Brisbane and Redlands
Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2023-24
Highlights
- •Sanofi Translational Science Hub research centre
- •Brisbane 2032 venues infrastructure including the Brisbane Arena and Gabba
- •Redland Hospital mental health facility expansion
- •Gympie Road Bypass tunnel investigation
Capital works & projects
30 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.
Source: Regional Delivery Plan. Not all projects have published amounts.
Region-specific budget initiatives
A new mental health facility at Redland Hospital more than doubles mental health capacity for the bayside community.
Capital, $150M over 4 years
Funding to buy and lease accommodation in inner Brisbane provides emergency housing for people experiencing homelessness.
General Government, combining operating ($2.274M) and capital ($44.480M) Emergency Accommodation lines in 2023-24. BP2 references $64.3M total for emergency supported accommodation; operating total $14.5M over 5 years and $3M ongoing, capital $49.8M over 2 years.
Teams of youth workers and police engage with high-risk young people to divert them from offending and break the cycle of youth crime, part of the government's $446.4 million community safety package.
General Government operating, $96.2M over 4 years and $17.9M per annum ongoing across Youth Justice ($78.1M) and Police ($17.8M). The $29.9M in 2023-24 combines the Youth Justice ($24.459M) and Police ($5.447M) line items.
Investment progresses the expansion of the Townsville Correctional Precinct and a new health care facility at Wacol, supporting prison capacity and prisoner health.
Capital, $62.1M over 4 years
200 Indigenous land and sea rangers care for Queensland's environment using traditional knowledge, supporting First Nations jobs and conservation.
General Government operating, $49.9M over 4 years and $16.4M per annum ongoing (indexed)
Duplicating Cleveland-Redland Bay Road eases congestion for the growing Redlands community.
Capital, $80M over 4 years
A new $280 million research hub with Sanofi and two universities builds Brisbane's reputation in medical research and creates high-skilled jobs.
General Government operating, $65M over 6 years (Queensland Government contribution to the $280M Translational Science Hub)
Provision of $1.9 billion over four years begins delivering the venues for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, part of a jointly funded $7.1 billion program.
General Government, $1.895B over 4 years provision for venues infrastructure within the jointly funded $7.1 billion program (Brisbane Arena $2.5B, Gabba $2.7B, Minor Venues $1.9B).
Funding investigates building road tunnels between Kedron and Carseldine to bypass congestion on Gympie Road in Brisbane's north.
General Government operating, $35M in 2023-24
Statewide measures
Most budget measures are allocated statewide rather than to individual regions. The full budget overview lists all 125 tracked initiatives, many of which deliver services in Brisbane and Redlands. The Regional Delivery Plan (linked below) details specific capital works and programs for this region.
Source document
Regional Delivery Plan — Brisbane and Redlands (PDF)Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.