Delivering for Far North Queensland
Highlights include:
DELIVERING safety where you live
- Making Queensland Safer laws rollout
Restoring safety where you live with strong laws and consequences for actions across the state. - Youth Justice Schools
Delivering 2 new Youth Justice Schools for high-risk teens on Youth Justice orders including community service orders, including one in Cairns.
DELIVERING health services when you need them
- Cairns Hospital Expansion Refurbishment Works
$181 million to refurbish selected areas within the existing Hospital and utilise opportunities for futureproofing facilities as part of the Hospital Rescue Plan. - Cooktown Multipurpose Health Service Facility
$200 million to redevelop the Multipurpose Health Service facility as part of the Hospital Rescue Plan which services the local Cook Shire catchment in Far North Queensland.
DELIVERING a better lifestyle through a stronger economy
- A Place to Call Home
Delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders with 561 social and community houses in construction and contracted in Far North Queensland as part of the Securing Our Housing Foundation plan. - Barron River Bridge
Delivering generational infrastructure to cross the Barron River that is safe and reliable.
DELIVERING a plan for Queensland’s future
- Smithfield Mountain Bike Trail Network Expansion
$15.5 million for Smithfield Conservation Park and surrounds mountain biking trail upgrades. - Games On! Manunda Sports Precinct
$6 million for extra change rooms and lighting upgrades at the Manunda Sports Precinct.
Regional Delivery Plan Map
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Last Updated: 24 June 2025
