The proposal would provide $27.5 million over 3 years to construct a Health and Engineering Wing at the CQUniversity’s Cairns campus. This facility will open in 2028 and will expand the total student cohort across a range of disciplines (nursing, allied health, medical imaging) from 4,000 to nearly 6,000 in Cairns.

The funding would be distributed as follows: $15 million in 2025-26, $7.5 million in 2026-27 and $5.0 million in 2027-28.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.