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End of an era: 10 wooden bridges set to be replaced Ben Franklin MLC and Minister Paul Toole join members of Lismore City Council to announce the funding of 10 bridges. (L-R: Lismore City Council General Manager Michael Donnelly, Hon Ben Franklin MLC, Minister Paul Toole and Lismore City Council Executive Director of Infrastructure Services Peter Jeuken)
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Nearly $10 million has been allocated to replace 10 wooden bridges in the Lismore local government area.
This is part of the Fixing Country Bridges Program designed to support councils replace ageing timber bridges that are nearing the end of their life.
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Help is on the way for Tenterfield residents, hit by severe storms and floods in December. The area is now eligible for disaster recovery funding, to repair and rebuild infrastructure lost during the wild weather. Both residents and councils can apply for help on the Rural Assistance Authority w . by Sophie Scanlon | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
HIRE AND HIGHER
Some close friends are going to holiday in the Apple Isle in the next few weeks. They were able to secure flights and accommodation for reasonable prices, but were stunned at the cost of car hire. It is near impossible to secure basic car hire for less than $1000 a week which makes a fly-drive holiday rather expensive. I can t recall car hire being that expensive pre-COVID and wonder if this is just car rental companies taking advantage of travel starved Australians.
Peter Miniutti, Ashbury, NSW
OVERSEAS V OVER HERE
If Australian tourism operators want Australian residents to travel locally after the pandemic then they should look to lower prices. What they offer in terms of value for money does not come close to what overseas operators are able to provide. And then local businesses wonder why we spend our money overseas. The reason is because it s cheaper to pay for flights and accommodation and activities to go overseas than it is to travel around most places i