Runs on the board for Calare
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALARE
√ Supported our communities around the clock during the Black Summer Bushfires
√ $15 million commitment for Bathurst multi-storey carpark at Bathurst RSL Club to support new medical centre
√ $29.8 million for the Dixons Long Point Crossing – project has gone out to tender
√ $54.8 million for the new CSU medical school and research facility
√ MRI scans claimable on Medicare at Bathurst, Lithgow and Mudgee hospitals
√ $14 million for highway upgrades between Lithgow, Bathurst and Orange
√ $12.5 million for a second racetrack at Mount Panorama
√ $2 billion for Great Western Highway Upgrade
√ $5.4 million for improved streetscapes in Canowindra, Lithgow and Molong
√ $4.9 million for Oberon’s new Sports and Community complex (Federal/NSW)
√ $4 million in extra funding for local headspace mental health services
√ $3.14 million for upgrades at Blayney’s CentrePoint Sport and Leisure Centre, King George Oval and Belubula River Walk
√ $11.5 million for the Glen Willow sporting precinct in Mudgee
√ $1.5 million for intergenerational childcare centre at Wellington’s Maranatha House
√ Fruit bat/ hail netting for our local orchardists
√ $225,000 for Molong Multi-Sports Facility
√ 40 new mobile blackspot towers/base stations
√ $380,000 for the rebuild of Glenray Industries, Bathurst
√ $1.56 million for expansion of Kanandah Retirement Mudgee
√ Millions for upgrades on Arkstone, Burraga and Campbells River Roads
√ $181,818 for Bathurst’s War Memorial Carillon
√ $14.7 million for Mission Australia’s Benjamin Short Grove Aged Care facility
√ $11.4 million for expanding and supporting aged care facilities in Lithgow
√ $10.9 million for the Manildra Solar Farm
√ $12 million for the Orange Southern Feeder Road Project
√ $930,500 for Bathurst and Mudgee crisis accommodation
√ Millions for sealing 16.8km of bus routes in Mid-Western LGA
√ $1.2 million for CCTV in Orange, Bathurst and Wellington
√ Breaking down overseas export barriers for our local orchardists
√ Calare Community Care COVID-19 initiative: Checked on over 5,000 local residents during lockdowns
√ Decentralisation of two federal government departments/branches
√ Lithgow Aged Care saved
√ $5.3 million for production line upgrades and more jobs at Allied Timber Mill, Bathurst
√ $1.5 million for Mudgee Cultural Precinct
√ $150,000 for Gulgong Red Hill Mining Experience
√ $308,175 for an education function centre at the Australian National Field Days site at Borenore
√ $10.8 million for bridge renewal projects across the region
√ $738,101 for constructing a new pedestrian footbridge linking Cameron Park and Pioneer Park in Wellington
√ $200,000 for new synthetic courts at Wattle Flat Recreation Ground
√ $117,396 for resurfacing courts at East Molong Tennis Club
√ $238,400 for Millthorpe’s Golden Memories Museum
√ $480,000 for expanding Wallerawang Bowling Club
√ $10 million for new Orange Conservatorium and Planetarium
√ $2.235 million for Lithgow Blast Furnace Park
√ Millions for safety upgrades on the Castlereagh and Mid-Western Highways
√ $3.3 million for improvements at Bathurst Airport
√ $560,000 for piped water for the Stuart Town community
√ $954,250 for the construction of the new Bathurst Rail Museum
√ $200,000 for improvements at Wellington’s Kennard Park, home of the Cowboys
√ $500,000 for Oberon Visitor Information Centre upgrade
√ Improved overtaking/safety on Cargo Road
√ $1.9 million for The Orchard crisis accommodation centre in Orange
√ $19.75 million in federal funding for bushfire recovery projects in the Lithgow, Mid-Western and Oberon LGAs
√ More than $1.6 million to support childcare centres in Calare
√ $600,000 for upgrades at O'Connell Recreation Ground
√ $925,000 for the Bathurst Animal Rehoming Centre
√ $492,410 for construction of Eugowra Community Centre at the Showground
√ $60 million in federal funding to deliver drought relief and COVID-19 recovery to our local councils for local projects
√ Record Australian Government funding for hospitals, schools, childcare and the NDIS