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Darren Chester supports Snowy Rail Bridge restoration, advocating for final $2.7M funding

Darren Chester met with volunteers to review progress on the Snowy Rail Bridge restoration and is advocating for $2.7 million in funding to complete the project and maximize its social and economic benefits.

By news@gippsland - 21st March 2025 - Back to News

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has met with Save the Snowy Rail Bridge Association volunteers to check progress on the first stage of the project to the historic bridge across the Snowy River floodplains.

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester with Snowy Rail Bridge Association committee members Leecia Angus, Garry Bailey, Claire Bailey, Liz Mitchell and Project Manager Lloyd Murrell

Funding project completion

Mr Chester said he was looking forward to the project welcoming visitors once the entryway and signage were completed. "The community has done an incredible job to get the project this far, and we discussed tactics for securing the $2.7 million we need to finish the restoration. I will be making the case in Canberra that the full social and economic benefits of this project will only be delivered when we complete the missing section in the middle," Mr Chester said.

The community has secured more than $4 million in state and federal government funding to get the project to this stage, and detailed costings have been prepared for the final section to complete the work.

Pictures from Darren Chester MP website.

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