEWIDE AT A GLANCE HIGHLIGHTS CREATING Jobs supported by infrastructure This Budget is focused on creating JOBS FOR investment in 2020–21 46,000 jobs and getting our economy moving QUEENSLAND Total infrastructure program over four years $56B sooner. Initiatives include: Percentage of capital spend Driving the largest Growing our regions and outside Greater Brisbane 58% infrastructure program in over supporting key industries such a decade - $14.8 billion in as tourism, agriculture and REGIONAL ACTION PLAN Total spend on road and transport 2020–21, directly supporting mining. An additional For RAPSs infrastructure in 2020–21 $6.3B 46,000 jobs. Around 58% $200 million will be provided of the capital program and to the Works for Queensland COVID-19 economic stimulus 28,700 of the jobs supported program to support local CREATING JOBS FOR THE measures to date $7B will be outside the Greater governments outside South Brisbane area. East Queensland. Education and MACKAY-WHITSUNDAYCREATING JOBS ON THE training in 2020–21 $17.5B Enhancing frontline services. Providing more Queenslanders The Budget will support with access to the skills and The Queensland Budget will directly support job creation in the Mackay-Whitsunday region Health in 2020–21 funding for additional training they need for rewarding with significant expenditure including: $21.8B frontline health staff including careers. $100 million has been provided over three years to Concessions and lowering the 5,800 nurses, 1,500 doctors CREATINGInfrastructure JOBS FORHealth THE Education cost of living and 1,700 allied health upgrade TAFE campuses. $6.3B professionals through to Building trains in Queensland 2024. Providing concessions and CREATING JOBS ON THE over 10 years easing the cost of living, with $1B an estimated $6.3 billion in Backing small businesses $583M $493M $43.2M Social housing improvements to support jobs and 2020–21 in targeted discounts, for productivity-enhancing infrastructure and for Mackay Hospital and Health Services. to maintain, improve and upgrade schools in in 2020–21 communities. More than fee waivers, rebates, and capital works, estimated to support around Mackay-Whitsunday. $526.2M $7 billion in COVID-19 subsidies. 1,900 jobs in this region in 2020-21. stimulus measures have been provided so far, including Protecting the environment. The Mackay-Whitsunday region will also benefit from: The Great Barrier Reef will reducing business costs Greater Barrier Reef Arena Great Barrier Reef Island Resorts through payroll tax relief and benefi t from an additional $40 Development Project Rejuvenation Program Equipping TAFE for our Future other tax relief measures, million worth of support. This and accelerating projects includes $10 million for a Reef to unlock development and Assist Program and $6 million increase economic activity. over four years for the GBR Island Arks project to deliver $10M $24.9M $100M Increasing investment in ecotourism in the region. in 2020-21 to deliver stage 1 of the Great Barrier to help industry rejuvenate the Great Barrier for new and improved TAFE facilities throughout Reef Island Resorts and offer world-class manufacturing including Reef Arena Development Project at Harrup Park, Queensland, including $7.5 million to expand experiences to visitors. the Mackay Ooralea Trade Training Centre to $1 billion to make trains Delivering lower debt than New jointly funded with the Australian Government South Wales and Victoria. and Harrup Park Country Club. cater for heavy vehicle automotive training and again in Queensland. apprenticeship needs. Delivering for the Mackay-Whitsunday region Building our Recovery and Small Business COVID-19 Works for Queensland Regions resilience against Adaption Grants $49.4 million provided to regional $34.7 million allocated to 16 $6 million provided to 677 businesses councils to undertake 137 job-creating natural disasters maintenance and minor infrastructure projects in Mackay-Whitsunday An estimated $79.1 million for the highly impacted by COVID-19 shutdown to assist local councils to restrictions in Mackay-Whitsunday to help projects in Mackay-Whitsunday. provision of financial assistance (February 2017 to November 2020) 2020–21 Revenue 2020–21 Expenses Queensland’s Labour deliver critical infrastructure for capital and resilience works to these businesses adapt and sustain their and support 234 jobs during disaster affected communities in operations and build their resilience. construction. (March 2020 to November 2020) . Market Forecasts 2020-21. Environmental (March 2015 to October 2020) protection, Dividends and tax recreation and Employment (lhs, quarterly) culture equivalents .% Other revenue .% Transport .% .% . Unemployment rate (rhs, quarterly) Interest income .% State taxation Restoring frontline services for Mackay-Whitsunday revenue .% Public order Sales of goods and safety Health (March 2015 to September 2020) and services .% .% .% . Economic 272 extra 121 extra 99 extra 44 extra services .% . nurses, doctors, teachers, police officers, Per cent (%) Per cent Million persons Million up 36.2% up 58.7% up 5.8% Social protection, up 12.9% housing and Other . other community services Grants revenue services .% .% .8% Education % . June June June June June June June June budget.qld.gov.au DODO NO NOTT REMO REMOVE KEYLINEVE KEYLINE CREATING JOBS FOR QUEENSLAND CREATING JOBS JOBS FOR QUEENSLAND FOR QUEENSLAND CREATING CREATINGJOBS FOR JOBS FORQUEENSLAN QUEENSLANDD Lorem ipsum CREATING JOBS FOR QUEENSLAND CREATING reverse CREATING JOBS of above FORJOBS QUEENSLAND FOR CREATING Lorem ipsum QUEENSLANJOBS FOR D QUEENSLAND CREATINGFor RAPSs JOBS FOR QUEENSLAND CREATING JOBS FOR THE reverse CREATING JOBS ON JOBSTHE of above FORCREATING QUEENSLAND JOBS FOR THE CREATING JOBS ON THE CREATING JOBS FOR QUEENSLAND For RAPSs CREATING JOBS FOR THE Mackay-WhitsundayCREATING JOBS ON THE CREATING JOBS FOR THE 1 Abbot Point Port 7 Marine Park major vessel 12 Lake Proserpine 16 Mackay District Special 24 Bowen Developmental KEY $1.8 million in 2020-21 replacement Barramundi Fishing and School Road (Collinsville - Community wellbeing CREATINGto progress general JOBS port ON THE$2.4 million in 2020-21 out Recreational Precinct $60,000 in 2020-21 to Belyando Crossing), development works for the of a $4.3 million total spend $750,000 in 2020-21 install a lift ing hoist. Rockingham Creek to Utilities Port of Abbot Point. to replace Tamoya vessel. out of a $2 million total Mount Coolon, pave and spend to enhance tourism 17 Glenella State School seal Health Salisbury Plains 2 8 Cannonvale State School opportunities for the $460,000 in 2020-21 to $7.6 million in 2020-21 Industrial Precinct $6.7 million in 2020-21 region by providing the provide equitable access to out of a $28.8 million total Education $250,000 in 2020-21 out of a $9.5 million total infrastructure needed to classrooms. spend to pave and seal out of a $9.3 million total spend to provide additional better service the fi shing, the Bowen Developmental Transport and roads spend to help establish classrooms and a new 18 Bluewater Trail and caravan and camping Road between Rockingham Justice and safety signifi cant industrial administration and resource markets. Queens Park revitalisation Creek and Mount Coolon. developments and provide $4.7 million in 2020-21 out centre. Delivered in partnership Government services for the establishment of of a $8.9 million total spend with the Australian essential services and to undertake signifi cant 1 2 Government. Recreation and culture infrastructure corridors. 3 4 5 6 structural and environmental Bowen enhancements to the trail 25 Sarina State High School Agricultural Centre of 3 8 9 10 and park following damage $10.2 million to construct Statewide/region-wide Excellence 7 11 from Severe Tropical Cyclone a new multi-purpose $3.4 million to build a 12 13 Relates to election Hamilton Debbie. performing arts and commitment new Agricultural Centre of 14 Island sports hall and to provide Excellence at Bowen TAFE. 19 Mackay Ring Road, equitable access to construct new two lane amenities. 32 Future Foods Biohub 4 Bowen State High School road Mackay $160,000 in 2020-21 15 16 17 18 Mackay $23.1 million in 2020-21 26 Sarina Hospital $1 million in 2020-21 to out of a $1.6 million total 19 20 22 23 out of a $497.4 million total $655,000 in 2020-21 support the development spend to install a covered 21 spend to continue ring road out of a $31.5 million total of a business case to attract walkway, as well as an Sarina connection works. Delivered spend for a new greenfi eld the industry or university aquaculture facility to 24 in partnership with the site, to deliver a sectors to co-develop be completed over three Australian Government. purpose-built hospital the Future Foods Biohub years. 25 26 and staff accommodation. Mackay. Moranbah 20 Mackay Ooralea Trade 5 Bowen Hospital Training Centre expansion 27 Moranbah State High 33 Manufacturing Hub in $8.1 million in 27 $7.5 million to expand the School Mackay 2020-21 out of a heavy automotive facilities $6.5 million for a new $2 million in 2020-21 $17.5 million total spend 28 at Mackay Ooralea Trade shade structure and for the out of a $4 million total for construction projects Training Centre. completion of the new hall. spend to create a new to improve facilities at Dysart manufacturing hub and the Bowen Hospital site, 29 21 Teemburra Dam 28 Peak Downs Highway grants program focusing including a new Computed Clermont Middlemount improvement project (Clermont to Nebo) on the manufacturing of Tomography Scanner. 30 31 $1.6 million in 2020-21 $7.8 million in 2020-21 bioproducts from crops Delivered in partnership out of a $10 million total out of a $35 million total grown in the region.
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