Ipswich

Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2026-27

7
Tracked initiatives
314
Social homes in progress

Across budgets

Tracked across 5 budgets (2022-23 to 2026-27).

Highlights

  • Ripley Health Services expansion (90 overnight beds)
  • Ipswich Hospital expansion
  • New secondary school in Ripley Valley
  • New primary school in Greater Flagstone
  • New special school at Ipswich West

Health & social services

Social housing

314 homes in construction or under contract

Capital works & projects

13 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.

Health4 projects
Ipswich Hospital expansion Stage 2 (200 new beds)
Ipswich Hospital multi-storey car park
New CT scanner at Gatton Hospital
Expansion of mother and baby beds (30 new perinatal beds across the state including Ipswich)
Education3 projects
New primary school in Ripley Valley
New special school campuses (Springfield-Redbank and Leichhardt)
Bundamba TAFE upgrades
Housing1 project
New Youth Foyer in Ipswich
Safety3 projects
Goodna Police Facility Upgrade
Crime Prevention School, Ipswich
HOPE Hub recovery centre (Orion Springfield Central)
Infrastructure1 project
Fischer Road and Ripley Road upgrades (Residential Activation Fund)
Community1 project
North Ipswich Reserve new western grandstand

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

Region-specific budget initiatives

Easier Access to Health Services$750MNewAnnounced

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.

2026-27: $750M

General Government operating, $750M in 2026-27

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.

Perinatal Mother and Baby BedsNot yet costedNewAnnounced

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.

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.

Residential Activation Fund Round 2$1B totalExpandedCapitalAnnounced

Funds the roads, water and sewerage needed to unlock thousands of new home sites across the state, with at least $1 billion reserved for regional communities.

Round 2 doubled to $1 billion, part of the $2 billion Residential Activation Fund. Year-by-year profile not separately disclosed in BP4.

Womensline and Mensline Capacity Boost$31.3M totalExpandedAnnounced

Doubles the capacity of Womensline and Mensline so more people experiencing domestic and family violence can get help when they call.

$31.3M to double Womensline and Mensline capacity; complemented by a continued $7.8M HOPE Hub investment. Year-by-year profile not separately disclosed.

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

Source document

Regional Delivery Plan — Ipswich (PDF)

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