Fund our Major Projects

Published on 09 February 2023

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Fund our major projects and road infrastructure

Both the state and federal governments are busily putting together their annual budgets, which will be finalised and handed down close to mid-year.

Council is using the opportunity to feed into both budgets, by advocating strongly for our key priority projects.

Council CEO Derek Madden said an indoor pool to complete the Moorabool Aquatic and Recreation Centre was still at the top of the list.

“We continue to advocate strongly to the Federal Government to contribute their share of the indoor pool, which has already had funding committed from both Council and the State Government,” Mr Madden said.

“And with our growing population and recent floods and storms, road infrastructure will also feature very heavily in our advocacy work, ahead of the two budgets.

“We regularly meet with state and federal representatives to put forward our projects, and we encourage the community to contact our local Members of Parliament to lend your support for projects such as the pool and roads,” Mr Madden said.

“We’re very fortunate to have received funding from other levels of government, especially the state, in the past year or two and we can see that our advocacy work is coming to fruition, with many projects throughout the shire currently under construction or nearing completion.”

Among these projects are: Darley Park Pavilion, an indoor sports centre in Taverner St Bacchus Marsh, Ballan and Gordon skate parks, new and updated ovals and netball courts throughout the shire, works at Bacchus Marsh Racecourse Recreation Reserve, and Ballan library and community hub.

Advocacy videos to highlight the community reasons behind some of our advocacy projects can be viewed on our website, and there are details on how the community can get behind our advocacy agenda: moorabool.vic.gov.au/advocacy  

 

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