NSW budget delivers 3 new radars for Central and Western NSW
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- Jun 21, 2018
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Residents and business people in regional NSW will benefit from a record infrastructure spend, after the state budget secured billions for regional towns.
The Snowy Hydro Legacy Fund Bill will ensure the $4.154 billion in proceeds will be invested in visionary projects in regional NSW and for generations to come.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro said, “The projects will be big-picture ones, that reflect the legacy of the Snowy Hydro project itself.”
The NSW budget for 2018-19 also includes $40 million for scoping studies into potential projects that examine the viability of inland ports and national and international freight services.
Over $300 million of the Regional Growth Fund and the Regional Environment and Tourism Fund has already been committed to projects that will benefit business owners and families in regional NSW.
The new Fund comes on top of the monies already committed to regional NSW infrastructure projects in the 2018-19 Budget for the next 4 years, including the $1.3 billion Regional Growth Fund program. Some of the infrastructure projects popping up all over the state include bridges, roads, sporting clubs and cultural facilities.
Minister Barilaro said, “The latest round of the $300 million Stronger Country Communities Fund has seen more than 1,000 submissions for new or upgraded local community and sporting infrastructure projects.
“This record investment is the end result of years of hard work and tough decisions – where we can deliver projects that people in regions don’t just need, but want, including tourism attractions, town beautification and sports facilities.”
Key highlights from the 2018-19 Budget for regional NSW include:
• $50 million to support local businesses and communities in mining-related areas through another round of the Resources for Regions program
• $24 million to build three new Doppler radar weather stations that will transform weather reporting services in the Central and Western parts of NSW
• $20 million to help businesses and communities on NSW Borders through a new Cross Border Commissioner’s Fund
• $25.9 million to promote tourism and regional business, particularly Indigenous tourism as well as environmental tourism to assist the protection of koalas
• $10 million for new tourism and culture projects in the Far West bringing tourist dollars and new lifestyle options to residents and visitors from Broken Hill to Bourke
• $8.5 million to tourism and environment fund projects in Tamworth and the Clarence Valley
• $7.4 million for completing the conversion of the remaining motor registries to Service NSW Centres across rural and regional NSW.
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