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 Member for Swan Hill, Peter Walsh, has welcomed the announcement of approximately $500,000 worth of new infrastructure works in and around St Arnaud as part of the Northern Grampians Shire’s allocation of nearly $2 million from the Victorian Government’s Local Government Infrastructure Program.
Mr Walsh said the funding was part of the first allocation to Victoria’s 48 rural and regional councils from the $100 million Local Government Infrastructure Program (LGIP).
The Northern Grampians Council has allocated its funding to the following St Arnaud projects;
1. The Children’s Precinct
2. The pool solar heating system
3. The St Arnaud Bowling Club
4. The basketball stadium
5. A major upgrade to the town’s streetscape and outdoor spaces; and
6. Upgrades and improvements to playgrounds and community access plan projects
“The Coalition Government is delivering on its commitment to regional Victoria,” Mr Walsh said.
“I am extremely pleased that these infrastructure grants are enabling the Northern Grampians Council to carry out projects that are high on their priority list.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan said the Local Government Infrastructure Program gave regional and rural councils certainty to plan for and build new infrastructure or renew assets.
“The program is supporting local council initiatives including roads, bridges, and new community assets such as halls and theatres, sporting grounds, grandstands, pools, libraries, and upgrading existing facilities,” Mr Ryan said.
“Each council has been allocated a notional four-year total for priority local projects identified in forward capital works plans.”
Mr Ryan said the government had so far provided $74.7 million for 267 infrastructure projects from the Local Government Infrastructure Program’s allocation.
Mr Walsh said the Local Government Infrastructure Program was part of the Regional Growth Fund, the Government’s $1 billion commitment over eight years to drive regional development across the State and ensure regional Victoria remained a key contributor to the State’s future growth and prosperity.