Looking ahead 2017–18

Priority activities for the Queensland Government for 2017–18 include:

Education

• Jobs Queensland will
• continue to progress a substantive body of work on anticipating skill needs to inform vocational education and training investment planning
• develop a Skills, Training and Workforce Development Strategy for the Advanced Manufacturing industry and support the Department of State Development’s Advanced Manufacturing 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan
• implementing the Youth Engagement Plan to improve responses and lift outcomes for at-risk and disengaged children and young people
• establishing new integrated Early Years Services in Redlands and Tara
• continuing to deliver Early Childhood Education and Care Workforce Action Plan 2016–2019 initiatives, supporting continued growth of a professional, qualified and valued early childhood education and care workforce
• developing an online one-stop-shop for early childhood health and development training and resources
• continuing to deliver Advancing education: An action plan for education in Queensland and an embedded suite of Advancing education supporting plans
• expanding the number of schools embedding age-appropriate pedagogies in teaching and learning practices in the early years of school
• implementing recommendations from the Disability Review Report, and actions detailed in the Every student with disability succeeding plan
• launching a new online behaviour support tool for teachers to address low-level classroom behaviours
• continuing to deliver the Advance Queensland Engaging Science Grants, addressing the goals outlined in the Engaging Queenslanders in Science strategy
• conducting a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) challenge, through the Advance Queensland initiative, to identify a technological solution to improve interactive visual educational services to students with disability in rural and remote locations
• releasing the 2017–18 Annual VET Investment Plan, including contributions to implement GC2018—Security Provider Training Strategy, the National Disability Insurance Scheme Training and Skills Support Strategy, and supporting regional communities through targeted strategies
• appointing Positive Behaviour for Learning Coordinators in each region, strengthening capacity in schools to positively support students to meet the school’s behaviour expectations
• improving access and participation by Refugee and Asylum Seeker families to early childhood education programs, and supporting the early childhood education and care sector to provide more inclusive and supportive services
• implement the Advance Queensland TAFE Queensland Pathways Scholarship Program to support Queenslanders to complete vocational education and transition into university studies in science, technology, engineering and maths industries
• installing flashing school zone signs at 100 risk-assessed school zones as part of Queensland’s Road Safety Action Plan (2017–19).

Community

• continuing to implement the recommendations from the Not Now, Not Ever report through the Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy 2016–2026
• transitioning to the NDIS through the second year of implementation, which will continue until 30 June 2019
• releasing All Abilities Queensland: opportunities for all, new state disability plan 2017–2020 to build an inclusive Queensland where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential as equal citizens, including the ‘Everybody has a role to play’ website
• continuing to implement the three-year Women on Boards Initiative, in partnership with Deloitte, to increase women’s representation in leadership
• continuing to implement the Queensland Women’s Strategy 2016–21 and report on delivery of initiatives included in the Community Implementation Plan
• continuing to provide Women’s Infolink, a free statewide information, referral and support service to women about issues affecting their wellbeing
• continuing to implement the Queensland Violence against Women Prevention Plan 2016–22
• continuing to implement the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry recommendations through the Supporting Families, Changing Futures reforms, including new and enhanced intensive and secondary family support services
• implementing Queensland: an age-friendly community —actions arising from recommendations of the Parliamentary inquiry into the adequacy of existing financial protections for Queensland’s seniors
• implementing responses to recommendations made by the Final report of the Advisory Taskforce on Residential Transition for Ageing Queenslanders
• continuing to fund the Elder Abuse Prevention Unit and Seniors Legal and Support Services, including expansion of seniors legal and support services to five regional locations and further investment to improve access for seniors to financial advice
• delivering the Elder Abuse Prevention campaign to raise community awareness
• continuing to implement the Queensland Youth Strategy—Building young Queenslanders for a global future and its Action Schedule, to support young Queenslanders to actively contribute to Queensland’s economic, civic and cultural life
• implementing the Multicultural Recognition Act 2016, including promoting the Multicultural Queensland Charter and its principles of equity, fairness, welcome and belonging, and continuing support for the Multicultural Queensland Advisory Council
• celebrating Queensland Multicultural Month—Queensland’s largest celebration of multiculturalism
• continuing funding for 19 organisations to deliver activities under the Community Action for a Multicultural Society program to strengthen social connectedness
• continuing funding for diverse cultural and multicultural events, and funding $1 million in community projects promoting inclusive and welcoming community every year
• continuing to support water safety initiatives through an annual funding commitment of $100,000
• continuing to deliver reforms to support non-government organisations, including partnering with stakeholders to implement a community services industry strategy and supporting social innovations
• providing additional funding to support the sustainability of non-government community service providers, in recognition of increases to award rates for social and community service employees under the Fair Work Australia's (now the Fair Work Commission) 2012 Equal Remuneration Order
• continuing to support place-based responses such as Logan Together, a long term, whole of community effort to create the best life opportunities for every child in Logan
• leading the design and supporting delivery of community resilience elements of the Strategic Blueprint for Queensland’s North West Minerals Province
• continuing to fund and support human and social recovery in disaster-impacted communities, contributing to building the disaster resilience of individuals, communities and service providers
• developing a new Transport and Main Roads Disability Action Plan 2018–2022, continuing Queensland’s commitment to making public transport more accessible for people with disabilities and limited mobility
• developing the Queensland Transport Policy, a 30-year transport strategy to prepare and position Queensland’s transport systems for the future
• investigating and implementing the outcomes of the Queensland Government’s Bus Driver Safety Review to improve safety for bus drivers, service delivery partners and passengers
• delivering enhanced prisoner re-entry services to expand and specialise the delivery of offender reintegration to reduce reoffending
• strengthening Queensland’s parole system by expanding electronic monitoring to parolees to improve the quality of case management
• developing an implementation plan for agreed recommendations of the Queensland Family and Child Commission review of the blue card and foster care systems
• extending strategies to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in the blue card system to additional identified remote communities
• implementing recommendations under the Queensland Parole System Review report
• finalising the statutory reviews of the Right to Information Act 2009, Information Privacy Act 2009 and Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009
• commencing service delivery under the Social Benefit Bond model targeting youth reoffending, youth homelessness and Indigenous disadvantage by early 2018, which aims to achieve positive social outcomes, savings to Government and a return to investors
• developing the government’s response to the Queensland Productivity Commission’s inquiry into service delivery in Queensland’s remote and discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
• implementing recommendations of the Youth Detention Centre Review, released in December 2016
• developing a transgender and intersex policy for young people in youth detention
• developing contemporary interventions including the use of digital toolkits and online programs to address the underlying causes of offending for young people in the youth justice system
• continuing to build cultural capability in Youth Justice and improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torre Strait Islander children and young people involved in Youth Justice through the Youth Justice First Nations Action Board
• continuing to implement Transition 2 Success to a further 6 sites and evaluating effectiveness across a range of measures, including recidivism, successful transition to employment or further training, self-confidence and cost-effectiveness
• delivering Festival 2018 as part of GC2018, including WOW Festival 2018, the One Million Stars installation and a special edition of the quarterly publication Griffith Review titled New Commonwealth Now
• continuing to deliver the Embracing 2018 Legacy Program, leveraging GC2018 to build an active, engaged and inclusive community, including the GC2018 Reconciliation Action Plan and celebrations in communities along the Queen’s Baton Relay route
• progressing construction of a $46.7 million contemporary counter-terrorism and community safety centre at the Westgate Police Academy to ensure our police have the skills and capabilities to respond to complex and evolving public safety issues now and into the future
• continuing to improve the customer experience of digital government services delivered through qld.gov.au
• rolling out the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017–2027, a 10-year plan to build a better future for all Queenslanders, including developing the Queensland Indigenous Housing Action Plan to improve housing and related outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders
• conducting an Advance Queensland SBIR challenge to identify safe, reliable and cost-effective ways to manage entry to residential public housing properties that also meet the diverse needs of tenants
• supporting recipients of the Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas Fund to commercialise market-ready innovative ideas that will help them to grow and compete in a global market
• investing $12.8 million in Queensland’s arts sector through contestable funding programs, including the Organisations Fund, Queensland Arts Showcase Program and Playing Queensland Fund
• supporting development of Queensland’s arts sector through key programs such as the black&write! Indigenous writing and editing program, and the Queensland Literary Awards
• Implementing recommendations of the Independent Investigation into the Towing Industry: Removal of Vehicles from Private Property to promote fair, reasonable and professional towing services and improve Queenslanders’ awareness of their rights and obligations in relation to private property parking and towing
• implementing the second cohort of a departmental Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander internship program to support university students with 12 weeks’ paid work experience.

Regions

• continuing to deliver economic and employment outcomes from the $200 million Jobs and Regional Growth Package
• continuing to deliver the expanded $150 million Back to Work Regional Employment Package, including Employer Support Payments and Youth Boost Payments for eligible regional businesses who employ unemployed jobseekers in regional Queensland
• hosting the final Local Jobs First Roundtable in Cairns to generate ideas and actions with industry and employers on generating better employment opportunities for local young people
• commencing the Sticking Together Pilot project in Logan, Cairns and Townsville, to reduce youth unemployment by providing intensive coaching and mentoring to help young people ‘stick’ to work
• continuing to partner with the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Office to identify infrastructure opportunities and ensure regional Queensland receives the full benefit of the program
• hosting GC2018, the first regional Australian city to host a Commonwealth Games, with events also held in Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville
• continuing implementation of the Townsville City Deal and development of the South East Queensland City Deal
• investigating suitability of an area south of Cairns for establishment of a State Development Area
• finalising the high level feasibility investigation into raising the Burdekin Falls Dam by two metres, to assist SunWater and Stanwell Corporation in preparing a business case for a hydro-electric power station at Burdekin Falls Dam
• continuing to identify and capture new opportunities that will support the Advancing Our Cities and Regions Strategy, ensuring it is responsive to changing property markets and economic conditions
• releasing and implementing the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017
• progressing the draft North Queensland Regional Plan for consultation in late 2017
• releasing and implementing the Strategic Blueprint for Queensland’s North West Minerals Province
• progressing the North Queensland Stadium project, estimated to generate 750 jobs during the design and construction phase
• implementing the Drought Wellbeing Service, a primary mental health outreach service by the Royal Flying Doctors Service to all drought affected regions in Queensland
• delivering a new domestic and family violence shelter in Coen
• providing $6 million for the Country Racing Support Program, supporting racing across regional Queensland, and funding the Training Track Subsidy Scheme, which assists thoroughbred race clubs to offset the costs of maintaining training facilities
• delivering water, wastewater and solid waste upgrades and repairs for all 16 Indigenous local governments under the $120 million Indigenous Councils Critical Infrastructure Program, working with local governments to identify new projects under the Advancing Our Cities and Regions Strategy
• appointing a proponent for the Aldoga renewable energy project to transform a 1,200 hectare underutilised state-owned site in Gladstone into a major renewable energy project
• launching a TIQ presence in Ipswich and a dedicated TIQ North Queensland Office in Townsville, under the Advancing Trade and Investment Queensland Strategy 2017–2022
• hosting the 2017 Queensland International Business Series, incorporating a regional program for the Queensland Trade and Investment Commissioners to engage with Queensland companies interested in exporting and/or attracting foreign investment
• investing in replacement police stations for Gordonvale and Bowen in addition to a new facility in Cairns to support road safety and provide enhanced public safety capabilities
• continuing investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture through the $12.6 million four-year (2015–16 to 2018–19) Backing Indigenous Arts initiative, building sustainable and ethical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts industries
• committing $6.5 million over four years to support Indigenous and regional arts initiatives, enabling increased community arts activities across Queensland and employing regionally-based arts officers
• investing $2.1 million to implement a dedicated arts incubator space for start-up Indigenous performance companies and to invest in new dance commissions performed at the Cairns Centre of Contemporary Arts and within Indigenous communities
• continuing a $2.08 million investment in the Regional Arts Development Fund partnership with 59 local governments, supporting and growing Queenslander’s access to regional arts and cultural activities
• progressing to finalise the Coordinator-General’s assessments of the EIS for the Townsville Port Expansion project, Cairns Shipping Development, China Stone Coal and Lindeman Great Barrier Reef Resort projects (together, potentially supporting up to 4569 construction jobs and 5,415 operational jobs)
• continue to work with stakeholders on North Stradbroke Island (including the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation, Straddie Chamber of Commerce, Redland City Council and the University of Queensland) to deliver initiatives under the North Stradbroke Island Economic Transition Strategy, which are focussed onincreasing economic, cultural, tourism and residential opportunities
• Jobs Queensland will continue to support a skill-driven economy through its place-based activities to:
• work collaboratively with TAFE Queensland and the CSIRO on the Regional Workforce Development Plan for the Fraser Coast; and
• progress a workforce development plan for Townsville, as part of the Townsville City Deal.

Economy

• continuing to support the Working Queensland Jobs Plan including:
• continuation of the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative;
• providing additional funding to TAFE; and
• promoting Jobs Queensland as an independent statutory authority
• implementing the $27.5 million Back to Work South East Queensland Employment Package, including Employer Support Payments and Youth Boost Payments for eligible South East Queensland businesses who employ eligible long-term unemployed or young unemployed jobseekers
• continuing implementation of the wole-of-government Advancing Trade and Investment: Queensland Trade and Investment Strategy 2017–2022
• further expanding Queensland’s international footprint by opening a new Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ) office in North America and bolstering the existing TIQ offices in Singapore and Indonesia to maximise opportunities for Queensland companies
• continuing to promote Queensland’s Tourism, Food and Agribusiness, Mining and Resources sectors and emerging industries and its innovative technologies in key markets such as China, Japan and India, by leading trade and investment missions, and facilitating business meetings with visiting international delegations and investors
• implementing the Queensland Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Procurement Policy to increase the value of Queensland Government procurement contracts awarded to Indigenous businesses
• launching the Queensland Drones Strategy consultation paper, the first of its kind in Australia, at the World of Drones congress
• implementing actions under the Powering Queensland Plan, the government’s $1.16 billion strategy to stabilise electricity costs, deliver jobs and investment and lead the transition to a clean energy sector
• continuing to deliver the International Education and Training Strategy to Advance Queensland 2016–2026, positioning Queensland as a leader in international education
• continuing to leverage the Trade 2018 program as part of GC2018, to strengthen Queensland’s trade and investment ties across the Commonwealth and boost Gold Coast City’s and Queensland’s international business profile
• facilitating 22 major projects, through the Coordinator-General, with a combined capital expenditure of approximately $34 billion (potentially supporting 16,000 construction jobs and 15,000 operational jobs)
• continuing to implement the Advance Queensland 10-year Roadmaps and Action Plans for the following priority sectors: Advanced Manufacturing, Biofutures, Biomedical and Mining Equipment Technology and Services and launching the Defence and Aerospace 10-year Roadmaps and Action Plans
• developing business capabilities and opportunities for defence and aerospace businesses in regional Queensland through the efforts of groups such as Townsville Defence Working Group under the Townsville City Deal initiative
• supporting Queensland’s defence and aerospace companies to participate in international trade events to develop export markets for Queensland capabilities
• undertaking industry development and attraction efforts in high value and high technology defence and aerospace capability areas such as cyber security, surveillance and warfare, communication systems integration, and remotely piloted aircraft/unmanned aerial vehicles autonomous systems
• continuing to implement the $20 million Made in Queensland grants program, supporting the manufacturing sector to become more competitive and adopt innovative processes and technologies
• continuing progress on master planning for Queensland’s priority ports under the Sustainable Ports Development Act 2015, optimising infrastructure and addressing operational, economic, environmental and social relationships, as well as supply chains and surrounding land uses
• undertaking a new Strategic Resources Exploration Program, over 2017–18 — 2020–21, valued at $27.125 million, to provide direct response to challenges facing the resources sector, and enhance Queensland’s position as a preferred destination for resources sector investment
• supporting the creation of new businesses, helping existing businesses to work smarter and be more resilient, and assisting businesses with high growth aspirations to grow and employ through the delivery of three targeted grants programs, mentoring and promoting linkages to other Queensland programs
• delivering Queensland Small Business Week events, supporting small business by providing networking and knowledge exchange opportunities
• assisting women, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with a disability to start and grow their own business
• continuing to provide customer-focused programs and services to support small business through the Business Queensland website
• continuing to deliver the Tourism and Small Business Recovery Package to assist business recovery following Tropical Cyclone Debbie, and help small businesses build resilient and sustainable business plans
• delivering the expanded Go Local campaign, including tailored mentoring support services and workshops to support Queensland dairy farmers and local milk processors, and dedicated workshops and mentoring services for small businesses impacted by Tropical Cyclone Debbie
• completing the business advisory services, providing support to the taxi and limousine industries through the provision of counselling services, grants and mentoring during the transition to the new personalised transport framework
• continuing to implement actions in relation to the Advancing Indigenous Business initiative, including the Accelerate Indigenous Small Business Grants program, and showcasing successful Indigenous businesses
• implementing Trade 2018, leveraging GC2018 to create diverse and enduring growth in international trade and investment, including showcasing the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct and Queensland’s key priority trade sectors on the world stage
• implementing the GC2018 Reconciliation Action Plan, working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tourism operators to lift their profile, improve their skills and the quality of experiences
• partnering with Tourism and Events Queensland and the tourism industry to capitalise on Queensland’s GC2018 exposure to attract visitors, events and investment in tourism infrastructure and business opportunities
• holding the regional DestinationQ series in Toowoomba, Gladstone and Bundaberg, and the annual DestinationQ tourism forum
• updating the Next Generation Tourism Planning guide to reflect new policy and legislation such as the Planning Act 2016
• appointing additional Young Tourism Leaders across Queensland
• continuing to explore new opportunities to grow aviation capacity into Queensland and secure new services from priority markets through our Attracting Aviation Investment Fund
• further strengthening our relationships with travel trade and airline carriers throughout Asia and grow visitation from key Asian markets through the Connecting with Asia Fund
• fully funding Cross River Rail, supporting more than 1,500 jobs per year over the 5-year construction period and helping to keep our economy growing by activating urban development, reducing road congestion and providing better access to more places of work, study and recreation
• growing the Carbon Farming Industry—starting by bringing together representatives along the carbon credit supply chain at the Carbon Farming Industry Summit to develop a roadmap for growing the industry in Queensland and nationally, to supply high quality, premium carbon offsets to domestic and international markets
• reconstructing state roads damaged by severe weather events including Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie
• continuing implementation of Queensland’s Personalised Transport Horizon: Five year strategic plan for personalised transport services 2016–21, providing access to safe, reliable and affordable personalised transport services, and a sustainable and competitive industry to deliver them
• implementing the new Queensland Government Procurement Strategy and revised Queensland Procurement Policy, to use the government’s procurement spend to support jobs, regional growth and innovation, and achieve the economic, environmental and social objectives of the government
• as part of the Queensland Housing Strategy, commence delivery of the Housing Construction Jobs Program, to increase supply of social and affordable housing, drive local job creation and economic growth
• implementing the Regional Skills Investment Strategy, partnering with selected regions to identify current and emerging jobs, and design tailored solutions to be delivered under the Annual VET Investment Plan, in support of the supply of skilled local people to meet skill demand
• implementing the Regional Skills Adjustment Strategy, investing in regions facing economic uncertainty, and supporting individuals to gain the foundation, employability and technical skills needed to transition to jobs in demand
• supporting Queensland’s small to medium arts sector through outcomes of the Organisations Fund 2017–20 and tailored governance funding assistance
• delivering Digital Business Workshops to Digital Scorecard participants to help improve their digital capability and become more competitive in the global economy
• developing a scalable model of the State Library of Queensland Business Studio, suitable for duplication by public libraries across Queensland, to support innovation and entrepreneurialism in their regions
• progressing work to establish Queensland’s first official digital archive in partnership with innovative industry partners
• continuing to deliver the Advance Queensland Platform Technology Program to support large scale co-funding projects that accelerate the development and deployment of significant and highly collaborative industry-based platform technology projects
• building Queensland's research and development capacity, and attracting and keeping the best and brightest research minds in Queensland through new rounds of the Advance Queensland Research Fellowships and PhD Scholarships
• continuing to support science engagement and communication projects, events and activities that increase the reach and impact of science in Queensland through the Advance Queensland Engaging Science Grants
• continuing to support the development of new technology that will increase Queenslanders’ performance or level of participation in sport through the Sport Science Challenge
• providing Founders’ Fellowships to researchers and clinicians to enable them to develop their innovations into commercial outcomes
• supporting Queensland researchers and innovators to collaborate with global expertise to achieve research and commercial outcomes through the Queensland-Chinese Academy of Sciences Collaborative Science Fund and the Commercialisation Partnerships Program
• continuing to deliver to the North Stradbroke Island Workers Assistance Scheme to support workers affected by the cessation of sand mining on North Stradbroke Island
• implementing the Queensland Climate Change Response to transition to a low carbon, clean growth economy and adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, and do so in a way that delivers the best outcomes for Queensland—by securing new jobs and opportunities for Queenslanders, supporting and strengthening our communities and protecting our precious natural environment
• working on a Tourism Sector Adaptation Plan, focusing on adapting the Queensland tourism industry to deal with risks and opportunities associated with climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy.

Health and wellbeing

• finalising the whole of government Action on Ice plan to address the harms associated with ice use
• continuing to embed My health, Queensland’s future: Advancing health 2026 in Queensland’s health system
• investing $126.5 million to continue initiatives under the Specialist Outpatient Strategy to reduce the number of patients waiting longer than clinically recommended for initial specialist outpatient appointments
• delivering an additional 12,000 gastrointestinal endoscopies in 2017–18 as part of the four-year Endoscopy Action Plan, to meet demand, increase access and improve outcomes
• extending the current Neurodevelopment Exposure Disorder Clinic at the Gold Coast to provide a statewide service aimed at providing support, knowledge and training for clinicians, children and families
• delivering the $15 million Winter Bed Management Strategy, driving improved emergency access performance across the state during the winter period
• developing education programs aimed at providing interns and other health professionals with resilience and coping skills
• continuing the rollout of the Digital Hospital project to deliver an integrated electronic medical record with full digital capability in 24 Queensland hospitals
• recruiting an additional 115 ambulance officers to provide enhanced roster coverage to  manage increasing demand for ambulance services
• delivering services and infrastructure to implement the $350 million Connecting care to recovery 2016–2021 mental health, alcohol and other drugs plan
• continuing to improve Indigenous health outcomes across the state through the Making Tracks Investment Strategy 2015–18, including:
• continuing the highly successful Brisbane Broncos Deadly Choices Partnership
• establishing a new primary health care clinic run by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service-Brisbane at Loganlea
• establishing Indigenous mental health liaison services at six public hospitals
• expanding provision of Indigenous-specific forensic mental health services at correctional facilities
• implementing a range of initiatives under Deadly Kids Deadly Futures: Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Ear Hearing Health Framework 2016–2026 to reduce the rates and impacts of middle ear disease and associated hearing loss for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
• establishing the Healthy Futures Commission Queensland to focus on reducing obesity and chronic disease rates in Queensland, focusing on children, young people and families
• continuing the rollout of the My health for life program, tackling growing rates of preventable chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke
• continuing to implement the Health and Wellbeing Strategic Framework 2017–2026, and associated Overweight and Obesity Prevention Strategy, Smoke Prevention Strategy, Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy and Performance Measurement  Strategy, guiding delivery of chronic disease risk factor prevention initiatives
• implementing the Logan Community health action plan 2017, a $10 million strategy to address key health challenges for specific population groups in Logan
• implementing initiatives identified under the Queensland Sexual Health Strategy 2016–2021 and North Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexually Transmissible Infections Action Plan 2016–2021, to help improve the sexual and reproductive health of all Queenslanders
• delivering $1.5 million in targeted health services to support the transition of 17-year-olds from Queensland’s adult justice system to the youth system
• extending the School Immunisation Program to include the Meningococcal ACWY vaccine for year 10 students
• employing 119 additional nurse navigators, bringing the total number of nurse navigators expected to be employed since the start of the program to 240
• continuing to work towards recruitment of up to 4,000 new suitably qualified nursing and midwifery graduates by 2018–19, above the baseline in 2013–14
• investing in the Queensland Health and Medical Research Funding Program to support innovative, collaborative research with a strong translatable potential to frontline research
• investing $2.7 million to deliver Action 26 of the Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2015–17 through the Improve men’s access to care: a national ambulance approach project, to reduce suicide and improve the mental health of men and boys
• continuing the Partners in Prevention project, to improve information sharing when responding to patients with mental health conditions
• working with Griffith University to research the incidence, profile, outcomes and episode costs for adult acute mental health patient presentations to emergency departments in Queensland
• finalising the Strengthening Mental Health Intervention Report: A Current State Assessment, into the mental health intervention strategies currently being delivered by the Queensland Ambulance Service
• working on a Human Health and Wellbeing Sector Adaptation Plan, focusing on adapting the Queensland health sector to deal with risks and opportunities associated with climate change and the transition to  low carbon and climate-affected economy
• delivering reforms identified in the Queensland Building Plan, including a suite of measures to help address security of payment for subcontractors, and advancing green star ratings for Queensland Government-owned buildings
• conducting a Small Business Innovation Research challenge, under the Advance Queensland initiative to identify an affordable personal dust monitoring device that will provide real-time data to workers regarding their exposure levels to respirable dust, consistent with Australian Standards
• working in collaboration with the Federal Government, states and territories, industry and relevant regulators to address issues relating to non-conforming building products
• establishing a new service model to address the longer term needs of victims of domestic and family violence to support their independence.

Environment

• implementing the Queensland Climate Change Response, comprised of the Queensland Climate Transition Strategy and the Queensland Climate Adaptation Strategy, aiming to harness opportunities and address risks of a changing climate and the transition to a zero net emissions economy by 2050
• supporting implementation of Sector Adaptation Plans for the Built Environment and Infrastructure sector and the Agriculture sector to assist these industries respond to the challenges associated with a changing climate
• building on a Carbon Farming Industry Summit for over 140 participants from across Australia and along the carbon offset supply chain, providing key input into an industry-led roadmap to be released in Australia and internationally
• releasing the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017–2027, investing $20.8 million over 3 years to support reforms and compliance—including 20 more compliance officers and vessel tracking on all boats, more monitoring and research, better engagement and more responsive decision making implementing mine rehabilitation reforms to improve rehabilitation outcomes across Queensland
• redesigning the financial assurance framework for the resource sector to better protect Queensland environmentally and financially, including developing a framework for residual risk under the Environmental Protection Act 1994
• continuing to progress actions under the Reef 2050 Plan, including the Raine Island recovery project
• releasing the draft Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017–2022, for public consultation. The Plan provides a framework for managing land based impacts on Reef water quality and is nested under the water quality theme of the Reef 2050 Plan
• in developing the draft Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017–2022, prepare a  revised 2017 Scientific Consensus Statement to update the latest science about land use impacts on Great Barrier Reef Water Quality and Ecosystem Condition; and develop 35 catchment level pollution reduction targets to provide a new level of specificity and take into account local situations for areas of the reef affected by each river, helping to prioritise on-ground interventions and investment
• continuing to progress a long-term protected area strategy for the expansion and effective management of the protected area estate
• building stronger relationships and engagement frameworks to cater for traditional owners’ participation in protected areas management
• working with stakeholders to implement the recommendations of the Koala Expert Panel for koala conservation in Queensland
• working with local governments and tourism industry partners to develop a detailed management plan and visitor management strategy for the Daisy Hill Koala Bushland
• delivering stage 1 actions identified in the Daisy Hill Koala Bushland Action Plan to ensure important improvements are ready in time for GC2018
• continuing to progress actions identified in the Queensland Ecotourism Plan 2016–2020, including facilitating best practice, low impact ecotourism investment opportunities
• releasing a discussion paper seeking public input on the future directions for the management of Great Sandy Marine Park
• preparing the second Declared Fish Habitat Area Network Assessment report (for release in early 2018)
• continuing to deliver property-based vegetation management related maps—more than 5,000 maps are provided free online every month
• allocating $14.4 million to deliver Natural Resource Management programs, with approximately $7.9 million allocated to projects delivered by Regional NRM bodies
• continuing to develop and implement new technologies to provide a world class Vessel Traffic Service, contributing to safe and efficient movement of vessels transiting the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait
• informing future investment in Queensland State school energy efficiency measures with ideas from the market sounding into school energy costs as a part of the Advancing Clean Energy Schools program
• commencing Year 1 of Accelerating Science Delivery Innovation to modernise and enhance systems, data, services and visualisations to make science more accessible and empower governments, business, education and the community
• releasing new wind datasets, via the SILO (Scientific Information for Landowners) climate database, assisting businesses to select potential sites for wind farms
• supporting the Queensland Reef Water Quality Program by delivering the Catchments Loads Monitoring program, wetland monitoring and delivering updated land use, and land use change mapping, for the reef catchments of Mackay-Whitsunday and Burdekin
• facilitating investment in renewable energy and bioenergy projects by mapping feedstocks through the ABBA (Australian Biomass for Bioenergy Assessment) project
• adding six sites to the Queensland Soil Monitoring program, with 22 sites now covering three key industries (dryland cropping, sugarcane, horticulture and grazing)
• partnering with Griffith University to investigate soil characteristics and erodibility, and develop optimal approaches for treating alluvial gullies to reduce sediment and nutrient loads on the Great Barrier Reef.

People

• exploring options to implement the recommendation of the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry to develop and pilot a Childrens Court Expert Court Assistance model in two locations
• commencing implementation of the government’s response to the Queensland Family and Child Commission’s review of Queensland’s Blue Card system
• implementing the Queensland Law Reform Commission recommendations on expunging historical homosexual convictions
• transferring responsibility for dealing with offences committed by 17-year-olds from the adult criminal justice system to the youth justice system
• introducing specialised clinical services for high harm and complex needs prisoners, including increasing prisoners’ access to Opioid Substitution Treatment Programs to provide treatment for opioid dependencies
• delivering joint management arrangements with Traditional Owners in the North Stradbroke Island area, including Naree Budjong Djara National Park, and on Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land national parks
• continuing the Get Started Vouchers program, providing financial support to those children and young people who can least afford, or may otherwise benefit from, joining a sport or recreation club
• supporting children under the Young Athletes Travel Subsidy to compete in, or officiate at, specific state, national or international events
• funding the Get Out, Get Active program and the Women and Girls Special Initiatives to encourage women and girls to increase participation in sport and active recreation
• continuing to support Nature Play Qld to encourage young children and their families to engage in nature and the environment as well as learn practical life skills
• continuing to enhance volunteer operational capability by ensuring alignment with community needs and development of sustainable policies and programs
• developing the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Volunteerism Strategy, addressing the challenges facing emergency volunteer service delivery now and into the future
• continuing to deliver the Government’s integrated Townsville Community Youth response strategy to address youth crime
• funding Project Booyah at nine locations across the State to engage at-risk and vulnerable young people to reduce risk factors that may lead to criminal behaviour.

Infrastructure

• completing construction of the Commonwealth Games Village, estimated to support 1,500 jobs during design and construction
• continuing work on Cross River Rail to unlock the bottleneck at the core of the South East Queensland transport network to allow more trains more often, enabling a turn-up-and-go transport system for the whole of South East Queensland
• progressing a range of health infrastructure priorities such as:
• new mental health facilities across Queensland
• essential upgrades to health facilities and supporting infrastructure in rural and regional areas across the state
• enhancing public hospital capacity in South East Queensland
• hospital redevelopments, health precincts and upgrades
• planning and delivering new and replacement ambulance stations
• expanding the Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre and continued implementation of the $200 million expansion to the Capricornia Correctional Centre
• completing the safe cell upgrades to the remaining 244 cells at Borallon Training and Correctional Centre
• expanding the public mooring and reef protection program in the Great Barrier Reef, as part of the Significant Regional Infrastructure Program Projects
• revitalising and enhancing critical infrastructure including nature-based tourism opportunities to protect the natural and cultural values of Queensland’s national parks, and maintain the breadth and quality of visitor experiences
• releasing the Female Facilities Program to support the construction of female amenities in sport and recreation clubs around the state
• releasing further rounds of the Get Playing Places and Spaces program to support the development of sport and active recreation infrastructure across the state
• releasing the Strategy for Social Infrastructure to promote multi-sector collaboration and innovation in the planning, design and use of social infrastructure
• progressing the Maturing the Infrastructure Pipeline Program with an additional $10 million allocated in 2017–18 for projects identified through the consultation phase of the State Infrastructure Plan and local government infrastructure priorities
• making better infrastructure decisions, informed by Building Queensland’s six-monthly Infrastructure Pipeline of priority projects and completed business cases for nine infrastructure proposals
• continuing to monitor and report on delivery of the $180 million Significant Regional Infrastructure Projects Program, to fund significant infrastructure projects in key regional centres that respond to a community need or provide increased economic opportunities
• releasing the 2017 State Infrastructure Plan Part B Program update to continue managing Queensland’s growth
• updating the State Infrastructure Plan: Part B for 2018, and delivering infrastructure innovation and best-practice across Queensland Government
• supporting local governments and private sector groups through the Catalyst Infrastructure Program, by continuing to assess and invest in infrastructure that unlocks development and creates construction and long term employment
• completing delivery of the $163 million Coomera to Helensvale Rail Duplication Project, including 8.2km of track and 8 new bridges
• continuing delivery of 75 new six-car passenger trains as part of the New Generation Rollingstock project and deliver four new stabling sites at Robina, Elimbah, Woombye and Banyo to accommodate the increased Rollingstock fleet in South East Queensland
• delivering approximately $21 billion in investment for transport infrastructure over 2017–18 to 2020–21, as part of QTRIP, supporting an estimated 16,950 direct jobs over the life of the program
• continuing to deliver safe roads through the Targeted Road Safety Program
• supporting implementation of the Townsville Water Security Taskforce Interim Report’s findings, working with Townsville City Council and the Federal Government, as part of the Townsville City Deal
• releasing the Queensland Bulk Water Opportunities Statement, as part of the State Infrastructure Plan
• delivering the $500 million Building Future Schools program:
• a new secondary school at Fortitude Valley by 2020 in partnership with Queensland University of Technology
• a new inner-south secondary school by 2021 with The University of Queensland
• expanding West End State School
• delivering 4 new schools and 3 major school stages in 2018 and planning for new school capacity to open in 2019
• investing $200 million, as a part of the Advancing Queensland State Schools program, in land acquisitions for new schools and new and refurbished school halls at 30 schools
• rolling out the asset life cycle assessment program to more than 500 state school and 40 training sites to provide maintenance planning information over 10 years—supporting future investment in asset renewal and maintenance
• investing $17.5 million for the Arts Infrastructure Investment Fund—$4.4 million to reimagine Queensland Museum’s Sciencentre, $2 million for planning and relocation of Rockhampton Art Gallery, and $15 million allocated to the 940-seat Cairns Performing Arts Centre
• completing the $2.25 million Cremorne Theatre refurbishment
• publishing the Queensland Digital Infrastructure Plan to outline Queensland’s strategy for improving digital services.

Governance

• implementing recommendations from the Queensland Audit Office’s report Criminal justice system—prison sentences
• progressing protected area management frameworks, including management planning instruments, management effectiveness evaluation, and levels of service
• supporting the activities of the Better Regulation Taskforce, including finalisation of its 2017 review of three priority industry sectors, and ongoing monitoring of implementation of the Red Tape Reduction Advisory Council 2016 Report
• working to deliver the Business Impact Statement project to support Queensland Government agencies in better assessing the impacts of proposed policies and regulations on small business
• finalising the Pre-Games evaluation report and continuing to monitor and evaluate the Embracing 2018 Legacy Program for GC 2018, reporting on the delivery of legacy benefits and achievements and evaluating the return on government and other stakeholder investment
• coordinating submissions of Total Asset Management Plans across all Queensland Government departments to assist asset management and utilisation
• finalising the framework for Strategic Asset Management Plans and commence piloting of Strategic Asset Management Plans within selected departments
• finalise a direction to Seqwater on bulk water pricing for South East Queensland by mid-2018 which will continue to transition customers to cost-reflective bulk water prices over a sustainable period
• working with local governments to continue building their capacity and assist in monitoring and managing their performance and sustainability
• implementing the Queensland Government’s response to the review of the councillor conduct complaints system to improve transparency and accountability in local government
• partnering with federal and local governments, non-government organisations and the private sector to provide digital, personalised and proactive services making it simpler, faster and easier for Queenslanders to locate and access government services
• progressing work to establish a digital archive to safeguard Queensland’s critical digital public records now and into the future.