Michael Ferguson,Minister for Infrastructure and Transport The State and Federal Governments are working together to deliver better and safer roads and.
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Thousands of Northern Victorian road users now have a safer and more reliable journey thanks to vital maintenance works as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s annual road maintenance blitz.
At Strathallan, a $1.75 million project to rebuild a two-kilometre stretch of the Northern Highway is now complete with crews creating a smoother, more durable road.
The Northern Highway caters to more than 5,500 vehicles per day, serving as a critical freight route between Bendigo and Echuca, along with thousands of tourists travelling to the Echuca-Moama area yearly for holidays.
Further north-east, works are also set to begin this month on a $500,000 maintenance blitz project in Kerang – estimated for completion in June, weather permitting.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said Australia is coming back as he unveiled a Federal Budget aimed at steering Australia out of the COVID-19-induced recession amid massive spending on essential services.
The deficit of $161 billion for 2020-21 is $52.7 billion better than forecast in last year s October 6 Budget.
The forward estimates have the deficit falling to $106.6 billion next year and down to $57 billion in 2024-25, but the deficits are predicted to continue for at least the next decade â a far cry from the back in black celebrations of just two years ago.
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Federal Budget 2021: The key figures(Graphic: Tara Blancato)