The Albanese Government is helping Queensland's regions to thrive by investing $159 million in community infrastructure that will help improve the lives of locals.
Twenty-five projects will share in the funding which will go towards to building or upgrading community infrastructure - such as cultural and sporting hubs, town precincts and parks - that creates strong communities and impacts everyday lives.
The successful projects, which went through a competitive, merits-based assessment process, are:
- $4 million Cairns Community and Multicultural Centre
- $2 million upgrade to the PCYC Cairns facilities
- $5 million upgrade to the Redlynch Community Sporting Precinct
- $2.65 million for Stage 2 of the Cultural Knowledge Centre in Dixie for the Olkola People
- $1.95 million for streetscape beautification and shared cycle and pedestrian paths in Mapoon
- $7.49 million for a new council administration and community development hub for Wujal Wujal
- $1.84 million for a Digital Services Centre in Hope Vale
- $15 million for the Cannon Valley Sports Park
- $14.87 million for the Cannonvale Community Facility
- $11.89 million for the First Avenue Streetscape renewal project in Maroochydore
- $13.6 million for the Honey Road Sports and Recreation Precinct Stage 1
- $5.33 million for the Harbour Arbour, East Shores to City Heart Activation in Gladstone
- $1.38 million for the Woorabinda Water Park
- $1.91 million for the Precinct 58 Redevelopment of the Bundaberg and Rural fire stations
- $10.42 million for the Boulia Shire Community Hub
- $4.09 million for the Burketown Health and Wellbeing Precinct Stage 1
- $5.99 million for the Scarr Street Revitalisation Project in Cloncurry
- $1.79 million for the Hughenden Showgrounds
- $2.13 million for the Barcoo Regional Sports and Recreation Enhancements Project
- $14.96 million for the Blackall Cultural Precinct
- $2.25 million for the Longreach Recreational Precinct
- $9.5 million for the Roma Pool Revitalisation
- $14.8 million Eromanga Natural History Museum Dinosaur Galleries
- $1.98 million for the Kingaroy Youth Park Development Stage 1
- $2.74 million for the Southport Spit Emergency Services Hub
These projects demonstrate the Government's commitment to listening to local voices and funding priorities that benefit Queensland's regions.
Today's funding is on top of more than $50 million allocated to nine Queensland community infrastructure projects in the past year.
This is part of the Government's Growing Regions Program, which provides funding of between $500,000 and $15 million to local government entities and incorporated not-for-profit organisations for community infrastructure projects.
