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Murray River Council has set its sights on obtaining funding to seal the final 22km of unsealed road along Perricoota Rd between Moama and Barham.
Raised as a Notice of Motion at its council meeting on Tuesday, Council heard several community deputations urging council to prioritise the road sealing.
Matters of safety, tourism trade and better linkages between Moama and Barham were raised.
Mayor Chris Bilkey said council agreed to put extra efforts into gaining funding for the delivery of the project.
“We absolutely understand the concerns from residents regarding the state of the unsealed section of the road and we want to assure the community that we will look to prioritise funding applications around this.”
Murray River Council
Behind the scenes planning for the new Moama Preschool is ticking along, however the project can’t yet kick-off without a successful funding application via the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund.
Murray River Council applied for $2.9million under Round 5 of the federal funding program, after receiving $1.5million through the NSW Government’s Start Strong Capital Works Program.
The $1.5million was successfully obtained for the construction stage of the project but is entirely contingent on additional money from the Commonwealth to enable council to deliver the project in full.
Murray River Council mayor, Chris Bilkey said the $5.9million project is still a big priority, but council needs all the funding to line up.
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