Darling Downs the Queensland Budget Will Directly Support Darling Downs with Significant Expenditure in 2021-22 Including

Darling Downs the Queensland Budget Will Directly Support Darling Downs with Significant Expenditure in 2021-22 Including

QUEENSLAND BUDGET 2021–22 REGIONAL ACTION PLAN Darling Downs The Queensland Budget will directly support Darling Downs with significant expenditure in 2021-22 including: for productivity-enhancing Infrastructure infrastructure and capital works, estimated to support around 2,500 jobs $763M in this region. Health for the Darling Downs and South West Hospital and $1.1B Health Services. Tourism and Events Queensland Events and Tourism Education to maintain, improve and upgrade schools on the $67.7M Darling Downs. Darling Downs will also benefit from: Works for Queensland from 2021 to 2024 for regional councils to undertake job-creating maintenance and minor infrastructure projects on $9.8M the Darling Downs. Social housing in 2021-22 to expand and improve social housing on Photo courtesy of ACCIONA Energy Australia Global Australia Energy ACCIONA of courtesy Photo the Darling Downs. Photo supplied by Foodie Shots Foodie by supplied Photo $20.8M South West Hospital and Health Service for the construction of projects $13.2M at multiple sites. Delivering for the Darling Downs region Advance Queensland Drought Relief Assistance $33.6 million of grants awarded to Scheme Funding 358 applicants to drive innovation, $34.3 million in financial build on our natural advantages, assistance provided to 2,173 and help raise Darling Downs's Darling Downs farms to help profile as an attractive investment manage the impacts of drought. destination. Part of the $755 million (March 2015 to April 2021) Advance Queensland initiative. Getty (July 2015 to March 2021) Building our Regions Payroll tax relief $55.4 million allocated to 579 employers on the Darling Downs 30 critical infrastructure projects received $19 million in payroll tax on the Darling Downs, supporting refunds, holidays or waivers to economic development and alleviate the impact of COVID-19 on supporting 399 jobs. businesses. (March 2015 to June 2021) (As at 12 May 2021) Restoring frontline services on the Darling Downs Growth from March 2015 to March 2021 258 extra teachers 513 extra nurses up 9.2% up 29.3% budget.qld.gov.au 152 extra doctors 57 extra firefighters up 45.9% up 56.3% Tourism and Events Queensland Events and Tourism Darling Downs Roma Hospital Kogan Creek Mine Upgrade and refurbishment of Clifford Park Special Yarranlea substation KEY $466,000 in 2021-22 out of a developments and Toowoomba facilities School upgrade $116.6 million total spend to refurbishment $954,000 in 2021-22 out of $11.2 million in $2.1 million in 2021-22 Community wellbeing redevelop the facility to support $2.4 million in 2021-22 for a $13.6 million total spend to 2021-22 out of a out of a $11.6 million total contemporary models of care mine enhancements and upgrade and refurbish existing $13.9 million total spend to spend to carry out substation Utilities including expanded outpatient refurbishments. Leslie Research Facilities and construct a new building for refurbishment work to improve Health capacity and integration of Tor Street Operational Complex additional learning spaces network performance. primary and Telehealth services. Kogan North Gas Fields to maintain connections with and to relocate the Denise Clifton State High School Education The Bigger Big Rig and Tree development primary industries, universities Kable Centre. $871,000 in 2021-22 out of Walk $24.6 million in 2021-22 to and funding organisations. a $4.2 million total spend to Transport and roads develop and maintain new gas Toowoomba Wellcamp $2.8 million in 2021-22 out of a Wilsonton State High School upgrade skills development Justice and safety $4.1 million total spend for the assets. $15 million in 2021-22 out Trade Distribution Centre and training facilities and $3.6 million in 2021-22 out installation of an observation of a $16.5 million total spend to upgrade the existing hall Government services tower, deck and Tree Walk (with Dalby police facility upgrade to construct a new building for of a $10 million total spend facility. $3.4 million in 2021-22 out to support the development audio-visual elements) from additional learning spaces. St George State High School Recreation and culture the Big Rig to the existing Oil of a $11.5 million total spend of a facility which will provide to progress the upgrade of the Toowoomba West Special rapid airfreight access for $1.4 million in 2021-22 out Patch Museum. Delivered in School of a $8.8 million total spend partnership with the Maranoa police facility at Dalby. agricultural producers in the Statewide/region-wide $6.7 million in 2021-22 out Toowoomba and Darling to upgrade skills development Regional Council. Tara Shire State College Relates to election of a $7.1 million total spend Downs region. and training facilities and the Chinchilla Hospital $340,000 in 2021-22 out to construct a new building for existing hall facility. commitment of a $2 million total spend to $350,000 in 2021-22 out of additional learning spaces and Toowoomba Hospital provide new skills development Cunningham Highway a $441,359 total spend for upgrade the administration $4.9 million in 2021-22 Karara Wind Farm and training facilities. (Ipswich - Warwick), Eight the replacement of the existing building. out of a $14 million total Mile intersection upgrade development generator with a new generator spend for construction $15 million in 2021-22 out $144.9 million in 2021-22 with remote access capability. projects to improve facilities of a $25 million total spend for CleanCo to build, own, Chinchilla State High School at the Toowoomba Hospital to upgrade the intersection of and operate the new Karara $340,000 in 2021-22 out of site, including electrical the Cunningham Highway and Wind Farm near Warwick. a $2.8 million total spend to infrastructure upgrades of New England Highway, to the Coolmunda Dam provide new skills development essential power integration. north of Warwick. Delivered in improvement project - and training facilities. partnership with the Australian planning Grantham State School Government. $3.4 million in 2021-22 out Indigenous Land and Sea $1.3 million in 2021-22 Ranger Program Recycled Water for of a $6.1 million total spend Mitchell to upgrade an existing to continue planning works $480,000 in 2021-22 to Roma amenities block. Warwick Industry protect environmental and $995,962 in 2021-22 out of for dam improvements to Indigenous cultural heritage a $2.5 million total spend to comply with safety standards Toowoomba escarpment for extreme weather events. values in Bunya Mountains. parks upgrades deliver a new water reservoir Kogan Creek Power Toowoomba $270,000 in 2021-22 at the Warwick wastewater Girraween National Park Station enhancements, out of a $2.7 million total sewage treatment plant to visitor facilities upgrade overhauls and spend to deliver new tourism supply industry with Class A $1.8 million in 2021-22 refurbishment infrastructure that capitalises recycled water. out of a $3.3 million total Bollon St George spend for redevelopment of $16.5 million in 2021-22 Warwick on Toowoomba’s Great Warwick State High School for enhancement and Dividing Range escarpment $280,000 in 2021-22 out of Bald Rock Creek and Castle refurbishment to ensure the Dirranbandi parks to unlock nature-based a $5.8 million total spend to Rock camping areas at plant’s long-term reliability and sports opportunities. deliver a new hall facility. Girraween National Park near Stanthorpe. and safety. West Wanderers Football Hopeland (Linc Energy) mine Club Warwick police facility South West Hospital and site $779,567 in 2021-22 out upgrade Health Service $3.1 million in 2021-22 out Stage 2 of the Rural Centre of a $794,125 total spend $500,000 in 2021-22 out of $8.1 million in 2021-22 of a $28 million total spend of Excellence at Toowoomba to construct a new amenities a $15 million total spend to out of a $13.2 million total block including change progress the upgrade of the spend for the construction to continue managing the Highfields State School TAFE rooms and referee room to police facility at Warwick. projects at multiple South disclaimed Linc Energy mine $3 million in 2021-22 to $925,000 in 2021-22 out of a support female participation West Hospital and Health site. upgrade the administration $1 million total spend for Stage Goondiwindi and Warwick in football at Nell E. Robinson Service sites. building. 2 of Toowoomba TAFE’s new Hospitals Rural Centre of Excellence. Park, Kearneys Spring. Part $76,289 in 2021-22 out of of the Activate! Queensland Toowoomba Day Surgery Anuha Cardboard Recycling a $3.8 million to undertake program. Theatre Project upgrades and improvements to $5.9 million in 2021-22 out of $35,185 in 2021-22 out of existing facilities. SUNSHINE Wellcamp Entertainment COAST a $42 million total spend for the a $1.3 million total spend Southern Downs Drought MORETON BAY Precinct construction of a two-theatre for the transport of recovered Resilience Package The Government continues FAR NORTH day surgery unit at the Baillie paper and cardboard from the $11.5 million in QUEENSLAND IPSWICH BRISBANE to work with proponents on Henderson Hospital Campus. Lockyer Valley and Somerset 2021-22 out of a the Wellcamp Entertainment GOLD Regions to South East $19.3 million total spend LOGAN COAST Wilsonton Neighbourhood Precinct proposal, subject Queensland for recycling. for critical infrastructure to Centre to Australian Government Please note: Not all government TOWNSVILLE address immediate water $635,000 in 2021-22 out Queensland Museum funding and other conditions. expenditure for the region is shown. MACKAY-WHITSUNDAY security in the Southern Dollar amounts may include capital and of a $3.8 million total spend public programs operating expenditure, though may not CENTRAL Downs region, and continue represent the entire funding allocated.

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