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Briefing Papers Summary
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
Cairns Ring Road $365 million Cairns University Hospital Innovation Precinct $90 million (Stage 2) plus $60 million (80 new beds)
National Highway A1 $21 million
Dams and Water Security $868 million
Cairns Marine Precinct $25 million (Stage 2) plus $100 million (Stage 3)
Education and Research $130 million plus $26 million recurrent
Gulf Savannah Way $136 million
Cairns Aviation Excellence Precinct $20 million
Cairns Gallery Precinct $39.8 million
Cairns Showground, Sporting and Community Precinct $40 million
Crisis Accommodation Service Expansion $3 million
RECOMMENDED POLICY REFORM
Cairns University Hospital Funding of level 6 referral status services plus $10 million for business case
Destination Marketing $10 million and/or establishment of a 2.5% tourism levy
Pacific Engagement Strategy Endorse Cairns as Queensland’s Regional Maintenance Centre for the RAN
Land Use and Agriculture Establishment of an Office of the Coordinator General in Cairns
Strategic Energy Sector Framework $1.5 million
Reef Regulations $20 million to expand industry-led water quality initiatives
Business Growth Factors Increase payroll tax incentives in the regions and revisit BPP requirements for TNQ
Dairy Industry Crisis Relief Establishment of an emergency crisis relief package
Cairns Destination Sport $1 million for a two stage scoping study
Skills and Training Establish an institution-based approach to year one of an apprenticeship
First Homeowners Grant Increase first home owners grant from $15,000 to $20,000
Social Housing Incentives for new and affordable construction projects
