Funds available for tourism infrastructure
By Member for Bathurst, Paul Toole
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Tourism Infrastructure Fund Applications are now open to bolster local tourism infrastructure projects across the state with $4.8 million on offer for projects including exhibition facilities, road upgrades or enhancements to parks.
This initiative will help boost the local tourism industry and encourage economic growth in communities and I encourage all NSW tourism operators and organisations to submit their applications as soon as they can so they don’t miss out. Local and state government entities,
Aboriginal Land Councils, non-government organisations and private operators are all eligible to apply for a share of the funds as part of the 2016-17 Tourism Demand Driver Infrastructure program (TDDI).
For further information on the Tourism Demand Driver Infrastructure program, visit www.nsw.gov.au/tddi. Applications close 2pm, Tuesday, August 9, 2016.
Funding boost to help providers get NDIS ready
More than $227,000 in funding is being injected into the Bathurst Electorate to help local disability service providers get ready for the roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The NDIS is a once-in-a-generation reform that will transform the lives of people with disability, particularly those living in regional and remote NSW.
Recipients include Accessible Living Options, the Bathurst Community Transport Group Inc, Bathurst Early Childhood Intervention Service, Bathurst Information and Neighbourhood Centre, Bunyarra – Accommodation Service for People with Disability Inc, Lithgow Community Transport and Rylstone District Care and Transport.
The TAP is being delivered in partnership with Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) NSW.
Some areas commenced the NDIS on July 1 this year.
From July 1, 2017, the NDIS will be in place across the rest of NSW, and people living in, Western NSW will be able to access the NDIS.
The dreaded flu
Hospitals and medical centres across the region are experiencing higher than normalnumbers of patients presenting with extreme respiratory illness and it’s a reminder for us to follow some simply steps to avoid the spread of colds and flus.
If you are unwell, you should stay home from work, daycare or school and avoid visiting family and friends, cover your mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, bin the tissue and wash your hands straight away.
The flu vaccination is still the best recommended method for reducing the likelihood of serious flus and is free for people aged over 65, pregnant women, Aboriginal people aged 15 years and over, Aboriginal children aged 6 months to five years and people with underlyng medical conditions.
Please see your GP if you have flu symptoms.
National Tree Day
THIS weekend we celebrate National Tree Day and I urge everyone in town this this weekend to take part in activities that celebrate this great event.
Bathurst Regional Council and local conservation group Habitat Connect are aiming to plant around 600 native species of trees and grasses alongside the regenerated area next to the Macquarie River at Eglinton. Tree planting will commence from 9am and all you need to bring is a pair of covered shoes, a hat, bottle of water and a willingness to work. A free barbecue lunch will be provided.
So be sure to get down and help make a difference by donating some time to a very worthwhile cause and enjoy a sausage sanga for your efforts!