State Budget Submission 2020

Working as part of the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils, RAPAD advocated for the region ahead of the 2020 Queensland Budget.

As part of the 2020/21 Queensland State Budget, the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils respectively requests the State Government:

1. Reverse the long-term trend of declining funding allocations to the North West District, Central West District and South West District of the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) under the Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program (QTRIP).

2. We are asking for the TIDS allocations to the North West, Outback and South West RRTGs to immediately be increased by 25 percent (from existing 2019/20 allocations) until 2021/22 and then increased by 50 percent in 2022/23 and 2023/24

3. Immediately review the current TIDS Policy to re-adjust the current 50/50 matching component acknowledging the constrained budgets of Western Queensland Councils.

The full report is available below.

Queensland State Budget 2020/21 – Priority Support for Western Queensland Communities

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