Moreton Bay
The 2024–25 Queensland Budget Queenslanders. In Moreton Bay it provides:
$1,300 electricity bill support
for Queensland households – an upfront $1,000 Cost of Living Rebate from the Queensland Government and a $300 rebate paid in quarterly instalments from the Australian Government.
$5.5B for health
for the Metro North and West Moreton Hospital and Health Services.
$115M for education
to maintain, improve and upgrade schools in Moreton Bay.
$1.3B for the Big Build
for productivity-enhancing infrastructure and capital works, estimated to support 3,500 jobs in Moreton Bay.
Delivering for MORETON BAY
Free Kindy
Up to 6,160 children eligible for free kindy in Moreton Bay, for 15 hours per week, 40 weeks per year.
(January 2024 to May 2024)
Fee-Free TAFE
7,699 fee-free TAFE courses commenced by people in Moreton Bay wanting to train, retrain or upskill in priority industries.
(January 2023 to March 2024)
Skilling Queenslanders for Work
$42.6 million allocated to develop skills and provide training to 5,727 people in Moreton Bay, including 3,578 people who are now employed as a direct result of their participation in the program.
(July 2015 to April 2024)
First Home Owner Grant
7,225 grants worth $121.1 million paid to home buyers to help them buy their first home in Moreton Bay.
(July 2016 to April 2024)
Delivering better services for Moreton Bay
Growth from March 2015 to March 2024
1,068 extra nurses up 72.8%
711 extra teachers up 18.6%
200 extra doctors up 46.8%
179 extra teacher aides up 22.3%
Another 204 beds for Redcliffe Hospital
A major expansion of the Redcliffe Hospital will deliver 204 extra beds for the growing Moreton Bay region, thanks to Queensland Government funding of over $1.1 billion.
The development will deliver additional operating theatres, emergency department treatment spaces, birthing suites and medical imaging facilities. The project also includes pharmacy and pathology areas as well as endoscopy, outpatient consult and diagnostic rooms. Work on the project supports more than 2,500 jobs and is due for completion in 2028.
Expansion of the Redcliffe Hospital is part of the Queensland Government’s Health Big Build, investing more than $14 billion delivering new and upgraded facilities right across the state including more than 3,300 additional hospital beds over six years.
QUEENSLAND BUDGET 2024–25 AT A GLANCE
Total concessions including cost-of-living relief measures available in 2024–25
$11.2B
Investment in school and early education facilities
$1.3B
Total health funding in 2024–25
$28.9B
Total Big Build over 4 years
$107.3B
Community Safety Plan for Queensland
$1.3B
Jobs supported by the Big Build program in 2024–25
72,000
Putting Queensland Kids First Plan
$502M
Percentage of Big Build spend outside of greater Brisbane in 2024–25
68.5%
Homes for Queenslanders
$3.1B
Total capital investment to support the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan over 4 years
$26B