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We’re a step closer to achieving our Smart City goals thanks to the City’s endorsement of a 15-year agreement to access 24 kilometres of optical fibre

Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt The Coalition Government is injecting over $1.42 billion...

Premium Content Subscriber only A MAJOR road project and air travel are the key outcomes of the Federal Governments 2021 budget for Sunshine Coast residents. Specific funding allocations for projects across regional Queensland were thin on the ground in Treasurer Josh Frydenbergs billion-dollar spending spree today, with our region one of the few to score a mention in the voluminous treasury documents made available to journalists during the annual lock-up in Canberra. The Treasurer set asid...

Premium Content Subscriber only Mackay and Whitsunday residents hoping for generous gifts from the 2021 Federal Budget will be disappointed, with no specific new offerings outlined in the hefty papers. But residents will benefit from a pre-budget announcement of $400m for the Bruce Highway, from Mackay to Proserpine and Rockhampton to Gladstone, covering floodproofing, safety improvements and reducing congestion. The budget papers did not show any specific allocations for the Peak Downs Highw...

Premium Content Subscriber only A major cash splash on an iconic project is a key outcome of the Federal Governments 2021 Budget for Rockhampton residents. An extra $7.5m has been earmarked for Rookwood Weir as part of a $98m injection over three years under the National Water Grid Fund, formerly known as the National Water Infrastructure Development Fund. This brings total project funding to $183.6m for the Weir. Rockhampton residents will benefit from a pre-Budget announcement of $400m fo...

Premium Content Subscriber only IPSWICH and Gatton missed out on scoring big-ticket items in the Federal Government’s annual Budget today. Specific funding allocations for projects across regional Queensland were thin on the ground in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s billion-dollar spending spree today, with our region one of many to not rate a mention. There were hopes money would be set aside for the Springfield-Ipswich trainline and public transport corridor, the North Ipswich Reserve upgrade...

Gladstone will benefit from a push to unlock more gas supply for the domestic market. The Federal Budget 2021 has earmarked $1.5m to support a feasibility study into the electrification of liquefied natural gas facilities at Curtis Island, Queensland. Budget papers state the Federal Government will give the funding to the Queensland government for this study in 2021-22. The Government has also allocated $15.6m in 2021-22 for competitive grants to support gas field trials in the North Bowen an...