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One Gippsland welcomes Growing Regions Program and Precincts and Partnerships Program from 2022 federal budget

Release of the federal budget and key initiatives announced that are important to the Gippsland region.

By news@gippsland - 26th October 2022 - Back to News

One Gippsland has welcomed the release of the federal budget, which includes new funding programs that will benefit the Gippsland region. One Gippsland Chair Cr Kellie O'Callaghan particularly welcomed two new funding programs, the Growing Regions Program and the Precincts and Partnerships Program, as well as additional funding for telecommunications, housing and roads.

Growing Regions Program and the Precincts and Partnerships Program are new funding opportunities that will benefit will benefit the Gippsland region

Key initiatives

Key initiatives announced that are important to the Gippsland region include Regional Funding Programs and Two new regional programs totalling to $1 billion.

• Growing Regions Program - New opportunities for regional local councils and not-for-profit organisations through an annual open, competitive grants process
• Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program - To support community and place-based investment in rural and regional Australia, through both a competitive grants program and collaborative partnerships program

Building better regions

These programs will replace the Building Better Regions Fund (round 6 projects will not be funded).

Roads

Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Fund: $250 million for Phase 4 of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program to support local councils.
Road Safety Program: $3 billion (total nationwide) to continue through to mid-2025.

Zero emissions

Powering the Regions Fund: (from 2022 - 23) with $1.9 billion allocated to assist industries, regional Australia and communities with the transition to net zero emissions.

Digital connectivity

NBN Upgrades

660 extra homes in regional Australia will receive full fibre upgrades

Mobile Base Stations

$400 million (over 5 years from 2022 - 23) to support the roll out of mobile base stations to improve highway and underserved community mobile coverage

Regional Connectivity Program

$200 million (over 5 years from 2022 - 23) to fund the delivery of telecommunications infrastructure to improve digital connectivity in regional, rural and remote Australia; and

Mobile Black Spots Program

$40 million (over 3 years from 2022 - 23) to implement commitments for new mobile infrastructure to improve mobile coverage and reception quality across Australia.

Skills and Training

Vocational Education and Training - $921.7 million (over 5 years from 2022 - 23) to address skills shortages including providing 480,000 fee-free Technical and Further Education (TAFE) and vocational education places in industries and regions with skills shortages.

Disaster and Resilience

Resilience state government

$200 million per year (from 2023 - 24) to co-contribute in support of resilience projects nominated by the state and territory governments to strengthen Australia's disaster readiness and resilience; and

Resilience local government

$30.4 million in 2022 - 23 to implement disaster resilience initiatives across 30 local government areas.

Regional health

Increasing local care options - $143.3 million (over 4 years) to support access to healthcare in rural and regional areas by investing in primary care services, training, workforce incentives and trials for innovative models of care.

Regional housing

Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee - 10,000 new homeowners each year supported to buy a home.

National reconstruction

National Reconstruction Fund - $15 billion to finance projects that expand our industrial base, diversify our economy, create sustainable, well-paid jobs, and grow our regional centres.

Co-investments in 7 priority areas: resources; agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors; transport; medical science; renewables and low emission technologies; defence capability; and enabling capabilities.

Pictures from One Gippsland website.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com