The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future today, announcing over $50 million to boost housing and deliver community infrastructure projects in the electorate of Kennedy.

Over $30 million has been allocated through the Housing Support Program package to boost social housing supply across the region.  

This funding will support the delivery of increased social housing supply through the construction of enabling infrastructure and community amenities such as roads, stormwater drainage, earthworks and connection to utilities.

Three housing projects have been allocated funding:

• $1.8 million to support the delivery of dwellings across two lots on Lardil Street, Gununa on Mornington Island.
• $18.8 million to construct a new sewerage pump station and rising main in Balamba.
• $9.9 million to deliver trunk infrastructure at Eaton, including an electricity transformer, intersection lighting, NBN trenching and drainage works.

Four projects will share in over $22 million of Growing Regions Program, which provides funding of between $500,000 and $15 million to local government entities and incorporated not-for-profit organisations for community infrastructure projects.

The four successful projects, which went through a competitive, merit-based assessment process, are:

• $10.4 million for Boulia Shire Community Hub
• $4 million for Stage 1 of the Burketown Health and Wellbeing Precinct– Splash Park & Playground
• $5.99 million for the Scarr Street Revitalisation Project in Cloncurry
• $1.79 million for the Hughenden Showgrounds

The Housing Support Program is one of a range of measures designed to help achieve the ambitious national target of building 1.2 million new, well-located homes over the next 5 years. For more information, visit: Housing Support Program

The Growing Regions Program delivers investment in infrastructure across Australia's regional, rural and remote areas. For more information, visit: Growing Regions Program

Quotes attributable to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese:

“My Government is building Australia’s future, today announcing more than $50 million will be allocated to infrastructure projects across the Kennedy electorate.

“These projects mean more houses for locals and better community facilities to bring them together.

“We want to see more social housing and more quality community led infrastructure where people need it most.”

Quotes attributable to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King:

“From Burketown to Boulia, we’re boosting homes and connecting communities by building the infrastructure people deserve.

“Our investments in community infrastructure like playgrounds, town centres and showgrounds make our regions even better places to live, and places that locals can be very proud to call home.

“Infrastructure projects like these make such a difference to people’s lives. The Splash Park and Playground in Burketown for example will be a place for children and families to connect and stay cool. With the closest swimming pool and water park a 450km round trip away and local waterways unsafe due to crocodiles, this project will be transformational for the community.”

Quotes attributable to Senator for Queensland, Nita Green:

“I am so proud to be part of a Government that cares about and invests regional Queensland communities.

“The investment announced today shows that our Government is listening to the needs of the region and is delivering them.”