Major Projects

Home to the CQ Capras QRL side, Browne Park is currently in the first stage of a major redevelopment to improve the facility and attract larger sporting and cultural events. Current works include the construction of a 3,500 seat grandstand, new changerooms and public amenities, food and beverage outlets, media and coaching facilities, corporate and function areas, offices and broadcast facilities.

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Mort & Co plans to open a new $130 million feedlot and fertaliser facility near Gogango, west of Rockhampton. It's expected to create around 500 direct and indirect jobs during construction, and once complete will turn over more than 125,000 head of cattle annually while repurposing manure into fertiliser. Mort & Co expects its new feedlot and fertiliser facility to contribute $31.1 million to the Rockhampton Region's economy.

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The Mount Morgan Pipeline is an $88 million dollar project, providing Mount Morgan with a safe and secure water source for the future and encouraging future growth and investment in the area. The 28 kilometre pipeline runs from a new reservoir being built at Gracemere, and supports around 50 jobs during construction. In addition to the pipeline itself, the project also includes upgrades to Razorback Road to improve safety for local residents and freight.

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Construction is underway on Heritage Minerals' Mount Morgan Tailings Processing & Rehabilitation Project, which will see the town's historic mine reopen and generating new economic opportunities and jobs for Mount Morgan. This project is worth $150 million and will create 150 ongoing jobs.

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More than $7 billion of renewable energy projects are either planned for, or under construction, in the Rockhampton Region. The region's existing energy workforce and infrastructure has seen strong investment in renewable energy projects from both the private and public sectors.

Advance Rockhampton has compiled a detailed list and map of renewable energy projects in the Rockhampton Region, which can be found here:

Renewable Energy Projects in Rockhampton

Rockhampton Hospital Mental Health Unit

Construction has begun on an expansion of the Mental Health Unit at Rockhampton Hospital. Once complete in 2026, the $92 million project will include 32 beds, therapy spaces, indoor gardens. The expansion will also create administrative support spaces, increase office space and new undercover parking.

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Rockhampton Hospital Cardiac Hybrid Theatre

Planning is underway for the delivery of a $36.9 million Cardiac Hybrid Theatre to be constructed at Rockhampton Hospital. Construction on the new service is expected to be complete by 2026, with 78 full-time jobs to be created during construction.

The facility will include the Cardiac Hybrid Theatre, a procedure room, recovery bays and inpatient beds with an expanded Cardiac Investigations Unit and office space. The upgrade will increase locally available cardiac services to include coronary angiograms, coronary stents and pacemaker implantations.

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Work is well underway on the $1.9 billion Rockhampton Ring Road which runs from the Capricorn Highway to Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road, reducing travel times for freight and vehicles, improving connectivity to industrial areas in Gracemere and Parkhurst, and bypassing more than a dozen traffic lights in Rockhampton.

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