Mackay-Whitsunday

Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2023-24

$623.4M
Capital program
2
Tracked initiatives

Highlights

  • •Regional Industrial Land Improvement Program land development in Mackay
  • •Big Build infrastructure investment across the region

Health & social services

Social housing

$28M investment

Capital works & projects

30 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.

Health5 projects
Moranbah Hospital redevelopment$54M total spend
Proserpine Hospital renal services and refurbishment$4.4M in 2023-24 (out of $7.9M)
Mackay Base Hospital expansion$23.7M in 2023-24 (out of $256.1M)
Bowen Hospital patient flow works$637,060 in 2023-24 (out of $11.9M)
Sarina Hospital & Primary Health Care Centre$5.4M in 2023-24 (out of $31.5M)
Education4 projects
Moranbah State High School learning centre$5.6M in 2023-24 (out of $8.1M)
Proserpine State High School specialist classrooms$808,000 in 2023-24
Proserpine State School amenities upgrade$500,000 in 2023-24
Moranbah East State School new building$2.9M in 2023-24 (out of $6.2M)
Transport3 projects
Walkerston Bypass$44.8M in 2023-24 (out of $187.4M)
Mackay Ring Road (Stage 1)$22.5M in 2023-24 (out of $497.4M)
Mackay Port Access road$7.7M in 2023-24 (out of $350M)
Housing2 projects
Moranbah Affordable Housing Project$2.2M in 2023-24 (out of $8M)
Mackay Housing Project (DFV emergency accommodation)$808,707 in 2023-24 (out of $3.5M)
Safety4 projects
Mackay police facility upgrade$3M in 2023-24 (out of $4M)
Clermont replacement police facility$3.3M in 2023-24 (out of $3.5M)
Airlie Beach replacement fire and rescue station$2.3M in 2023-24 (out of $8.9M)
Youth Co-responder Teamspart of $96.2M statewide over 4 years
Infrastructure1 project
Salisbury Plains Industrial Precinct$250,000 in 2023-24 (out of $9.2M)
Community4 projects
Moranbah Community Centre Redevelopment$1M in 2023-24 (out of $8M)
Collinsville Golf Clubhouse transformation$50,000 in 2023-24 (out of $452,210)
Mackay Stadium refurbishment$1.2M in 2023-24 (out of $1.8M)
Mackay Community Support Centre (St Vincent de Paul)$1M in 2023-24 (out of $5.2M)
Environment6 projects
Cannonvale-Jubilee Pocket 66 kilovolt reinforcement$10.4M in 2023-24 (out of $30.4M)
Nebo secondary systems replacement$5.5M in 2023-24 (out of $36M)
Whitsunday Islands National Park - Ngaro walking track upgrade$3.9M in 2023-24 (out of $5.7M)
Bloomsbury water supply connection$800,000 in 2023-24 (out of $2M)
Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger Program (Mackay)$448,676 in 2023-24
Network replacement - Mackay$99.9M in 2023-24
Economy1 project
Resource Centre of Excellence - Future Industries Delivery Hub, Mackay$1.9M in 2023-24 (out of $5.7M)

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
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)

Department of Environment and ScienceEnvironmentFirst Nations

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

Source document

Regional Delivery Plan — Mackay-Whitsunday (PDF)

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