en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Queensland Residential Activation Fund has helped unlock over 100,000 new homes across the state, with the latest round of $146 million in funding providing supporting infrastructure for nearly 19,000 additional homes on the Gold Coast. The funding covers three projects in Worongary (沃龙加利), Robina (罗比娜), Pimpama (皮姆帕马), Coomera (库梅拉), Upper Coomera (上库梅拉), and Parkwood (帕克伍德), including upgrades to the Merrimac Sewage Treatment Plant (梅里马克污水处理厂) as well as sewerage, road, and electrical engineering works.

The fund provides financing for essential infrastructure such as water supply, sewerage, roads, and electricity, driving residential development by making land ready for construction. After the first round of funding unlocked over 98,000 homes, the second round was increased to $1 billion in the recent state budget, with at least half of the funds allocated to projects in regional Queensland.

Queensland Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Planning and Infrastructure, Jarrod Bleijie (贾罗德·布莱杰), stated that the project is helping increase housing supply across the state, and one of the best ways to address the housing shortage is to release land supply and remove barriers hindering local councils and the industry. Gold Coast Acting Mayor Mark Hammel (马克·哈梅尔) noted that this funding represents the largest state government investment in key municipal infrastructure for the Gold Coast in decades, and with the population approaching one million by 2040, investing to ensure infrastructure keeps pace with development is crucial. Alison Smith (艾莉森·史密斯), CEO of the Local Government Association of Queensland, believes the fund has helped local councils address key obstacles to housing delivery, with supporting infrastructure funding being a critical piece of the housing supply puzzle. The fund has supported councils of all sizes across the state in filling infrastructure funding gaps and unlocking new homes.