(Photo: Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council)
July 22, 2016
An upgrade to Cherbourg’s recycling facility is one of 63 projects shortlisted by the State Government for funding under Round 2 of the Building Our Regions program.
The Cherbourg upgrade is vying against projects submitted by Councils from across Queensland.
State Development Minister Dr Anthony Lynham released the shortlist on Thursday.
“The shortlisted councils have until August 19 to provide detailed submissions for final assessment,” he said.
“This next stage is highly competitive and applications will undergo rigorous assessment by the Department of State Development and a committee of senior executives from across government.
“I expect to announce successful projects in the fourth quarter of 2016 and construction will be expected to start no later than June 30, 2017.”
Forty-two Council projects received grants under Round 1 of the program.
The “Building Our Regions” program is the Labor Government’s replacement for the LNP’s “Royalties For Regions” scheme.
Under the Labor program there are three funds administered by the Department of State Development:
- Regional Capital Fund
- Royalties for Resource Producing Communities Fund, and
- Remote and Indigenous Communities Infrastructure Fund
These programs have been allocated $70 million in Round 1, $85 million in Round 2, and $70 million in Round 3.
The fourth fund is the Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme (TIDS), managed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads, which has been given $150 million to distribute over five financial years.
