Tuesday, June 4, 2013

What did the Whitsundays get in the QLD Budget

The Queensland Treasurer, Tim Nicholls MP, is currently delivering the Queensland State Budget for 2013-14 (on ABC1 TV now).

The Whitsundays has featured in the Budget - A Summary:





  • $2.1 million to upgrade and complete essential water and sewage treatment infrastructure in Bowen, Proserpine and Cannonvale.
  • $1.9 million to develop the Proserpine Neighbourhood Centre.
  • $400,000 over two years to the Whitsunday Regional Council towards upgrading the Collinsville library.
  • $500,000 to commence replacement of the ambulance station at Collinsville.
  • $10 million to upgrade the Bowen Developmental Road between Bowen and Collinsville.
  • $312,000 to Bowen State High School.
  • $4 million to expand and improve social housing (shared with Mackay).
  • $8.4 million to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority for the Marine Parks Field Management Program.
  • $880,000 for activities under the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan 2009, in partnership with the Australian Government.
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