Regional Infrastructure Plans

The Queensland Government is committed to delivering 13 new Regional Plans, with supporting infrastructure plans, across every corner of the state as part of the commitment to deliver one million homes by 2044.

Each Statutory Regional Plan will include an Infrastructure Appendix that identifies regionally significant infrastructure needs, supports growth, protects the lifestyle of local communities and strengthens partnerships with local governments.

Incorporating Regional Infrastructure Plans (RIPs) into Regional Plans provides infrastructure planning with statutory weight, improves integration between land-use and infrastructure planning and ensures updates occur through statutory Regional Plan review cycles.

The Infrastructure Appendix advances state interests under the themes of housing, thriving economies and infrastructure. It maintains a place-based approach, focusing on strategic infrastructure relevant to each region and developed through engagement with state agencies, local governments and key regional stakeholders. It also includes infrastructure policy outcomes and future planning considerations to guide how infrastructure supports regional growth.

Far North Queensland is the first region to transition to this integrated model.

Infrastructure is essential to productivity, economic growth, job creation, liveability, innovation and community resilience. Embedding infrastructure planning within the statutory regional planning framework strengthens coordination across government and ensures infrastructure investment supports sustainable regional development.

This approach replaces the former standalone RIP structure and aligns regional land-use planning with regional infrastructure priorities under a single statutory framework.

Infrastructure planning will follow the regional planning area boundaries.

Current infrastructure plans

Far North Queensland

The draft Far North Queensland Regional Plan 2025 and draft Far North Queensland Infrastructure Plan was released for public consultation from 12 November 2025 through 5 January 2025. Submissions are currently being reviewed.

Previous Regional Infrastructure Plans

Central and Western Queensland

The Central and Western Queensland Infrastructure Plan (CWQIP) was released in March 2023.

South East Queensland

The South East Queensland Infrastructure Supplement was released December 2023 to provide integrated land use and infrastructure planning.

Wide Bay Burnett

The Wide Bay Burnett Infrastructure Supplement was released alongside the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan in December 2023. It helps prioritise infrastructure to enhance liveability and economic opportunities.