Wyong Council gets extra Community Insfrastructure funding

Minister for Infrastructure and Local Government, The Hon Anthony Albanese, and Member for Dobell, Craig Thomson, have announced that Wyong Shire Council has been offered $648,000 to assist them to build new or upgrade existing community facilities such as libraries, community centres and sports grounds.

Mr Albanese said the new funding has been made available following the $220 million boost to the Community Infrastructure Program announced by the Prime Minister at the second meeting of the Australian Council of Local Government.

“This announcement builds on $1,529,000 already provided to Wyong Shire Council since the establishment of the Community Infrastructure Program just eight months ago,” said Mr Albanese. “It is also in addition to the regular funding they receive from our Roads to Recovery Program and Financial Assistance Grants.”

Mr Thomson said the Government is working with councils across his electorate to modernise the nation’s community infrastructure and equip the sector with the tools essential to long term financial sustainability. “Together we are supporting local jobs today by building the infrastructure our communities will need tomorrow,” said Mr Thomson.

The Government will start delivering the extra $220 million to councils and shires towards the end of 2009, giving councils the time to complete the existing projects funded under the Community Infrastructure Program.

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