But while most was a catch-up for past pre-election promises, more than $110 million was allocated for the region, with nearly $85 million to be spent in Albany.

The Treasurer Eric Ripper said the Albany Waterfront Development was a key priority, with $36.54m budgeted to continue work on the project, while the Albany Entertainment Centre had received $25.85m to continue works.

Marine-related infrastructure included $3m for new and ongoing works by the Albany Port Authority.

Other major local projects included Albany Hospital stage one ($4.85m), Albany Residential College ($4.326m) and Water Corporation water supply improvements ($13m).

The major regional work announced was $4.6m for a new $180m transmission line from Collie to Wellstead to service the future Grange Resources iron ore mine.

There is a possibility the extension to the Albany windfarm could benefit after the announcement $50m was invested in Verve Energy to develop renewable energy projects with the private sector.

Road condition is of major concern for most people in the region, but this received little attention in the budget.

Only $400,000 was allocated for ongoing works to reconstruct and seal shoulders on sections of Chester Pass Road between the Stirling Range and Borden.

Other major road projects for the region included $600,000 towards constructing the last of six passing lanes built on South Coast Highway since 2005-06.

This was part of a package of improvements associated with the Ravensthorpe Nickel project.

Health Minister Jim McGinty foreshadowed a new service to be provided by the Australian Government at Albany Hospital when he visited the city last week.

Mr McGinty said it would come in Tuesday night’s budget announcement.

“There will be a great new service to be provided,” he said.

“That will bring the total to something of the order of $60m.

“This is a significant injection of funds to improve the range of service, enabling more people to be treated locally and to make sure you’ve got state of the art facilities here at your regional centre.”

Mr McGinty expects the hospital redevelopment to blow out by the time tenders are called in August.

“$50m has been allocated, but we expect by the time tenderers come in it will be $55m, that is what we are planning on at the moment,” he said.

The government first proposed $18m for the re-development of the hospital but revised this to $50m because of increased costs and extra work to be done.

Mr McGinty said the first stage would start with mental health and maternity services then move to the lower ground services that are now getting past their use-by date, then moving onto other aspects.

“I think it is going to be an exciting development which is now only a couple of months away from commencing,” he said.

Mr McGinty said he was looking forward to the completion of the $18m Denmark multi-purpose health centre later this year, with a final $3.27m allocated in the Budget.

“In my experience, two of the worst hospitals in the state, for various reasons, are Port Hedland and Denmark, so to have a new hospital is going to be a major step forward.

“Denmark has always interested me.

“While it was one of the worst it was also one of the best in a different way. It was cute old timber hospital that just wasn’t able to meet contemporary needs.

“There is nothing wrong with what was there, it was just totally inadequate is the best way to describe it,” he said.