Western Queensland

Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2025-26

2
Tracked initiatives
456
Health workforce (FTE)

Highlights

  • Social and community housing
  • Back to School Boost
  • Play On! vouchers
  • Country Roads Connect
  • Regional health services

Health & social services

Health workforce

456 FTE staff across Central West Hospital and Health Service

Social housing

Capital works & projects

9 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.

Health2 projects
Longreach and Winton Staff Accommodation
Central West renal dialysis unit
Education1 project
Outback Education Program
Infrastructure4 projects
Longreach Water Security$12 million
Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction - Western Queensland$505.7 million
Isolated Energy Network Security$71.4 million
Longreach Saleyards Railway Siding Extension$500,000
Community1 project
Child Placement Services - Western Queensland$7.8 million
Economy1 project
Blackall Woolscour$940,000

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).

Regional Reset Program$12.5MNewAnnounced

Intensive programs in regional areas to intervene early with young people at risk of offending. The $50 million Regional Reset program over four years targets communities where youth crime is concentrated, providing structured activities and mentoring.

2024-25: $12.5M2025-26: $12.5M2026-27: $12.5M2027-28: $12.5M

General Government operating, $12.5M per annum over 4 years from 2024-25

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

Source document

Regional Delivery Plan — Western Queensland (PDF)

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