- $15 million to expand and complete the Belconnen Arts Centre, including new workshop, exhibition and performance spaces
- $16 million to operationalise the University of Canberra Public Hospital with clinical and non-clinical staff – getting the facility ready to open in mid-2018
- $4.7 million to design and construct the Belco Bikeway – a separated bike path throughout the Town Centre which will connect the Town Centre to surrounding suburbs
- $85 million for school classroom and facilities upgrades across Canberra, including at UC SSC Lake Ginninderra, Aranda Primary School and Melba Copland Secondary School
- $5.9 million to continue Belconnen High School‘s modernisation, including equipment upgrades and refurbishment
- A new black rapid bus between Belconnen and Gungahlin; travel for the first two months of this service will be free for everyone
- Page will share in $1.5 milliion for better footpaths, crossings and traffic islands
- Planning will begin for an indoor sports centre in Belconnen
- Early planning will begin for the expansion of Bindubi Street and upgrade to William Hovell Drive
- Establishment of a container deposit scheme
- $4.5 million for increased road resealing across Canberra
- $1.3 million to tackle weeds in our nature reserves
- Free off-peak bus travel for seniors and concession card holders
- 16 new firefighters and 6 new police officers
- $1.9 million for suburban clean-up, including removing graffiti, weed control and to remove trees near powerlines across Canberra
- $68 million expansion for the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children and $236 million for a new Surgical Procedures, Interventional Radiology and Emergency Centre at Canberra Hospital
For more information on the ACT Budget is here.