North West Queensland
Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2025-26
Highlights
- •CopperString transmission line from Townsville to Mount Isa
- •Social and community housing
- •Back to School Boost
- •Play On! vouchers
- •Country Roads Connect
Capital works & projects
14 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.
Source: Regional Delivery Plan. Not all projects have published amounts.
Region-specific budget initiatives
Three new hospitals at Toowoomba, Coomera and Bundaberg, plus expansions at ten existing hospitals, delivering more than 2,600 new beds across Queensland. The $18.526 billion Hospital Rescue Plan responds to growing demand from Queensland's increasing and ageing population. It also includes 186 public beds at Mater Hospital Springfield with an emergency department and intensive care unit.
Capital, total program cost. Year profile not separately disclosed in BP4 (amounts held centrally).
Connects the North West minerals province to the national electricity grid, unlocking mining and manufacturing investment in outback Queensland. The $2.4 billion CopperString transmission line project opens up the North West to reliable power supply for the first time.
Capital, $2.4B total investment referenced in BP1 p.13. Year-by-year profile delivered through government-owned corporation (Powerlink/CopperString), not broken out in General Government BP4 tables.
Statewide measures
Most budget measures are allocated statewide rather than to individual regions. The full budget overview lists all 87 tracked initiatives, many of which deliver services in North West Queensland. The Regional Delivery Plan (linked below) details specific capital works and programs for this region.
Source document
Regional Delivery Plan — North West Queensland (PDF)Last updated: 2026-05-26. Factual information from published budget documents.