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| State Budget Delivers on Labor Government Promises |
The 2009-10 State Budget is delivered at a time of immediate upheaval and uncertainty, but delivered with a focus on sustainability in the decades ahead. The budget has a dual task - to support the economy during this time of need, and to chart a course for a new future.
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Most importantly, the budget delivers on the Labor Government's election committments.
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The Solar Hot Water Scheme delivering 200,000 solar hot water systems at a fraction of the retail price will commence on 1 July 2009
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New payroll tax incentive scheme providing 125% rebates for apprentices and trainees is funded in the budget with the scheme commencing 1 July 2009
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3,000 green work placements and traineeships funded by the budget commencing 1 July 2009
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$50 million to help save the Great Barrier Reef, a project which has commenced
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Investing $72 million in improving literacy and numeracy standards in Queensland schools over three years, a project which has commenced
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Investing in 100 new science teachers for years 4 to 7, a project which has commenced
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| Reducing Elective Surgery Waiting Lists | |
Slashing Queensland elective surgery waiting lists through the expansion of the Surgery Connect program, a project which has commenced
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Training and recruiting 30 new nurse practicioners to work in the busiest hospital emergency departments - a project which has commenced
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| Emergency Department Upgrades | |
Emergency Department upgrades in Brisbane, Logan, Redlands, Ipswich, Caboolture, Bundaberg and Toowoomba, a project which has commenced
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$38 million in new tourism initiatives over three years to help project jobs commencing in 1 July 2009
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A record expansion of Queensland's skills base with $414 million over four years invested in up to 150,000 training places over four years, a project which has commenced
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| Boosting the Police Force | |
600 new police - in which recruitment has begun - with more than 200 new officers in the 2009-10 State budget
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| Education for Tomorrow's Queensland | |
Opening 18 new kindergartens and upgrading a further two over the next two years as part of a plan to establish 240 new or additional kindergartens by 2014, a project which has commenced
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| Supporting Volunteers & Local Heroes | |
Supporting our local heroes in the SES and rural fire service package, a project which has commenced
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Donating a $6 million Surf Life Saving Queensland helicopter to be handed over in September and funding for extra surf patrols commencing 1 July 2009
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| Queensland Made means Queensland Jobs | |
The capability for the industry network to help match Queensland companies with project opportunities commencing 1 July 2009
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| Supporting new industry to create Jobs | |
$30 million over two years for the super gas highway land corridor from Callide to Gladestone, a project which has commenced
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Funding for a feasibility study for the 2,000km great walk from the Daintree to the tip of Cape York which has been provided for in this year's Budget
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Plan to tackle urban congestion for which additional funding has been allocated in this year's Budget
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1300 extra commuter car parks and station upgrades, a project which has commenced
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