The Morrison Government’s commitment to boosting Northern Australia continues with the announcement of almost $88 million worth of funding for 30 projects for Industry Transformation and Business Development projects under the Northern Australia Development Program (NADP).
Federal Member for Durack, the Hon. Melissa Price said the Pilbara and the Kimberley will greatly benefit from almost $20 million total funding announced for 10 projects across Durack including:
Broome’s world leading Pearl Bone biomedical manufacturing facility
Karratha’s Eco magnesium facility expansion using local salt by-product.
“I am excited by the successful outcome of this grant program for some truly innovative businesses. Creating greater investment in our local businesses means more jobs for locals and increased liveability for our region,” Ms Price said.
“I have long been committed to investing in Durack’s North, giving local communities the boost needed to overcome the unique challenges they face and grow stronger regions for the future,” Ms Price said.
“The Northern Australia Development Program provides grants and a business advisory service to enable Northern Australia based businesses to grow and diversify, like another successful recipient, Broome’s Barramundi Aquaculture project who want to develop a Barramundi nursery, ” Ms Price said.
These grants demonstrate the Morrison Government’s ongoing commitment to the five-year plan, to grow resilient and sustainable economies in Northern Australia and maximise benefits to the nation.
For more information on the Northern Australia grants programs and other investments in Northern Australia, visit www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories-regions-cities/regions/northern-Australia, a full list of successful projects is available at northernaustralia.gov.au
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List of Durack Recipients here.
A feasibility study for a cottonseed processing facility in the North West
Wyndham-East Kimberley $138,700
Recovery of Magnesium from West Australian Waste Bitterns
Karratha $2,000,000
Establishing the Broome PearlBone biomedical manufacturing facility
Broome $1,376,665
Expansion of Civil Construction Operations
Broome $179,150
Sustainable West Kimberley Paediatric Allied Health Services Project
Broome $283,203
Broome. Project Barramundi - Aquaculture development in Northern Australia $2,000,000
Cherratta Microgrid MBD FBICRC Project 20
Karratha $500,000
Broome. Expansion of Broome Dental Clinic and Upgrade of Diagnostic Technology $332,913
Yurra Workforce and Community Transformation Project for Karratha $7,216,196
The Cambridge (redevelopment of the Ibis Styles) Kununurra- $5,871,972