- The Queensland Government's 2026–27 State Budget includes a record $119.2 billion capital programme over four years, with $29.6 billion committed in 2026–27 alone, covering transport, health, housing, energy and Brisbane 2032 infrastructure.
- Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed the Budget, noting that Queensland's cement, concrete and aggregates industry contributes $3.35 billion to the state's economy and supports nearly 15,000 jobs.
- CCAA Chief Executive Officer Michael Kilgariff described the infrastructure and construction task as unprecedented, with a sustained $30 billion per annum public programme running alongside record private sector investment in housing, resources, renewable energy and industrial development.
- The CCAA emphasised that every major project funded through the Budget — including the Bruce Highway, Cross River Rail, new hospitals and Olympic infrastructure — will depend on cement, concrete and aggregates supplied by the industry.
- The CCAA called on the Queensland Government to protect strategic quarry resources, improve planning certainty, address workforce and skills shortages, and streamline approvals processes to ensure construction material supply can meet growing demand.
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed the Queensland Government's record infrastructure investment in the 2026–27 State Budget, saying the scale of the pipeline highlights the critical role of the state's cement, concrete, aggregates and quarrying sector in delivering Queensland's future.
The Budget commits a record $119.2 billion capital program over four years, including $29.6 billion in capital investment in 2026–27, supporting major investments in transport, health, housing, energy and Brisbane 2032 infrastructure.
Queensland's cement, concrete and aggregates industry contributes $3.35 billion to the state's economy and supports almost 15,000 jobs, supplying the essential materials that underpin the delivery of housing, transport networks, energy systems and major infrastructure projects.
CCAA Chief Executive Officer Michael Kilgariff said the Budget confirmed Queensland would continue building at an unprecedented scale.
"The upcoming infrastructure and construction task is unlike anything the State has undertaken before,” he said.
"Delivering a sustained $30 billion per annum public infrastructure program will occur alongside record levels of private sector investment in housing, resources, renewable energy and industrial development.
"Together, these investments will place unprecedented demands on the construction supply chain and require an equally strong focus on productivity, workforce development and project delivery.
"Whether it's the Bruce Highway, Cross River Rail, new hospitals, social housing or Olympic infrastructure, every major project being funded and delivered through this Budget will rely on cement, concrete and aggregates produced by our industry."
The scale of investment reinforces the need to secure the heavy construction materials required to deliver Queensland's ambitious infrastructure pipeline.
"Queensland's infrastructure pipeline is only as strong as the supply chains that support it," Mr Kilgariff said.
"This Budget commits to building the infrastructure Queensland needs. The next step is ensuring the State has the construction materials required to deliver it.
"That means protecting strategic quarry resources, improving planning certainty and recognising construction materials as a critical enabler of housing, infrastructure and economic growth."
CCAA welcomed the Government's continued focus on construction productivity with planning and approvals reform critical to supporting Queensland's growing infrastructure, housing and energy pipeline.
"That includes addressing workforce and skills shortages, improving freight efficiency, streamlining planning and approvals processes and providing the certainty needed to support investment in future construction material supply.
"It also means ensuring existing and future quarry operations have the flexibility and certainty to respond to growing demand and continue supplying the essential materials needed to build Queensland's future.
"These reforms will be critical to ensuring Queensland has the construction materials, workforce capacity and productivity needed to deliver its infrastructure, housing and economic development ambitions over the remainder of the decade."
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CCAA is the voice of Australia’s heavy construction materials industry, an industry that contributes $20.7 billion to GDP and supports 112,970 jobs nationwide. CCAA members produce most of Australia's cement, concrete and aggregates, which are essential to the nation’s building and construction sectors.
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