Over $180 Million to Build Southern Tasmania’s Future
25th May, 2017
Will Hodgman, Premier
Peter Gutwein, Treasurer
The 2017-18 Budget has over $180 million earmarked for investment in projects in Southern Tasmania.
These projects will improve services, support jobs and help grow the economy in the South.
They are in addition to the massive investment in the redevelopment of the Royal Hobart Hospital that is underway and significant road upgrades around the region.
Specific Budget measures for Southern Tasmania include:
- $76.6 million to open 59 new hospital beds and staffing
- Repatriation Hospital new ward - $7 million
- Royal Hobart Hospital Pharmacy Redevelopment - $3.8 million+
- Hobart Traffic Congestion Management - $1.8 million
- Bonnet Hill road improvements - $1.4 million+
- Hobart Women’s Shelter - $3.8 million
- Loui’s Van, mobile food van helping those in need - $20,000
- Rugby Park upgrade - $250,000
- Hobart College - $2.5 million+
- Lenah Valley Primary School - $3 million+
- Taroona High School - $5 million
- Lansdowne Crescent Primary School - $4.73 million
- TasTAFE Drysdale upgrades - $3.2 million
- New biotoxin testing laboratory to support seafood industry - $1.2 million
- New Glenorchy Health Centre - $6.7 million+
- Brooker Highway bridge upgrades (Berriedale) - $2.05 million
- Construction and operation of new Moonah Youth Facility - $4.9 million
- Austins Ferry Primary School - $5.5 million+
- Windermere Primary School - $5.5 million+
- Bucaan Community House - $25,000^
- Goodwood Community Centre - $25,000^
- Karadi Aboriginal Corporation - $25,000^
- West Moonah Community House - $25,000^
- Midland Highway Jordan River bridge upgrade - $350,000
- Ellendale Road bridge upgrade - $1.05 million
- Sorell School - $3.75 million+
- Oatlands Swimming Pool redevelopment - $2 million
- Three Capes Track Stage 3 - $4 million+
- Tasman District School - $4 million+
- Molesworth Primary School - $1.9 million
- Derwent Valley Community House - $25,000^
- Bridgewater Community Centre - $25,000^
- Dunalley Tasman Neighbourhood House - $25,000^
- Gagebrook Community Centre - $25,000^
- Okines Community House - $25,000^
- Pittwater Neighbourhood House - $25,000^
- Building new Kingston Health Centre - $5.8 million+
- Huon Highway bridge upgrades - $850,000
- Woodbridge Jetty replacement - $700,000
- Snug Primary School - $2.5 million+
- Southern Support School - $4.3 million
- Illawarra Primary School - $2.9 million
- Cockle Creek campground site and boat ramp upgrade - $150,000
- Bruny Island Neck visitor facilities upgrade - $700,000
- Bruny Island Main Road Neck upgrade - $3.19 million+
- Southern Outlet Proctors Road Underpass strengthening - $300,000
- South Coast Track upgrade - $250,000
- Geeveston Community Centre- $25,000^
- Maranoa Heights Community Centre - $25,000^
- West Winds Community Centre - $25,000^
- Risdon Vale Bike Collective mentoring youth - $50,000
- Clarendon Vale Neighbourhood Centre - $25,000^
- Risdon Vale Neighbourhood Centre - $25,000^
- Rokeby Neighbourhood Centre - $25,000^
- Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre - $25,000^
- Supporting development of international hospitality training college, Bellerive - $200,000
- Montagu Bay Primary School - $1.75 million+
- New orange-bellied parrot breeding facility at Five Mile Beach - $3.2 million
The Liberal Government can afford to invest significant funds back into the South because we have balanced the Budget and got Tasmania’s finances back on track.
+includes funding already allocated
^includes $10,000 one-offbonus payment