March 9, 2015
Concerns that almost $4 million in major regional infrastructure projects might be cancelled by the new ALP State Government have been allayed.
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann said today he has received assurances the Palaszczuk Government would adopt a “business as usual” approach to projects already approved by the previous Newman Government.
They include a $450,000 State Government contribution towards the $1.1 million upgrade of the Murgon Swimming Pool under the “Get Playing Plus” grants program; $2 million for the Kingaroy-Kilkivan Rail Trail and a $1.5 million upgrade to the Kingaroy-Barkers Creek / Clark and Swendson Road intersection near Swickers, both approved under the “Royalties For Regions” grants program.
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann spent three days last week in Brisbane, speaking to senior officials in the new administration.
He said today he was “very pleased” the government was continuing its support for the projects.
They would deliver important infrastructure improvements to the region Council was unable to fund from its own resources.
Mayor Kratzmann said a lot of work had gone into preparing proposals for the three projects, and he was happy to hear the State Government intends to follow through on them.
Public consultations on the Kingaroy-Kilkivan Rail Trail, which had originally been planned to commence in January but had to be deferred when the State Election was announced, will now be held later this year.
But there has been no impact on the schedule for the Murgon Swimming Pool upgrade; the pool is still expected to reopen in time for the 2015-2016 swimming season.
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