Funding helps rebuild flood damaged communities across Victoria
Thursday, 12 January 2012
The Victorian Government today announced a $15.4 million funding package, as part of the $30 million Flood Recovery Community Infrastructure Fund run jointly with Regional Development Victoria, which will help rebuild and repair public infrastructure in flood-affected communities across Victoria.
The funding will be shared by around 28 local communities to re-build shared community areas and assets like camping grounds, town halls, recreational walkways and sporting facilities. The funding is going directly toward re-building vital community assets so that Victoria's flood-affected regions can again enjoy their recreation spots and public meeting areas.
Torrential rain and flooding that took place across Victoria from September 2010 to March 2011 has left many regional communities with badly damaged or destroyed community infrastructure.
Many flood affected communities had just suffered through 10 years of drought. To then be badly damaged from floods has been devastating for them.
Approved community infrastructure projects span across the flood affected areas of the state from Panmure in the South West to Campaspe in the far north. Projects range from; repairs and rebuilding of town halls, heritage buildings, playgrounds, swimming pools, picnic areas, public ovals and tennis courts.
Areas which are set to receive funding under this round are listed below, and project details at these sites will be released over the coming weeks.
- Loddon Shire Council on behalf of Newbridge Recreation Reserve
- Newbridge Recreation Reserve
- Buloke Shire Council
- Campaspe Shire
- Loddon Shire Council
- Pyrenees Shire Council on behalf of Avoca Recreation Reserve
- Cavendish Recreation Reserve
- Moyne Shire Council
- Reddas Park Recreation Reserve
- Pyrenees Shire Council
- Lexton Recreation Reserve
- Landsborough Recreation Reserve
- Pyrenees Shire Council
- Pyrenees Shire Council
- Yarriambiack Shire Council
- Northern Grampians Shire Council
- Warracknabeal ANZAC Memorial Park
- Mildura Rural City Council
- Loddon Shire Council
- Buloke Shire
- City of Greater Bendigo
- Gannawarra Shire Council
- Mount Alexander Shire Council
- Loddon Shire Council
- Warracknabeal Memorial Swimming Pool Inc
- Hepburn Shire Council
- Hepburn Shire Council
- Lake Marma Public Park and Gardens Reserve
- Corangamite Shire Council
- Riverside Recreation Reserve
Click here to download a full list of projects funded
