©2630ben iStock Photo ©2630ben iStock Queensland Budget 2015–16 Queensland Budget 2015–16 Regional Budget Statement Regional Budget Statement Economic Snapshot Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay The Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay has a total population of 785,374* which is expected to reach 1,162,000 by 2036 * persons as at 30 June 2014 growing at an annual average rate of 2.6% over the past 10 years Agricultural production 7,547 residential buildings approved $374 million for construction 2012-13 in the 12 months ending 31 March 2015 JOBS NOW, JOBS FOR THE FUTURE 20,343 60,325 for the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay Top 5 Industries residential businesses in the dwellings sold Sunshine Coast and by number of workers health budget Infrastructure improvement budget in the 12 months ending Moreton Bay in 2013-14 31 December 2014 $3.396B in 2015-16 for Sunshine Coast, Metro North and West Moreton UP Hospital and Health Services, the primary providers 5% $1.499 billion Infrastructure improvement budget over the next budgeted for infrastructure ● 40% Transport and Main Roads ● 38% Health ● 10% Energy and Water four years 12.5% $106.4M improvements in 2015-16, including: Retail trade ● 6% Education and Training ● 4% Other ● 2% State Development for maintenance in Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay schools $593.4M $565.3M for disaster relief Health care in 2015-16 for transport for health 12.4% 7.6% $4.4M and social Manufacturing in partnership with the Australian Government assistance $149.7M $92.4M estimated to be for energy for education supported by the Accommodation 10.8% Construction 8.7% 4,000 infrastructure program and water and training and food services The Queensland Government employs 26,524 people in the For more details visit Major private sector investment projects Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay and they support: www.budget.qld.gov.au currently under construction 1,090 km2 of national 1 Aboriginal and Torres and regional parks Strait Islander Partnership $27.5 million $80-100 $31 million 70 state heritage sites regional office 26 fire stations Stringybark Place, residential million Stage One Central 6 hospitals and health facilities development near Buderim Construction of residential development by 8 customer service centres 1,224 police officers and Sippy Downs by Nautilus Youi Headquarters in Habitat Development Group and 1,510 km of roads 9 courthouses Investments Sippy Downs at Sippy Downs Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay Queensland Budget 2015–16 11 Caboolture Bridge 14 Dayboro, Petrie 16 Public University 17 Esk-Kilcoy Jobs now, jobs for the future for the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay $7 million of $17.1 million, fire and rescue Hospital Showground in partnership with the $600,000 to complete $47.2 million in 2015-16 intersection Australian Government, The Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay region includes the local government areas of the the replacement of the of an additional $193.5 $650,000 over two years to replace the Caboolture Dayboro auxiliary fire and million in transition funding to widen and improve the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Moreton Bay and part of Somerset, and the major regional towns Bridge and approaches rescue station. $4 million over four years for the intersection. of Caloundra, Nambour, Redcliffe and Caboolture. on Morayfield Road, to complete the new safe start-up of the new Burpengary, due for permanent fire and rescue Sunshine Coast Public completion in 2017. station at Petrie. University Hospital. Statewide Initiatives Air support 3 Social housing 8 B acking innovation 12 P eregian cycleway 15 Ambulance stations for police $30.7 million to $95,000 of $325,000 over $3.3 million of $16 million Tourism and events $3.7 million over two years $3 million for the second expand and improve four years for programs for a cycleway along for new ambulance stations $128.3 million over Brisbane-based helicopter social housing. at the Innovation Centre David Low Way between at Kenilworth and Yandina. four years to promote Sunshine Coast. Maroochy Palms Caravan service at Archerfield, to Como Queensland destinations support policing operations 4 Bee Gees Way Park and Emu Mountain and foster tourism growth. Road, due for completion in in the south-east corner. $140,000 in partnership 9 Research and $10 million of $40 million 2019. Kin Kin over four years to promote with local government, to development events in Queensland. Sunshine Coast enhance Bee Gees Way and $488.7 million in Redcliffe foreshore. 13 Rail infrastructure © patrickoberem iStock photo iStock © patrickoberem 2015-16 for the $1.872 Initiatives Noosa Heads billion Sunshine Coast $72.6 million of Cooroy $167.6 million for a third 5 Flood mitigation Public University Hospital’s Ridgewood 10 Disaster relief rail track between Lawnton $910,000 of $1.3 million, Skills, Academic and Yandina Peregian Beach and recovery Research Centre’s public and Petrie Stations, in partnership with the 12 $4.4 million, in partnership due for completion in 15 local government over private partnership. with the Australian 2016. $136.7 million Kingaham 2 15 two years for flood 6 of $988 million, in Kenilworth 2 3 Government, for local 10 Mapleton 7 mitigation structures for Bruce Highway Maroochydore government recovery partnership with the Nambour Showground Creek. $6 million of $105 million, and reconstruction Australian Government and 2 Buderim Mooloolaba in partnership with the 16 9 projects. the Moreton Bay Regional Sippy Downs 6 Mapleton Day Australian Government, Council to provide a dual Birtinya Maleny 8 Use Area for an interchange on the track passenger rail line 1 Homelessness Bruce Highway at Boundary Caloundra $90,000 to upgrade from Petrie Station to $5.9 million for specialist Road, due for completion Mapleton Day Kippa-Ring Station, due homelessness services. in 2018. $113.1 million Stanmore Glass House Use Area. for completion in December Moore Mountains of $490 million, also 1 Enhancing 2016. in partnership with the Kilcoy Irrigation efficiency Harlin Regional Hospitals 7 Nambour Train Australian Government, 2 11 $290,000 to help the $20.6 million statewide, towards duplicating the region’s irrigators achieve Station upgrade 13 to commence a Bruce Highway from Cooroy more productive on-farm $42.6 million to continue $180 million Enhancing Southern Interchange to Far North Queensland 17 Caboolture water use. passenger safety and Regional Hospitals accessibility works, Sankey’s Road, due for Program, including the completion in 2017. Burpengary including station upgrade Narangba Caloundra Hospital Service. 2 Sc hools works at Nambour, Alderley, Dayboro Kippa-Ring capital works Townsville Mango Hill 10 Newmarket, Dinmore, Petrie 13 14 Redcliffe Mackay $16.2 million of Graceville and detailed Lawnton 4 $16.8 million over two design for upgrades at Outback 5 14 13 years for new school Strathpine, Boondall and Fitzroy Mount Wide Bay Glorious facilities. Auchenflower train stations. Sunshine Coast Darling Brisbane Downs Gold Coast Ipswich Public safety Housing and Schools and Roads and Hospitals and Community Environment Science and Economy Homelessness Education Infrastructure Health Innovation and Jobs.