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A 2014 plan to upgrade Murgon’s CBD footpaths will finally get underway if the State Government approves the SBRC’s second list of Works For Queensland projects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 19, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett Regional Council will spend an extra $2.5 million on gravel resheeting, drainage, footpaths and other road works projects in the next two years.<\/p>\n

It will also spend $1.875 million on repairs or upgrades to Council-owned buildings, parks, swimming pools and related facilities.<\/p>\n

The money for the projects will come from the second round of the State Government’s Works For Queensland grants program.<\/p>\n

It will be in addition to the funds Council spends on these types of projects each year.<\/p>\n

In January, the SBRC received a bonus $4.2 million when the State Government announced it would allocate $200 million to its new Works For Queensland program in an effort to create jobs.<\/p>\n

Councils were given four weeks to submit a list of projects for approval, and the list submitted by the Council in February was accepted in full.<\/p>\n

In June, the State Government said Works For Queensland had proven so successful it would tip in a further $200 million over the next two years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Councils were given until the end of July to come up with a second list of projects they would apply the money towards.<\/p>\n

The Council’s initial project list is required to be completed by the end of November, and the second list will need to be completed within the next two years.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s monthly meeting, Councillors voted to submit a new list of 53 projects to the Department of Local Government for approval in the second round.<\/p>\n

Mayor Keith Campbell was full of praise for the grants program, saying the extra $8.5 million the region will receive from Works For Queensland is allowing the Council to tackle a number of long-standing projects.<\/p>\n

“This program has been a great help to our Council, and I commend the State Government for introducing it,” the Mayor said.<\/p>\n

“We are now able to complete a lot of projects we had to defer in the past due to insufficient funds.<\/p>\n

“This extra money is also helping keep a lot of our local trades people and suppliers in steady work.”<\/p>\n

The projects submitted in the second round are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gravel Resheeting – $1 million<\/strong><\/p>\n