Scenic Rim

Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2025-26

4
Tracked initiatives
17,779
Health workforce (FTE)

Highlights

  • Social and community housing
  • Back to School Boost
  • Play On! vouchers
  • Country Roads Connect
  • Bruce Highway upgrades

Health & social services

Health workforce

17,779 FTE staff across Metro South Hospital and Health Service

Social housing

$4.9 million investment

Capital works & projects

12 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.

Health2 projects
Ipswich Hospital Expansion (Stage 2)$925 million
Boonah Hospital planning
Education1 project
Rathdowney State School Block E refurbishment$1.5 million
Transport2 projects
Gallery Walk access and safety upgrades - Tamborine Mountain$2.1 million
Mount Lindesay Highway duplication - Johanna Street to South Street, Jimboomba
Safety4 projects
Beaudesert courthouse replacement
Biddaddaba rural fire brigade station$1 million
Mount Alford rural fire brigade station$1.4 million
Boonah replacement auxiliary fire and rescue station$4 million
Community3 projects
New indoor multi-sports facility - Beaudesert$4.8 million
Games On! Tamborine Mountain Sports Association$1 million
Accessible unisex change facilities - Coronation Park and Selwyn Park$2.8 million

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

Region-specific budget initiatives

Major Hospital Infrastructure (Hospital Rescue Plan)$5.592B totalNewCapitalAnnounced

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).

Upgraded Courthouse Infrastructure$76.3M totalNewCapitalAnnounced

Safer and more modern courthouses so cases can be heard faster and victims feel protected. The program includes $18.8 million for DFV-related courthouse safety upgrades and new facilities to reduce the court infrastructure backlog.

Capital, total over 5 years across multiple courthouse programs

Games On! Grassroots Infrastructure Program$20MNewAnnounced

Local sporting clubs across Queensland get upgraded facilities like lighting, changerooms and playing surfaces. The $250 million Games On! Grassroots Infrastructure Program funds upgrades across more than 130 clubs and schools, from the $42 million Stage 1 Rockhampton Sports Precinct to smaller grants for cricket clubs, surf lifesaving clubs and netball associations.

2024-25: $9.0M2025-26: $20.0M2026-27: $65.0M2027-28: $65.8M2028-29: $16.5M

General Government operating, 2025-26 budget year within total program. The $250M total includes expense ($225.8M) and capital components spread across multiple departments. The yearProfile covers only the primary expense allocation ($176.3M across 5 years); the remaining $73.7M comprises capital and cross-departmental components not separately profiled in BP4.

Fire and Rescue Station Replacements$4.5MNewCapitalAnnounced

Modern fire stations to improve emergency response times and replace ageing facilities. Land is being acquired for replacement stations in Ayr and Kingaroy, and new fire appliances are being purchased for Guanaba and Emu Park.

2024-25: -$3.6M2025-26: $4.5M2026-27: $4.0M

Capital, $5M net over 3 years from 2024-25 (includes a -$3.55M reallocation in 2024-25). Delivered under the Local Infrastructure Improvements Program.

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

Source document

Regional Delivery Plan — Scenic Rim (PDF)

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