- More than 600 new paramedics and 170 ambulances to be delivered in $1 billion investment in the Queensland Ambulance Service.
- This year's Budget includes $250 million for new stations, upgraded facilities and an expanded Clinical Hub at Kedron.
- Major investment designed to help make ambulances available when Queenslanders need them and drive down Labor's ambulance ramping.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering health services when you need them, with $1 billion invested in the Budget for more paramedics and upgraded ambulance stations.
The funding will deliver more than 600 new paramedics and 300 other Queensland Ambulance Service health workers, to help deliver ambulance services when Queenslanders need them and help tackle ambulance ramping.
The major investment is the first multi-year uplift for ambulance infrastructure since 2008–09 and marks the Crisafulli Government's determination to deliver ambulances where you need them and reduce ramping.
A decade of the former Labor Government's failure to invest in health services led to ambulance ramping rates skyrocketing to 45.5 per cent, the highest in the nation.
The Crisafulli Government is committed to reducing ambulance ramping below 30 per cent by 2028, and this $1 billion new investment will help achieve this.
Key Budget measures include:
- $250 million boost with major investment in ambulance infrastructure and upgrades to the Kedron-based Clinical Hub.
- $23.7 to maintain existing ambulance stations and provide relief accommodation for paramedics in regional and remote areas.
- An additional $4 million, as part of a total $31 million commitment, to construct new ambulance stations at Beenleigh Central and Southport East.
- $45 million for 170 new and replacement ambulance vehicles, fitted with the latest life-saving equipment.
- $16.8 million to enhance operational equipment, including $10 million to complete a statewide replacement of defibrillators with updated technology.
- Recruitment of 900 additional QAS health workers over the next four years.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said the Crisafulli Government was delivering health services when you need them, with a boost to the Queensland Ambulance Service.
"This Budget delivers a modern, responsive and reliable ambulance service for Queenslanders, with health services when they need them.
"More paramedics, more ambulances and upgraded clinical hubs when Queenslanders need them.
"Unlike Labor, who oversaw the worst deterioration in ambulance ramping on record, the Crisafulli Government is taking decisive action to bolster the paramedic workforce and deliver the infrastructure needed to respond to community needs."
QAS Commissioner Craig Emery ASM said the funding would directly support frontline service delivery.
"We are equipping our paramedics with new vehicles, critical technology, and greater support—ensuring they can continue delivering high-quality care across Queensland," Commissioner Emery said.
