A number of Durack communities in will benefit from better airport facilities thanks to the Australian Government’s Round 8 of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade (RAU) program.
Federal Member for Durack, the Hon. Melissa Price said the funding for the upgrades is recognition by the Morrison Government of the vital role functional airstrips play in the lives of many Durack communities.
“The upgrades to things like airstrip lighting and fencing are important for providing safe landing and departure for aircraft. The air service facilities are essential to many Durack communities for maintaining medical requirements as well as access to goods and services, like mail and food,” Ms Price said.
“I congratulate the 5 successful recipients of the popular grants program, which has delivered more than 650 thousand dollars in this round to improve regional aerodrome facilities in Durack,” she said.
· Wirrimanu Aboriginal Corporation, $248, 000 towards re-sheeting Balgo Hill runway
· Shire of Trayning, $67, 500 for fencing of Kununnopin airstrip
· Shire of Carnarvon, $157, 938 towards safety and compliance project.
· Shire of Meekatharra, $148, 449 repair and resealing of airstrip
· Shire of Murchison $34, 570 floodlighting of airport taxiway
RAU is a competitive, merit-based grants program supporting safety and access upgrades at remote airstrips across Australia.
The Federal Government funding approved for remote airstrip amounts to upgrades worth $70 million for 343 projects since 2013, demonstrating the government's ongoing commitment to improving infrastructure in regional, rural and remote communities.
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