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DELIVERING safety where you live

  • Delivering a new Townsville-based hub to help double the capacity of the Womensline and Mensline helplines to support victims of domestic and family violence.

  • Restarting the after-hours youth hub/drop-in diversionary service for young people aged 10–17 at Community Gro in Garbutt, as part of the Gold Standard Early Intervention program.

  • Delivering a new Kirwan Police Station.

  • Delivering $1.8 million to provide young people with a safe environment and an opportunity to foster positive relationships with each other, staff, volunteers and mentors.

  • Enhancing the support provided to victims of crime across the state by the Victim Liaison Service.

  • Acquiring land to deliver a replacement Fire and Rescue Station in Ayr.

  • Establishing a new multi-agency community safety facility at Palm Island.

  • Restoring safety where you live with strong laws and consequences for actions across the state, as part of the rollout of the Making Queensland Safer laws.

  • Addressing maintenance issues and upgrading the Townsville Watchhouse.

  • Commencing delivery of 9 short stay programs for youth who are demonstrating high-risk behaviours as part of the Regional Reset Program, including in North Queensland.

  • Delivering an additional District Court Judge plus ancillary staff, as part of the Faster Justice Plan.

  • Supporting the establishment of Crime Prevention Schools to re-engage youth who have disengaged from mainstream education at risk of falling into crime, including in North Queensland.

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DELIVERING health services when you need them

  • Delivering a new youth mental health facility in Townsville.

  • Delivering a CT Scanner for Ayr Hospital.

  • Refurbishing the Townsville University Hospital's HVAC systems, as part of the Timely Investment Infrastructure Maintenance Program.

  • Expanding the Kirwan Health Campus to deliver midwifery community clinics, dental services, refurbishments to the existing facility, and additional car parking.

  • Fast-tracking a multi-storey carpark at Townsville University Hospital, with opportunities for local builders.

  • Making additional CT services for referred patients available in Ayr.

  • Delivering more health workers for North Queensland, with additional funding in 2025-26 to grow the workforce to 6,378 (FTE) in the Townsville Hospital and Health Service.

  • Delivering safe and fit-for-purpose staff accommodation in Charters Towers, as part of the Hospital Rescue Plan.

  • Delivering the Townsville University Hospital expansion with at least 165 new overnight beds, as part of the Hospital Rescue Plan.

  • Progressing planning on the Home Hill Multipurpose Health Services, as part of the Hospital Rescue Plan.

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DELIVERING a better lifestyle through a stronger economy

  • Delivering the Palm Island Home Ownership Scheme, working with Palm Island Council to create new housing pathways and give residents the opportunity to own their own home where they previously haven't been able to.

  • Upgrading the Home Hill Swimming Pool with new water filtration, heating, and reticulation systems to improve safety and usability, as part of the permanent Works for Queensland Program.

  • Installing shade cover over playground equipment at Taylors Beach beachfront to improve sun safety and support all-day recreational use, as part of the permanent Works for Queensland Program.

  • Supporting Charters Towers Regional Council to replace ageing CCTV cameras at nine sites to improve coverage, functionality, and surveillance response, as part of the permanent Works for Queensland Program.

  • Replacing heavy doors at Greenvale Community Hall with lighter, ergonomic options to improve accessibility and safety, as part of the permanent Works for Queensland Program.

  • Assessing long-term infrastructure and non-infrastructure solutions to meet the water resource needs of the Burdekin region, as part of the National Water Grid Fund in partnership with the Australian Government.

  • Planning and designing the Borello Park redevelopment, including playground replacement and reprofiling to protect against sea level rise inundation, as part of the permanent Works for Queensland Program.

  • Installing a new public toilet at Aplins Weir Park, Townsville, including power, water, and wastewater connections to the site.

  • Delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders, with more social homes in construction and contracted in North Queensland.

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DELIVERING a plan for Queensland’s future

  • Upgrading the Townsville Sports Precinct.

  • Upgrading the Peak Downs Highway.

  • Upgrading lighting and building female change facilities at Jabiru Park baseball field, as part of the Games On! Grassroots Infrastructure Program.

  • Supporting Hermit Park Tigers AFL Club with facility upgrades.

  • Installing a new security fence at Mundingburra State School to keep local kids safe.

  • Continuing the management and mitigation of significant public safety, health, and environmental risks at high-risk abandoned mine sites.

  • Supporting Palm Island tourism over four years, including the development of cultural and ecotourism opportunities.

  • Refurbishing Block D at Charters Towers Central State School.

  • Upgrading facilities at the Cungulla Fishing and Social Club.

  • Delivering air conditioning for the multipurpose hall at Thuringowa State High School.

  • Upgrading facilities at the Burdekin Netball Association, as part of the Games On! Grassroots Infrastructure Program.

  • Completing stage 1 of major upgrade works at the Ingham Tennis Court Complex, as part of the Games On! Grassroots Infrastructure Program.

  • Delivering jobs with the CopperString transmission line to connect the Queensland North West Minerals Province to the national electricity grid.

  • Upgrading Greenwood Park Sporting Complex fields in Kirwan, as part of the Games On! Grassroots Infrastructure Program.

  • Delivering upgrades to the Angus Smith Drive roundabout in Douglas to unlock congestion and unlock potential for growth at the university and the hospital.

  • Extending the Multipurpose Hall at Kirwan State School.

  • Upgrading Townsville State High School's existing hall into a performing arts centre.

  • Delivering facility upgrades at the Burdekin Netball Association.

  • Upgrading the Ingham Tennis Complex with the first stage of major works.

  • Installing new cricket nets for Western Suburbs Cricket Club.

  • Upgrading the Townsville Connection Road and Bowen Road Bridge.

  • Rehabilitating the Burdekin River Bridge.

  • Duplicating Garbutt to Upper Ross Road, Allambie Lane to Dunlop Street, to four lanes, jointly funded with the Australian Government.

  • Delivering Bruce Highway, Burdekin Deviation, plan and preserve corridor, jointly funded with the Australian Government.​

  • Enhancing road safety with upgrades to Ross River Road.

  • Improving intersections along North Townsville Road from Mount Low to Deeragun.

  • Delivering $1.5 million to install 1.3 km of pathway on the Ross River Bikeway through Oonoonba and over the railway line, security lighting and gated railway crossing​.

  • Delivering planning for a slip lane on the corner of MacArthur Drive and University Drive, Annandale​.

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Last updated: October 2025

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