There is $72million coming to fund 26 projects in the Page electorate.
The funding is to repair or build back essential community assets damaged or destroyed by last year’s flood disaster.
Tabulam, Casino, Kyogle, Bonalbo, Wardell, Woodburn, Empire Vale and other communities will benefit.
A suspension bridge across the Richmond River in Casino will be built with $3.5million.
Six projects in Richmond Valley are being funded.
This includes a new facility at Parker Fields to be shared between the Woodburn Pony Club and Woodburn Tennis Club and for improvements to clubhouses for Casino Rugby League, Casino Netball, Casino Memorial Pool Swimming Club. That all comes to $4,380,450.
The effluent management system at the NRLX will get $5,700,000 as part of the Infrastructure Betterment Fund.
A carpark will be built at the Woodburn Memorial Hall for $234,647.
Projects funded in today’s announcement are:
Casino
NRLX Effluent Management System – $5,750,000
Suspension Bridge across the Richmond River – $3,505,767
Casino Memorial Pool Swimming Clubhouse – $546,875
Casino Rugby League clubhouse, new grandstand and female changerooms – $1,607,825
Casino Netball clubhouse – $1,385,750
Woodburn
Woodburn multipurpose clubhouse – $840,000
Woodburn Memorial Hall carpark – $234,646
Kyogle
Kyogle & Bonalbo Recreational Reserves – $1,780,000
Bonalbo
Bonalbo Pre-School – $120,000
Empire Vale
Empire Vale Public School – $996,515
Broadwater
Broadwater Public School – $618,618
Cabbage Tree Island
Cabbage Tree Island Public School – $2,116,568
Wardell
Wardell Public School – $1,219,427
Tabulam
Tabulam Resilience Improvement Project – $2,675,000
Lismore
Lismore Recycling and Recovery Centre Landfill – $8,300,806
Site access to Lismore Recycling and Recovery Centre – $3,622,077
Lismore Regional Airport Telecommunications – $370,411
Lismore Ambulance Station – $9,974,747
Lismore/Goonellabah Fire Station – $7,000,000
Lismore Council – Public Amenities – $7,500,000
Lismore South Public School – $3,376,476
Lismore Courthouse – $2,124,000
Recreational fields in Lismore CBD – $694,530
Lismore Regional Gallery Quad Area – $2,949,500
Blakebrook Public School – $1,234,313
This funding is from the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements and will be delivered through the Infrastructure Betterment Fund and Community Local Infrastructure Recovery Package – Community Assets Program.
