Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday 2022-23 financial year government funding commitments revealed

Stacks of notable Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac projects are receiving federal, state and council funding this financial year from drag strips to hospitals and new playgrounds.

Andrew Kacimaiwai

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December 14, 2022 - 5:00AM

A lot of money will flow through to Mackay region organisations this financial year.

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Greater Whitsunday hospitals, organisations, schools, and more have received a slice from a $470m funding pie raised from taxes and rates.

There’s also new police and fire stations, large industry initiatives, and tourism walks each getting a piece this financial year.

Check out the extensive list showing the notable projects or schemes across the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region that secured either council, state, or federal funding or a combination of each.

MACKAY REGION
SUGAR RESEARCH: $14.25m was granted to Sugar Research Australia to continue its research, development and extension activities, with benefits to trickle down to Mackay region cane farms; Queensland Government funding.

FLOOD LEVEE: $5m to deliver Stage 1 of the South Mackay levee which borders the Mackay Airport; federal funding.

REEF JETTIES: $3m on the table to deliver new jetties at Great Barrier Reef islands.

FISHERIES REFORM: $16.2m out of a total $82.8m spend to improve biological monitoring, stock assessments and compliance with evidence-based catch limits and fishing rules across Mackay Isaac Whitsundays; Queensland Government funding.

REEF EDUCATION: $1.2m out of a total $3.5m spend to support students to undertake reef place-based learning and help regional tourism operators to enhance or create educational experiences; Queensland Government funding.

HEALTH EXPANSION: $9.79bn over six years on 2200 new beds at 15 facilities across Queensland, including expansion of Mackay Hospital; Queensland Government funding.

HEAR HER VOICE: $71.9m to respond to the recommendations of the Queensland Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce on coercive control and domestic and family violence across the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region; Queensland Government funding.

HOMELESSNESS SERVICES: $4.1m to deliver specialist services across the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region; Queensland Government funding.

REEF PARK: $19.2m for joint management of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park across the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region; Queensland Government and federal government funding.

REEF CATCHMENTS: $2m awarded to Reef Catchments to deliver the Mackay Whitsunday Streambank Stewardship Program supporting riparian vegetation, bank stabilisation, and remediation of gully erosion; Queensland Government funding.

NORTHERN BEACHES: $5.7m to build learning spaces and upgrade skills development and training facilities at Mackay Northern Beaches State High School; Queensland Government funding.

About $7.6 million has been earmarked for Mackay’s port.

PORT WORK: $7.6m for the maintenance of Mackay Port, replacement of the Middle Breakwater fuel line supports and studies for hydrogen trade for North Queensland Bulk Ports facilities; Queensland Government funding.

POLICE STATION UPGRADE: $1.1m out of total $4m spend to continue the upgrade of Mackay Police Station; Queensland Government funding.

DRAGWAY UPGRADES: $951,010 grant to Palmyra Drag Racing Club to complete new surfacing at bottom of drag strip, improve safety barrier walls and install energy efficient LED lighting; Queensland Government funding.

INDIGENOUS RANGERS: $526,400 to protect environmental and Indigenous cultural heritage; Queensland Government funding.

BIKE RIDING: $700,000 awarded to Mackay Regional Council to build Pioneer River North Bank Stage 2, Heaths Rd to Gooseponds Trail shared path project; Queensland Government funding

FOODS BIOHUB: $640,000 out of total $1m spend to develop a business case for the Future Foods Biohub; Queensland Government funding.

MENTAL HEALTH: $2m for the refurbishment of Mackay Community Mental Health to provide purpose-designed clinical spaces and therapy rooms; Queensland Government funding.

TRADE TRAINING: $4.5m to expand the heavy automotive facilities at the Mackay Ooralea Trade Training Centre; Queensland Government funding.

RESOURCES CENTRE: $1.9m to help the Resources Centre of Excellence in Mackay develop a Future Industries Delivery Hub; Queensland Government funding.

LEVEE SYSTEM: $400,000 to investigate, design and model a levee system to reduce storm surge inundation; Queensland Government funding.

WALKERSTON BYPASS: $56.5m on construction of a two-lane highway connecting Peak Downs Highway to Mackay Ring Road; Queensland Government and federal government funding.

ST VINCENT’S: More than $5.2m to redevelop the St Vincent de Paul’s Society’s community support centre in Mackay to provide six social housing units plus a purpose-built support centre; Queensland Government funding.

SARINA HOSPITAL: $31.5m to build a new purpose-built hospital and staff accommodation; Queensland Government funding.

TOTAL STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MACKAY REGION: More than $256m

MACKAY COUNCIL SPENDING (CAPITAL)

$116,423 towards Allan Cameron Rotary Park
$589,410 towards Peak Downs Highway water main relining
$636,280 to refurbish Marian and Mirani Reservoir
$1.13m on Pioneer Valley Culvert Replacement Works
$1.27m on Mangrove Rd bus interchange civil works
$1.35m on Kelsey Creek Water Pump Station – Stage 2
$1.58m on Gooseponds and Seaforth Creek Bank protection works
$1.9m for drainage restoration works on Oak Street in Andergrove.
$1.7m for Woodlands District Park; Queensland Government and council funding.
$2.1m towards the Poineer Valley Mountain Bike Project
$2.3m for Pioneer River levee construction between Rivers Edge Estate to Heaths Road
$3.33m to rehabilitate Pioneer St in Glenella
$6.2m on River Street Service Road and riverside improvements for Mackay Waterfront
$6.5m of $48m total spend for Northern Beaches Community Hub Stage 1A multi-sports covered area and Stage 2 main building
$6.7m renewing our existing fleet assets
$7.12m to build Seaforth Esplanade project in Seaforth
$7.3m on Riverside Link as part of the Mackay Waterfront Priority Development Area
$8m to continue construction of the Mackay Waterfront, including the River Street service road
$8.4m on pavement improvement projects for shoulder widening and road rehabilitation
$11.8m towards trunk drainage projects

TOTAL MACKAY REGIONAL COUNCIL SPEND: Upwards of $80m

WHITSUNDAYS REGION

PROSERPINE HOSPITAL: $5m for the refurbishment of the clinical assimilation training area and acute primary care clinic upgrade at Proserpine Hospital; Queensland Government funding.

Proserpine Hospital is getting $5m this financial year. Picture: Supplied

FIRE AND RESCUE: $7m to build a new fire and rescue station in Airlie Beach; Queensland Government funding.

WHITSUNDAY PARK: $1.8m out of a $4.5m total spend to extend the Ngaro walking track in the Whitsunday Islands National Park; Queensland Government funding.

HIGHWAY SAFETY: $15 million on safety improvements to the Bruce Highway between Ten Mile Creek and Yeates Creek from Proserpine to Bowen; Queensland Government and federal government funding.

FLAGSTAFF CENTRE: $400,000, out of $2.5m total spend, for a conference and cultural centre at Flagstaff Hill; Queensland Government funding, as part of Building our Regions program.

BOWEN HOSPITAL: $5.2 million on construction projects to improve facilities at Bowen Hospital, including a new computed tomography scanner; Queensland Government funding.

BOWEN STATE HIGH SCHOOL: $868,000, out of $1.4 million total spend, to provide new skills development and training facilities at Bowen State High School; Queensland Government funding.

SALISBURY PLAINS: $500,000, out of $9.3m total spend, to help develop an industrial precinct with essential services and infrastructure corridors that would support the Galilee Basin; Queensland Government funding.

BURDEKIN WATER SUPPLY: $1.4m out of a total $1.9m spend on developing a detailed business case to modernise water storage and channelling in the Burdekin Haughton Water Supply Scheme; Queensland Government and federal funding.

AERODROME: More than $1.8m to upgrade safety and accessibility at Collinsville Aerodrome which includes sealing the runway, installing lighting, and replacing existing fence; Queensland Government funding.

STRATHMORE TRANSFORMER: $3.2m out of a total $24.3m total spend to build more transformers at the Strathmore substation to preserve the strength of the network; Queensland Government funding.

GREAT BARRIER REEF PROGRAM: $1.2m out of $3.5m total spend to support students to undertake reef place-based learning and help regional tourism operators.

TOTAL STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR WHITSUNDAY REGION: More than $43.3m

WHITSUNDAYS COUNCIL SPENDING (CAPITAL)

$30,000 to renew internal and external paint at Mt Coolon Community Centre in Collinsville
$63,000 to build disabled parking bay and footpath at Blake St in Collinsville
$100,000 for floodway along Strathalbyn Rd in Collinsville, subject to grant funding
$140,000 for drainage easement at Morrill St in Bowen
$160,000 for Stewart Dr kerb and channel upgrade in Cannonvale
$164,000 for external paint at Bowen PCYC
$165,000 for Ammonium Nitrate Optimisation project in Proserpine
$169,000 to configure Mount Julian Network in Proserpine
$177,000 to renew amenities at Bowen Cemetery
$180,000 for waste re-use to agriculture project in Proserpine
$180,000 to renew grandstand at Denison Park in Bowen, subject to grant funding
$181,000 for Bowen Small Reservoir pressure zone
$200,000 for Neerim Crescent stormwater renewal
$217,000 for Penticost St area renewal
$238,000 for new amenities at Hansen Park in Bowen
$250,000 for Woodwark Cres stormwater reconstruction
$296,000 for storage structure at Proserpine Entertainment Centre
$300,000 for drainage at Cannonvale Transfer Station
$300,000 to upgrade Balaam Rd floodway in Bowen
$333,000 for Cell 6 at Kelsey Creek Landfill in Proserpine
$334,000 to renew amenities at Cedar Creek in Proserpine
$350,000 to upgrade sediment pond 1 at Kelsey Creek Landfill
$350,000 to refurbish Wilson Beach swimming enclosure
$350,000 for Stage 1 of Eshelby Dr footpath
$381,000 for Renwick Rd trunk water main in Proserpine
$439,000 for Coyne Rd Reservoir and pump station works
$454,000 for Chapman St sewer rising main replacement in Proserpine
$490,000 for new Cannonvale Skate Bowl
$491,000 to renew mechanical plant in Bowen
$500,000 to refurbish Shute Harbour fishing platoon
$500,000 to upgrade Forestry Rd in Airlie Beach and Cannonvale
$650,000 for Carlo Dr Recycled Water Main in Airlie Beach and Cannonvale
$654,000 for Scottville Rd upgrade
$716,000 to reline sewer in Proserpine
$720,000 on Collinsville Efficient Resilient Solar Program
$739,000 to reconfigure Cannonvale Reservoir
$750,000 for Richmond Rd floodway in Bowen
$755,000 for the Edgecumbe Heights walking track in Bowen
$803,000 Bicentennial Boardwalk refurbishment
$960,000 towards Bowen Water Treatment Plant intake, switchboard and structure, subject to grant funding
$989,000 on the Choose Collinsville town centre upgrade
$1.5m for regional unsealed roads program
$1.5m to build new bores at Proserpine Water Treatment Plant
$1.6m towards Jubilee Pocket water trunk main
$1.9m road reseal and rehabilitation program
$1.94m to replace membrane at Cannonvale Sewerage Treatment Plant
$2m funding to support Tourism Whitsundays, Bowen Tourism & Business, and GW3 for regional and economic development
$2.1m out of $4.2m total spend for Kelsey Creek Landfill capping
$2.5 million Lake Proserpine commercialisation, subject to grant approval
$4.4m to seal Tondara Rd in Bowen
$14.8m for Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangement works in Collinsville

TOTAL COUNCIL SPEND: Upwards of $15.9m

ISAAC REGION

POWER UPGRADE: $3.4m, out of $31.5m total spend, to replace secondary systems at the Nebo substation to ensure continued reliability of supply; Queensland Government funding.

COLLINSVILLE FOOTBALL: $370,000 to refurbish Collinsville Football Fields’ clubhouse which includes new floors, ceiling tiles, amenities, lighting, repainting, and airconditioning for the main hall; Queensland Government funding.

COLLINSVILLE GOLF: $452,210 to renovate Collinsville Golf Club clubhouse including new accessible pathways and doors, refurbishment of amenities, and new children’s playground; Queensland Government funding.

MORANBAH EAST STATE SCHOOL: $5.8m, out of $6.2m total spend, to build a new facility for additional learning spaces; Queensland Government funding.

RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH: $943.5m over sevens years for phase two of the Building Rural and Remote Health Program, including the Moranbah Hospital Redevelopment; Queensland Government funding.

Dysart State High School is getting $750,000. Picture: Rae Wilson

DYSART STATE HIGH SCHOOL: $750,000, out of $900,000, to upgrade skills development and training facilities; Queensland Government funding.

NETBALL CLUBHOUSE: $590,931 to build a new netball clubhouse in Moranbah including a fit-for-purpose training room, office, storage space, and kiosk; Queensland Government funding in conjunction with resource companies and the Queensland Resources Council.

CLERMONT STATE HIGH SCHOOL: $1 million, out of $1.3 million, to provide new skills development and training facilities; Queensland Government funding.

CLERMONT POLICE STATION: $1.7m out of a total $3.5m spend to continue replacing the Clermont police facility; Queensland Government funding.

MORANBAH COMMUNITY CENTRE: $8 million for the revitalisation project; Queensland Government funding.

BEDFORD WEIR: $1.2m out of a total of $1.7m to develop a preliminary business case to address water security in the Nogoa Mackenzie Water Supply Scheme; Queensland Government and federal funding.

TOTAL STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ISAAC REGION: More than $23.26m

ISAAC COUNCIL SPENDING (CAPITAL)

$10,000 to install solar bollard lighting for two amenity blocks at Carmila Beach campgrounds
$45,000 for Isaac Region Remembrance Day seating project
$50,000 for the Rodney Draper Lane project to build a new footpath and drop and go area
$76,000 towards upgrades at Glenden Pool
$150,000 for carpark and driveway upgrade at Clermont Swimming Centre
$172,000 to build bitumen carpark and footpaths leading to amenities block in Centenary Park at Nebo
$200,000 to investigate and design pavement rehabilitation and drainage works at Golden Mile Rd
$300,000 to design and install weighbridge at Clermont Waste Management Facility
$390,000 to replace lights at the netball courts and touch football field in Middlemount
$450,000 to build five new concrete floodways on Peakvale Rd
$500,000 to replace airconditioner at Dysart Civic Centre
$550,000 towards two-year $1.7m St Lawrence Water Storage and Raw Water Main Project
$600,000 to replace filter valves and air lines on Moranbah Water Treatment Plant
$700,000 out of $1.56m total spend for Eaglefield Rd 2.5km two-year project
$800,000 for two-year $1.6m Dysart-Clermont Rd widening project
$850,000 for Nebo Memorial Hall, administration, library and Historic Nebo Museum external revitalisation development
$1.2m towards Saraji Rd and Peak Down Mines Rd intersection project
$1.5m for Grasstree Rd culvert approaches and design and rehabilitation for Mt Stuart Bedford Weir Rd in Middlemount
$1.82m for Stage 2 of Moranbah Waste Management Facility Phase 2 project
$2m on the Isaac Resource Excellence Hub
$2.4m to replace trucks, mini excavators, skid steers, fertiliser spreaders, slashers, aerators, grasscutters, rollers and trailers
$2.8m for two-year Nebo Showgrounds Masterplan Stage 1
$2.9m for Pioneer Rd upgrade, pave and reseal of 10km to improve safety for school bus route
$3.2m on two-year Stage 2 Clermont Showgrounds and Saleyards Revitalisation Project
$3.4m on Isaac Region Gravel Re-sheeting Program including 11.6km Wuthung Rd project, 14km Mackenzie River-Capella Rd project, 4.5km Ltous Creek Rd project, and 9.1km Collaroy-Killarney Rd works
$10.1m towards two-year Moranbah Community Centre Revitalisation project
$14.4 million on the replacement of Phillips Creek Bridge; multi-year project dependent on Queensland Government funding