Brisbane Central
Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2026-27
Across budgets
Tracked across 2 budgets (2025-26 to 2026-27).
Highlights
- •Construction of the new Brisbane Stadium at Victoria Park
- •Queensland Cancer Centre of Excellence
- •Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Prince Charles Hospital expansions
Capital works & projects
13 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.
Source: Regional Delivery Plan. Not all projects have published amounts.
Region-specific budget initiatives
Builds three new hospitals (Bundaberg, Coomera, Toowoomba) and the Queensland Cancer Centre and expands ten others, adding more than 2,600 hospital beds across the state.
Capital. $2.206 billion in 2026-27 for Major Hospital Infrastructure (new hospitals and major expansions) of a $17.271 billion total project cost (BP3 Capital Statement, Queensland Health). The broader 2026-27 Queensland Health capital program advancing the Plan is $4.040 billion (BP2 p.4); the yearProfile shows only the 2026-27 Major Hospital Infrastructure spend.
Supports film and television production jobs in Queensland by funding the operation of Screen Queensland's Brisbane studios.
General Government operating, $9.9M over 3 years
Construction is underway on the new Brisbane Stadium at Victoria Park, with works progressing on other Games venues and athlete villages for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Capital, $765.0M budgeted in 2026-27 to progress Games venues and athlete villages, within the $7.1 billion joint venues funding. A further $916.8M over four years covers the first six minor venues and $1.853 billion over four years for villages.
Progresses an arena and housing precinct at Woolloongabba through early works and a market process with the private sector.
General Government operating, $45.6M over 2 years; $54.9M total over 3 years from 2025-26
Statewide measures
Most budget measures are allocated statewide rather than to individual regions. The full budget overview lists all 101 tracked initiatives, many of which deliver services in Brisbane Central. The Regional Delivery Plan (linked below) details specific capital works and programs for this region.
Source document
Regional Delivery Plan — Brisbane Central (PDF)Last updated: 2026-06-24. Factual information from published budget documents.