$1.2 billion

New Measures Supporting
Regional South Australia

$200 million drought loan scheme to support drought affected grain and livestock farmers.

$90 million over five years towards safety upgrade works on the South Eastern Freeway.

$29.5 million over four years to establish OSHC services across regional South Australia.

$27.9 million over four years for upgrades and redevelopment projects across various regional government school facilities.

$21.5 million over four years for the expansion of the social housing energy performance initiative in regional areas.

$19 million over two years to build affordable homes in regional areas under the Rent to Own scheme.

$17.2 million in 2025-26 for additional response costs for bushfire, storm and flood events.

$16 million over four years to expand the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme.

$13.9 million over four years to provide additional support for regional ambulance services, including in Barmera, Ceduna, Millicent and Yorketown.

$12.4 million over four years to drive mineral exploration through the Plan for Accelerating Exploration partnership initiative.

$12.2 million in 2026-27 to deliver property and tenancy management services for select remote Aboriginal communities.

$11.7 million over two years to support the Alternative Water Supply Efficiency Measures program.

$9 million over four years to upgrade vacant regional South Australian Housing Trust homes.

$8 million in 2026-27 to drive innovations in industry sectors and support the Wood Fibre and Timber Industry Masterplan.

$6.1 million in 2025-26 to increase South Australia’s contribution to the Murray-Darling Basin Joint Programs initiative.

$6 million over four years for native vegetation heritage agreements on privately managed properties.

$6 million over four years to fund local community infrastructure projects.

$5 million over three years to support regional landscape boards, restore and revitalise rivers and waterways.

$5 million over two years to undertake the planning work for two new police stations at Mount Barker and Murray Bridge.

$4.4 million in 2025-26 to support the Remote Area Energy Supply Scheme.

$4 million over four years to establish specialised regional women’s health clinics.

$2.9 million over two years for a range of grants to support community initiatives.

$2.4 million over four years to support the Friends of Parks groups in work across national parks and landscapes.

$1.2 million in 2026-27 to improve the iconic Heysen Trail and upgrade infrastructure at Flinders Chase National Park.

$1 million over four years to Landcare SA to employ a state landcare coordinator and assist with conservation work.

$1 million over four years to the Pastoral Lands Unit to assist with the completion of land condition assessments.

$800 000 over four years to extend and expand the Project 250 wine program.

$80 million over five years to upgrade the Adelaide and Hawthorn Road intersection in Mount Barker.

$25.5 million over four years to construct and operate a new multi-trade vocational training workshop at the TAFE SA Mount Barker campus.

$3 million over two years to deliver a business case for the new Greater Northern Adelaide Hospital.

$916 000 in 2025-26 to the Adelaide Plains Council for road sealing works at Thompson Beach.

$319 million over two years to continue to support the sale of the steelworks by funding its operations during administration.

$6.5 million over two years to oversee the Whyalla steelworks industrial transformation, divestment of the state’s gas turbines, and the extension of the Steel Taskforce.

$5.3 million over two years to upgrade the air-conditioning system at Port Augusta Prison.

$4.9 million over four years to continue to improve public safety at the Leigh Creek Coalfield site.

$7.5 million in 2025-26 for the acquisition of Mundoo Island, Ewe Island and Long Island to expand the national park and strengthen environmental resilience across the Murray Mouth.

$800 000 over two years for the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board to support the eradication of feral cats on Kangaroo Island.

$250 000 in 2026-27 to develop a strategy to strengthen the long-term prosperity of the McLaren Vale region.

$16.5 million over four years to support the operation of 59 temporary beds at Mount Gambier Prison.

$13 million over two years for a new medical education and training facility adjacent to Mount Gambier Hospital.

$54.5 million over four years to establish a technical college in Murray Bridge.

$15.1 million over four years to expand Murray Bridge public transport by improving services, lowering fares, and increasing bus frequency.

$15 million over four years to support infrastructure upgrades at the Murray Bridge Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital.

$5.6 million over four years for a dedicated ambulance transfer team at Murray Bridge.

$90 million for upgrades along the Horrocks Highway, including overtaking lanes, lane extensions and road widening.

$22 million over four years (including $12 million beyond the forward estimates) to deliver a new emergency department for Clare Hospital.