Far North Queensland

Investing in our health

• $21.8 million to continue work on the $446.3 million redevelopment of the Cairns Hospital
• $6.4 million in renovations for the Cairns Hospital Emergency Department to provide additional beds

Delivering jobs for Queensland

• $42.1 million to build better facilities at William McCormack Place
• Funding for the $9.4 million cruise facility at Cairns Port
• $1.2 million for a feasibility study for a new Great Walk from the Daintree River to the tip of Cape York

Better and safer roads

• $11.3 million to complete the new $15 million bridge and approaches on the Endeavour Valley Road at Endeavour River, west of Cooktown
• $9 million towards the $31.5 million upgrade of the Kennedy Developmental Road, south of Mount Garnet
• $6.1 million to upgrade priority level crossings in the region

Investing in education and early childhood

• $15 million for upgrades to local schools over the next three years, including installing solar panels in every school
• $6.2 million to continue work on the $28.8 million redevelopment of the Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE at Cairns
• $4 million in joint Queensland-Australian Government funding to construct a combined trade training and school industry trade centre at Woree State High School
• As part of the first tranche of the Government's commitment to 240 new or expanded kindergartens by 2014, funding for a new kindergarten at Redlynch

Improving emergency services

• $6.13 million to complete the $7.4 million replacement police station and watchhouse at Mareeba
• $1.5 million for the new $2 million Tully Ambulance Station
• $200,000 towards the new $2 million replacement ambulance station at Ravenshoe

Protecting our environment and building communities

• Implementing our plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef

More information

For more information about your region, read the Far North Queensland Regional Budget Statement (PDF 450 KB).