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