Qld: Infrastructure plan unveiled today

AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-2005
Qld: Infrastructure plan unveiled today

BRISBANE, April 27 AAP - Premier Peter Beattie unveils his much-leaked South East Queensland
Infrastructure Plan today.

The Government has already announced it will spend $1.79 billion to build 63 new schools
in the state's south-east as well as $123 million for extensions to the Gold Coast railway
line.

Premier Peter Beattie said there was more announcements to come today, leading to a
new Queensland.

The plan, which could cost billions of dollars, is aimed at meeting the infrastructure
needs generated by the one million extra people estimated to move to the state's south-east
over the next 20 years.

Mr Beattie flagged the possibility of a new dam to meet a potential water crisis in
south-east Queensland after Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg said the government
had a poor record on building infrastructure.

The infrastructure plan would complement the South East Queensland Regional Plan due
to be finalised in June.

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