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$5 million commitment for SunRice at Leeton
The Morrison Government has committed $5 million towards new manufacturing capacity for the SunRice plant in Leeton, located in the heart of the Australia’s Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and...
Funding extension for Country Universities Centres at Griffith & Leeton
The Coalition Government will provide Country Universities Centre (CUC) Western Riverina with a further four years funding to ensure it will continue to offer students in Griffith and Leeton the opportunity to participate and succeed in furthering their education....
Australia’s first e-waste plastics recovery to be built in Albury
Recycling facilities in Albury will receive Commonwealth and NSW co-funding through two recycling grants announced today under the Morrison Government’s Recycling Modernisation Fund. Member for Farrer Sussan Ley said one of the projects will help build the nation’s...
New projects to protect Indigenous Sea Country
The Morrison Government has announced $9.7 million in grants to protect and expand Sea Country Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) across Australia, from the coastal wetlands of south-west Victoria to Arnhem Land’s rich seagrass meadows, coral reefs and mangrove...
Morrison Government’s $8m pledge for greening Boothby
A re-elected Morrison Government will invest in a major environmental package in Boothby, in Adelaide. Minister for Environment, Sussan Ley, announced the Greening Boothby package during a visit to the area today with the local Liberal candidate, Dr Rachel Swift. “The...
Work underway on new $15m microbials plant in Albury
Local MP Sussan Ley joined New Edge Microbials (NEM) Managing Director Ben Barlow in Albury today to review work on a new $15m processing plant in the north of the city. The high-tech facility will boost NEM’s capacity to supply innovative biological products to the...
New mobile coverage on way for Silver City Highway
Federal Coalition MPs representing the Far West today announced funding from the government’s Regional Connectivity Program to dramatically expand mobile phone coverage along the Silver City Highway, between Wentworth and the Coombah Roadhouse. The $3.9m project will...
Ley opens new $2m Narrandera Sportsground clubhouse
Farrer MP Sussan Ley completed one of her key 2019 election commitments today, cutting the ribbon on the new $2m change rooms and clubroom facilities at the home of the Narrandera Imperial Football & Netball Club. According to Ms Ley the long-planned facelift for...
New grants to support protection of marine parks
The Morrison Government is investing $8.6 million from its Oceans Leadership package to support innovative projects to protect Australia’s world leading network of Marine Parks. Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley said the successful projects identified under...
$2.85m to back tourism in the Murrumbidgee
The Morrison Government is backing Murrumbidgee tourism, supporting community infrastructure and creating local jobs, with a $2.85 million election commitment to upgrade facilities at the Darlington Point Riverside Caravan Park*. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for...
