Councillor John Reilly has confirm that the Cooley Kickhams GFC has been approved by the Department of Rural and Community Development as a broadband connection.
Police respond to vehicle in coulee; no injuries reported
Car washed into coulee during flooding rains
and last updated 2021-05-12 18:38:41-04
DUSON, La. - Deputies responded Wednesday morning to a call of a vehicle submerged in a coulee.
The incident happened in the 100 block of Hunters Hill in Duson at 6:00 a.m. on May 12, 2021.
Upon arrival, a woman indicated she drove into high water and her vehicle was swept into the coulee, according to a spokesperson for the Lafayette Parish Sheriff s Office. The driver was the only occupant and was able to escape before the vehicle became submerged.
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Federal Budget 2021: Whatâs in it for Western Australia?
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Itâs been described as a âsplurgeâ budget aimed at creating 250,000 jobs over the next four years with tax cuts and billions poured into aged care and mental health, but beyond the nationwide hits what is in the 2021-22 budget for West Australians?
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Finance Minister Simon Birmingham during a budget lock up press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on May 11, 2021.
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NSW, SA snag lion’s share of budget infrastructure spending
By Fergus Halliday
11 May 2021
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NSW, SA and Victoria have snagged the lion’s share of infrastructure spending in the latest federal budget.
As revealed in the 2021 budget, the government is committing an additional $15.2 billion to infrastructure projects over the next ten years. This will bump the total federal commitment to $110 billion, with the additional spending said to account for 30,000 new jobs over the decade.
At a federal level, both the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program and Road Safety Program are being extended for another year at the cost of $1 billion each.
Federal Budget infrastructure boost to help build Western Australia s economic recovery
Media release
04 May 2021
Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations, Senator for Western Australia, Premier of Western Australia, WA Minister for Transport; Planning; Ports
The Western Australia economy will be boosted by a $1.3b infrastructure package, with record funding for major new projects to be announced in next week’s Federal Budget.
Key projects to be funded include:
$347.5 million for METRONET: Hamilton Street-Wharf Street Grade Separations and Elevation of Associated Stations, including Queens Park Station and Cannington Station and an enhanced METRONET Byford Rail Extension project, with new grade separated rail