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Darling Downs Queensland Budget 2016-17 Regional Action Plan TOOWOOMBA SECOND RANGE DARLING DOWNS CROSSING Advancing our economy through job-creating The Queensland Budget 2016-17 Innovation, Investment and Infrastructure includes $399.9 million towards the construction of the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing (TSRC), which Regional Action Plan is due for completion at the end The Darling Downs remains one of Australia’s most important farming regions, of 2018. accounting for around a quarter of the State's agricultural production. The region’s The TSRC is a 41km bypass resources industry has experienced signi cant growth in recent times, which has been route north of Toowoomba. At a a real driver of jobs in engineering, local manufacturing and skills-intensive industries construction cost of $1.6 billion, in the region. We know we have more work to do in providing further support to rural funded jointly by the Australian and Queensland Government, it is one producers and communities to ensure they can continue to prosper and innovate. of Queensland’s most signi cant Speci cally, this Budget includes continued funding for the Toowoomba Second infrastructure projects. Range Crossing, supporting jobs and reducing travel times, and: In addition to avoiding up to 18 sets of tra c lights, saving up to 40 minutes in travel time and redirecting trucks and dangerous goods away from Toowoomba's city streets, construction of the TSRC will support up to 1,800 direct and indirect jobs. The project has been procured as a Rural Assistance and Education Health Public Private Partnership. Following Drought Package an interactive bidding process, Nexus Infrastructure was selected as the proponent for the design, $77.9M $23.8M $810M construction and maintenance to assist rural producers and for maintenance and capital for the Darling Downs and of the TSRC. communities across the State works projects for schools. South West Hospital and a ected by debt and drought. Health Services. over four years to fund the Queensland: an Age-Friendly Community $8.3M Strategy to expand and improve services throughout Queensland. for infrastructure improvements which are estimated $1.2B to support 3,500 jobs. for a 12 month boost to the Queensland First Home Owners' Grant from $15,000 to $20,000 to help young Queenslanders $40M achieve the dream of owning their new rst home sooner. 3,500 estimated to be supported by the infrastructure program www.budget.qld.gov.au Economic Snapshot What the statewide initiatives DARLING DOWNS mean for DARLING DOWNS Rural Assistance and Investment Agricultural Domestic and Drought Package Innovation Family Violence .M .M .M .M to assist rural producers and including the $40 million over four years to over ve years to communities across the State Advance Queensland implement the Technology continue implementing the a ected by debt and drought. Industry Attraction Fund to Commercialisation Fund, a Government’s response The total funding provided attract business investment pilot program under the New to the Not Now, Not Ever: includes: extending existing relief from interstate and support Agricultural Economy, which Putting an End to Domestic arrangements, pest and weed local businesses to reinvest, aims to attract private sector and Family Violence in management, grants of up to and the $22.7 million capital into government Queensland report. The $2,500 for primary producers, Advancing Small Business agriculture and food-based Government is committed extending an existing stamp duty Queensland Strategy to research and development, to reducing the devastating exemption for inter-generational assist small businesses to with the aim of increasing e ects of domestic transfers of property, more start, grow and employ locals the commercialisation of and family violence in education support for children in in Darling Downs. These intellectual property. Queensland. drought a ected areas, and a new initiatives further support the Queensland Rural and Industry $405 million Advance Development Authority. Queensland package. The Queensland Government Toowoomba Grand Central employs , people on the redevelopment and partnership Darling Downs who support: with TAFE 259,005 hectares of national and regional parks The Grand Central Shopping Centre in the heart 188 State Heritage sites of Toowoomba is undergoing a $500 million redevelopment which will deliver additional 34 hospitals and health facilities employment and consumer choice to local Queenslanders. Owned by the Queensland 22 customer service centres Government’s investment arm, Queensland 6,116 km of roads Investment Corporation, Grand Central will be expanded to house new discount department stores, 1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnership new supermarkets and new specialty retailers. regional offi ce Grand Central has also partnered with TAFE 37 fi re stations Queensland South West to provide 550 hospitality and retail training places to give locals the skills 52 police stations to take advantage of the job opportunities this 12 courthouses expansion will create. The project will create an estimated 1,500 construction jobs and around 1,000 154 schools local retail jobs upon completion which is expected to be in early 2017. Economic Snapshot DARLING DOWNS Apprentice and trainee rebate for payroll Population in the region tax claimed by businesses in the 2036 region to reinvest 2015 , back into their business in the fi nancial year to April 2016 , businesses in the region ,* , in June 2015 *people as at 30 June 2015, growing at an annual average rate of 1.3% over the past 10 years Top industries , , in the region residential residential by number of workers dwellings approved dwellings for construction sold in the .% in the region region Health care and social assistance .% Education and training in the 12 months ending 31 March 2016 in the 12 months ending 31 December 2015 .% Manufacturing Infrastructure .% Agriculture, forestry and shing budget for .% Retail trade Darling Downs 59% Transport and Main Roads Agricultural 30% Energy and Water Supply 4% Queensland Health production 3% Education and Training .B 1% Public Safety Business Agency in the region 2% Other * Agency spends are only available for capital purchases, during 2014-15 the total infrastructure budget includes capital grants. .B* DARLING DOWNS Queensland Budget 2016-17 Regional Action Plan Job-creatingJob-creating innovation, innovation, investment investment and and infrastructure infrastructure for for DARLINGDARLING DOWNS DOWNS Far North Queensland The Darling Downs region encompasses the local government areas of Maranoa, Balonne, 8 Injune Sustainable Water 10 Oakey replacement 16 Social housing 22 Toowoomba Sports Ground 26 Warrego Highway, Charlton to Goondiwindi, Toowoomba, Western Downs, Southern Downs and part of Lockyer Valley, Resource Project Auxiliary Fire and Rescue $19.8 million in 2016-17 to expand and upgrades Kingsthorpe, duplication Station improve social housing in the region. $1.1 million in 2016-17 for capital $24.6 million in 2016-17 out of a as well as the major regional centres of Warwick, Roma, Chinchilla and Stanthorpe. Townsville $126,000 in 2016-17 out of a $1 million total spend to assist $1.5 million in 2016-17 to replace improvements at Toowoomba Sports $160 million total spend to duplicate 17 The Queensland Government is investing in Darling Downs through a diverse range of Mackay Maranoa Regional Council with the the station. East Warwick Electricity Ground. the highway from two to four lanes, Outback due for completion in May 2018. This Queensland augmentation of the Injune water Substation upgrade projects and initiatives. For a full list of Queensland Budget 2016-17 initiatives, visit Fitzroy 23 project is part of the Warrego Highway network with new raw water mains 11 Queensland Fire and $372,000 in 2016-17 out of a Underground coal gasi cation Upgrade Package in partnership with www.budget.qld.gov.au Wide Bay and larger delivery mains to deliver $33.3 million total spend for a new investigations Emergency Services the Australian Government. Sunshine Coast consistent and reliable water substation and 11kV distribution lines. $5.8 million in 2016-17 out of a Darling Brisbane south western regional Downs pressure to all town areas. $15.8 million total spend to investigate Logan headquarters upgrade 27 Gold Coast This initiative is jointly funded 18 environmental impacts and pursue Warrego Highway, Oakey to Ipswich $750,000 in 2016-17 out of an Tara Auxiliary Fire and 1 Baillie Henderson Hospital 5 Goondiwindi Solar PV Project with the council. prosecution actions. Dalby overtaking lanes $878,000 total spend to deliver Rescue Station replacement Key patient accommodation $53,000 in 2016-17 out of a $23.7 million in 2016-17 out of a an upgrade of the headquarters. $1.2 million in 2016-17 to replace $402,000 total spend to assist 9 New England Highway 24 $44 million total spend to construct $2 million in 2016-17 for the upgrade the station. Warrego Highway (Dalby - Goondiwindi Regional Council overtaking lanes, due for completion of patient accommodation in (Yarraman - Toowoomba) 12 Miles), Jingi Jingi Creek Bridge Toowoomba. install solar photovoltaic systems on St George irrigation in January 2018. This project is part overtaking lanes 19 $8.1 million in 2016-17 out of a Community wellbeing council-owned facilities and service $976,000 in 2016-17 to refurbish Toowoomba Hospital of the Warrego Highway Upgrade $6.9 million in 2016-17 out of a $32.3 million total spend to construct infrastructure. This initiative is funded and enhance St George irrigation. theatre Package in partnership with the 2 Cecil Plains Road, $7 million total spend to construct a bridge and approaches on the in partnership with the local council. $8.1 million in 2016-17 to expand Australian Government. overtaking lanes at various highway, due for completion August Toowoomba, widening 13 Roma Auxiliary Fire and operating theatre capacity. $3.9 million in 2016-17 out of a locations along the highway, due 2017.
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