Far North Queensland

More hospital care closer to home, with over 200 new beds operationalised across Hervey Bay, Cairns, West Moreton (Ripley), Gold Coast, Logan, Central Queensland and Wide Bay, plus more emergency and elective surgery capacity.

General Government operating, $750M in 2026-27

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.

Every dollar of the Mental Health Levy is directed into mental health services, delivering 30 new perinatal mother and baby beds, better mental health care in emergency departments, and more inpatient beds in regional Queensland.

General Government operating from the Queensland Mental Health Levy, $394.4M over 4 years plus $104.7M per annum ongoing. A separate $52.5M capital component over 3 years delivers perinatal beds. The Perinatal Mother and Baby Beds initiative ($153.9M) is a carve-out funded from within this uplift, not additional.

New mother and baby mental health beds help new parents experiencing perinatal mental illness stay with their babies while receiving specialist care, in six locations across the state.

$153.9M over 4 years plus $42.8M per annum ongoing, funded from within the $394.4M Mental Health Funding Uplift per BP4 p.54 — not additional. Amount/totalAmount left null to avoid double-counting against the uplift.

More reliable maternity care in regional Queensland, with maternity services reopening in Biloela and Cooktown so families can give birth closer to home.

General Government operating, $57.7M over 4 years

Keeps the cost of essential retail goods lower in remote Cape York communities by subsidising freight.

General Government operating, $19.6M over 3 years

New and upgraded police stations and beats in growing communities including Logan, Boondall, Edmonton, Hervey Bay and Mount Isa.

Capital, $495.9M total investment. Year-by-year profile not separately broken out in BP4.

$330.5 million over five years improves water quality entering the Great Barrier Reef and reduces farm run-off, supporting Reef-dependent tourism jobs.

General Government operating, $330.5M over 5 years across three departments (Environment $262.0M, Primary Industries $60.7M, Natural Resources $7.8M, partly met internally). 2026-27 figure shown is the Environment department's expense component.

Expands national parks and protected areas and unlocks new ecotourism experiences, part of a plan for 45 new ecotourism experiences by 2045.

BP2 p.15 states $139 million over four years; this is authoritative. The BP4 components sum to ~$139.1M: $20.7M operating over 3 years (plus $7.9M p.a. ongoing) and $118.4M capital over 4 years (plus $26.1M p.a. ongoing). The displayed 2026-27 figure ($54.031M) is the capital component (BP4 p.69).

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.

Restores safe boat access and addresses environmental issues at Port Hinchinbrook, supporting the local economy.

General Government operating, $39.2M in 2026-27 (plus $14.8M internal); $64M total over 2 years from 2025-26

Protects Queensland's farms and environment from invasive pests and diseases with more frontline biosecurity officers and a re-established northern line of defence at Coen.

$59.1M over 4 years. Year-by-year profile not separately disclosed in this measure.