$15.4M works for Mackay Isaac Whitsundays projects whitsundaytimes.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whitsundaytimes.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Premium Content
Subscriber only
More than $16 million will be provided to the Fraser Coast Regional Council by the State Government’s Works for Queensland program as part the plan for economic recovery after COVID.
Member for Maryborough Bruce Saunders welcomed the announcement.
“This is great news for the Maryborough electorate and for our region’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic,” Mr Saunders said.
“Another round of Works for Queensland will allow Fraser Coast council to deliver more jobs and build or upgrade their council infrastructure through this gold class program.
“We’ve already seen the program deliver great things for Maryborough, including a world class waterpark currently under construction.”
Member for Bundaberg Tom Smith welcomed Thursday s announcement. This is great news for Bundaberg and for our region s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, he said. Another round of Works for Queensland will allow Bundaberg Regional Council to deliver more jobs and build or upgrade their council infrastructure. I know that councils in our region have already put previous rounds of funding to good use with 252 projects being funded through Works for Queensland, delivering 5,101 jobs for locals. We ve already seen Works for Queensland deliver upgrades for both Central Park and Boreham Park, which have been fantastic for our community and created local jobs.
Cr Willcox said these premiums were double the rest of Australia. It is not just homeowners who are struggling with high premiums, but also our tourism accommodation and marine operators face similar prohibitive expenses, he said. We are advocating for the Federal Government to underwrite cyclone insurance for North Queensland to bring our premiums in line with the rest of Australia. Everyone is happy to put their hands out for a share of our region s huge mining royalties, food from our horticulture and meat from our graziers, so it is only fair we get some financial relief to protect our key industries from financial stress.