Darling Downs

Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2024-25

$1.9B
Capital program
1
Tracked initiatives

Highlights

  • •$1.5B for health and $1.9B for the Big Build, estimated to support 5,100 jobs on the Darling Downs
  • •$180M in 2024-25 towards the new $1.3B Toowoomba Hospital, adding 118 beds
  • •$376.7M in 2024-25 for the Wambo Wind Farm in the Western Downs
  • •$56M in 2024-25 towards the Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline
  • •$33.3M in 2024-25 to expand and improve social housing

Health & social services

Social housing

$33.3M investment

Capital works & projects

16 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.

Health4 projects
New Toowoomba Hospital$180M in 2024-25 (of $1.3B total)
Tara Hospital upgrade$20M in 2024-25 (of $1B BRRHP total)
Chinchilla Hospital$3.5M in 2024-25 (of $1B BRRHP total)
Millmerran Multipurpose Health Service$20.2M in 2024-25 (of $1B BRRHP total)
Education1 project
Hall projects in Darling Downs - Maranoa$8.2M in 2024-25 (of $23.1M total)
Transport3 projects
Gatton - Helidon Road safety upgrades$33M in 2024-25 (of $67.1M total)
Bowenville - Norwin Road reconstruction works$26.9M in 2024-25 (of $33.4M total)
InterLinkSQ Intermodal Terminal$8M in 2024-25 (of $16.1M total)
Safety1 project
Warwick police facility upgrade$10M in 2024-25 (of $21M total)
Infrastructure4 projects
Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline$56M in 2024-25 (of $273.1M total)
Brigalow Hydrogen-ready Gas Peaking Plant$174.6M in 2024-25 (of $642.4M total)
Kogan Creek Power Station$25.5M in 2024-25
Water treatment for four Toowoomba region communities$6M in 2024-25 (of $15M total)
Community1 project
Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction (Darling Downs)$188.8M in 2024-25
Environment2 projects
Wambo Wind Farm Stage 1 and 2$376.7M in 2024-25 (of $950.9M total)
Girraween National Park Information Hub$5M in 2024-25 (of $7.9M total)

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

Region-specific budget initiatives

Hospital Capacity Expansion Program$11B totalContinuingCapitalAnnounced

Three new hospitals at Bundaberg, Coomera and Toowoomba, plus expansions at more than a dozen existing hospitals, will add around 2,200 overnight beds to keep pace with a growing and ageing population. Within hospitals, $1 billion is allocated to improve patient flow and reduce wait times.

Capital, total Capacity Expansion Program now $11 billion over 6 years (glance cites $11.215 billion). BP4 lists a $1 billion 2027-28 capital measure component; the full program profile is held in the Capital Statement (BP3).

Queensland HealthHealth

Statewide measures

Most budget measures are allocated statewide rather than to individual regions. The full budget overview lists all 105 tracked initiatives, many of which deliver services in Darling Downs. The Regional Delivery Plan (linked below) details specific capital works and programs for this region.

Source document

Regional Delivery Plan — Darling Downs (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-06-20. Factual information from published budget documents.