Funding for a $15 million Courthouse, and cash for a comprehensive masterplan to refurbish the city hospital were among the highlights of the record $151 million Northern Tablelands share of the State Budget brought down yesterday.
Walcha Council’s long awaited $1.2 million to seal Topdale Rd got the go ahead along with $2.4 million for road widening on the Gwydir Highway west of Delungra.
There was also allocation of $526,000 for a new police station at Tenterfield.
The Glen Innes Fire Brigade will receive a new $400,000 fire engine and Bingara’s $2.1 million water treatment plant has been fully funded.
MP Richard Torbay welcomed the funding for the electorate and the continuation of the Community Building Partnership funding which will deliver $400,000 for local community projects.
Other funding includes
* $37.5 million for roads maintenance and traffic and transport management.
* A major new facility for training in film, screen, hospitality and fitness at Armidale TAFE.
* $14.4 million for social housing.
* $9.2 million in phase one of construction on the Copeton Dam safety upgrade.
* $5.9 million for the Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme for people with disabilities.
* $24.7 million for the Private Vehicle Conveyance Scheme to subsidise cost of parents driving children to school in remote areas.
* $1.9 million for rail maintenance.
* $295,000 in subsidies to assist with the cost of two emergency response vehicles each for the Deepwater and Guyra SES and one each for Tenterfield, Tingha, Yetman and Bingara.
* $300,000 for an office fitout for the Community Offender Service at Glen Innes and $250,000 for additional offender accommodation at the Glen Innes Correctional Centre.
* More than $2 million for school maintenance and upgrade projects.
* $130,000 for the operation and maintenance of water supply and sewerage at Narwon Village and Summervale Aboriginal communities.
* $100,000 for emergency bores for Glen Innes water supply.
* $68,000 to extend 10 hour night shifts for nurses at the Walcha Health Service.
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