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The second stage of Maitland’s CBD mall revamp has been shortlisted for a share of $89 million from the state’s mining royalties.
Maitland City Council’s application for $9.9 million from the Resources for Regions fund, to be spent on The Levee project has been shortlisted, the government has announced.
Council’s application was one of 13 projects from mining-affected areas competing for a share of the money, with grant winners expected to be announced later this year.
Maitland MP Robyn Parker said the multi-million dollar mall revamp would be a game changer for the city.
She said council appeared to have done its homework in terms of meeting the grant criteria so she hoped the application would be successful.
“We know that mining affects communities in different ways,” Ms Parker said.
“Mining has a positive impact on our local economy, but it does put pressure on our infrastructure.”
Cessnock City Council’s application for $8.6 million to upgrade the intersection of Hermitage and Broke roads was also shortlisted.
This round of funding is the first time that Maitland and Cessnock have been eligible for a slice of the funding after the government classified the cities as mining-affected earlier this year.
Other mining-affected areas include Broken Hill, Cobar, Lithgow, Mid-Western Regional, Muswellbrook, Narrabri, Newcastle, Singleton and Wollongong.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services Andrew Stoner said the money would support infrastructure projects.
“In 2011, the NSW Liberals and Nationals government committed $160 million over four years to deliver vital infrastructure for communities experiencing direct and indirect pressures as a result of mining activity,” he said.
“While we have added more eligible communities to the program over the years, we have now gone beyond our original commitment, with a total of $217 million made available.
“So far, $128 million has been allocated to 24 projects across mining-affected areas.”
Shortlisted projects for Resources for Regions:
- Broken Hill - $5 million for Broken Hill City Council to refurbish the civic centre.
- Cessnock - $8.6 million to Cessnock Council, to upgrade Hermitage Road and the Broke Road intersection.
- Cobar - $4.1 million for Cobar Shire Council for sealing Whitbarrow Way for mining use.
- Cobar - $5 million for Cobar Shire Council for the replacement of the twin pipeline from Nyngan to Cobar, stage two.
- Lithgow - $4.2 million for Lithgow Council for the Cullen Bullen sewage system and waste water treatment plant.
- Maitland - $9.9 million for Maitland City Council for the renovation of Maitland High Street (stage two).
- Mid-Western - $14 million for the Mid-Western Shire Council to develop an alternative access road to the Hunter from Bylong to Wollar.
- Muswellbrook - $4.2 million for Muswellbrook Shire Council for traffic safety improvement works to mining affected roads.
- Muswellbrook - $20 million for Muswellbrook Hospital redevelopment stage two - clinical services.
- Narrabri - $4.4 million for Narrabri Shire Council for the timber bridge replacement program.
- Narrabri - $9.6 million for Narrabri Shire Council for the Boggabri sewage system augmentation.
- Newcastle - $12 million for Newcastle City Council for the renovation of coastal infrastructure, with priority to be given to road connectivity and sea wall restoration work.
- Singleton - $7.5 million for Singleton Hospital for a public and private health facility - imaging, ambulatory and primary health care.
- Singleton - $8.1 million to Singleton Council, to upgrade Hermitage and the Broke roads intersection.