MEDIA RELEASE - MAJOR FUNDING AWARDED FOR MULTIPLE PROJECTS
GRANT FUNDING APPROVED FOR ROAD & INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES
The Flinders Ranges Council is very pleased to announce the approval of grant funding, which will enable multiple projects across the council area.
Funding in the amount of $772,714 was awarded to Council by the Commonwealth Government, through Phase 3 of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program.
Mayor, Greg Flint says “This major funding boost will enable Council to complete several projects which would otherwise have had to be implemented over time and within our budget limitations. We will now be able to proceed with much needed upgrades and improvements to some of our important community facilities, including the public toilets in Quorn and Hawker, the Community Walking Trail and the playground fencing at Blue Burt Park in Hawker, and many sections of roads and footpaths.
The Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey, congratulated The Flinders Ranges Council for electing to spend about 50% of their allocation on sheeting/re-sheeting a string of local roads and the balance on a wide range of community infrastructure including toilet blocks, bicycle paths and footpaths in Hawker and Quorn.
“There are constant calls on Councils to allocate resources for any number of projects across their geographical area,” Mr Ramsey said. “Securing extra funding for very necessary but lower profile programs like road repairs and footpaths will make an enormous difference.”
“The LRCI grants demonstrate the confidence the Federal Government has in Local Government and acknowledges the importance of rural and regional communities,” Mr Ramsey said.
“In three rounds the LRCI program has now delivered $2.5bn for vital road and community infrastructure upgrades,” he said. “It comes at a time where there has been unprecedented investment in regional roads through programs like the Building Better Regions Fund, The Drought Communities Program and Mobile Black Spots”.
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