The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia's future today, announcing $50 million to boost housing and deliver community infrastructure projects in Cairns and Far North Queensland.
Almost $25 million has been allocated through the Housing Support Program package to boost social housing supply across the region.
This funding will support the delivery of increased social housing supply through the construction of enabling infrastructure and community amenities such as roads, stormwater drainage, earthworks and connection to utilities.
Five housing projects have been allocated funding across the Far North Queensland region:
- $6.5 million to facilitate two new residential expansion areas in the north and south of Pormpuraaw.
- $1.6 million to help turn 14 lots into 34 lots in Napranum.
- $9.9 million to deliver 32 fully serviced lots in the remote indigenous community of Seisia.
- $5.1 million to support a 20-lot social housing development in Bamaga.
- $1.8 million to improve access and provide essential trunk infrastructure to the social housing development in New Mapoon.
Seven projects will share in almost $25 million of 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.
The seven successful projects, which went through a competitive, merit-based assessment process:
- $4 million for the Cairns Community and Multicultural Centre.
- $2 million to upgrade the PCYC Cairns facilities.
- $5 million to upgrade the Redlynch Community Sporting Precinct.
- $2.65 million for Stage 2 of the Cultural Knowledge Centre in Dixie for the Olkola People.
- $1.96 million for streetscape beautification and shared cycle and pedestrian paths in Mapoon.
- $7.49 million for a new council administration and community hub for Wujal Wujal.
- $1.84 million for a Digital Services Centre in Hope Vale.
