Twelve projects to upgrade community facilities across the Mid-Western Region will be funded by $1 million from the federal Drought Communities Program.
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Federal Member for Calare, Andrew Gee, said the aim of the program is to stimulate local spending by using the area's workers, business and suppliers, and added "there'll be some great projects going on right across the region which will give the community a real boost".
"The important thing about the Drought Communities Program is that it recognises the severe impact the drought is not only having on the farms, but also in our towns and villages," he said.
"The only drought-breaker is rain, so we need to continue doing all we can to ensure these communities have the support they need to make it through these tough times."
Mayor of the Mid-Western Region, Cr Des Kennedy, welcomed the injection of funds because "all of these jobs needed doing, but there was a sense of wondering where the funding came from".
"It's 12 projects - seven of which are outside the Mudgee area - so Gulgong, Kandos, and Rylstone are getting a good chunk of this million dollars," he said.
"And it'll be spent wisely and give local tradies some work, while improving our walking paths, construct a filtration plant at Cudgegong Waters Park, and various other jobs."
Mid-Western Region projects funded by Drought Communities Program
- Construction of outdoor camp kitchen amenities at the Mudgee Showground;
- upgrade of the existing canteen at the Mudgee Saleyards;
- installation of a new irrigation system at the Rylstone Showground;
- technology equipment and furniture to be installed at the Mudgee Library;
- construction of a water filtration plant that produces potable water at the Cudgegong Waters Park;
- provision of a bus and coach access to Red Hill Environment and Education Centre in Gulgong;
- safety improvements to the Rylstone Caravan Park through works and installations;
- installation of a video scoreboard and player seating at the Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium;
- repairs to a section of the shared Kandos-Rylstone pathaway between the Kandos Swimming Pool and Kandos sewerage treatment plant;
- replacement of a scoreboard and the installation of discus nets at Waratah Park, Kandos;
- replacement of the field fence at Victoria Park, Gulgong;
- concreting of new footpaths at Rylstone.
