Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development

Queensland Budget 2025-26 · Crisafulli Government

Minister
Dale Last MP
Department head
Director-General Graham Fraine

As at budget day (2025-06-10)

$570.3 million
Total expenses
$105.2 million
Capital program
$36M
2 tracked measures
1,536
FTE staff

Key service areas

Natural resource managementMining regulationManufacturing developmentRegional and rural development

Budget initiatives

Natural Resource Management$10MNewAnnounced

Investment to help natural resource management groups protect Queensland's wildlife and areas of biodiversity.

Better management of Queensland's natural resources including soil, water and vegetation. The $117.8 million supports natural resource management groups across the state in protecting and improving land condition.

2024-25: $87.8M2025-26: $10.0M2026-27: $10.0M2027-28: $10.0M

General Government operating, total over 4 years

Transforming Queensland Manufacturing$26.4MNewAnnounced

Investment in Queensland's manufacturing sector to facilitate export opportunities, reshoring and onshoring, including the Made in Queensland Grant Program.

Supports local manufacturing jobs and ensures Queensland can make more of what it needs domestically. The $79.1 million Transforming Queensland Manufacturing program over three years includes $10 million for two new manufacturing hubs in Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast.

2025-26: $26.4M2026-27: $26.4M2027-28: $26.4M

General Government operating, total over 3 years

Forward estimates

Year-by-year allocations for 2 measures with published forward profiles.

Measure2024-252025-262026-272027-28Total
Natural Resource Management$87.8M$10.0M$10.0M$10.0M$117.8M
Transforming Queensland Manufacturing$26.4M$26.4M$26.4M$79.1M
Total$87.8M$36.4M$36.4M$36.4M$197.0M

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Level of overall stakeholder satisfaction with land and spatial information services≥75%80%≥75%
Cost per data action for land and spatial information services$16.55$13.15$16.55
Level of overall customer satisfaction with mining and resources services≥75%75%≥75%
Cost per kilometre of maintaining the protected area estate and forest reserves$13$12$13
Level of overall customer satisfaction with manufacturing, regional and rural development services≥75%83%≥75%
Cost per hour of manufacturing, regional and rural development services$110$107$113

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-05-26. Factual information from published budget documents.