Tasmanian Budget 2020-21

The 2020-21 Budget unleashes a landmark $5 billion infrastructure program to underpin jobs, grow our economy, boost confidence and strengthen our communities, in every region. It includes:

BUILDING INTERGENERATIONAL ASSETS FOR TASMANIA

$553m for the first four years of the new $576m Bridgewater Bridge#
$68.5m for the Derwent Entertainment Centre and Indoor Multi-Sports Facility
$68.5m for the Cradle Mountain cableway and Visitor Experience, as part of an $86.8m project#
$160m for TasWater to accelerate its infrastructure pipeline
$19.4m for the next Iconic Walk, as part of a $20m project
$41.4m for Launceston Urban Water infrastructure upgrades*
$15m for airport infrastructure at Hobart and Launceston airports^
$8.4m for Freycinet Peninsula wastewater^
$15.9m for the South-East Irrigation Scheme
$12m for the Burnie to Wynyard section of the coastal pathway and future erosion protection^
$7.1m for National Parks to rebuild infrastructure damaged by bushfires, as part of an $8.3m project
$3.15m to support essential asset repairs and maintenance in National Parks*
$3.4m for Land Titles Office and Crown Lands resourcing to enable faster release of titles to market*
$8m for North West racing infrastructure
$60m for the Public Building Maintenance Program^
$13.8m for Tasmanian Irrigation to deliver water infrastructure across the State
$5m for TasRail at Brighton and Bell Bay to improve the supply chain for the timber industry, including 40 new locally-manufactured logtainers

ROADS FOR GROWTH

$1 billion in State funding for the Roads program including:

$112.3m for the new $576m Bridgewater Bridge#
$280.6m for road maintenance across the State
$130m towards the $175.5m# Greater Hobart Traffic Solution, including $65m for the Tasman Bridge upgrade, as part of a $130m# project
$45.2m towards the $350m# South-East Traffic Solution
$100m for Roads of Strategic Importance and road safety projects
$33.2m for the Launceston and Tamar Valley Traffic Vision
$12.7m for the West Tamar Highway Traffic Solution
$40.5m for State Road upgrades – North-West and West Coast*
$31m for State Road upgrades – Northern*
$61.1m for State Road upgrades – Southern*
$37.3m for roads to support Tasmania’s Visitor Economy

INVESTING IN HOSPITALS AND AMBULANCE UPGRADES

$391.2m investment in Health and Ambulance infrastructure including:

$79.8m for the Launceston General Hospital upgrades, including the completion of Ward 4K, more bed capacity, and car parking*
$33m for the continued upgrade of the Mersey Community Hospital^
$89.8m for the Royal Hobart Hospital Stage II redevelopment, including an expanded Emergency Department~
$11.5m for the continued upgrade of Rural Hospitals and Ambulance Stations
$19.8m to build 27 new mental health beds in Southern Tasmania
$11.7m for the Burnie and Glenorchy Ambulance Stations^
$7.4m for the completion of Stage 2 of the King Island Hospital redevelopment
$21.6m for a new Health Human Resources Information System~

NEW SCHOOLS AND UPGRADED EDUCATION AND TRAINING FACILITIES

$222m investment in Education and TasTAFE infrastructure including:

$24m for the new Legana Primary School
$40m towards the new $50m Brighton High School
$20m to revitalise Cosgrove High School
$25.3m for the new K-12 Sorell School
$28m for six new Child and Family Learning Centres statewide
$14m for TasTAFE’s Energy, Trades and Water Centre of Excellence, as part of a $21m project#
$18.8m for the new K-12 Penguin School
$16.5m for the School Revitalisation Maintenance stimulus

RECORD BOOST FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

$100m for up to 1000 new Social Housing dwellings
$65m to continue delivering our second Affordable Housing Action Plan
$123.8m for new housing projects including the debt waiver program

KEEPING TASMANIANS SAFE

$120.9m for the Tasmanian Government Radio Network Project*
$46.1m for Project Unify to upgrade Tasmania Police IT systems
$111.1m for the new Northern Regional Prison, as part of a $270m project
$79.9m for the new Southern Remand Centre, as part of an $85m project
$14.4m for the Burnie Court complex, as part of a $15m project
$13.2m for the continued upgrade of Tasmania Police housing statewide
$12m for a new off-shore Police Patrol Vessel
$9.3m for the upgrade of the Risdon Prison shared facilities
$11.5m for the completion of the new Sorell Emergency Services Hub
$7m for the refurbishment of the Launceston Police Station
$6.3m for the redevelopment of the Ashley Youth Detention Centre
$4.5m for the completion of the New Norfolk Police Station
$4.2 million for the completion of the new Longford Police Station

Infrastructure