North West and Far West Queensland will benefit from job opportunities and new community assets through almost $15 million from the Palaszczuk Government's $200 million COVID Works for Queensland program.
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the funding would have an enormously positive impact on the regions, with up to 8000 jobs being supported or created across Queensland delivering projects from bikeways and footpaths to sport and recreation facilities
"The allocation of $14.39 million to councils across the North West and Far West regions will see projects delivered that will have long-term economic benefits and increase liveability in these communities," she said.
"COVID Works for Queensland funding will provide a huge lift for employment opportunities, local economies, and most importantly community spirit."
Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said that in the past three years, the Works for Queensland program had been very successful in regional Queensland, delivering more than 19,000 jobs and counting, and now every council will be given a boost to deliver job-creating infrastructure and maintenance projects.
"We have never had to deal with anything like the repercussions from this pandemic, which is why the Queensland Government has put together the $6 billion economic recovery strategy Unite and Recover for Queensland Jobs, of which COVID Works for Queensland is an integral part for our councils and their communities."
Mount Isa City Council Mayor Danielle Slade welcomed the Queensland Government support.
"I would like to thank the State Government for making this funding available for councils across Queensland," Cr Slade said.
"Works for Queensland is an excellent program that has helped to make several projects in Mount Isa a reality, and this funding will support and create many local jobs during this tough time."
North West and Far West councils will receive COVID Works for Queensland funding of:
- Boulia Shire Council - $1.02 million
- Burke Shire Council - $1.1 million
- Carpentaria Shire Council - $1.59 million
- Cloncurry Shire Council - $1.18 million
- Diamantina Shire Council - $1.02 million
- Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council - $1.43 million
- Flinders Shire Council - $1.06 million
- McKinlay Shire Council - $1.03 million
- Mornington Shire Council - $1.36 million
- Mount Isa City Council - $2.57 million
- Richmond Shire Council - $1.03 million
In Round Three of the Works for Queensland program, these councils have received almost $43 million, which has supported or created more than 1700 jobs.
Projects include significant upgrades to the Mount Isa Animal Management Facility, upgrades to Burketown's sporting oval and boat ramps, and refurbishment of Cloncurry's childcare centre.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
