Building our Regions Round 6
What's new
- Guidelines for Building our Regions Round 6 (PDF, 1021.8KB) now available.
- Detailed applications for construction projects now open.
The Building our Regions program has a long and successful history of supporting Queensland’s local governments to invest in essential regional infrastructure and creating flow-on economic development opportunities and jobs.
Round 6 of Building our Regions will offer $70 million over 3 years for local governments to improve their water supply and sewerage systems.
Construction projects
Detailed applications are open for councils with shortlisted projects until Tuesday 17 May 2022.
Detailed application are to be submitted using the online form.
Detailed applications must also provide a number of other documents. Templates for these are below:
- Detailed project plan (DOCX, 1.1MB)
- Cashflow forecast (XLSX, 14.8KB)
- Benefits assessment (DOCX, 70.5KB) or cost benefit analysis (XLSX, 74.4KB).
The following documents provide more information about application requirements:
- Program guidelines (PDF, 1021.8KB)
- Construction projects – Detailed application FAQ (PDF, 48.4KB)
- Construction projects – Detailed application Supporting information (PDF, 120.0KB)
Planning projects
Applications for planning projects have closed. Announcements are expected mid-2022.
Eligibility
All local governments outside South East Queensland are eligible for funding through Building our Regions Round 6. Funding pools and project eligibility varies based on the water service provider size of the local government body applying. You can view the map of local government eligibility (PDF, 1.7MB).
Funded projects
Previous rounds of Building our Regions have seen more than $348 million approved towards 271 projects across 67 local government body areas. These projects have leveraged more than $539 million in additional funding from other sources for a total capital expenditure of more than $887 million, supporting an estimated 2,700 jobs.
Read more about Rounds 1-5 of Building our Regions at the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning.
Contact us
For more information on Building our Regions Round 6:
- Phone – 13 QGOV (13 74 68)
- Email – buildingourregions@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
Last updated: 09 Mar 2022