Mackay Whitsundays

Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2026-27

5
Tracked initiatives
121
Social homes in progress

Across budgets

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

Highlights

  • Mackay Hospital expansion
  • Harrup Park upgrade
  • Mackay-Bucasia Road upgrade
  • New Rural Fire Brigade Stations at Abbot Point and Mount Ossa

Health & social services

Social housing

121 homes in construction or under contract

Capital works & projects

12 projects from the Regional Delivery Plan.

Health1 project
Mackay Base Hospital expansion (at least 128 new overnight beds)
Education1 project
Mackay State High School hall refurbishment and air-conditioning
Transport3 projects
Mackay-Bucasia Road and Golf Links Road intersection upgrade
Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program (north of Gympie)
Shute Harbour boat ramp (four-lane)
Safety4 projects
Mackay Police Facility Upgrade
Proserpine Replacement Police Facility
Rural fire brigade stations (Abbot Point and Mount Ossa)
Mackay Courthouse improvements
Infrastructure1 project
Residential Activation Fund (Bowen South, Cannonvale, Proserpine and others)
Community1 project
Harrup Park (Great Barrier Reef Arena Stage 2, Games On!)
Economy1 project
Whitsunday Skyway at Airlie Beach$5M

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.

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.

Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program$243MContinuingCapitalAnnounced

Critical safety works continue on the Bruce Highway to make Queensland's main north-south road safer and more flood-resilient for the communities and industries that depend on it.

2026-27: $243M

$243M Queensland investment in 2026-27 within the $9 billion program jointly funded with the Federal Government under an 80:20 partnership

New and Upgraded Police Stations$495.9M totalContinuingCapitalAnnounced

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.

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.

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

Source document

Regional Delivery Plan — Mackay Whitsundays (PDF)

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