Portfolio — 30 July 2026
The Treasurer, Dr Chalmers, announced a $10.9 million upgrade to the Logan Medicare Mental Health Centre on 30 July 2026, using the day's single media release to connect local health infrastructure investment with the Government's broader cost-of-living relief and Medicare-strengthening agenda [TA-260730-treasu-3e6148f5fc13].
**Logan Medicare Mental Health Centre upgrade**
The upgrade will double the centre's annual capacity from 3,000 to 6,000 appointments by mid-2027. The investment adds 16 clinical and non-clinical staff to a facility that currently provides free walk-in mental health services without requiring a referral or appointment [TA-260730-treasu-3e6148f5fc13]. The centre's walk-in, no-referral model means the capacity increase directly expands access for people seeking immediate mental health support in the Logan area.
The Treasurer positioned the investment within the Government's $267.3 million national commitment to deliver 32 new or upgraded Medicare Mental Health Centres across Australia by 2029–30, with 24 of those centres planned for Queensland [TA-260730-treasu-3e6148f5fc13]. The concentration of three-quarters of the planned centres in Queensland gives the state a dominant share of the national rollout.
**Framing and portfolio signal**
Dr Chalmers presented the announcement as a continuation of the Government's strategy to deliver cost-of-living relief and strengthen Medicare through targeted local infrastructure investment [TA-260730-treasu-3e6148f5fc13]. The release links a Treasury portfolio announcement to health service delivery, tying economic management messaging to tangible local service expansion in the Treasurer's home state.
The framing of a mental health centre upgrade as cost-of-living relief connects healthcare capacity-building to the Government's household financial pressure narrative.
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