THE Queensland Government last week announced plans to establish an authority to deliver Cross River Rail and unveiled the new 10.2-kilometre alignment.
THE Queensland Government has announced it is reaching out to the whole community to help develop a new flagship housing strategy to replace the directions set by the former government.
THE Queensland Government last week released the State Infrastructure Plan and announced the establishment of a new State Infrastructure Fund, with an injection of $500 million, to deliver new infrastructure.
THE passenger load on South East Queensland's busiest railway lines will reach capacity in the next decade without further investment in network improvements, according to the Queensland Government's long-term rail network strategy released last week.
GOLD Coast Light Rail Stage Two project is on track with CPB Contractors (formerly Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd) announced as the preferred contractor to design and build the 7.3 kilometre extension in time for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
A WORLD-CLASS aquarium is part of a proposed $100 million redevelopment of the Queensland Maritime Museum on Brisbane's South Bank being progressed through the State Government's Market-Led Proposal initiative.
FUNDING of $50 million has been approved by the Australian and Queensland governments for the detailed design work on the section of the Bruce Highway between the Woondum Interchange and Curra.
MAJOR works on the $1.162 billion Gateway Upgrade North project were officially launched in Brisbane last week by the Queensland and Australian governments.
SOUTH East Queensland's flagship fleet of new generation trains are on track to begin servicing commuters in the second half of this year, with the first train arriving last week at the Port of Brisbane.
CONSTRUCTION officially began last week on a new central business district for the Sunshine Coast, which is forecast to create more than 30,000 permanent jobs in the region by 2040 and provide a $5.9 billion boost to the Queensland economy over the project's 20-year life.
THE Queensland Government last week welcomed The Star Entertainment Group's proposal for a 700-room hotel and apartment tower at its Jupiters Integrated Resort on the Gold Coast.
QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk last week announced the planned Brisbane Cruise Ship Terminal for the mouth of the Brisbane River has entered the detailed assessment phase.
SOUTH East Queensland's flagship fleet of new generation trains will be serviced, repaired and maintained west of Ipswich at a new $190 million centre that was officially unveiled by the Queensland Government last week.
