Digital infrastructure development boost

Connectivity improvement initiatives for regional and remote communities.

Funding secured for 22 connectivity improvement initiatives for some of Queensland‘s most digitally excluded communities is helping close the digital divide for Indigenous communities across Queensland.

The funding, including $22.485 million from the Queensland Government, is providing:

• broadband improvements in far northwest Queensland, Palm Island, Yarrabah, Injune and Torres Strait
• community Wi-Fi establishment at Horn Island, Mornington Island and Wujal Wujal/Degarra
• mobile voice and data improvements in Hopevale and Yarrabah South
• mobile blackspot improvements to Aramac, Kynuna, McKinlay, Muttaburra, Stamford, Tambo, Winton and three segments of the Landsborough Highway between Winton and Kynuna.

A total of $14.5 million of the Queensland co-contribution will directly support several First Nations communities.

These initiatives are key commitments outlined in Queensland’s Digital Economy Strategy to improve connectivity for regional communities. The Our Thriving Digital Future: 2023-26 Action Plan committed $120 million to improve connectivity across regional Queensland.

Funding source

The Queensland Government will contribute $22.485 million to the funding pool, which was secured through the Australian Government Regional Connectivity Program Round 3 and Mobile Blackspot program Round 7 initiatives.

The Regional Connectivity Program Round 3 and Mobile Blackspot program Round 7 outcomes build on the Queensland Government’s contribution of $10.904 million to 15 projects under the Regional Connectivity Program Round 2.