Summary of proposal
Party
The Coalition
Portfolio
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Policy Topic
Infrastructure and transport
The proposal would provide further funding to the Regional Airports Program (RAP), with $133.25 million in grants funding as follows:
- $5.0 million to establish a modern patient transfer facility at Gladstone Airport, consisting of $4.0 million in additional funding and $1.0 million already allocated under existing RAP funding
- $10.0 million to upgrade Warnervale Airport
- $10.0 million to upgrade Broken Hill Airport
- $16.25 million for the Busselton Margaret River Airport redevelopment
- $20.0 million to Rockhampton Airport investing in the freight export precinct upgrade and a facility to support defence operations
- $22.0 million towards the upgrade of runways for Flinders Island and Mildura airports
- $24.0 million to upgrade the Wagga Wagga Airport Terminal
- $27.0 million for the Launceston Airport redevelopment and the Freight and Logistics Hub masterplan.
The proposal would distribute funding with $10.2 million in 2025-26, $35.0 million in 2026-27, $43.5 million in 2027-28 and $44.5 million in 2028-29 and would commence on 1 July 2025.