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Darling Downs 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 DARLINGCREATING JOBS DOWNS 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 Darling Downs region with Health in 2020–21 funding for additional training they need for rewarding significant expenditure including: $21.8B frontline health staff including careers. $100 million has been 5,800 nurses, 1,500 doctors provided over three years to Concessions and lowering the 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 Backing small businesses an estimated $6.3 billion in to support jobs and 2020–21 in targeted discounts, $723M $1.1B $62.8M Social housing improvements for productivity-enhancing infrastructure and for the Darling Downs and South West Hospital to maintain, improve and upgrade schools in in 2020–21 communities. More than fee waivers, rebates, and capital works, estimated to support around and Health Services. the Darling Downs. $526.2M $7 billion in COVID-19 subsidies. 2,400 jobs in this region in 2020-21. stimulus measures have been Protecting the environment. provided so far, including The Darling Downs region will also benefit from: reducing business costs The Great Barrier Reef will benefi t from an additional $40 Disaster Recovery and through payroll tax relief and Reconstruction Social housing Karara Wind Farm 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 Increasing investment in ecotourism in the region. $36M $22M $250M to local governments for recovery and in 2020-21 to expand and improve social for CleanCo to build, own and operate the manufacturing including reconstruction projects relating to natural housing, including $5.5 million Works for new 102.6 megawatt Karara Wind Farm near Delivering lower debt than New $1 billion to make trains disaster events which occurred between Tradies Initiative contributing to Queensland's Warwick. again in Queensland. South Wales and Victoria. 2018 and 2020 in the Darling Downs. economic recovery. Delivering for the Darling Downs region Advance Queensland Building our Drought Relief Works for $33.5 million of grants awarded to Regions Assistance Scheme Queensland 342 applicants to drive innovation, $55.4 million allocated to 30 $28.3 million provided to build on our natural advantages, and Funding projects in the Darling Downs to $32.8 million in financial assistance regional councils to undertake help raise the Darling Downs profile as assist local councils to deliver 118 job-creating maintenance and an attractive investment destination. provided to 2,155 farms to help critical infrastructure and support manage the adverse impacts of minor infrastructure projects in the 2020–21 Revenue 2020–21 Expenses Queensland’s Labour Part of the $755 million Advance 399 jobs during construction. Darling Downs. Queensland initiative. drought. Market Forecasts (March 2015 to October 2020) (February 2017 to November 2020) Environmental . (July 2015 to September 2020) (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 the Darling Downs revenue .% Public order Sales of goods and safety Health (March 2015 to September 2020) and services .% .% .% . Economic 469 extra 146 extra 251 extra 117 extra services .% . nurses, doctors, teachers, teacher aides, Per cent (%) Per cent Million persons Million Social protection, up 26.8% up 44.1% up 9% up 16% 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 DarlingCREATING JOBS DownsON THE CREATING JOBS FOR THE7 1 Mitchell new bore Indigenous Land and Sea 11 Tara Shire State College 15 Toowoomba State High 24 Pittsworth State High KEY installation Ranger Program $2 million over three School School Community wellbeing CREATING$198,360 in 2020-21 JOBS ON THE$480,000 in 2020-21 to years for engineering $5.6 million in 2020-21 out $6.3 million over four out of a $600,000 total protect environmental and annexes to support training of a $10 million total spend years to construct a new Utilities spend to construct a new Indigenous cultural heritage opportunities in the mining, to construct a new performing multi-purpose hall. bore connecting to the values in Bunya Mountains. gas and electrical industries. arts centre and refurbish Health reticulation network and multiple learning spaces. 25 Clifton State High School upgrades to ensure long 8 Kogan Creek Power $4.2 million over three Education 12 Oakey State High School term sustainability for the Station enhancements, 16 Toowoomba West Special years to enclose the $7.1 million for a new Transport and roads water supply. overhauls and multi-purpose hall and School existing covered area and refurbishment to refurbish hospitality, $1.9 million in 2020-21 out of upgrade horse stables. Justice and safety 2 Maranoa and Balonne $11.5 million in 2020-21 industrial design and a $3.1 million total spend for Tyre Recycling Project for enhancement and technology facilities. new classrooms. 26 St George State High Government services $136,800 in 2020-21 out refurbishment to ensure the School Recreation and culture of a $228,000 total spend plant’s long-term reliability 17 Withcott State School $8.8 million over four to support Maranoa and and safety. $300,000 in 2020-21 to years to enclose the Balonne Shires address replace the school’s septic existing covered area and Statewide/region-wide stockpiles of waste tyres. system. to upgrade agriculture and animal husbandry studies Relates to election 18 Clifford Park Special School and industrial design and commitment 3 Roma Hospital student accommodation $5.4 million in 2020-21 out of technology facilities. a $13.9 million total spend to 31 Karara Wind Farm $5.2 million in 27 Cunningham Highway construct a new building with $42.3 million in 2020-21 2020-21 out of a (Ipswich - Warwick), Eight additional classrooms and out of a $250 million total $5.9 million total spend for Mile intersection upgrade the Roma Hospital student to relocate the Denise Kable spend for CleanCo to build, accommodation precinct. Centre. $6 million in 2020-21 out own and operate the new of a $25 million total spend Karara Wind Farm near 19 Lockyer District State High to upgrade the intersection 4 Roma Hospital Warwick. Mitchell Roma School of the Cunningham Highway $11.6 million in 2020-21 $550,000 in 2020-21 to and New England Highway, 32 Coolmunda Dam to redevelop the facility 9 10 upgrade stormwater mitigation to the north of Warwick. improvement project to support contemporary Delivered in partnership 11 on the oval. (planning works) models of care including with the Australian $1.7 million in 2020-21 expanded outpatient 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 Government. 20 Toowoomba Hospital out of a $6.4 million total capacity and integration 18 20 21 22 23 24 Toowoomba $3.7 million in 2020-21 out spend to continue planning of primary and Telehealth 25 28 Recycled Water for 26 of a $17.5 million total spend works for enhancements to services. Warwick Warwick Industry Bollon St George 31 for construction projects meet future extreme weather 32 to improve facilities at the $497,982 in 2020-21 events. 5 Chinchilla State High 27 28 Toowoomba Hospital site. out of a $2.5 million School Dirranbandi 29 30 total spend to deliver a 33 Girraween National $2.8 million over three 33 34 21 Toowoomba Escarpment new water reservoir at Park camping area years for an engineering Parks Upgrades the Warwick wastewater redevelopment annex to support training sewage treatment plant to $270,000 in 2020-21 $137,000 in 2020-21 in the mining, gas and supply industry with Class A out of a $2.7 million total out of a $879,000 total electrical industries.
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