Federal election 2025: Qld infrastructure projects get $260m funding

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s pre-election spending spree continues in Queensland on Wednesday, as he unveils a $260m funding boost for a spate of infrastructure projects.

Following his Bruce Highway cash splash, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will make further announcements in Queensland on Wednesday. Picture: John Gass/NCA NewsWire

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is ramping up Labor's election cash splash, announcing a $259m funding boost for a spate of infrastructure projects across Queensland communities and the housing sector.

Mr Albanese is set to unveil more funding in North Queensland and Mount Isa on Wednesday, before taking his pre-election roadshow to the Northern Territory.

A total of $101m will be injected into the Housing Support program, while $159m will be split across 25 projects under the Growing Regions Program.

Successful projects included the Cairns Community and Multicultural Centre ($4m), Cannonvale Community Facility ($14.8m), Eromanga Natural History Museum Dinosaur Galleries ($14.8m) a new council administration and community hub for Wujal Wujal ($7.5m) and the Roma Pool Revitalisation ($9.5m).

Mr Albanese said the regional infrastructure projects were “invaluable”.

“This funding will build and upgrade key facilities that can be enjoyed by communities for years to come,” he said.

Meanwhile, the $101m housing infrastructure funding boost is promised to help fast-track the construction of 4,800 new homes through the government’s Housing Support Program through ten infrastructure investments including roads, sewage, and water projects.

Key projects include $35.5m for Kinross Road Estate infrastructure, $18.8m for waterworks in Balamba, and $10.1m for transport upgrades in Narangba.

Remote communities are also set to benefit, with $9.9m allocated for 32 serviced lots in Seisia and $1.8m for Mornington Island housing.

Mr Albanese said the initiative supported Queensland in achieving his national goal of delivering 1.2m homes by 2030.

Queensland has set a target of building one million homes by 2046.

Projects that received additional funding, the government says, went through a competitive assessment process.

Housing Support Program projects receiving federal funding:

* $6.6m to facilitate two new residential expansion areas in the north and south of Pormpuraaw

* $1.7m to help turn 14 lots into 34 lots in Napranum

* $9.9m to deliver 32 fully serviced lots in the remote Indigenous community of Seisia

* $5.1m to support a 20-lot social housing development in Bamaga

* $1.8m to improve access and provide essential trunk infrastructure to the social housing development in New Mapoon

* $1.8m to deliver two lots on Mornington Island

* $35.5m to provide road access, footpaths and stormwater drains for the Kinross Road Estate

* $18.8m for water and sewerage works in Balamba

* $10.3m for trunk infrastructure at Eaton Estate

* $10.1m to upgrade the road and provide public transport infrastructure in Narangba

Growing Regions Program projects receiving federal funding: 

* $4m Cairns Community and Multicultural Centre

* $2m upgrade to the PCYC Cairns facilities

* $5m upgrade to the Redlynch Community Sporting Precinct

* $2.65m for Stage 2 of the Cultural Knowledge Centre in Dixie for the Olkola People

* $1.95m for streetscape beautification and shared cycle and pedestrian paths in Mapoon

* $7.49m for a new council administration and community development hub for Wujal Wujal

* $1.84m for a Digital Services Centre in Hope Vale

* $15m for the Cannon Valley Sports Park

* $14.87m for the Cannonvale Community Facility

* $11.89m for the First Ave Streetscape renewal project in Maroochydore

* $13.6m for the Honey Road Sports and Recreation Precinct Stage 1

* $5.33m for the Harbour Arbour, East Shores to City Heart Activation in Gladstone

* $1.38m for the Woorabinda Water Park

* $1.91m for the Precinct 58 Redevelopment of the Bundaberg and Rural fire stations

* $10.42m for the Boulia Shire Community Hub

* $4.09m for the Burketown Health and Wellbeing Precinct Stage 1

* $5.99m for the Scarr Street Revitalisation Project in Cloncurry

* $1.79m for the Hughenden Showgrounds

* $2.13m for the Barcoo Regional Sports and Recreation Enhancements Project

* $14.96m for the Blackall Cultural Precinct

* $2.25m for the Longreach Recreational Precinct

* $9.5m for the Roma Pool Revitalisation

* $14.8m Eromanga Natural History Museum Dinosaur Galleries

* $1.98m for the Kingaroy Youth Park Development Stage 1

* $2.74m for the Southport Spit Emergency Services Hub

Originally published as Federal election 2025: Qld infrastructure projects get $260m funding