Budget: Hawke's Bay and Gisborne get $219m to fix Cyclone Gabrielle-hit roads

Budget: Hawke's Bay and Gisborne get $219m to fix Cyclone Gabrielle-hit roads

The Government has announced a million-dollar funding boost to councils affected by Cyclone Gabrielle to help road recovery in hard-hit Hawke’s Bay and...

Melton region gets big funding boost

Melton on Melbourne’s north-western fringes will see a major expansion of its bike networks following a major allocation in this week’s State Budget. A total of $13.4 million has gone to a number of significant bike route developments in the region. About $4.5 million will be spent on around 4km of safer and better connected paths on Station Road and Exford Road.  Station Road–Exford Road is a key local connector road, providing a direct and imp…

Funding boost for post-Cyclone local road recovery

North Island communities still building back after the 2023 weather events will get extra funding to complete recovery works on local roads, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. “Last year’s Budget invested nearly $1 billion into recovery and resilience projects in regions hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods. “The Government remains committed to the communities working to rebuild lives and neighbourhoods. This B…