Gold Coast

Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2023-24

$2.3B
Capital program
5
Tracked initiatives

Highlights

  • $420M towards Coomera Connector Stage 1
  • $260M towards Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3
  • New Gold Coast rail stations
  • Currumbin Eco-Parkland

Health & social services

Social housing

$65.7M investment

Capital works & projects

29 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.

Health9 projects
Gold Coast University Hospital secure mental health rehabilitation unit$105.6M in 2023-24 (out of $200.8M)
New Coomera Hospital$74M in 2023-24 (out of $1.3B)
Southport Ambulance Station & Gold Coast Operations Centre$7.1M in 2023-24 (out of $31M)
Robina Hospital duress system and Acute Care Unit$10M in 2023-24 (out of $20.5M)
Pimpama Ambulance Station redevelopment$100,000 in 2023-24 (out of $5.5M)
Palm Beach Community Health Centre chiller replacement$3.5M in 2023-24 (out of $4.8M)
Gold Coast Satellite Hospital$78.9M in 2023-24 (out of $376.9M, 7-hospital program)
Gold Coast Parklands Health and Knowledge Precinct$3.4M in 2023-24 (out of $41.7M)
Southport Health Precinct chiller replacement$10.9M in 2023-24 (out of $12.5M)
Education7 projects
Gainsborough State School$1.8M in 2023-24 (out of $55.3M)
Coomera State Special School$18.9M in 2023-24 (out of $50.9M)
Coombabah State High School new building$1.8M in 2023-24 (out of $14.3M)
Miami State High School multipurpose hall$5.2M in 2023-24 (out of $12M)
Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School new hall$1M in 2023-24 (out of $10.9M)
Keebra Park State High School specialist classrooms$3.3M in 2023-24 (out of $11.3M)
Nerang State High School hall upgrade$4M in 2023-24 (out of $5M)
Transport3 projects
Gold Coast Light Rail (Stage 3), Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads$259.4M in 2023-24 (out of $1.219B)
Pacific Motorway, Varsity Lakes to Tugun upgrade$190M in 2023-24 (out of $1B)
Coomera Connector (Stage 1), Coomera to Nerang$420M in 2023-24 (out of $2.163B)
Safety2 projects
Safer Schoolies - Gold Coast$2.3M in 2023-24
Youth Co-responder Teamspart of $96.2M statewide over 4 years
Community3 projects
The Spit Master Plan Implementation Program$9.2M in 2023-24 (out of $60M)
Currumbin Beach Vikings Surf Club upgrade$100,000 in 2023-24 (out of $2M)
Project DAM 2024 (Swell Festival expansion)$387,500 in 2023-24 (out of $775,000)
Environment5 projects
Currumbin Eco-Parkland$8.9M in 2023-24 (out of $46M)
Binna Burra Lodge Rebuild$16.6M in 2023-24 (out of $18M)
Butterfly Sanctuary and Glow Worm Breeding Project$400,000 in 2023-24 (out of $800,000)
Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger Program (Gold Coast)$462,863 in 2023-24
Currumbin Wildlife Hospital support$1M in 2023-24

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

Region-specific budget initiatives

Youth Co-responder Teams$29.9MExpandedAnnounced

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.

Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger Program$2.8MContinuingAnnounced

200 Indigenous land and sea rangers care for Queensland's environment using traditional knowledge, supporting First Nations jobs and conservation.

2023-24: $2.8M2024-25: $15M2025-26: $15.7M2026-27: $16.4M

General Government operating, $49.9M over 4 years and $16.4M per annum ongoing (indexed)

New Gold Coast Rail Stations$66.6MNewCapitalAnnounced

New rail stations on the Gold Coast improve public transport access for the growing region ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Games.

2022-23: $9.3M2023-24: $66.6M2024-25: $68.2M2025-26: $19.7M

Capital, $163.8M over 4 years

Coomera Connector Stage 1$420MContinuingCapitalAnnounced

$420 million in 2023-24 progresses the Coomera Connector, a major new Gold Coast road that will ease congestion on the M1.

2023-24: $420M

Capital, $420M invested in 2023-24 per BP1. The Coomera Connector is funded within the broader capital program; multi-year total not separately disclosed in BP4 measures.

Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3$260MContinuingCapitalAnnounced

$260 million in 2023-24 extends the Gold Coast Light Rail, giving residents and visitors more public transport options.

2023-24: $260M

Capital, $260M invested in 2023-24 per BP1. Funded within the broader capital program; multi-year total not separately disclosed in BP4 measures.

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 Gold Coast. The Regional Delivery Plan (linked below) details specific capital works and programs for this region.

Source document

Regional Delivery Plan — Gold Coast (PDF)

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