Moreton Bay
Regional delivery — Queensland Budget 2026-27
Across budgets
Tracked across 5 budgets (2022-23 to 2026-27).
Highlights
- •Redcliffe Hospital expansion
- •Bribie Island Bridge
- •Moreton Bay Indoor Sports Centre
- •New TAFE Centre of Excellence in Moreton Bay
- •New special school at Moreton Bay South
Capital works & projects
14 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Expands youth detention capacity at Woodford by 32 beds (from 80 to 112), addressing a previously unfunded commitment.
General Government operating, $95.8M over 3 years plus $32.3M per annum ongoing
Four new TAFE Centres of Excellence in Rockhampton, Caloundra, Petrie and Moreton Bay train workers in in-demand trades.
$201.1M total over 3 years. Year-by-year profile not separately disclosed in BP4.
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.
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 Moreton Bay. The Regional Delivery Plan (linked below) details specific capital works and programs for this region.
Source document
Regional Delivery Plan — Moreton Bay (PDF)Last updated: 2026-06-24. Factual information from published budget documents.