JOBS for CENTRAL QUEENSLAND Central Queensland, with Existing Strengths in Agriculture and Resources, Is Already One of Queensland’S Most Productive Regions

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Photo: Courtesy of Capricorn Sandstone Quarries Regional ActionPlan Photo: LOOK Die Bildagentur der Fotografen GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo View on Victoria Parade, city centre Rockhampton. budget.qld.gov.au CENTRAL QUEENSLAND JOBS FOR infrastructure works across regional Queensland that improve local government assets, bringing will directly support around The Queensland Budget for productivity enhancing infrastructure and capital works, estimated to support support job-creating maintenance and minor $788.1M the total commitment to $400million. of additional funding over two years to Works for Queensland $200M Infrastructure 2,200 jobs. Significant 2017-18 expenditure in Central Queensland: 3,200 JOBS Central Queensland will also benefit from: $566.3M Hospital and Health Service. for theCentral Queensland Back to Work –Regional to continue theavailability of the existing Back to Work program in Employment Package regional Queensland and build on thesuccess of theprogram. $50M Health Queensland Severe Tropical Cyclone (STC) Debbie $25.1M in Central Queensland in2017-18. to repair thedestruction caused by Operation Queensland for maintenance and capital works projects for schools Budget in Central Queensland. to essential public assets. $1.1B Education Recovery

2017-18 Regional Action Plan

WHAT THE PALASZCZUK GOVERNMENT IS DELIVERING FOR CENTRAL QUEENSLAND The Palaszczuk Government is delivering a range of significant projects and has implemented a broad suite of policies to boost economic growth and drive more employment opportunities in Central Queensland, including:

POLICY OUTCOMES RESTORING FRONTLINE SERVICES* Works for Queensland $24.4 million provided to regional councils to undertake six maintenance and minor infrastructure projects in Central Queensland. as at 8 May 2017 67 47 132 extra extra extra Apprentice and Trainee nurses doctors teachers Payroll Tax Rebate Up 5.6% Up 19.9% Up 4.7% * Growth from March 2015 to March 2017 Rebates claimed by 1,269 businesses to reinvest $2.8 million into their business and support employment. in the 12 months to April 2017 THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS Back to Work 695,230 hectares 2 Aboriginal Employer support payments worth $1.2 million paid to of national and and Torres Strait 151 employers to directly employ 275 local jobseekers regional parks Islander Partnership and a further $1.9 million in Youth Boost payments to 198 regional offices employers to directly employ 355 young jobseekers. 124 State Heritage as at 31 May 2017 sites 22 fire stations 21 hospitals and 34 police stations health facilities Skilling Queenslanders for Work 8 courthouses $10.6 million allocated to provide training to 1,071 11 customer 104 schools people, including 738 who have gone on to employment service centres and/or further education or training. as at 30 May 2017 3,535 km of roads

Depot Hill, Rockhampton SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE DEBBIE RECOVERY Following STC Debbie, the Fitzroy River Catchment area was lashed by destructive winds and heavy rainfall. On 7 April 2017, the Fitzroy River peaked at 8.9m, causing widespread flooding in the Fitzroy Basin, Rockhampton and surrounding areas. As water receded, silt and mud covered streets and parks, and initial assessments found approximately 1,500 homes had been impacted. Rockhampton Airport was inundated, forcing its closure for 10 days. Transport in and out of Rockhampton was limited when the Bruce Highway closed for five days, due to damage to rural roads. Small businesses and primary producers were affected, as was availability of essential items including fresh produce. Tourism was impacted over the Easter holiday period with high levels of cancellations for hotels, caravan and camp sites. As at 1 June 2017, more than 2,200 people in Rockhampton have accessed immediate hardship grants totalling more than $402,000.

For more information on STC Debbie and recovery efforts to-date and into the future, view the budget.qld.gov.au State Recovery Plan 2017-2019 – Operation Queensland Recovery and Local Recovery Plans at qldreconstruction.org.au Regional Action Plan

INVESTING IN JOBS FOR CENTRAL QUEENSLAND Central Queensland, with existing strengths in agriculture and resources, is already one of Queensland’s most productive regions. The region is also set to bene t from new and emerging industries such as lique ed natural gas and bio-products, and has shown its resilience as it transitions from the mining boom and recovers from the a ermath of STC Debbie. The Palaszczuk Government is investing in jobs for Central Queensland through a diverse range of projects and initiatives:

1 6 SUNSHINE Local Disaster Coordination North Rockhampton 9 Rockhampton Hospital COAST AND MORETON Centre and Community Specialised Operations, expansion BAY Resilience Engagement Hub Breathing Apparatus million in - . million in - out of FAR NORTH BRISBANE Hazmat and Training facility out of a . million QUEENSLAND IPSWICH a . million total spend to million in - to total spend to upgrade construct a facility in Yeppoon, t-out a warehouse property and refurbish works on GOLD to be used as a local disaster to establish a specialised the Centralised Sterilising LOGAN COAST coordination centre and re and rescue operations Department as part of the TOWNSVILLE community resilience engagement and training facility in North Rockhampton Hospital MACKAY hub in times of disaster, and as an Rockhampton. Expansion Project. CENTRAL innovation hub and community Delivered in partnership OUTBACK QUEENSLAND 7 Rockhampton Art Gallery QUEENSLAND education space at other times. with the Australian WIDE BAY relocation Part of the - Natural Government. million in - DARLING SOUTH EAST Disaster Resilience Program, DOWNS QUEENSLAND delivered in partnership with the towards the planned Australian Government. relocation of the Rockhampton Art Gallery. 2 Yeppoon foreshore revitalisation 12 . million in - out of a Rockhampton CBD million total spend to provide development a special assistance package million in - out following Tropical Cyclone Marcia, of a . million total for revitalisation of the foreshore spend to deliver a mixed in Yeppoon. Part of the Yeppoon use development within the and Rockhampton Revitalisation Rockhampton CBD. Rockhampton Project. Emerald

3 Yeppoon State High School multi-purpose hall upgrade Gladstone . million in - out of a . million total spend to upgrade the multi-purpose hall. Biloela Carnarvon 4 Capricornia Correctional Park Centre expansion . million in - out of a . million total spend to 13 Rockhampton Courthouse increase capacity by beds, upgrade deliver infrastructure for increased . million in - out prison industries, expand car 8 Rockhampton of a million total spend parking, and upgrade wastewater, permanent fire and for upgrade and repair work at mechanical services and electronic rescue station and the Rockhampton Courthouse. security systems. co-located Regional 14 Firecom upgrade 10 Rockhampton Hospital South Rockhampton Flood 5 Hartley Street Recreation . million in - high voltage central energy Levee Reserve out of a . million generation million has been , in - out total spend to upgrade . million in - out committed by the Queensland of a . million total spend the Rockhampton re of a . million total spend Government towards the to develop stages two, three, and rescue station and to upgrade the high voltage proposed million and four of the Hartley Street co-located regional re central energy generation at flood levee to increase Recreation Reserve to include two communications centre. Rockhampton Hospital. flood immunity in South full size rugby elds, eld lighting Part of the Signi cant Rockhampton. This project is and irrigation, and multipurpose 11 Rockhampton Special School Regional Infrastructure subject to the con rmation amenities building with new classrooms Projects Program. of contributions from the community room and storage. Part . million in - out of Rockhampton Regional of the Get Playing Plus Program. a . million total spend to Council and the Australian construct additional classrooms. Government.

22 29 KEY 15 Capricorn Highway duplication RG Tanna Coal Terminal Dawson Highway timber (Rockhampton to Gracemere) projects bridges replacement Community wellbeing million in - out . million in - out . million in - out of a million total spend of a million total spend of a million total spend Utilities to duplicate a section of to upgrade the RG Tanna to replace timber bridges Health the Capricorn Highway from Coal Terminal at the Port of at various locations on the two to four lanes between Gladstone, due for completion Dawson Highway, due for Education Rockhampton and Gracemere, in June . completion in June . Part due for completion in June . of the State Infrastructure Fund. Transport and roads 23 Gladstone State Development Part of the Northern Australia Area 30 Rockhampton Road Train Justice and safety Roads Programme, delivered in , in - out of Access (Stage 1) partnership with the Australian a . million total spend million in - out Government services Government. to continue development of a million total spend Recreation and culture 16 Stanwell Power Station of infrastructure required to to complete improvements upgrade support the e cient delivery to intersections and road Region-wide/Statewide . million in - to of major industrial expansion train access on Yeppoon upgrade the control system, within the Gladstone State Road, Rockhampton, due for undertake a major refurbishment Development Area. completion in September 36 Natural disaster relief and and upgrade of the station, and . Part of the Northern 24 Gladstone Hospital Emergency recovery arrangements replace, refurbish and upgrade Australia Beef Roads Department upgrade minor assets at Stanwell Power Programme, delivered in . million in - . million in - out Station. partnership with the Australian to be provided to local of a million total spend Government. governments for recovery 17 Emerald State High School to upgrade the Emergency and reconstruction projects multi-purpose hall upgrade Department at Gladstone 31 Calvale and Callide B in Central Queensland. . million in - out of Hospital, increasing the number Substation secondary Delivered in partnership with a . million total spend to of treatment spaces and systems replacement the Australian Government. upgrade the multi-purpose hall. improving emergency treatment million in - out of 37 for patients. Part of the a . million total spend Public library grants 18 Gregory Highway productivity Enhancing Regional Hospitals to replace aged secondary . million in - to enhancement works (Emerald Program. systems at the Calvale and supply library resources to to Clermont) Callide B substations to ensure public libraries in Central 25 Gladstone State High School . million in - continued reliability of supply Queensland. out of a . million total new classrooms to the surrounding area. 38 Social housing spend to deliver a package of . million in - out . million in - productivity enhancements at of a . million total spend 32 Callide Power Station various sections of the Gregory to commence construction of upgrades to expand and improve Highway north of Emerald, due additional classrooms. . million in - social housing in Central for completion in October . to enhance, overhaul and Queensland. Part of the 26 Clinton Industrial Estate Delivered in partnership with the refurbish the Callide power National Partnership on development Australian Government. station. Remote Housing, delivered , in - out of in partnership with the 33 19 Great Barrier Reef moorings – a . million total spend Moura Switchyard Australian Government. Gladstone Marine area to develop the next stage of replacement 39 Tourism and Small Business , in - to install the Clinton Industrial Estate to . million in - out Recovery Package new o shore moorings within support the Gladstone State of a . million total spend the Great Barrier Reef Marine Development Area and help to replace aged primary plant . million in - to Park - Gladstone Marine area. create economic development and secondary systems at the help tourism and other small Part of the Signi cant Regional in the Gladstone region. Moura Switchyard to ensure businesses recover from Infrastructure Projects Program. continued reliability of supply recent natural disasters. Part 27 Adult Step Up Step Down to the surrounding area. of the Operation Queensland 20 Bruce Highway widening Facility - Gladstone Recovery: State Recovery (Benaraby to Rockhampton) . million in - out 34 Advance Queensland Plan -, delivered . million in - out of a million total spend , in - out of in partnership with the of a million total spend to to construct a new Adult a . million total spend to Australian Government. rehabilitate and widen a section Step Up Step Down Facility support entrepreneurs, industry 40 Works for Queensland of the Bruce Highway between in Gladstone providing the and universities to turn great Benaraby and Rockhampton, support to transition between ideas into investable products . million in - out due for completion in April acute and community services and provide jobs of the future. of a . million total spend . Part of the Bruce Highway for people with mental illness. Delivered in partnership with to support local governments Upgrade Program, delivered in Part of the Signi cant Regional local government and the in Central Queensland to partnership with the Australian Infrastructure Projects Program. private sector. undertake job-creating Government. maintenance and minor 28 Boyne Island State School 35 Homelessness services infrastructure works. Works 21 Port of Gladstone, multi-purpose hall upgrade . million in - to for Queensland has received Fisherman’s Landing , in - out deliver specialist homelessness an additional million . million in - out of of a million total spend to services in Central Queensland. in the - Queensland a . million total spend to upgrade the multi-purpose hall. Part of the National Partnership Budget for projects outside upgrade drainage and undertake Agreement on Homelessness, South East Queensland. preventative esplanade works delivered in partnership with at Fisherman’s Landing, due for the Australian Government. completion in June .

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Photo: Courtesy of Capricorn Sandstone Quarries