Brisbane East

Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2026-27

6
Tracked initiatives
50
Social homes in progress

Across budgets

Tracked across 2 budgets (2025-26 to 2026-27).

Highlights

  • New special school at Wynnum-Manly
  • Social and community housing
  • Back to School Boost and Play On! vouchers

Health & social services

Social housing

50 homes in construction or under contract

Capital works & projects

12 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.

Health1 project
Princess Alexandra Hospital expansion (249 new beds)
Education3 projects
New special school in Wynnum Manly
Belmont State School new A Block
Mayfield State School performing arts extension
Safety1 project
Queensland Fire and Rescue trucks$22.9M
Infrastructure4 projects
Chandler Sports Precinct (Games venues)
Brisbane Aquatic Centre - Chandler upgrades
Anna Meares Velodrome upgrades
Brisbane International Shooting Centre upgrades
Community1 project
Games On! Grassroots Infrastructure (Holland Park Hawks, Coorparoo Junior AFC, Easts Rugby Union)
Environment1 project
Zero Litter to the Bay by 2030$35M
Economy1 project
Ampol Lytton Refinery investment (Sovereign Industry Development Fund)$25M

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

Region-specific budget initiatives

Hospital Rescue Plan$2.206BContinuingCapitalAnnounced

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.

2026-27: $2.206B

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.

New School Infrastructure (22 New Schools)$20.8MNewCapitalAnnounced

New schools for growing communities, including a secondary school in Ripley Valley, a primary school in Greater Flagstone, Gracemere High School stage two, and new special schools in Townsville and Wynnum-Manly.

2026-27: $20.8M2027-28: $164.1M2028-29: $222.7M2029-30: $158.3M

Capital, $700M over 5 years (including $254.1M held centrally). Forms part of the $2.3 billion 22 new schools program.

Nine New Special Schools$862.4M totalNewCapitalAnnounced

Nine new special schools across Queensland give families of children with disability more local choice and support for their education.

Capital, $862.4M total investment. Year-by-year profile not separately disclosed; overlaps with the New School Infrastructure program.

2032 Games Venues and Brisbane Stadium$765MContinuingCapitalAnnounced

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.

2026-27: $765M

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.

Games On! Grassroots Sport Infrastructure$250M totalContinuingCapitalAnnounced

Upgrades to local sporting clubs across Queensland through Round 2 of Games On!, plus a major Suncorp Stadium upgrade funded by the Queensland Legacy Fund.

$250 million Games On! program (Round 2). Complemented by the $300 million Queensland Legacy Fund (centrally held) for grassroots sport and Suncorp Stadium.

Sovereign Industry Development Fund$180.6M totalNewAnnounced

Backs Queensland manufacturing and creates jobs by investing in biofuels, biomedical and defence industries.

$180.6 million fund. Year-by-year profile not separately disclosed in BP4.

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

Source document

Regional Delivery Plan — Brisbane East (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-06-24. Factual information from published budget documents.