Central Queensland

Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2022-23

$992.8M
Capital program
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Tracked initiatives

Highlights

  • •$992.8M on infrastructure and capital works supporting around 3,100 jobs
  • •$753.8M on health for Central Queensland Hospital and Health Services
  • •Aldoga hydrogen-equipment manufacturing facility at Gladstone

Health & social services

Social housing

$29.1M investment

Capital works & projects

12 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.

Health2 projects
Rockhampton Hospital (cardiac hybrid theatre and mental health ward expansion)$12.3M (2022-23, $24.2M total)
Emerald Hospital emergency department and day surgery redevelopment$8M (2022-23, $10M total)
Transport2 projects
Rockhampton Ring Road$59.4M (2022-23, $1.065B total)
Rockhampton - Yeppoon Road upgrade$25M (2022-23, $80M total)
Infrastructure5 projects
Rookwood Weir$122.9M (2022-23, $367.2M total)
Gladstone Port initiatives (RG Tanna upgrades, new shiploader)$79.2M (2022-23)
Stanwell Power Station overhauls, ash storage and sustaining projects$50.4M (2022-23)
Callide Power Station maintenance and overhauls$45M (2022-23)
Mount Morgan Pipeline (Gracemere to Mount Morgan)$40.4M (centrally held)
Environment1 project
Central Queensland Hydrogen Project (CQ-H2) evaluation$6.7M (2022-23, $15.3M total)
Economy2 projects
Gladstone State Development Area industrial infrastructure$48.7M (2022-23, $79.8M total)
Advance Queensland Industry Attraction Fund$18.1M (2022-23, $92M total)

Source: Regional Delivery Plan. Not all projects have published amounts.

Region-specific budget initiatives

Priority Regional Water Infrastructure$199.5M totalNewCapitalAnnounced

Regional communities get investment in water security infrastructure such as the Cairns Water Security Program and Mount Morgan Pipeline.

General Government. $199.5 million towards priority regional water infrastructure projects (Budget Highlights). The individual project lines in BP4 show no separately disclosed 2022-23 budget-year amount (largely held centrally), so the budget-year figure is recorded as null.

Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and WaterRegional QueenslandEnvironment

Statewide measures

Most budget measures are allocated statewide rather than to individual regions. The full budget overview lists all 50 tracked initiatives, many of which deliver services in Central Queensland. The Regional Delivery Plan (linked below) details specific capital works and programs for this region.

Source document

Regional Delivery Plan — Central Queensland (PDF)

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