Moreton Bay

Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2023-24

$925.3M
Capital program
2
Tracked initiatives

Highlights

  • •New 80-bed youth detention centre at Woodford
  • •Youngs Crossing Road-Dayboro Road intersection upgrade

Health & social services

Social housing

$52.9M investment

Capital works & projects

28 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.

Health5 projects
Redcliffe Hospital expansion$14.8M in 2023-24 (out of $1.175B)
Lawnton Ambulance Station$6.2M in 2023-24 (out of $7.8M)
Caboolture Satellite Hospital$78.9M in 2023-24 (out of $376.9M, 7-hospital program)
Caboolture Hospital redevelopment$41.3M in 2023-24 (out of $406.8M)
Morayfield Ambulance Station$6.7M in 2023-24 (out of $8.5M)
Education6 projects
Kallangur State School learning centre$11.8M total spend
Bray Park State High School new building$17.4M in 2023-24 (out of $17.7M)
Deception Bay State School new hall$4.3M in 2023-24 (out of $8.2M)
Kilcoy State High School multipurpose hall$1.9M in 2023-24 (out of $5.3M)
Woodford State School amenities upgrade$1.3M in 2023-24 (out of $1.5M)
Ferny Hills State School amenities upgrade$1M in 2023-24 (out of $1.2M)
Transport3 projects
Burpengary train station upgrade$14.3M in 2023-24 (out of $53M)
Bruce Highway, Caboolture - Bribie Island Road to Steve Irwin Way upgrade$42.4M in 2023-24 (out of $662.5M)
Bruce Highway, Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade$23M in 2023-24 (out of $948M)
Housing1 project
Moreton Bay Housing and Homelessness Services Hub$1M in 2023-24 (out of $3M)
Safety5 projects
Dayboro replacement police facility$4.4M in 2023-24 (out of $4.8M)
Moore Linville rural fire brigade station$700,000 in 2023-24
Moreton Bay Central new permanent fire and rescue station$3M in 2023-24 (out of $6.8M)
Woodford Youth Detention Centre—
Youth Co-responder Teamspart of $96.2M statewide over 4 years
Infrastructure1 project
Caboolture West catalytic water and sewerage infrastructure$21.1M in 2023-24
Community7 projects
Bribie Island Neighbourhood Centre redevelopment$2.9M in 2023-24 (out of $3M)
Dakabin Family and Community Place$7.5M in 2023-24 (out of $8.1M)
Deception Bay Branch Little Athletics Centre synthetic track$1M
Redcliffe Dolphins floodlights$2M
Bellara Foreshore Improvement Project$519,000 in 2023-24 (out of $1.5M)
The Better Communities Hub$291,919 in 2023-24 (out of $444,949)
Abbey Museum art gallery and café$1.4M in 2023-24 (out of $2.1M)

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
New Youth Detention Centres (Woodford and Cairns)$14.7MExpandedCapitalAnnounced

New youth detention centres at Woodford and near Cairns, plus interim measures, increase capacity to detain young offenders and reduce the number held in police watchhouses.

General Government, total $89.7M over 3 years ($78.1M new funding + $11.6M existing) to address youth detention capacity. The $14.7M is the 2023-24 operating line; capital for Woodford construction is subject to commercial negotiation.

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

Source document

Regional Delivery Plan — Moreton Bay (PDF)

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