Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water

Queensland Budget 2021-22 · Palaszczuk Government

Minister
Glenn Butcher MP
Department head
Acting Director-General Michael Glover

As at budget day (2021-06-15)

$187M
Total expenses
$173.8M
Capital program
$85M
2 tracked measures
586
FTE staff

Across budgets

Tracked across 4 budgets (2021-22 to 2024-25).

Key service areas

Regional DevelopmentManufacturingWater resource management services

Budget initiatives

Rookwood Weir$367.2M totalContinuingCapitalAnnounced

Continued construction of the jointly funded $367.2 million Rookwood Weir during 2021-22, due for completion in mid-2023, providing an additional 86,000 megalitres of medium-priority water supply for the Central Queensland region.

Central Queensland gains a major new weir providing additional water supply for the region.

General Government capital (jointly funded with the Australian Government), $367.2 million total; the papers do not separately disclose a 2021-22 budget-year figure, so the budget-year amount is recorded as null.

Haughton Pipeline Stage 2$85MContinuingCapitalAnnounced

$85 million in 2021-22 towards a total $195 million for Stage 2 of the Haughton Pipeline, allocated to Townsville City Council to improve water security for Townsville.

Townsville's water security improves with completion of the second stage of the Haughton Pipeline.

2021-22: $85M

General Government capital, $85 million in 2021-22 towards the $195 million total (allocated to Townsville City Council).

Forward estimates

Year-by-year allocations for 1 measure with published forward profiles.

Measure2021-22Total
Haughton Pipeline Stage 2$85M$85.0M
Total$85.0M$85.0M

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Value of total capital investment enabled through the Made in Queensland and Manufacturing Hubs grants programs$144M$83.4M$21.5M
Estimated number of jobs enabled through the Made in Queensland and Manufacturing Hubs grants programs81027471
Accuracy and reliability of the state's water monitoring networks90%87%90%
Percentage of the state's drinking water service providers compliant with drinking water regulatory requirements90%97%90%
Average cost per participant to implement and deliver workshops and support visits to Water Supply Providers<$400$250<$400

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.