Inves&ng in resource communi&es
Maree Parker Execu&ve Director Economic and Regional Development
R4R Commitment
$495 million over four years to 2015-‐16 then $200 million each year following To fund construc?on of community infrastructure, roads and flood mi?ga?on projects Help communi?es beFer manage the direct and cumula?ve impacts of resources sector development so they remain liveable and sustainable well into the future Open to eligible local governments
R4R Program Focus
Support community infrastructure and road projects that address cri?cal or urgent needs arising from resource sector ac?vity
– legacy – future demand
Flood mi?ga?on projects – where there is a history of flooding supported by appropriate studies that validate the proposed mi?ga?on
R4R Program Focus
program design was informed by input from:
– LGAQ – QRC – APPEA – lessons from WA
Round 1 Overview
Opened September 2012 for 14 eligible regional and shire councils 71 EOIs seeking $258.4 million 18 approved projects announced will receive $49 million in R4R funding Total project value of $78 million with $9.7 million from industry, $6.7 million from councils and $12.4 million from Qld and Australian Government
Round 2 Overview
Opened July 2013 – eligibility expanded to all regional and shire councils outside SEQ 90 EOIs and 23 flood applica?ons together seeking $365.5M for projects cos?ng a total of $645.8M 32 EOIs shortlisted for $91.8M and 14 flood projects approved for $12.26M Business Cases for shortlisted projects due 29/11/13
Supported Projects
Core infrastructure – water, waste management and telecommunica?ons projects
Infrastructure to support essen?al community services – medical centre, childcare centres
Flood mi?ga?on projects – levees, stormwater drainage, floodway crossings
Road safety and access improvements – widening, sealing, intersec?on upgrades
Other transport infrastructure – airport upgrade
Rounds 1 and 2 - overview
Facts & Figures
184 applica?ons across 2 rounds – seeking $641M for projects with total cost over $1B 64 projects approved across 28 councils alloca?ng $153M funding from the R4R program including
– 27 road projects – 16 flood mi?ga?on projects – 14 water supply, sewerage and waste management projects – 7 other community infrastructure projects
Iden?fied industry contribu?ons of $61.48M and Council contribu?ons of $62M
Focus of R4R Program
BeFer infrastructure priori?sa?on More coordinated planning Partnering across regions Links to other programs
– Galilee Basin Development Strategy – Local Area Infrastructure Program
(LAIP) – Resource Towns Ac?on Plan (RTAP) – Statutory Regional Plans
Goombi Fairymeadow Road
Widen and seal 15.7 km
Major supply route for the gas industry in this area
– previously 100 vehicles per day with 15% heavy vehicles
– es?mated peak traffic incl. gas industry 180 vehicles per day with 20% heavy vehicles
Rural farming area with caFle, coFon and grain
Road also used by residents and school bus
Project cost $2.77M: R4R $1.2M, industry $1.5M and remainder from council
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O’Mara Road
Benefits Realisa&on
Benefits management framework to capture program and project benefits Will inform program evalua?on to assess the true impact and value of the program Will work closely with local government to iden?fy and acknowledge the benefits of projects and the program overall
Further Informa&on
Maree Parker (07) 3224 6612 Web hFp://www.qld.gov.au/royal?es
Royal?es info line (07) 3404 3670