NEWS
Funding commitment to rebuild Hay Swimming Complex
A re-elected Coalition Government will deliver a new lease of life to Hay’s Swimming Complex, investing $2 million towards its reconstruction. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce, said the project...
New projects to recycle food & garden waste
More than 273,000 tonnes of food and garden waste – enough to fill more than 30,000 garbage trucks – will be diverted from landfill every year in NSW to create rich farming soil through eight co-investment projects announced today between the Morrison and Perrottet...
$3m commitment for Leeton’s Roxy Theatre
A re-elected Coalition Government will invest $3 million to help breathe new life into the much-loved Roxy Theatre in Leeton. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce said restoring the 90-year-old Leeton...
ANZAC Day across Farrer
Member for Farrer Sussan Ley is encouraging residents across the region to participate in local memorial services and events this ANZAC Day. "Tomorrow I'll be attending services in Jindera, Albury and Barellan, on a day set aside for us all to remember the service and...
Henty Field Days ‘gets connected’ with new mobile phone tower
The Coalition Government is delivering a new mobile phone tower to the Henty Machinery Field Days (HMFD) site, which will boost better connectivity for the local community. Minister for Regional Communications, Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie, said the Henty project...
Recycling centre to bring new investment and jobs to Hay
Farrer MP and Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley has announced more than $900,000 in Commonwealth and State funding for Hay Shire Council to construct a $1.8 million materials recovery facility under the Morrison Government’s Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF)....
New Echuca-Moama bridge opens to traffic
The Federal Government has delivered the largest transport infrastructure project ever seen in northern Victoria and southern New South Wales, with the Echuca-Moama Bridge Project opening to traffic this week. After more than 140 years with a single Murray River...
Move to release Albury-Wodonga Health Masterplan
Farrer MP Sussan Ley has lodged a Freedom of Information request with the Victorian Department of Health, seeking a copy of the Albury Wodonga (hospital) Masterplan, in a bid to push forward on plans for a single site hospital on the border. “Quite frankly, this...
Mungo Man and Mungo Lady to rest in peace after 42,000 years
The remains of 108 ancient Aboriginal people, some first buried 42,000 years ago, will once again be laid to rest in the Willandra Lakes Region after a decision by Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley today. The discovery of Mungo Lady in 1968 and Mungo Man in 1974...
$100m+ confirmed for Albury Wodonga Regional Deal
The Australian Government and Councils of Albury and Wodonga today announced funding commitments to the Albury Wodonga Regional Deal (AWRD). The Australian Government has committed $80 million, with $37.8 million from AlburyCity Council and $12.1 million from the City...
