• The LNP State Budget for 2025-26 recycles many of the programs and figures announced under the previous government.
• Queensland families are worse off under this Budget, with vital cost-of-living support slashed — including reduced energy rebates and the end of discounted rego.
• No new funding or timelines have been included for the key health and infrastructure projects that our growing Bancroft communities urgently need.

The 2025–26 Queensland State Budget has failed to deliver new infrastructure or community investment for the Bancroft electorate, according to Member for Bancroft, Chris Whiting MP.

While the budget includes headline funding for health, housing and infrastructure across the state, many of the initiatives were originally introduced under the previous government, with few new local announcements for the growing northern corridor.

Chris Whiting said residents in suburbs such as North Lakes, Deception Bay and Burpengary East would be disappointed by the lack of local commitments.

“This budget simply repackages Labor initiatives without real reform or new funding for our community,” Chris Whiting MP said. “It’s the same, but they’re doing less and it’s taking longer.”

“There’s no timeline to resume the Redcliffe Hospital expansion, no new road or transport upgrades for our suburbs, and no progress on the new school planned for Burpengary East.”

The budget’s $33.1 billion health allocation includes the Hospital Rescue Plan but does not outline funding or a restart date for the Redcliffe Hospital expansion project, which was paused in early 2025.

In education, the construction of 15 new schools has been confirmed, though none are in Bancroft. Land secured under Labor for a new primary school in Burpengary East was not referenced in this year’s Budget Papers.

Key infrastructure projects in the region remain unfunded, including the widening of Deception Bay Road from Park Road to the Bruce Motorway.

“The former government committed $20 million for early works on Deception Bay Road — that momentum appears to have stalled under this budget,” Chris Whiting said.

“Our northern suburbs are growing fast and deserve their fair share of road and transport funding.”

In housing, Chris Whiting noted that existing commitments — such as the construction of 89 social and affordable homes in Burpengary East — were absent from the budget’s detail.

“We’ve seen the same housing targets rolled over in this Budget. Meanwhile, waitlists continue to grow, and locals still can’t find suitable crisis accommodation,” he said.

On cost-of-living relief, the budget continues some measures introduced by Labor — such as the $200 sports vouchers — but cuts broader energy rebates and ends the 20% vehicle registration discount in September.

Chris Whiting said that despite the lack of progress in this budget, he would continue advocating for the infrastructure, services and schools his community needs.

“Bancroft residents expected leadership and investment — not leftovers. I’ll keep fighting to make sure our community isn’t left behind.”

Chris Whiting MP
State Member for Bancroft