State Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment Cameron Dick visited Mackay last week, to break down where an infrastructure spend of $623.4 million for the Mackay-Whitsunday region would happen, on top of the 2023-24 State Budget $613.1 million for the Mackay Hospital and Health Service.
After announcing the $75M provision in the budget to cover Mackay Base Hospital’s multi-level car parking building (as covered on page three), Treasurer Dick also visited the Resources Centre of Excellence to view plans for the Stage 2 development. He also spoke at the MECC as part of the Queensland Budget and Economic Outlook event co-hosted by the Greater Whitsunday Alliance and the Queensland Treasury and Trade and Investment Queensland before visiting council chambers to speak briefly at the start of the Mackay Regional Council’s annual budget meeting.
The lunch event held at the MECC was attended by more than 80 Mackay and Whitsunday government, industry and community leaders to hear from the Treasurer about the regional action plan for the Greater Whitsunday region after the 2023-2024 Queensland Budget announcement earlier in the month.
The Mackay event was one of a series of six visits by the Treasurer where he briefed attendees on the Queensland Budget and the Economic Outlook for the 2023-2024.
Speaking at council’s budget meeting, Treasurer Dick said that his presence at council and the councillor’s attendance at the economic outlook event at the MECC is an indication of the great partnership that exists between state government and local government.
“Our state government can not work without those effective and productive relationships,” the Treasurer said.
He wished the councillors well with their deliberations for the budget as he emphasised that when it comes to public entities, it is the people’s money that is being spent.
“The truth is, it’s not our money,” he said.
“I have a sign in my office, it’s a saying that my old father who has now passed used to say, ‘It’s other people’s money’, and you always have to remember that, to use it in a disciplined way for our people.”
The Treasurer said we can all take confidence in the great future that exists for Queensland and for Mackay, coming out of COVID better than anywhere else in the country.
“Record surplus, low debt profile and now giving back to the people with the biggest capital works program in our state’s history, $89B which is $30B more than our budget last year over the next four years.
“The future is bright in Queensland.”
L-R Member for Mackay Julieanne Gilbert, Resources Centre of Excellence CEO Steven Boxall, Treasurer Hon. Cameron Dick and Assistant Minister for Treasury Charis Mullen look over Stage 2 plans for the Resources Centre of Excellence
Mayor Greg Williamson speaks with the Treasurer Hon. Cameron Dick and Assistant Minister for Treasury Charis Mullen at the MECC during the Queensland Budget and Economic Outlook event
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