Ipswich

Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2023-24

$1.3B
Capital program
1
Tracked initiatives

Highlights

  • •Youth Co-responder Teams expanded to Ipswich
  • •Big Build infrastructure investment across the growing region

Health & social services

Social housing

$59.2M investment

Capital works & projects

28 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.

Health4 projects
Ipswich Hospital expansion (incl. Stage 2)$38M in 2023-24 (out of $827.7M)
Ripley Satellite Hospital$78.9M in 2023-24 (out of $376.9M, 7-hospital program)
Modular Sub-Acute Expansion at Ripley Satellite Hospital site$26M in 2023-24 (out of $85.4M)
Ripley Ambulance Station$7.3M in 2023-24 (out of $10.9M)
Education10 projects
New primary school in Bellbird Park (Swanbank)$52.6M in 2023-24 (out of $77.7M)
Toogoolawah State High School new hall$5.4M in 2023-24 (out of $8.6M)
Spring Mountain State School new building$23.6M in 2023-24 (out of $24.7M)
Ripley Valley State Secondary College Stage 2$14.5M in 2023-24 (out of $18.7M)
Darra State School new building$11.5M in 2023-24 (out of $12M)
Ipswich State High School new building$11M in 2023-24 (out of $28.1M)
Serviceton South State School new building$5.7M in 2023-24 (out of $7.6M)
Goodna Special School new building$1.3M in 2023-24 (out of $21.7M)
Woogaroo Creek State School$9.8M in 2023-24 (out of $82M)
Ripley Central State School$11.1M in 2023-24 (out of $73.1M)
Transport3 projects
Coominya Connection Road, Buaraba Creek timber bridge replacement$6M in 2023-24 (out of $12M)
Brisbane Valley Highway safety improvements$4.2M in 2023-24 (out of $14.4M)
Cunningham Highway disaster reconstruction works$38.5M in 2023-24 (out of $134.4M)
Safety6 projects
Rosewood replacement police facility$2.2M in 2023-24 (out of $4M)
Mount Alford Rural Fire Brigade Station$700,000 in 2023-24
Ripley new police facility$5M in 2023-24 (out of $25M)
Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct - Stage 2$341M in 2023-24 (out of $861M)
Greater Springfield new permanent fire and rescue station$2.5M in 2023-24 (out of $10M)
Youth Co-responder Teams (new Ipswich team)part of $96.2M statewide over 4 years
Infrastructure1 project
Ripley Valley Priority Development Area infrastructure$8.5M in 2023-24 (out of $45M)
Community1 project
Lowood Pool upgrade$690,869 in 2023-24 (out of $2M)
Environment3 projects
Battery Storage Bellbird Park (Swanbank Precinct)$41.5M in 2023-24 (out of $424.7M)
Mount Crosby Flood Resilience Program$24.3M in 2023-24 (out of $128.4M)
Swanbank E Power Station maintenance$11.5M 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.

Department of Youth Justice, Employment, Small Business and TrainingSafety & EmergencyChildren & FamiliesJustice & Rights

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

Source document

Regional Delivery Plan — Ipswich (PDF)

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