The QLD Government’s 2025–26 Budget delivers record infrastructure and housing investment, driving growth and demand across construction sectors. For contractors, suppliers, and plant hire businesses, this is the opportune time to prepare for a surge in project activity and procurement opportunities.

Whether you're in plant hire, civil works, or supply logistics, here’s what you need to know and how to position your business on iseekplant for maximum visibility.

$116.8 billion in infrastructure investment

Queensland is committing to a record $116.8 billion in infrastructure funding over four years. This capital program aims to create jobs, support growth, and deliver transformative projects across the state.

2025–26 Capital Program Highlights:

• $9.26 billion for transport infrastructure
• $3.67 billion for hospitals (Hospital Rescue Plan)
• $1.07 billion for education infrastructure
• $1.75 billion for Energy Queensland upgrades
• $4.7 billion for Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics venues and transport

This is the largest infrastructure pipeline in Queensland’s history, creating a huge demand for contractors, equipment suppliers, and skilled labour across metro and regional areas.

Opportunities for plant hire companies and contractors

The Budget outlines a vast pipeline of shovel-ready and long-term projects suitable for businesses delivering plant, workforce, or subcontracting services.

Key projects allocations:

• $245M Barron River Bridge replacement
• $207M Cairns Marine Precinct investment
• $68.1M Northshore Hamilton precinct infrastructure
• $89.2M SEQ Liveability Fund
• $50M South Bank Parklands & Convention Centre upgrades
• Upgrades to Coomera Connector and Gold Coast Faster Rail

These measures are designed to ease pressure across the housing spectrum and provide consistent workstreams for contractors in residential construction, earthworks, and civil development.

Policy and economic snapshot

A key policy change is the review of Queensland’s foreign investment tax settings, which aims to make offshore capital more accessible.

Policy Highlights:

• Review of AFAD (Additional Foreign Acquirer Duty) and FLTS (Foreign Land Tax Surcharge)
• Property taxes now make up 37.1% of total state tax income
• Reinforces the importance of construction to the state's economy

This review could unlock new capital for developers and elevate demand for project delivery partners.

Skills, training and workforce support

To meet the demands of a booming infrastructure and housing pipeline, the budget also invests in building Queensland’s future workforce:

• $201.1M for four new TAFE Centres of Excellence
• $80M/year for Skilling Queenslanders for Work (up to 15,000 participants)
• Extended Apprentice Payroll Tax Rebate (50% rebate for 12 more months)

This funding ensures a talent pipeline for plant hire companies, subcontractors, and operators needing skilled labour.

Match your capabilities to Queensland’s project pipeline with iseekplant

The 2025–26 Queensland Budget delivers record investment in infrastructure, housing, and transport, opening the door to thousands of opportunities across the construction supply chain.

As these projects move into procurement, contractors and project managers actively source machines, services, and skilled trades through iseekplant. If your business supports infrastructure or residential construction, now’s the time to connect with the contractors delivering funded projects.

Here’s how to position your business for upcoming opportunities:

• Update your iseekplant profile to reflect your latest machines, capabilities and coverage—so you're visible to decision-makers tendering for new work.
• Monitor the iseekplant job board for real-time sourcing requests related to major projects across the state.
• Not listed yet? Register your business and take advantage of one of the busiest periods for infrastructure spending Queensland has ever seen.