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Sealed for Success

With funding through the Queensland Government’s Remote Area Boards Program, RAPAD’s Sealed for Success project will develop an economic activation and investment strategy and deliver an online advocacy platform focused on opportunities arising from the sealing of the Outback Way and Cuttaburra Crossing.

Better road connections have the potential to create lasting opportunities for Central West Queensland a key part of this project is identifying what else our communities, businesses and industries will need to realise those benefits.

What could this mean for you and your community? We want to hear from you

Join us at a community consultation session:
Monday 23 November 2026 – Longreach
Tuesday 24 November 2026 – Winton Neighbourhood Centre
Wednesday 25 November 2026 – Bedourie Community Hall
Thursday 26 November 2026 – Boulia Shire Hall

Key objectives:

Enable – Laying the foundations for growth

Identify infrastructure and service improvements that may support growth, including freight and logistics facilities, industrial servicing, digital connectivity, safety and emergency infrastructure, and tourism or cultural assets.

Invest – Preparing projects for investment

Develop and prioritise a pipeline of potential projects, with clear descriptions, indicative costs, expected benefits, delivery considerations and opportunities for future funding or co-investment.

Advocate – Showcasing regional opportunities

Create an online platform that shares regional opportunities, evidence and stories to help RAPAD and its partners advocate for investment.

 

Community consultation

The project team will be on the road in November 2026. We want to hear from businesses, industry and community members about the difference better roads could make and what additional investment may be needed.

Your feedback will shape a prospectus and online platform to profile business, industry, infrastructure, facilities and services opportunities.

These are informal drop in sessions and a chance to ask questions, and share your ideas and experience. Bring a friend or two and talk through the topics together.

Can’t meet at this time? Please get in touch and we can call in to your business while we’re in town.

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What kinds of ideas are relevant?

The project is interested in opportunities linked to stronger connectivity, including freight services and heavy-vehicle facilities, new or expanding businesses, agriculture and supply chains, accommodation and visitor experiences, industrial development, communications, emergency access and community services.

You don’t need a developed proposal to contribute. We welcome practical ideas and experiences that can help inform future investment priorities.

 

Project timing and updates

Initial consultation will take place in November 2026. The findings will inform further assessment and development of potential projects.

The investment strategy, project pipeline and online platform are expected to be completed in the second half of 2027.

This project is about planning and preparing opportunities for future decision-making. Inclusion in the pipeline will not itself represent a funding or construction commitment.

 

Project contact

Kate Birse – Senior Project Coordinator

Phone: 0428 765 208
Email: kbirse@rapad.com.au

 

This project is funded through the Queensland Government’s Remote Area Boards Program.