Queensland State Budget Highlights 2009–10 Government services in Fitzroy Queensland State Budget 2009–10 Biloela Mt Morgan Rockhampton Delivering for Department of Environment QGAP Queensland Primary Industries Regional Budget Statement and Resource Management – Mt Morgan Learning Centre and Fisheries Budget summary Queensland Business Centre 38 Morgan St 25 Yeppoon Road Business Centre Mt Morgan QLD 4714 Parkhurst QLD 4702 Fitzroy In 2009-10, the Biloela Research Station Telephone: 4938 1359 Telephone: 4936 0211 Facsimile: 4938 1083 Internationally Australia is a standout 98-102 State Farm Road Facsimile: 4936 0345 Government will provide Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 8:30am Biloela QLD 4715 Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, performer; Queensland to remain ahead $20.3 million for intensive Friday – 9am to 2pm; Wednesday – 9am to to 5pm As a part of the global economy, injections of funding for roads, ports, Telephone: 4992 9101 1pm State-wide Highlights Queensland has felt the effects of the schools, transport and other vital of the nation teaching of Year 3 and 5 Facsimile: 4992 3468 Springsure global financial and economic crisis. infrastructure. Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 8:30am to Rockhampton • Queensland’s economy is expected to expand by ½% in 2008-09, students who are not QGAP The 2009-10 Budget will support and The worst set of global economic Frontline service delivery is our focus 4:30pm Department of Communities Eclipse Street circumstances in more than 75 years compared with no growth in the Australian economy. meeting national literacy create jobs by continuing the with commitments for police, hospitals Biloela – Fitzroy and Central West Springsure QLD 4722 Government’s capital works program has resulted in falling and healthcare, • The State economy is forecast to experience a slightly milder and numeracy standards. Queensland Regional Office Telephone: 4984 1433 for roads, schools and hospitals as revenues and rising ambulance services and QGAP Facsimile: 4984 1368 unemployment. Level 3, State Government Building well delivering new job creation teachers – the things contraction than the national average in 2009-10. 60 Kariboe Street Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday – The Budget will also 209 Bolsover Street programs and initiatives to expand That’s why the we need to keep our Biloela QLD 4715 9am to 4:30pm Queensland’s skills base. centrepiece of the communities healthy, • Year-average employment growth is forecast to be 1¼% in provide for an additional Telephone: 4992 8700 Rockhampton QLD 4700 • $3.53 billion for better and safer 2009-10 State Budget is safe and growing. 2010-11, compared with ½% over the year to June quarter 2011 Facsimile: 4992 1768 Telephone: 4938 6715 Yeppoon 350 teachers and teacher roads jobs – creating and The Government is Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Facsimile: 4938 4867 for Australia as a whole. QGAP sustaining jobs, determined to cushion aides to meet enrolment Friday – 9am to 4:30pm; Wednesday – Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 8:30am Yeppoon Courthouse • $464.77 million on major hospital assisting business and Queenslanders from the 9:30am to 4:30pm to 5pm Normanby Street developments • Queensland’s year-average unemployment rate is forecast to peak growth. industry, and positioning our economy full impact of the global recession. That at 7¼% in 2010-11, compared with a peak in the national rate of Emerald Rockhampton Yeppoon QLD 4703 • $301 million to build and renew for future growth. means acting now to support the 8½% in June quarter 2011. Queensland Health’s Telephone: 4939 5385 school facilities through the State Specific investments in education, economy and making the long term Department of Environment Department of Employment, Facsimile: 4939 3023 Schools of Tomorrow program budget will grow to $9.037 Economic Development and employment and training, business and decisions needed for the future. and Resource Management – Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 9am to • $101 million for the Skilling vital industries such as tourism will billion in 2009-10, an Innovation 4:30pm Queensland’s prosperity and growth is Business Centre Queenslanders for Work initiative help create and support jobs for built on the strength of our regions. This Challenging fiscal environment 149 Bolsover Street 8.2% increase on the Government Offices • 203 new police officers Queenslanders. document puts on record the • A deteriorating global and domestic economic environment has 99 Hospital Road Rockhampton QLD 4700 previous year. Other services • 50 new ambulance officers The Queensland Government is Government’s commitment to the significantly impacted Queensland’s finances. Emerald QLD 4720 Telephone: 4938 4575 investing $18 billion in its jobs- people and economy of the Fitzroy Telephone: 4987 9300 Facsimile: 4938 4986 Smart Service Queensland • 350 new teachers and teacher An additional $30 million aides generating building program, with region. • Since the 2008-09 Budget, $15 billion over 4 years has been Facsimile: 4987 9333 Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 8:30am For information on all other knocked off the State’s key revenue sources (GST, taxes and will be provided for Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 8:30am to to 5pm Government services call 13 13 04 or • 645 new doctors, nurses and allied visit www.qld.gov.au health professionals royalties). Surgery Connect to provide 4:30pm Rockhampton State Emergency Service • $3.06 million for the Support Our Gladstone • As a result, Queensland is forecasting a General Government treatment opportunities for Department of Environment Telephone: 132 500 Heroes package to support operating deficit in 2009-10 and across the forward estimates. patients currently waiting Department of Employment, and Resource Management – 13 Health emergency service volunteers and prepare communities for natural longer for surgery than is Economic Development and Business Centre Telephone: 13 43 25 84 Anna Bligh MP Andrew Fraser MP • The Government is committed to returning the Budget to surplus Innovation Level 1, State Government Building disasters Premier Treasurer and Minister for Employment clinically recommended. 209 Bolsover Street Green Army • $36 million over three years for new and Minister for the Arts and Economic Development and lowering the State’s debt levels and, consequently, has Old Post Office Building Find out more or register your implemented around $5.4 billion worth (over four years) of 33 Goondoon Street Rockhampton QLD 4700 interest in joining the Green Army tourism campaigns The 2009-10 Budget will Telephone: 4938 4600 measures aimed at improving Queensland’s fiscal position. Gladstone QLD 4680 by calling 1800 249 215 (Monday • $96 million over five years for new see funding provided for Telephone: 4971 2300 Facsimile: 4938 4800 to Friday – 8am to 6pm) or online at climate change initiatives www.greenarmy.qld.gov.au Facsimile: 4971 2333 Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 8:30am to • The Government has undertaken steps to repair the State’s an additional 50 4:30pm • $50 million over six years for the finances for the longer term, charting a course back to surplus by Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 8:30am Rapid Response Team Great Barrier Reef Protection ambulance officers, 150 to 5pm Rockhampton A hotline (1800 035 749) is available Package. 2016-17. for retrenched workers who require new ambulances, 20 new Moura Office of Economic and Statistical information about Federal and State or redeveloped ambulance QGAP Research Government assistance Investing in infrastructure to sustain jobs facilities, nine new or Cnr Marshall and Shirley Streets Ground Floor, State Government Building 209 Bolsover Street • The Government’s key objective is to continue to invest in Moura QLD 4718 improved urban fire and Telephone: 4997 2244 Rockhampton QLD 4700 infrastructure to sustain jobs while the current economic rescue stations, 23 new or Facsimile: 4997 1388 Telephone: 4938 4486 Yeppoon Capella circumstances prevail. Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Facsimile: 4938 4488 Rockhampton replacement urban fire Emerald Friday – 9am to 4:30pm; Wednesday – 10am Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 9am to Blackwater Gladstone • The 2009-10 capital program is forecast to be $18.2 billion which to 4:30pm 4:30pm and rescue appliances and Springsure is expected to support 127,000 full-time jobs. 34 new or replacement Biloela • In 2009-10 there will be capital outlays of $7.307 billion for rural fire appliances. transport and main roads, $1.447 billion for housing and homelessness services, $1.837 billion for education and training, $1.296 billion for health, and $1.121 billion for water. www.budget.qld.gov.au Lochenbar Station Queensland Tourism of courtesy supplied Photograph FITZROY Exports from the port of Gladstone (gross weight - million tonnes), 1992-93 to 2007-08 Exports from port of Gladstone ($ million), 1992-93 to 2007-08 60 50 8,000 7,000 40 6,000 30 5,000 20 4,000 10 3,000 Value ($ million) Value 2,000 gross weight - million tonnes - million weight gross 0 1,000 0 1998–99 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1999–00 Year ending 30 June 1998–99 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1999–00 Year ending 30 June Tourism - takings ($ million), 1997-98 to 2007-08 100 Agricultural production - value ($ million), 1991-92 to 2006-07 90 80 89.7 88.7 1,200 70 78.1 60 69.7