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Despite Gladstone Regional Council not receiving any funding for items on its wish list, Mayor Matt Burnett said the Federal Government budget was ânot all badâ.
Cr Burnett was pleased the Federal Government continued the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program, Building Better Regions fund, Roads to Recovery program and Black Spot program.
He said the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program would still allow âsignificantâ infrastructure for regional councils.
âWe will be able to use (the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program) to build a local road or community facility,â Cr Burnett said.
Cr Burnett said he was most disappointed that funding for Financial Assistance Grant to Local Government was not increased.
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“This new program will support jobs, construction businesses and economic growth across Wide Bay, and it will also improve road safety and bolster the resilience of our local road networks, improving access for freight, tourism and local road users,” Mr O’Brien said.
“We will work closely with the Noosa, Gympie, South Burnett and Cherbourg councils to ensure local projects get underway, supporting jobs and businesses, and helping people in Wide Bay get home sooner and safer.” Southside and the beginning of Eel Creek Road, a designated growth corridor but also an area teeming with bushland and wildlife.
The projects that will receive funding are: