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2014-15 Queensland Budget Snapshot

June 2014

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2014-15 Queensland Budget - Snapshot June 2014

Contents

Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Health .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Education, Jobs & Skills ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Police, Justice & Emergency Services ........................................................................................................................ 10

State Development, Infrastructure & Planning ......................................................................................................... 12

Transport & Main Roads ............................................................................................................................................ 13

Energy, Water, Natural Resources & Mines ............................................................................................................... 15

Agriculture ................................................................................................................................................................. 16

Science, IT, Innovation & Arts .................................................................................................................................... 17

Tourism & Small Business .......................................................................................................................................... 18

Community Services, Disabilities, Child Safety & Housing ........................................................................................ 19

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Overview

2014-15 Queensland Budget - Snapshot June 2014

The 2014-15 Queensland Budget marks the final budget of the Newman Government’s first term.

This budget sets the scene for the Queensland Government to sell and lease a range of assets, in exchange for $8.6 billion spending on infrastructure.

It reduces the fiscal deficit to $2.2 billion in 2014-15 and balances the budget by 2015-16.

The Budget reveals plans to sell Ergon Energy’s retail business, power generators CS Energy and Stanwell Corporation and SunWater’s commercial assets.

The Port of Gladstone will also be leased along with the Townsville port in a package deal with the Mount Isa rail line.

These plans will allow the Government to cut debt from a predicted $80 billion to $55 billion, reducing interest payments from $4 billion a year to $2.7 billion.

The plans will also allow for $8.6 billion for infrastructure, including a $1.5 billion Southeast Queensland Roads fund, a $1 billion public transport rail fund and a $500 million natural disaster future fund.

Key numbers:

• Fiscal deficit of $6.1 billion in 2013-14 and $2.2 billion in 2014-15

• Aim to balance Budget by 2015-16• Government wants to sell or lease assets to

reduce accumulated debt of $80 billion to $55 billion

• This would cut interest payments from $4 billion to $2.7 billion a year

For sale:

• Ergon Energy retail business• SunWater industrial pipelines business• Stanwell Corporation• CS Energy

For long-term lease:

• Integrated Port of Townsville• Mt Isa Rail Line Port of Gladstone

Seeking private sector investment:

• Powerlink Energex Ergon (excluding retail business)

Asset sales:

• The plan would net the Government $33.6 billion in total

• Of that, $25 billion to be used to pay down debt• The remaining $8.6 billion to be used for

infrastructure and investment

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Key budget measures:

• Infrastructureo Moreton Bay Rail Link - $374 milliono Six lanes for Centenary Motorway - $41.4

million o Toowoomba Second Range Crossing - $30.4

milliono Upgrading the Warrego Highway between

Toowoomba and Miles - $18.6 million

• Policeo Enforcing Government crackdown on

criminal motorcycle gangs - $14.2 million (over two years)

o Second police helicopter based at Archerfield in Brisbane - $3 million

o Legacy Way speed camera system including fixed and point to point cameras - $1 million (on top of $2.9 million previous year)

• Transporto Road safety - $48.069 milliono Cost of subsidising average public transport

journey rising from $6.58 to $7.10 o Public transport patronage forecast to fall

by 1.64 million trips in 2014-15

• Child Safetyo Record spend in total - $406 milliono 77 new child safety officerso Children over 18 can access Government

support until they are 21 o New Safe Houses

• Educationo Education funding increased by 7% increase

to $11.8 billion o Numeracy and literacy - $131 milliono 10 new schools

• Healtho Health funding increased by 6.4% to $13.6

billion o Regional hospital redevelopments - $170

milliono Loss of $44 million in preventative health

funding, due to Federal Budget cuts.

• Miningo Royalty estimates down $626 million in

2014-2015o LNG exports to boost economic growth to

11 year high of 6%

• G20o Cultural program in three weeks leading up

to November summit

• Drought reliefo Drought relief over two years - $62 milliono Community resilience building strategies -

$3.9 milliono Expanding mental health support services -

$1.45 million o Fee and rental relief - $3.9 million

• Pensionerso Cuts to concessions of $54.2 million in

2014-15 ($223 million over four years)o Pensioners could lose 15% of their

concessions

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General Government expenses by purpose 2014-15

Capital purchases by purpose 2014-15

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Overview

The Queensland Government’s spending on health will increase 6.4% to $13.6 billion in 2014-15.

Of this, 80.8% ($11 billion) is dedicated to providing public healthcare services from Hospital and Health Service (HHS) Boards and others, including Mater Health Services and St Vincent’s Health Australia.

The budget increase will enable service expansion during 2014-15, including in the Darling Downs, Gold Coast, Metro South and Sunshine Coast HHSs.

New and expanded services will include orthopaedics, radiation oncology, mental health services, urology, respiratory medicine, dialysis, endoscopy and allied health services.

From 1 July, Queensland’s first Health Ombudsman will take full responsibility for an integrated State-wide health complaints network.

Later this year, the opening of the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in South Brisbane will create the biggest public children’s hospital in the country.

A total of $41.4 million will be invested in the Queensland Ambulance Service during 2014-15. This includes 155 new and replacement ambulances, and an extra 100 ambulance officers.

Key ongoing initiatives:

• $369.8 million to continue the delivery of the Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital and its Skills, Academic and Research Centre as a Public Private Partnership, costing $1.872 billion

• Queensland Health will invest $81.8 million in 2014-15 to continue the $327 million four year Backlog Maintenance Remediation Program to address high priority and critical operational maintenance, life cycle replacements and upgrades

• $81.4 million to continue construction of the $446.3 million Cairns Base Hospital redevelopment

• $59.9 million will be invested in the continued State-wide roll out of eHealth clinical and administrative support systems including: integrated electronic Medical Records (ieMR) and delivering systems for results reporting, order entry, medications management, clinical notes and discharge summaries

• $41.2 million in 2014-15 to continue the $334 million Queensland and Australian Government-funded Townsville Hospital Expansion

• $7.7 million to continue the $62.6 million Mount Isa Health Campus redevelopment

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Key Queensland Ambulance Service initiatives:

• $22 million to commission 155 new and replacement ambulance vehicles

• $8.5 million to complete upgrades to ambulance facilities for replacement ambulance station and relief quarters at Pittsworth; the Russell Island ambulance station and residence replacement; the Injune ambulance station and residence redevelopment, and the new Spring Hill complex and station redevelopment at a total cost of $12.7 million

• $0.8 million to commence the Miriam Vale replacement ambulance station, Rainbow Beach new ambulance station, Thursday Island replacement ambulance station and Relief Accommodation and Birtinya new ambulance station at a total cost of $14.6 million

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Overview

Education and training is a key priority for this Budget, with the Government committed to greater access to high quality education and training opportunities through a budget increase of 7%, to $11.8 billion.

Key funding highlights include $93.8 million to continue preparations to introduce Year 7 as the first year of secondary schooling from 2015 by building, refurbishing and reconfiguring State school classrooms and flexible learning areas.

New secondary schools will be constructed at Highfields totalling $23 million and $59.3 million has been allocated to the $1.4 billion Queensland Schools PPP project for 10 new schools in SEQ, with the first two schools to commence at Burpengary and Pimpama in 2015.

The Government has also made a key commitment to focus on closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queenslanders.

$24.4 million has been allocated to continue the delivery of the Australian Government Trade Training Centres in Schools Program.

Education, Jobs & Skills

Key education initiatives:

• $66 million this year as part of the Government’s five year, $537 million Great Teachers = Great Results action plan

• Investment of $6 million for additional State schools to become Independent Public Schools as part of a four-year election promise

• 761 additional teachers and teacher aides will be allocated roles in response to enrolment growth and students with special needs

• An extra 2,250 prep teacher aide hours as part of the Government’s four year $54 million Boosting Prep for our children’s future commitment

• Almost $4.9 million to increase kindergarten participation rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

• $100 million to fix rusty down pipes, ripped carpet and peeling paint in Queensland State schools

• More than $410 million being spent on capital projects to improve schools, training facilities and kindergartens

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Key training initiatives:

• Significant reforms in Queensland’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector through the Great skills. Real opportunities. five-year action plan

• Almost $1.1 billion invested in training and tertiary education will be better targeted towards addressing skills shortages

• Continuing to offer fee-free apprenticeships and traineeships in high priority skills areas to Year 12 graduates

• Up to $13 million over three years in the School to Trade Pathway and Group Training Organisation Additional Apprentice Bonus initiatives, with the target to create 10,000 additional apprenticeships over six years

• $10 million to support registered training and community organisations to create job-focused training as part of the $47 million Community Learning Program

• $1 million for the Strategic Indigenous VET Partnership delivered in conjunction with the Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs

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Police, Justice & Emergency Services

Overview

In a bid to revitalise the Sunshine State’s frontline, the Queensland Government has allocated $2.07 billion to the Queensland Police Service (QPS) to improve frontline services and station facilities.

The policing strategic plan has highlighted the need for more frontline officers in the field, better equipment, and safer communities as key focus areas.

As part of the Government’s 2012 commitment to providing 1,100 additional officers over the next four years, this year will see the recruitment of a further 267 officers, costing $109.4 million.

Identified challenges include addressing the incidences of new and emerging criminal methodologies and the commitment to resources for this year’s G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane.

The State’s Emergency Services will receive more than $500 million in funding to revitalise frontline volunteer fire and emergency services. The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and Public Safety Business Agency will also invest more than $55 million to deliver improved equipment, station upgrades and new and replacement vehicles.

The Department of Justice and Attorney-General will invest more than $146 million on additional prison infrastructure, correctional centre enhancements and the completion of upgrades to regional courthouses and Youth Justice facilities.

Key equipment initiatives:

• $37.9 million for new police vehicles and over $22 million to renew Queensland Police Service operation equipment, communications centres and mobile policing facilities

• $27.2 million in additional operating and $1 million in additional capital for speed and red light cameras throughout Queensland

• $15.7 million for information and technology upgrades

• $3 million to continue delivering police helicopter services for Gold Coast and Brisbane as part of the commitment to $18 million over four years

Key safe communities initiatives:

• $4.3 million to continue the crackdown on criminal motorcycle gangs across the State

• $2.1 million to support the Government’s Safe Night Out Strategy, addressing alcohol and drug related violence

• $1 million for the third year of the Government commitment to provide $4 million over four

• years to revitalise Neighbourhood Watch and Crime Stoppers

• $0.92 million towards a policing hub on the Gold Coast, with trials of a hub also commencing in Townsville

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Key improved emergency initiatives:

• $620 million will be provided to Queensland’s fire and emergency services

• $23 million for new and replacement urban and rural fire trucks

• $7 million to funding the delivery and construction of new and replacement fire stations across Queensland

• $7.5 million for strategic land acquisitions and Rural Operations land purchases

• $4.4 million for operational equipment including information technology equipment to improve building fire safety services

• $2.7 million of funding for SES volunteers

Key Justice initiatives:

• 62 million for additional prison infrastructure incorporating recommissioning Borallon Correctional Centre, refurbishing Harold Gregg Unit at Townsville Correctional Centre to provide extra beds for male prisoners

• $26.7 million for the completion of the Cleveland Youth Detention Centre expansion in Townsville.

• $11 million in correctional centre enhancements including Southern Queensland Correctional Centre, Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, expansion of accommodation for women in Townsville Correctional Centre and the upgrade of the power supply at Woodford Correctional Centre

• $16.5 million for the ongoing programmed renewal, maintenance and minor works of courthouses and youth justice facilities

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Overview

Following the Government’s commitment to driving economic growth in Queensland, a strong focus for the Budget has remained on the Royalties for the Regions program, allocating $101.5 million for the construction and upgrade of essential community infrastructure.

$200 million is also available under Round 4 of the Royalties for the Regions program which will be broadened to encompass a wider range of community projects across Queensland’s regions.

A diverse range of projects have already had funding approved under this program including road works, regional airport upgrades, medical and childcare centres and a natural history museum in Quilpie, Western Queensland.

State Development, Infrastructre & Planning

Key initiatives:

• $49.1 million to fund early works on the Commonwealth Games Village including demolition, bulk earthworks and trunk infrastructure

• $2.5 million per year over the next four years to fund the independent GasFields Commission. The Commission is an independent statutory body established to manage relationships between rural landholders, regional communities and the onshore gas industry

• $3.5 million of funding over the next four years to the Recreational Rail Trails Grants Program. The program will be open to expressions of interest from councils across Queensland. The initiative will provide more leisure opportunities by enhancing and extending the State’s network of recreational rail trails for walkers, cyclists and horse riders

• $3.3 million for development works in various industrial eStates

• $12.3 million for the Cairns Shipping Development Project

• $4.2 million to Brisbane City Council for Roma Street Parklands capital works

• South Bank Corporation has capital works totalling $13.3 million, to be developed in consultation with the Government, to maintain and enhance the value of its assets, particularly its investment properties

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Transport & Main Roads

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Overview

Regional main roads are a focus for the $5.4 billion transport funding in the 2014-15 Budget, with the Bruce Highway upgrades and Toowoomba Second Range Crossing taking centre stage.

The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing received $321 million towards the $1.6 billion, 41 km toll road project, with $768 million allocated to upgrade sections of the Bruce Highway.

This budget will see the start of the $10 billion, 10-year deal with the Commonwealth Government to fund safety, flood mitigation and capacity works across the Bruce Highway and the Gateway Motorway. This forms part of the 2014-15 to 2017-18 Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program (QTRIP).

Funding has also been confirmed for the Gateway Upgrade North and the Warrego Highway Upgrade between Toowoomba and Miles.

The light rail passenger services on Stage 1 of the Gold Coast Rapid Transit project will also commence in mid-2014. Trams will stop at 16 stations between the Gold Coast University Hospital and Broadbeach every seven and a half minutes during peak hours and operate 24 hours during weekends.

Key initiatives:

• $130 million in 2014-15 to complete repairs to the $150 million of damage from natural disaster events across the State in early 2014, including ex-Tropical Cyclone Ita

• $41.1 million towards the $41.8 million, six-laning of a section of the Centenary Motorway, in conjunction with the Legacy Way tunnel project and the Moggill Road interchange upgrade

• $18.6 million in 2014-15 for the $635 million program to upgrade the Warrego Highway between Toowoomba and Miles

• $374 million will be provided in 2014-15 for the $988 million Moreton Bay Rail Link, between Petrie Station and Kippa-Ring Station

• $143.5 million in 2014-15 has been provided by the Australian Government as part of their $929.6 million contribution, for the $1.162 billion upgrade of the Gateway Motorway between Nudgee and Bracken Ridge (Gateway Upgrade North), due for completion in 2018-19

• Rail infrastructure investment of $25.4 million for the New Generation Rolling Stock project to deliver 75 new six-car trains, including construction of a purpose built maintenance facility at Wulkuraka in Ipswich West. Arrival and testing of the new trains will begin in late 2015

• $28.7 million towards construction of the third and fourth rail tracks between Lawnton and Petrie

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Toowoomba Second Range Crossing

$30.4 million will be provided in 2014-15 for the $1.6 billion Toowoomba Second Range Crossing project, which is due for completion in 2017-18. A total of $321.25 million for the project will be delivered over five-years.

The project will deliver a bypass route to the north of Toowoomba, approximately 41km, running from the Warrego Highway at Helidon to the Gore Highway at Athol via Charlton.

Bruce Highway

$768 million has been allocated to upgrade sections of the Bruce Highway, with $188 million of State funding in 2014-15:

• Cooroy to Curra, Section C between Traveston and Keefton Roads

• Mackay Ring Road, Stage 1• Two new interchanges (Sunshine Motorway and

Caloundra Road) and adjoining service roads in advance of future 6-laning works

• Extension of 6-laning between Foster Road and Robert Road, south of Cairns

Other major upgrades to the Bruce Highway will continue, including:

• Cooroy to Curra Section A• Townsville Ring Road Stage 4• Yeppen Floodplain South• Providing four-laning capacity between

Vantassel and Cluden in Townsville

Highways

Total planned expenditure for 2014-15 in the Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program (QTRIP) is:

• Bruce Highway: $768 million • Warrego Highway: $179 million • Capricorn Highway: $12 million • Carnarvon Highway: $10 million • Cunningham Highway: $24 million • Dawson Highway: $19 million • Flinders Highway: $41 million • Peak Downs Highway: $21 million • Kennedy Highway: $15 million • Landsborough Highway: $16 million • New England Highway: $7 million • Pacific Motorway: $82 million

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Energy, Water, Natural Resources & Mines

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Overview

Queensland’s energy and water sectors are expected to receive a $2.989 billion investment in 2014-15, including $6 million for capital grants.

Natural Resources and Mines will invest $450 million in 2014-15 to improve, restore and protect land, waterways and Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef.

Electricity distribution and transmission businesses – Energex, Ergon and Powerlink – are expected to invest $2.4 billion to support the safe, secure and reliable delivery of electricity supply to Queensland homes and businesses.

CS Energy and Stanwell Corporation will invest $342 million to ensure the ongoing reliability and efficiency of generation plant at their Queensland power station sites.

Water entities – SunWater, Gladstone Area Water Board, Mount Isa Water Board and the Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority – will invest $230 million in 2014-15 to improve the reliability and efficiency of water supply to Queensland.

Key initiatives:

• $878.4 million allocated to Energex’s capital program for important electricity upgrades in growing areas in Brisbane’s northern, southern and western gateways and to improve and reinforce electricity supply across South East Queensland

• $117.1 million for upgrades to Tarong and Stanwell Power Stations

• $63.8 million for improvements to CS Energy’s Callide, Kogan Creek and Wivenhoe power stations

• $21.7 million is expected to be invested by Ergon Energy for network upgrades and augmentations in Woodstock, Bundaberg, South Toowoomba and Chinchilla

• $16 million to fund Queensland’s 14 regional Natural Resource Management bodies

• $15.1 million for works to upgrade the spillway capacity at Gladstone’s Awoonga Dam

• $6 million to continue the State-wide dam spillway upgrade program

• $6 million for the Abandoned Mines Land Program to manage legacy remediation and environmental issues at abandoned mine sites on State land

• $5 million for the Zillmere Core Library Extension initiative for the construction of additional core storage, adjacent to the existing Exploration Data Centre at Zillmere Government Precinct.

• $3.9 million in leasehold land rent rebates and water licence fee waivers to support landholders suffering financial hardship in drought-declared shires

• $3.8 million for the Coal Seam Gas Compliance Unit to further boost compliance monitoring of Queensland’s CSG industry and community engagement

• $3 million to complete the delivery of the ex-Tropical Cyclone On-farm Productivity and Riparian Recovery Program to support landholders still recovering from the impacts of the cyclone

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Agriculture

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Overview

An investment of $408 million across the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in 2014-15 will focus on research and development, and addressing challenges like drought, and pest and weed management.

As one of the Queensland Government’s four economic pillars, agriculture will receive $55 million for research, development and extension (RD&E) to help increase the industry’s productivity, profitability and international competitiveness.

In the coming year, the department will also work alongside Trade and Investment Queensland to pursue better access for Queensland producers and establish effective business relationships in key Asian markets.

Key initiatives:• $55 million for agricultural research,

development and extension, including:o $6.9 million to the partnership with the

University of Queensland in the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation and $2.7 million for the Queensland University of Technology for agriculture robotics and tropical pulse research

o $4.05 million to Sugar Research Australia• An additional $18.7 million for the drought

assistance package• $18 million for capital works including

$4.5 million to continue upgrades of the department’s research and operational facilities, $2.1 million for the development of a new Biosecurity Information Management System and $1.1 million to continue replacement of vessels and marine equipment for fisheries’ research and regulation

• $3.4 million for Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges capital works, including upgrading infrastructure at Longreach Pastoral College and Emerald Agricultural College

• $15 million over five years, in partnership with the Department of Environment and Heritage’s Reef Water Quality program, to help improve uptake of best management practices by producers across reef catchments

• $2.5 million over three years towards foot and mouth disease preparedness

• $1.4 million for a new forest and timber research and development program

• Development of online tools that allow industry, planners and investors to take best advantage of the Queensland Land Audit

• Contribution to the establishment of a proposed Northern Australia Cooperative Research Centre, in partnership with other jurisdictions, CSIRO and universities

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Science IT, Innovation & Arts

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Overview

The total funding package for the Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts in the 2014-15 State Budget is $950 million.

The Queensland Government has made a $72.4 million commitment to build the Government Wireless Network project, which will connect thousands of police, ambulance, fire and emergency officers within one secure digital network.

Key initiatives in the science portfolio include $12.5 million of funding for the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, $2.5 million to support Queensland Brain Institute research into ageing dementia, and $2.6 million for the procurement and replacement of essential scientific equipment.

Total Arts funding in the 2014-15 Budget is $223.6 million. Key initiatives, such as the $2 million commitment to the Regional Arts Development fund, will benefit small towns and major regional cities.

Key science, information technology and innovation initiatives:

• $72.4 million for the Government Wireless Network project

• $8.1 million for the One-Stop Shop initiative, a Queensland Government service-provision tool

• $12.5 million to the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine as part of a $42.1 million, three year commitment

• $3.1 million over two years to make cyber-security improvements and raise cyber-security awareness within Queensland Government departments

• $2.5 million to support Queensland Brain Institute research into ageing dementia

• $2.6 million for the procurement and replacement of essential scientific equipment

• $1.1 million to purchase software for the Government Wireless Network (GWN)

Key arts initiatives:

• $2 million commitment to the Regional Arts Development Fund

• $2.6 million to the Playing Queensland Fund• $7.3 million to support 35 arts companies

in Queensland, as part of the $21.2 million triennial Organisation Fund

• $1.7 million to the Library Board of Queensland for the purchase of heritage and infrastructure collections

• $127 million to fund Screen Queensland, the Queensland Theatre Company and the Cultural Precinct arts organisations

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Tourism & Small Business

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Overview

Tourism continues to be one of Queensland’s four pillars of the economy, as shown by continued funds allocated to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and investment in Tourism and Events Queensland.

The Queensland Government’s small business service, the Business and Industry Portal, also receives support continuing its success in 2013-14 with more than two million unique visitors.

Key initiatives:

• $51.6 million for the development and construction of venues for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, including:o $14.9 million for redevelopment of the

Queensland State Velodrome for track cycling

o $800,000 for the Belmont Shooting Centre for shooting

o $18.7 million for the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre

o $14.9 million for redevelopment of the Queensland State Velodrome for track cycling

o $12.6 million for the Coomera Sports and Leisure Centre

o $1.2 million for the Runaway Bay Sports Centre

o $0.1 million for the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre

• $98.7 million for Tourism and Events Queensland

• $11 million for the Gold Coast Turf Club for the development and construction of the relocated Gold Coast Showgrounds

• $7.7 million to support small business services, including enhancement of the Business and Industry Portal

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Community Services, Disabilities, Child Safety & Housing

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Overview

Total funding for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services in 2014-15 is approximately $2.52 billion, including $863 million for Child Safety Services, $190 million for Community Services and $1.46 billion for Disability Services.

The 2014-15 Budget spending is targeted at boosting frontline services and providing support to Queenslanders with a disability, their families and carers.

An initial $24.7 million has been allocated in 2014-15 as part of the five-year, $406 million plan to implement the Queensland Government’s response to the Child Protection Commission of Inquiry Final Report.

$6.5 million has been allocated for an additional 77 Child Safety Officer to deliver frontline services.

Significant capital resources have been allocated by the Queensland Government to upgrade community facilities in regional, indigenous and low socio-economic communities.

Key initiatives:

• $25 million to implement key reforms identified by the Carmody Child Protection Commission of Inquiry as part of an additional $406 million package over five years

• $45 million of additional spending on disability services

• $11.5 million to upgrade and build new housing for people with a disability

• $6.5 million for an additional 77 Child Safety Officers to assist in delivering frontline services

• Continuation of the Elderly Parent Carer Innovation Trial

• $2.9 million to implement new community based intake and referral services

• $6.5 million to increase family support services targeting vulnerable families with multiple and complex needs

• $3 million to develop and implement a new Child Protection Practice Framework for frontline child protection staff

• $1.7 million for the Mornington Safe Haven Women’s shelter

• $2.2 million for Safe Houses to provide a safe place for Indigenous children known to Child Safety Services

• $4.6 million for neighbourhood and youth centres in Mount Isa and Chinchilla

• $3.2 million for modifications to centre-based facilities providing community participation and respite

• $1.6 million towards the construction of community accommodation in Goodna and Eight Mile Plains

• $1.7 million for remote Indigenous communities in Coen and Bamaga to improve child safe houses and service facilities

• $1.7 million for the Integrated Client Management System (ICMS), a State-wide web-based information system

• $1 million for the Disability Information System• $2.9 million for general Information System

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