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Building our Regions
Opening regional opportunities
Building our Regions focuses on delivering enduring economic outcomes for regional communities. The funds target job-creating infrastructure that will improve economic conditions and liveability.
The Building our Regions program has a long and successful history of supporting Queensland’s local governments to invest in essential regional infrastructure and creating flow-on economic development opportunities and jobs.
Over $417 million in program funding has been approved towards 370 projects across regional Queensland, supporting an estimated 3002 jobs during construction and attracting additional investment of over $556.9 million from councils and other organisations.
Round 6 of the program provides funding to improve councils’ water supply and sewerage systems in regional communities and is jointly administered with the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Regional and Rural Development.
Funded projects
List of Rounds 1-6 of Building our Regions projects.
Additionally, you can view Rounds 1-5 funded project locations across Queensland using the interactive map.
Round | Council | Project name | BoR funding at approval | Total project cost at approval |
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6 | Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council | Sewerage Treatment Plant Inlet Works | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
6 | Boulia Shire Council | Installation of Electrochlorination units and related equipment to replace chlorine gas system | $212,500.00 | $250,000.00 |
6 | Bundaberg Regional Council | Bargara-Rubyanna Trunk Sewer Main to unlock services for coastal growth | $2,000,000.00 | $11,119,658.00 |
6 | Burdekin Shire Council | Ayr Macroalgae Wastewater Treatment Project | $2,000,000.00 | $2,462,624.00 |
6 | Burke Shire Council | Gregory Water Treatment Plant Upgrade | $1,211,310.00 | $1,211,310.00 |
6 | Burke Shire Council | Burke Shire Smart Water Meter Project | $842,875.00 | $842,875.00 |
6 | Cairns Regional Council | Freshwater Water Treatment Plant Raw Water Upgrades | $468,000.00 | $1,170,000.00 |
6 | Cairns Regional Council | Freshwater Creek Water Treatment Plant Sodium Hypochlorite System Upgrade | $622,294.40 | $1,555,736.00 |
6 | Carpentaria Shire Council | Carpentaria Water Reservoir Upgrades | $1,992,916.65 | $1,992,916.65 |
6 | Cassowary Coast Regional Council | Hyatt St High Level Reservoir and associated facilities | $2,000,000.00 | $5,495,008.00 |
6 | Central Highlands Regional Council | Tieri to Capella Pipeline Replacement | $1,997,550.00 | $3,995,100.00 |
6 | Charters Towers Regional Council | Replacement Program Charters Towers Water Reticulation Network | $1,465,000.00 | $2,465,000.00 |
6 | Cloncurry Shire Council | Electro Chlorination Project | $567,110.31 | $667,189.00 |
6 | Cook Shire Council | Annan Water Treatment Plant Electrical and SCADA Upgrade | $1,984,155.00 | $1,984,155.00 |
6 | Croydon Shire Council | Croydon Clarifier and Panel Tank Installation | $261,535.00 | $261,535.00 |
6 | Douglas Shire Council | PDWWTP Sequencing Batch Reactors Upgrade | $938,947.00 | $938,947.00 |
6 | Fraser Coast Regional Council | Teddington Water Treatment Plant Sludge Dewatering project | $2,000,000.00 | $5,834,291.40 |
6 | Gladstone Regional Council | Silverdale Reservoir Renewal | $304,914.80 | $762,287.00 |
6 | Gladstone Regional Council | Critical Sewerage Rising Main Renewal for A05 | $1,066,890.00 | $2,667,225.00 |
6 | Goondiwindi Regional Council | Texas Raw Water Rising Main Replacement | $510,000.00 | $891,000.00 |
6 | Gympie Regional Council |
Southside Residential Infill Sewer Project * This project has been withdrawn by council | $650,000.00 | $1,300,000.00 |
6 | Gympie Regional Council | Jones Hill Underground Reservoir Replacement | $1,322,992.20 | $2,645,984.40 |
6 | Hinchinbrook Shire Council | Orient Road Water Security Project | $255,000.00 | $510,000.00 |
6 | Isaac Regional Council | Upgrade to SCADA systems | $400,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
6 | Isaac Regional Council | Nebo Water Network Augmentations | $750,600.00 | $1,000,800.00 |
6 | Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council | Kowanyama Essential Services Facility | $650,000.00 | $650,000.00 |
6 | Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council | SCADA Upgrades | $342,582.00 | $342,582.00 |
6 | Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council | Water Infrastructure for Piiramo Street Development | $449,895.00 | $449,895.00 |
6 | Mackay Regional Council | Bloomsbury Water Supply | $2,000,000.00 | $6,181,247.00 |
6 | Maranoa Regional Council | Lining of Imhoff Tanks Roma STP | $315,000.00 | $350,000.00 |
6 | Maranoa Regional Council | Installation of water level monitors on the Roma bores | $100,000.00 | $110,000.00 |
6 | Maranoa Regional Council | Roma Bore 21 construction | $600,000.00 | $660,000.00 |
6 | Mareeba Shire Council | Mareeba Water Treatment Plant Filtration System Upgrade | $2,000,000.00 | $7,603,830.00 |
6 | McKinlay Shire Council | Sewage Treatment Inlet Screen and Plant Refurbishment | $1,500,000.00 | $1,500,000.00 |
6 | Mornington Shire Council | Mornington Island Sewage Pump Station Upgrade | $1,975,000.00 | $1,975,000.00 |
6 | Mount Isa City Council | Remove network interconnections | $2,000,000.00 | $5,265,231.00 |
6 | Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council | SPS 1,2&3 Refurb and Upgrades | $450,000.00 | $450,000.00 |
6 | Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council | Refurbishment of existing concrete reservoir | $300,000.00 | $300,000.00 |
6 | Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council | Raw Water Supply Bore Upgrades | $200,000.00 | $200,000.00 |
6 | Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council | Water main extensions Tavern & Twal Streets | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
6 | North Burnett Regional Council | North Burnett Regional Drinking Water Safety and Reliability Project | $2,000,000.00 | $2,513,500.00 |
6 | Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council | Solomon Reservoirs | $1,200,000.00 | $1,200,000.00 |
6 | Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council | Blue Green Algae Supression | $1,000,000.00 | $1,000,000.00 |
6 | Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council | Sewer Rehabilitation | $2,000,000.00 | $2,000,000.00 |
6 | Paroo Shire Council | Cunnamulla Water Supply Upgrade (Phase 1) | $1,945,797.03 | $1,995,798.00 |
6 | Quilpie Shire Council | Toompine Town Bore Replacement | $670,548.00 | $780,548.00 |
6 | Rockhampton Regional Council | North Rockhampton Sewage Treatment Plant | $2,000,000.00 | $25,000,000.00 |
6 | Southern Downs Regional Council | Market Sq Sewer Rising Mains Replacement & Upgrade | $1,518,241.50 | $3,167,760.00 |
6 | Southern Downs Regional Council | Recycled Water Supply Extension to Morgan Park | $717,565.00 | $1,582,726.00 |
6 | Toowoomba Regional Council | Emmanulla Drive Kingsthorpe Reservoir | $847,500.00 | $2,118,750.00 |
6 | Torres Strait Island Regional Council | Badu Reservoir Main | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
6 | Torres Strait Island Regional Council | Warraber Sewer Pumpstation 1 Replacement | $1,875,000.00 | $1,875,000.00 |
6 | Torres Strait Island Regional Council | Badu & Mabuiag Water Network Management Program | $280,000.00 | $280,000.00 |
6 | Weipa Town Authority | Weipa Sewer Relining Project | $1,500,000.00 | $2,000,000.00 |
6 | Western Downs Regional Council | Dalby Hutton Bore 1 | $500,000.00 | $1,000,000.00 |
6 - planning | Barcaldine Regional Council | Upgrade of Aramac Sewerage Treatment Plant for Wastewater Recycling Detailed Design | $90,000.00 | $95,000.00 |
6 - planning | Bulloo Shire Council | Replacement of Thargomindah Sewerage Treatment Plant Detailed Designs | $170,000.00 | $203,000.00 |
6 - planning | Flinders Shire Council | Hughenden Water Supply Reticulation Network Condition Assessment | $250,000.00 | $275,000.00 |
6 - planning | Flinders Shire Council | Prairie Water Supply Reticulation Network Condition Assessment | $50,000.00 | $60,000.00 |
6 - planning | Goondiwindi Regional Council | Detailed designs for Yelarbon Intake Structure Replacement and Associated Works | $65,000.00 | $70,000.00 |
6 - planning | Isaac Regional Council | Clermont Water Network Augmentations Detail Design | $160,000.00 | $200,000.00 |
6 - planning | Murweh Shire Council | Augathella Common Effluent Disposal (CED) Scheme Detailed Designs | $148,500.00 | $148,500.00 |
6 - planning | South Burnett Regional Council | Gordonbrook Dam Off-stream Storage for Boondooma Water Detailed Design | $290,000.00 | $315,000.00 |
6 - planning | Tablelands Regional Council | Ravenshoe Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP) Stage 2B Detail Design | $300,000.00 | $650,000.00 |
6 - planning | Balonne Shire Council | Balonne Water Security and Cooling Plan | $300,000.00 | $300,000.00 |
6 - planning | Barcoo Shire Council | Jundah Water Treatment Plant Replacement | $248,041.32 | $267,950.00 |
6 - planning | Burke Shire Council | Burke Shire and Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Water Security Strategy | $485,000.00 | $535,000.00 |
6 - planning | Carpentaria Shire Council | Glenore Weir Water Pipe Replacement | $295,000.00 | $295,000.00 |
6 - planning | Charters Towers Regional Council | Charters Towers Sewage Strategy | $299,901.00 | $299,901.00 |
6 - planning | Cook Shire Council | Water and wastewater planning for the expansion of Lakeland | $275,000.00 | $275,000.00 |
6 - planning | Goondiwindi Regional Council | Goondiwindi Water Treatment Plant Feasibility and Design Consultation | $60,000.00 | $100,000.00 |
6 - planning | Hinchinbrook Shire Council | Ingham Sewerage Treatment Plant Inlet Upgrade Design | $175,000.00 | $200,000.00 |
6 - planning | Isaac Regional Council | Theresa Creek Dam Catchment Management Plan | $150,000.00 | $187,500.00 |
6 - planning | Isaac Regional Council | Effluent Reuse Strategy | $150,000.00 | $187,500.00 |
6 - planning | Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council | Mapoon Sewerage Works and Water Recovery Facility Detailed Design | $300,000.00 | $495,000.00 |
6 - planning | Maranoa Regional Council | Hydrogeological Study for Roma Water Supply Security | $58,500.00 | $65,000.00 |
6 - planning | Maranoa Regional Council | Business case to investigate an option for Inlet screen and splitting chamber for Roma STP | $58,500.00 | $65,000.00 |
6 - planning | Maranoa Regional Council | Wallumbilla and Yuleba Sewer Systems Business Case | $90,000.00 | $100,000.00 |
6 - planning | Mareeba Shire Council | Mareeba Water Treatment Plant Upgrades | $287,990.97 | $359,674.00 |
6 - planning | McKinlay Shire Council | McKinlay Shire Council - Water and Wastewater Asset Management Plan | $295,000.00 | $295,000.00 |
6 - planning | Mornington Shire Council | MSC Water Security | $40,000.00 | $40,000.00 |
6 - planning | Mornington Shire Council | Mornington Shire Council - Wastewater Investigation | $300,000.00 | $300,000.00 |
6 - planning | Mornington Shire Council | Mornington Shire Council - Water Investigation | $295,000.00 | $295,000.00 |
6 - planning | Mount Isa City Council | Camooweal Water Treatment | $166,675.00 | $250,000.00 |
6 - planning | Mount Isa City Council | Gliderport development | $83,337.50 | $125,000.00 |
6 - planning | Mount Isa City Council | Hydraulic Models | $166,675.00 | $250,000.00 |
6 - planning | Mount Isa City Council | Sewer system to Ryan Road industrial area | $100,005.00 | $150,000.00 |
6 - planning | Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council | Water Network Monitoring and Investigation | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
6 - planning | Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council | Sewerage Investigations | $85,000.00 | $85,000.00 |
6 - planning | Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council | Water Treatment Investigations | $212,500.00 | $212,500.00 |
6 - planning | Northern Peninsula Area Council | NPRAC Water Demands Situation Analysis | $300,000.00 | $330,000.00 |
6 - planning | Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council | PALM ISLAND FIRE FIGHTING WATER SUPPLY NETWORK REVIEW | $200,000.00 | $250,000.00 |
6 - planning | Quilpie Shire Council | Quilpie Sewage Treatment Plant Replacement | $299,965.13 | $478,337.00 |
6 - planning | Quilpie Shire Council | South West Queensland Water and Sewerage Alliance - Water and Sewerage Infrastructure Strategy | $1,522,600.00 | $1,522,600.00 |
6 - planning | Tablelands Regional Council | Tablelands Regional Council Demand Management Strategy | $102,500.00 | $205,000.00 |
6 - planning | Torres Strait Island Regional Council | Iama Drinking Water Lagoon Study | $175,000.00 | $175,000.00 |
6 - planning | Torres Strait Island Regional Council | St Pauls - Ladyhill Rd Drainage Design | $85,000.00 | $85,000.00 |
6 - planning | Winton Shire Council | RAPADWSA Data Collection Project | $240,000.00 | $240,000.00 |
6 - planning | Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council | Woorabinda Shire Council Critical Water Security Planning | $240,000.00 | $240,000.00 |
5 | Aurukun Shire Council | Aurukun Fuel Facility Upgrade | $317,000.00 | $317,000.00 |
5 | Banana Shire Council | Biloela Industrial Estate - Stage 3 | $1,807,923.00 | $2,126,968.00 |
5 | Barcaldine Regional Council | The Globe Precinct Tourist Lookout - Barcaldine | $1,500,000.00 | $1,580,000.00 |
5 | Blackall-Tambo Regional Council | Blackall-Tambo Internet Project - Stage 3 | $200,000.00 | $400,000.00 |
5 | Blackall-Tambo Regional Council | Tambo Trucking Heritage Building | $454,900.00 | $504,900.00 |
5 - planning | Bundaberg Regional Council | Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery Redevelopment Business Case | $120,000.00 | $160,000.00 |
5 | Cairns Regional Council | Esplanade Dining Precinct - Stage 2 | $3,000,000.00 | $9,000,000.00 |
5 | Carpentaria Shire Council | Les Wilson Barramundi Discovery Centre Entertainment Area | $250,000.00 | $260,000.00 |
5 | Central Highlands Regional Council | Emerald Airport Terminal Redevelopment | $2,140,000.00 | $4,280,000.00 |
5 - planning | Central Highlands Regional Council | Yamala Enterprise Area Water Infrastructure and Design Study | $290,000.00 | $295,000.00 |
5 | Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Material Recovery Facility - Stage 5 | $807,365.00 | $827,365.00 |
5 | Cook Shire Council | Coen Airport Facilities Upgrade | $955,895.00 | $1,111,895.00 |
5 | Diamantina Shire Council | Diamantina Solar Power Project | $944,860.00 | $1,073,764.00 |
5 | Douglas Shire Council | Port Douglas Sugar Wharf Upgrade | $250,000.00 | $350,000.00 |
5 | Etheridge Shire Council | Terrestrial Visitor Information Centre Expansion - Georgetown | $500,000.00 | $1,845,750.00 |
5 | Flinders Shire Council | Hughenden Aquatic Centre Plant and Equipment Upgrade | $550,000.00 | $650,000.00 |
5 | Fraser Coast Regional Council | Eli Waters Sewage Infrastructure Upgrade | $2,923,632.00 | $5,847,263.00 |
5 - planning | Gladstone Regional Council | Gladstone Coal Exporters Sports and Events Precinct Business Case | $54,000.00 | $60,000.00 |
5 | Gympie Regional Council | Cooloola Coast Esplanade Revitalisation - Stage 1 | $1,098,800.00 | $1,778,600.00 |
5 | Gympie Regional Council | Cooloola Coast Esplanade Revitalisation - Stage 2 | $1,668,000.00 | $1,983,000.00 |
5 | Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council | Hope Vale Township Community and Cultural Park | $1,000,000.00 | $2,000,000.00 |
5 | Livingstone Shire Council | Yeppoon Sewage Treatment Plant Sustainable Energy Project | $2,810,500.00 | $2,999,500.00 |
5 - planning | Livingstone Shire Council | Causeway Lake Revitalisation Business Case | $300,000.00 | $300,000.00 |
5 | Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council | Lockhart River Airport Cabins - Stage 2 | $824,620.00 | $844,620.00 |
5 | Lockyer Valley Regional Council | Gatton Shire Hall Upgrade | $866,714.00 | $955,014.00 |
5 | Longreach Regional Council | Western Queensland Livestock Exchange Redevelopment | $874,120.00 | $3,274,120.00 |
5 | Mackay Regional Council | Mackay Animal Management Centre Expansion | $1,274,500.00 | $3,085,900.00 |
5 - planning | Mackay Regional Council | Mirani Community Precinct Detailed Design | $292,800.00 | $492,800.00 |
5 | Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council | Mapoon Short Stay Accommodation - Stage 3 | $1,000,000.00 | $1,128,100.00 |
5 | Maranoa Regional Council | Bassett Park Racing Stables Expansion - Roma | $466,300.00 | $546,300.00 |
5 | Maranoa Regional Council | The Big Rig Oil, Gas and Energy Centre Expansion | $1,628,700.00 | $4,686,400.00 |
5 | Mareeba Shire Council | Chillagoe Critical Water Infrastructure Project | $450,000.00 | $900,000.00 |
5 | Mount Isa City Council | Mount Isa Family Fun Precinct Redevelopment - Stage 2 | $3,756,500.00 | $5,111,500.00 |
5 | Murweh Shire Council | Charleville Gym Expansion | $200,000.00 | $265,120.00 |
5 | Murweh Shire Council | Morven Freight Hub Truck Wash Facility | $875,000.00 | $925,100.00 |
5 | North Burnett Regional Council | RM Williams Australian Bush Learning Centre - Bush Tucker Trail and Sewerage Upgrade | $513,914.00 | $643,914.00 |
5 | Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council | Northern Peninsula Area Airport Amenities Upgrade | $570,227.00 | $591,727.00 |
5 | Paroo Shire Council | Paroo Digital Connectivity Project - Stage 2 | $600,000.00 | $716,000.00 |
5 | Rockhampton Regional Council | North Rockhampton Flood Backflow Prevention | $871,750.00 | $1,833,500.00 |
5 | Scenic Rim Regional Council | Beaudesert Town Centre Revitalisation | $3,750,000.00 | $8,400,000.00 |
5 - planning | Scenic Rim Regional Council | Tamborine Mountain Gallery Walk Pedestrian Boulevard Business Case | $150,100.00 | $225,200.00 |
5 | Southern Downs Regional Council | Warwick Saleyards Truck Wash Recycled Water Treatment Plant | $500,000.00 | $625,000.00 |
5 | Toowoomba Regional Council | Queens Park Revitalisation Project - Toowoomba | $2,793,717.00 | $5,587,434.00 |
5 | Torres Shire Council | Horn Island Affordable Housing Project | $961,057.00 | $6,998,467.00 |
5 - planning | Torres Shire Council | Horn Island Airport Upgrade Business Case | $295,000.00 | $295,000.00 |
5 | Torres Strait Island Regional Council | Saibai Island Fuel Infrastructure Upgrade | $826,900.00 | $1,006,600.00 |
5 | Western Downs Regional Council | Tara Lagoon Parklands Development | $2,401,500.00 | $4,803,000.00 |
5 | Whitsunday Regional Council | Airlie Beach Sustainable Water Project | $5,000,000.00 | $14,364,216.00 |
4 | Balonne Shire Council | Balonne Shire Digital Connectivity Project | $1,000,000 | $1,657,100 |
4 | Balonne Shire Council | St George Industrial Estate for Airside Services | $1,000,000 | $1,065,000 |
4 | Banana Shire Council | Biloela Industrial Estate Sewage Pump Station | $450,000 | $900,000 |
4 | Boulia Shire Council | Boulia Industrial Estate | $994,800 | $994,800 |
4 | Bulloo Shire Council | Bulloo Region Digital Connectivity Project | $250,000 | $778,500 |
4 | Bulloo Shire Council | The Dig Tree Visitor Experience Redesign Project | $250,000 | $500,000 |
4 | Cairns Regional Council | Cairns Material Recovery Facility Upgrade | $3,000,000 | $6,900,000 |
4 | Cairns Regional Council | Munro Martin Parklands Redevelopment - Stage 2 | $650,000 | $1,300,000 |
4 | Cassowary Coast Regional Council | Tully Multi-Use Sporting Complex | $3,000,000 | $7,100,000 |
4 | Central Highlands Regional Council | Emerald Airport General Aviation Upgrade | $1,519,831 | $3,039,663 |
4 | Central Highlands Regional Council | Emerald Saleyards Upgrade | $1,009,465 | $2,018,930 |
4 | Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Material Recovery Facility - Stage 4 | $999,297 | $1,014,297 |
4 | Cloncurry Shire Council | Cloncurry Saleyards Heavy Vehicle Rest Area Upgrade | $947,300 | $1,967,000 |
4 | Cook Shire Council | Gateway to the Cape - Tourist Information Centre and Interactive Sculpture Park | $998,000 | $1,288,000 |
4 | Flinders Shire Council | Hughenden Industrial Precinct - Stage 2 | $1,000,000 | $1,352,391 |
4 | Fraser Coast Regional Council | Maryborough CBD Revitalisation | $921,960 | $2,494,494 |
4 | Fraser Coast Regional Council | River Heads Carpark and Boat Ramp Upgrade | $497,094 | $1,589,188 |
4 | Gladstone Regional Council | Yarwun Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrade | $1,183,700 | $2,630,300 |
4 | Goondiwindi Regional Council | Goondiwindi Digital Connectivity Project | $300,000 | $600,000 |
4 | Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council | George Bowen Memorial Kindergarten Upgrade - Hope Vale | $557,825 | $612,825 |
4 | Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council | Kowanyama Transport Hub - Airport Terminal Stage 2 | $1,000,000 | $1,030,000 |
4 | Livingstone Shire Council | Great Keppel Island Revitalisation Project | $5,000,000 | $10,100,000 |
4 | Livingstone Shire Council | Mill Gallery Expansion: Yeppoon | $250,000 | $500,000 |
4 | Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council | Lockhart River Airport Cabins | $1,000,000 | $1,018,000 |
4 | Longreach Regional Council | Saleyards Railway Siding Extension - Longreach | $500,000 | $520,000 |
4 | Mackay Regional Council | North Mackay Rotary Lookout Upgrade | $694,687 | $1,389,375 |
4 | Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council | Mapoon Residential Aged Care Facility | $1,000,000 | $1,020,000 |
4 | Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council | Mapoon Shire Staff Accommodation Project | $1,000,000 | $1,100,000 |
4 | Maranoa Regional Council | Surat Digital Connectivity Project | $275,000 | $932,800 |
4 | Mareeba Shire Council | Barang Street Sewerage Pump Station Upgrade - Kuranda | $450,000 | $900,000 |
4 | Mareeba Shire Council | Mareeba Industrial Park Expansion - Stage 3 | $1,490,000 | $3,500,000 |
4 | McKinlay Shire Council | Julia Creek Smart Hub | $523,750 | $1,047,500 |
4 | Mornington Shire Council | Lelka Murrin Restaurant and Kiosk Development | $1,000,000 | $1,201,500 |
4 | Murweh Shire Council | Charleville Industrial Precinct - Stage 2 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
4 | Murweh Shire Council | Murweh Shire Digital Connectivity Project | $937,250 | $1,459,925 |
4 | Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council | Palm Island Retail and Business Precinct - Stage 2 | $999,241 | $1,019,241 |
4 | Paroo Shire Council | Paroo Shire Digital Connectivity Project | $1,000,000 | $1,650,900 |
4 | Rockhampton Regional Council | Rockhampton Art Gallery | $5,000,000 | $31,500,000 |
4 | Scenic Rim Regional Council | Beaudesert Business Park Expansion | $5,000,000 | $10,722,300 |
4 | Scenic Rim Regional Council | Boonah Town Centre Revitalisation | $1,469,600 | $3,024,020 |
4 | Somerset Regional Council | Kilcoy Racecourse Development | $369,030 | $922,575 |
4 | Southern Downs Regional Council | Recycled Water for Warwick Industry | $2,489,906 | $4,979,814 |
4 | Toowoomba Regional Council | Toowoomba Escarpment Parks Upgrades | $2,717,044 | $7,401,544 |
4 | Torres Shire Council | Sadies Beach Helipad - Thursday Island | $565,000 | $584,200 |
4 | Townsville City Council | Townsville Waterfront Promenade | $5,000,000 | $10,200,000 |
4 | Whitsunday Regional Council | Flagstaff Hill Conference and Cultural Centre | $1,500,000 | $3,000,000 |
4 | Whitsunday Regional Council | Lake Proserpine Barramundi Fishing and Recreational Precinct | $1,500,000 | $3,153,008 |
4 | Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council | Wujal Wujal Eco Village Upgrade | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
3 | Aurukun Shire Council | Aurukun Bulk Fuel Storage Facility | $140,000 | $165,000 |
3 | Banana Shire Council | Biloela Pool Upgrade | $250,000 | $500,000 |
3 | Banana Shire Council | Thangool Aerodrome Safety and Security Upgrade | $250,000 | $500,000 |
3 | Barcaldine Regional Council | Barcaldine Racecourse Upgrade | $273,000 | $546,289 |
3 | Barcaldine Regional Council | Barcaldine Recreation Park - Stage 2 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
3 | Blackall-Tambo Regional Council | Blackall-Tambo Internet Project | $500,000 | $1,177,500 |
3 | Bundaberg Regional Council | Bundaberg Regional Aviation and Aerospace Precinct - Stage 3 | $1,993,975 | $3,987,950 |
3 | Bundaberg Regional Council | Burnett Heads Town Centre Redevelopment | $3,320,677 | $6,641,355 |
3 | Burdekin Shire Council | Edwards Street Drainage Upgrade | $659,283 | $1,318,567 |
3 | Cairns Regional Council | Earlville Trunk Sewer Network Improvement | $1,768,576 | $4,421,440 |
3 | Cassowary Coast Regional Council | Tully Landfill Remediation Capping – Stage 2 | $634,134 | $1,268,267 |
3 | Cassowary Coast Regional Council | Wheatleys Hill Water Reservoir | $1,860,000 | $4,526,000 |
3 | Central Highlands Regional Council | Blackwater Sewage Effluent Irrigation Extension | $1,148,525 | $2,297,050 |
3 | Central Highlands Regional Council | Central Highlands Regional Floodways Program | $792,014 | $1,584,028 |
3 | Central Highlands Regional Council | Yamala Rail Siding Project | $4,415,000 | $9,400,000 |
3 | Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Material Recovery Facility — Stage 3 | $489,000 | $499,000 |
3 | Cloncurry Shire Council | Cloncurry Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrade | $644,140 | $1,288,281 |
3 | Cook Shire Council | Coen Landfill Leachate Infrastructure Upgrade | $500,000 | $752,838 |
3 | Diamantina Shire Council | Birdsville Sewer Network Improvement Project | $245,152 | $275,102 |
3 | Douglas Shire Council | Port Douglas Wastewater Treatment Plant - Sludge Handling System Upgrade | $370,000 | $740,000 |
3 | Fraser Coast Regional Council | Urangan Pedestrian/Cycle Shared Pathway | $250,000 | $500,000 |
3 | Gladstone Regional Council | Agnes Water Waste Transfer Station | $586,320 | $1,396,000 |
3 | Gladstone Regional Council | Boyne Island Car Park | $250,000 | $500,000 |
3 | Gladstone Regional Council | Gladstone Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrade | $3,043,600 | $7,609,000 |
3 | Gympie Regional Council | Bullock Point Boat Ramp Carpark Upgrade | $250,000 | $500,000 |
3 | Gympie Regional Council | Gympie Heritage Railway Precinct - RV Facility * This project has been withdrawn by council | $550,000 | $1,100,000 |
3 | Gympie Regional Council | Gympie Youth Precinct Recreation Hub | $1,400,000 | $2,800,000 |
3 | Hinchinbrook Shire Council | Hinchinbrook Water Security Project | $2,000,000 | $4,400,000 |
3 | Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council | Hope Vale Fibre Optic Project | $500,000 | $3,200,000 |
3 | Isaac Regional Council | Nebo Water Supply Project | $3,550,000 | $7,100,000 |
3 | Livingstone Shire Council | Capricorn Coast Memorial Gardens | $1,750,000 | $3,500,000 |
3 | Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council | Lockhart River Airport Terminal | $499,000 | $531,000 |
3 | Longreach Regional Council | Lake Eyre Rangers Office Building Upgrade | $70,000 | $140,000 |
3 | Longreach Regional Council | Longreach East Water Main Upgrade | $500,000 | $1,000,000 |
3 | Longreach Regional Council | Longreach Water Main Replacement | $497,442 | $994,884 |
3 | Mackay Regional Council | Shellgrit Creek Drainage Upgrades | $1,804,306 | $3,809,992 |
3 | Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council | Mapoon Machinery Shelter Upgrade | $239,787 | $239,787 |
3 | Maranoa Regional Council | Roma Saleyard Multi-Purpose Facility | $3,698,983 | $7,397,966 |
3 | Maranoa Regional Council | Roma Sewer Main Upgrade | $308,564 | $617,128 |
3 | Maranoa Regional Council | Roma Water Main Augmentation | $507,500 | $1,015,000 |
3 | Mareeba Shire Council | Kenneally Road Sewer Upgrade | $395,053 | $790,106 |
3 | McKinlay Shire Council | Julia Creek Airport Upgrade | $500,000 | $2,291,090 |
3 | Mornington Shire Council | Mornington Island Concrete Batching Plant | $476,556 | $496,556 |
3 | Mount Isa City Council | Mount Isa Water Reservoir No. 3 Reconstruction | $837,000 | $1,675,700 |
3 | Murweh Shire Council | Charleville Cosmos Centre Planetarium — Stage 1 | $500,000 | $620,319 |
3 | Murweh Shire Council | Warrego River Crossing Water Main Replacement | $210,438 | $210,438 |
3 | North Burnett Regional Council | Mingo Crossing Caravan Park Upgrade | $1,272,820 | $2,545,640 |
3 | Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council | Palm Island Footpath Upgrade - Stage 2 | $500,000 | $668,540 |
3 | Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council | Palm Island Jetty Precinct Upgrade | $500,000 | $556,000 |
3 | Paroo Shire Council | Cunnamulla Sewerage Pipe Replacement Project | $500,000 | $600,000 |
3 | Paroo Shire Council | Eulo Water Security Project | $327,939 | $424,670 |
3 | Paroo Shire Council | Wyandra Water Security Project | $425,000 | $451,367 |
3 | Paroo Shire Council | Yowah Water Security Project | $438,744 | $468,744 |
3 | Quilpie Shire Council | Eromanga Natural History Museum - Stage 2 | $2,400,000 | $6,000,000 |
3 | Rockhampton Regional Council | Kershaw Gardens Revitalisation - Stage 2 | $5,000,000 | $11,000,000 |
3 | Toowoomba Regional Council | Cathro Park Railway Parklands Linkage Project | $987,500 | $1,975,000 |
3 | Toowoomba Regional Council | Toowoomba Enterprise Hub - Wellcamp Water Reservoir Project | $2,005,000 | $4,300,000 |
3 | Torres Shire Council | Horn Island Airport Boundary Fence | $370,150 | $380,150 |
3 | Torres Strait Island Regional Council | Mogor Well Pump Station Upgrade | $477,500 | $477,500 |
3 | Townsville City Council | Townsville Airport Industrial Area Water Main | $1,150,000 | $2,300,000 |
3 | Western Downs Regional Council | Chinchilla Botanic Gardens | $2,850,000 | $6,021,151 |
3 | Whitsunday Regional Council | Airlie Beach Foreshore Revitalisation Project | $2,830,000 | $6,337,025 |
3 | Whitsunday Regional Council | Greening and Growing Bowen - Recycled Water Network Expansion | $2,023,500 | $4,047,000 |
3 | Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council | Reeves Creek Water Main Upgrade | $210,000 | $210,581 |
3 | Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council | Yarrabah CCTV Security Project | $379,780 | $414,780 |
2 - Supplementary | Barcoo Shire Council | Jundah General Store and Road House | $499,000 | $1,774,278 |
2 - Supplementary | Blackall-Tambo Regional Council | Blackall's Pathway to Health | $440,000 | $500,000 |
2 - Supplementary | Boulia Shire Council | Boulia Sewer Upgrade Project | $500,000 | $500,000 |
2 - Supplementary | Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Historical Precinct Revitalisation | $497,827 | $502,827 |
2 - Supplementary | Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Material Recovery Facility - Stage 2 | $499,000 | $520,985 |
2 - Supplementary | Croydon Shire Council | Croydon Caravan Park Infrastructure Expansion | $487,644 | $552,564 |
2 - Supplementary | Flinders Shire Council | Hughenden Landfill Upgrade | $375,000 | $507,447 |
2 - Supplementary | Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council | Lockhart River Fibre Optic Project | $477,475 | $569,830 |
2 - Supplementary | Longreach Regional Council | Ilfracombe Bore Water Supply Project | $500,000 | $619,896 |
2 - Supplementary | Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council |
Bamaga Industrial Subdivision* * This project has been withdrawn by council. | $500,000 | $500,000 |
2 - Supplementary | Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council | Pormpuraaw Land and Sea Management Base | $450,000 | $450,000 |
2 - Supplementary | Richmond Shire Council | Richmond Lakeview Caravan Park Redevelopment | $300,000 | $690,000 |
2 - Supplementary | Torres Shire Council | Horn Island World War II Trail Restoration | $191,486 | $191,486 |
2 - Supplementary | Torres Shire Council | Weigh Bridge Facility - Horn Island Quarry | $279,755 | $292,509 |
2 - Supplementary | Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council | Yarrabah Sewage Pump Stations Upgrade | $473,886 | $473,886 |
2 - Supplementary | Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council | Yarrabah Waste Transfer Station | $195,305 | $214,870 |
2 | Aurukun Shire Council | Aurukun Sewer Upgrade | $500,000 | $560,000 |
2 | Balonne Shire Council | Dirranbandi Kerb and Channel Works - Kirby Street | $168,600 | $281,000 |
2 | Balonne Shire Council | St George Kerb and Channel Works - Andrew St | $259,200 | $432,000 |
2 | Balonne Shire Council | St George Kerb and Channel Works - Murchison St | $168,000 | $280,000 |
2 | Banana Shire Council | Biloela CBD Drainage Improvements | $690,000 | $1,420,000 |
2 | Banana Shire Council | Moura Raw Water Supply Upgrade | $1,736,845 | $3,612,840 |
2 | Barcaldine Regional Council | Aramac Aquatic Centre | $987,312 | $1,999,623 |
2 | Bundaberg Regional Council | Bundaberg Sports and Community Centre - Stage 2 | $5,000,000 | $12,260,000 |
2 | Burdekin Shire Council | Burdekin Sewerage Switchboard Upgrade | $952,000 | $2,380,000 |
2 | Burke Shire Council | Gregory Water Treatment Plant Solar Power Project | $655,720 | $1,311,440 |
2 | Central Highlands Regional Council | Black Gully Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrade | $5,000,000 | $23,457,181 |
2 | Central Highlands Regional Council | Emerald Airport Runway Upgrade | $2,242,489 | $4,579,517 |
2 | Charters Towers Regional Council |
Mosman Creek Flood Retention Basins* * This project has been withdrawn by council | $325,000 | $650,000 |
2 | Charters Towers Regional Council | Runway Lighting - Charters Towers Airport | $394,614 | $789,228 |
2 | Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Material Recovery Facility Upgrade | $499,000 | $499,000 |
2 | Cloncurry Shire Council | Cloncurry Stormwater Drainage Upgrade - Stage 2 | $500,000 | $1,050,000 |
2 | Etheridge Shire Council | Forsayth Water Treatment Plant | $500,000 | $625,000 |
2 | Flinders Shire Council | Hughenden Aerodrome Security Fence | $200,600 | $401,200 |
2 | Fraser Coast Regional Council | Howard Sewerage Project | $3,364,500 | $6,729,000 |
2 | Fraser Coast Regional Council | Maryborough Portside Cultural Precinct - Stage 3 | $395,000 | $790,000 |
2 | Fraser Coast Regional Council | Nikenbah Water and Sewerage Infrastructure | $1,404,010 | $3,100,000 |
2 | Gladstone Regional Council | Gladstone A01 Sewer Upgrade - Chapple Street | $2,000,000 | $6,406,000 |
2 | Gladstone Regional Council | Kirkwood Reservoir - Gladstone | $1,500,000 | $3,600,000 |
2 | Hinchinbrook Shire Council | Hinchinbrook Shared Footpath Project | $640,000 | $1,600,000 |
2 | Isaac Regional Council | Moranbah Reservoir and Associated Works | $5,295,150 | $10,590,300 |
2 | Livingstone Shire Council | Emu Park Village and Foreshore Revitalisation | $1,800,000 | $4,500,000 |
2 | Livingstone Shire Council | Yeppoon Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade | $5,000,000 | $14,625,000 |
2 | Mackay Regional Council | Mackay Showgrounds Redevelopment | $2,307,467 | $4,614,934 |
2 | Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council | Mapoon Fitness Centre | $496,100 | $496,100 |
2 | Maranoa Regional Council | Roma Airport Runway Upgrade | $2,000,000 | $5,283,948 |
2 | Mareeba Shire Council | Tate River Crossing Upgrade | $336,000 | $960,000 |
2 | Mornington Shire Council | Mornington Shire Council Service Station Upgrade | $400,000 | $400,000 |
2 | Mornington Shire Council | Mornington Shire Fuel Facility Upgrade | $500,000 | $816,000 |
2 | Mount Isa City Council | Mount Isa Civic Centre and Library Upgrade | $1,084,527 | $2,410,061 |
2 | Murweh Shire Council | Charleville Industrial Precinct - Stage 1 | $500,000 | $545,300 |
2 | Murweh Shire Council | Charleville Levee Bank Erosion Remediation | $500,000 | $600,000 |
2 | Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council | Outdoor Extension to the Napranum PCYC Building | $225,212 | $270,255 |
2 | North Burnett Regional Council | Deep Creek Bridge Replacement | $2,200,000 | $4,400,000 |
2 | Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council | Palm Island Sports Precinct - Essential Services | $410,993 | $410,993 |
2 | Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council | Pormpuraaw Water Upgrades Project | $342,510 | $342,510 |
2 | Richmond Shire Council | Water Reticulation and Drainage for Industrial Estate - Richmond | $500,000 | $650,000 |
2 | Rockhampton Regional Council | First Turkey Mountain Bike Reserve | $250,000 | $500,000 |
2 | Rockhampton Regional Council | Rockhampton CBD Smart Technologies and Working Hub | $2,270,000 | $4,548,000 |
2 | Tablelands Regional Council | Herberton Water Supply Upgrade | $2,380,850 | $5,197,500 |
2 | Toowoomba Regional Council | Pittsworth Industrial Precinct Enabling Project | $4,865,541 | $9,770,000 |
2 | Toowoomba Regional Council | Toowoomba Enterprise Hub Stimulus Project | $4,532,676 | $9,950,000 |
2 | Toowoomba Regional Council | Toowoomba Railway Goods Shed Repair | $5,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
2 | Townsville City Council | Townsville Southern Suburbs Sewerage Main | $5,000,000 | $24,289,050 |
2 | Weipa Town Authority | Critical Sewer Upgrades - Weipa | $264,500 | $529,000 |
2 | Weipa Town Authority | Rocky Point Fireflow Upgrades | $370,250 | $740,500 |
2 | Whitsunday Regional Council | Revitalisation of the Collinsville Showground | $254,000 | $508,000 |
1 | Balonne Shire Council | Effective Effluent Reuse Project - St George | $467,038 | $489,038 |
1 | Balonne Shire Council | St George Airport Infrastructure Upgrade | $170,000 | $170,000 |
1 | Blackall-Tambo Regional Council | Tambo Sawmill Infrastructure Upgrade | $262,250 | $487,250 |
1 | Boulia Shire Council | Boulia Reservoir Upgrade | $479,680 | $479,680 |
1 | Boulia Shire Council | Donohue Highway Emergency Landing Strip | $454,372 | $908,745 |
1 | Bulloo Shire Council | Thargomindah Airport Terminal | $492,407 | $492,407 |
1 | Bundaberg Regional Council | Bundaberg Region Multi-use Sports and Community Centre | $5,000,000 | $14,500,000 |
1 | Bundaberg Regional Council | Stage 1A Rubyanna Wastewater Treatment Plant | $5,000,000 | $62,050,000 |
1 | Burke Shire Council | Doomadgee to Burketown Optical Fibre Link Project | $1,948,888 | $3,897,775 |
1 | Cairns Regional Council | Collins Avenue Bridge Renewal | $1,500,000 | $3,100,000 |
1 | Carpentaria Shire Council | Expansion of the Les Wilson Barramundi Discovery Centre, Karumba | $4,894,943 | $9,789,886 |
1 | Cassowary Coast Regional Council | Mission Beach Aquatic Facility | $3,490,000 | $7,391,274 |
1 | Central Highlands Regional Council | Carnarvon Gorge Road Upgrade | $4,250,000 | $8,500,000 |
1 | Charters Towers Regional Council |
Effluent Reuse Upgrades - Charters Towers* * This project has been withdrawn by council | $837,590 | $1,675,180 |
1 | Cloncurry Shire Council | Major Infrastructure Upgrade of the Cloncurry Saleyards | $1,000,000 | $2,283,000 |
1 | Cook Shire Council | Cooktown Airport Aviation Park | $500,000 | $990,000 |
1 | Diamantina Shire Council | Birdsville Caravan Park Redevelopment | $500,000 | $1,500,000 |
1 | Douglas Shire Council | Enabling Aged Care in Mossman Far North Queensland | $544,150 | $1,150,300 |
1 | Douglas Shire Council | Port Douglas Water Supply Reservoir | $5,000,000 | $13,490,538 |
1 | Etheridge Shire Council | New Water Reservoir - Georgetown | $500,000 | $514,000 |
1 | Gladstone Regional Council | Miriam Vale Water Treatment Plant Upgrade | $1,590,484 | $3,439,989 |
1 | Gympie Regional Council | Smithfield Street Revitalisation Project | $1,320,000 | $2,640,000 |
1 | Isaac Regional Council | Moranbah Resource Recovery Centre Replacement Project | $3,580,000 | $7,160,000 |
1 | Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council | Mechanical Workshop Upgrade - Kowanyama | $100,560 | $110,560 |
1 | Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council | Lockhart River Water Park | $400,000 | $500,000 |
1 | Mackay Regional Council | Mackay Regional Sewage Pump Station Resilience Upgrades | $2,249,902 | $4,554,338 |
1 | Maranoa Regional Council | Roma Flood Mitigation Project - Stage 2 | $3,090,000 | $8,320,000 |
1 | Mareeba Shire Council | Kuranda Suburban Water Security Project | $650,000 | $1,300,000 |
1 | Mareeba Shire Council | Mareeba Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade - Treatment Plant Works | $1,500,000 | $15,000,000 |
1 | McKinlay Shire Council | Julia Creek Membrane Bioreactor Sewage Treatment Upgrade | $275,000 | $550,000 |
1 | Murweh Shire Council | Establishment of New Town Bore to Secure Water Supply - Charleville | $485,000 | $495,000 |
1 | Paroo Shire Council | Cunnamulla Sewerage System Upgrade | $330,509 | $490,509 |
1 | Paroo Shire Council | Cunnamulla Watermain Upgrade | $478,660 | $568,660 |
1 | Quilpie Shire Council | Bulloo Park Redevelopment Stage 1 | $500,000 | $1,300,000 |
1 | Rockhampton Regional Council | Mount Morgan Sewerage Extension Project | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
1 | Scenic Rim Regional Council | Bromelton State Development Area Stage 1 Trunk Watermain | $3,287,875 | $6,575,750 |
1 | Tablelands Regional Council | Ravenshoe Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade | $2,500,000 | $5,000,000 |
1 | Toowoomba Regional Council | Steger Road Infrastructure Enabling Project - Toowoomba Enterprise Hub | $2,889,850 | $6,779,700 |
1 | Weipa Town Authority | Evans Landing Boat Ramp Car Park - Stage 2 | $281,511 | $573,521 |
1 | Weipa Town Authority | Weipa Water and Sewerage Upgrades | $1,548,241 | $3,096,482 |
1 | Western Downs Regional Council | Chinchilla Potable Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Stage 1 | $5,000,000 | $21,500,000 |
1 | Winton Shire Council | Winton Shire Geothermal Power Generation | $500,000 | $3,086,500 |
Outcomes and benefits
Since December 2015, the Building our Regions program has allocated funding towards projects that will deliver tangible benefits to regional Queensland communities.
Funded projects are spread across 68 local governments and one town authority and make a massive difference in regional Queensland.
Projects range from water, waste and sewerage to tourism projects, and airport upgrades to flood mitigation projects that unlock real economic development opportunities. Regional communities gain benefits such as:
- securing water supply
- increasing flood immunity
- improving recreational and tourism offerings
- extending accessibility to remote areas
- enabling future industry
- facilitating high-speed internet and telecommunications
- supporting liveability.
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Barcaldine Racecourse Upgrade
Birdsville Caravan Park Redevelopment
Biloela CBD Drainage Upgrade
Blackall's Pathway to Health
Bundaberg Region Multi-use Sports and Community Centre - Stage 2
Carnarvon Gorge Road Upgrade
Cooktown Airport Aviation Park
Doomadgee to Burketown Optical Fibre Link Project
First Turkey Mountain Bike Reserve
Les Wilson Barramundi Centre Expansion
Mareeba Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade
Mission Beach Aquatic Facility
Palm Island Sports Precinct
Rockhampton CBD smart technology and working hub
Smithfield Street Revitalisation
Tambo Sawmill Infrastructure Upgrade
Toowoomba Enterprise Hub Stimulus Project
More information
For more information about the Building our Regions program:
- email buildingourregions@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
- contact your local regional office.
Last updated: 18 Jul 2025