Mackay-Whitsunday

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Investing in our health

$61 million to continue building the new $405.6 million Mackay Base Hospital, which will provide more operating theatres, a coronary care unit and larger intensive care unit
A new maternity service and family drop-in clinic for Proserpine

$178.3 million toward the Jilalan Rail Yard Upgrade
$102.9 million in electricity infrastructure improvements for the region
Almost $42 million toward the construction of the Vermont Rail Spur and Balloon Loop on the Oaky Creek line, north of Dysart
Funding of $34 million toward the duplication of rail track between Coppabella to Ingsdon
More than $14 million toward the development of a third rail loop at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal
$4 million towards upgrading the Whitsunday Airport
$410,000 to complete the Whitsunday Islands Great Walk in the Whitsunday National Park

$37.6 million to construct the $148 million Forgan Bridge and approaches on Barnes Creek Road
Funding to complete the $20 million widening of the Rockleigh-North Mackay Road
More than $18 million toward the replacement of the St Lawrence River Rail Bridge

$12 million to continue work on the $46.1 million specialist trade campus in Mackay
More than $10.7 million for classroom upgrades in local schools over the next three years, including installing solar panels in every State school by 2011
$6.3 million to go towards constructing the $7.8 million combined trade training school and industry trade centre at Mackay North State High School
As part of the first tranche of the Government's commitment to 240 new or expanded kindergartens by 2014, funding for new kindergartens at Seaforth and Beaconsfield

Funding towards a new ambulance station at Clermont
$1.19 million to construct and upgrade a State Emergency Service facility and ambulance station at Moranbah

For more information about your region, read the Mackay-Whitsunday Regional Budget Statement (PDF 435 KB).