Grayndler
Monday, 6th July 2009
Member for Grayndler Anthony Albanese today officially turned the first sod on the Ashfield Council Centre Redevelopment which was funded through the Rudd Labor Government’s Economic Stimulus Plan.
The project was one of six fast tracked in the electorate of Grayndler to provide an immediate economic stimulus to help cushion the impact of the global recession in our community.
“The Government has provided $2.3 million to the redevelopment as part of our investment to support jobs in the local economy, and deliver long-lasting benefits to Ashfield residents," said Mr Albanese.
“This funding was delivered to Ashfield Council from the $1 billion Community Infrastructure Program – the largest one-off investment in local infrastructure in Australia’s history.
“During construction, this project will support jobs locally, and will continue to support jobs through ongoing maintenance and services.
Federal funding will contribute to upgrades including:
Mr Albanese congratulated the local community for working together to build this important community facility for local families and residents.
“In total, the Government has provided $6.3 million through the Community Infrastructure Program for a number of projects in the electorate of Grayndler to support jobs and improve local infrastructure.”
This funding comes on top of other community projects in the electorate of Grayndler funded under the Rudd Government’s Economic Stimulus Plan, including:
Nearly 70 per cent of the stimulus package is infrastructure, with construction projects already underway. For more detail on the Economic Stimulus Plan and other projects in Grayndler visit www.australia.gov.au/economicstimulus.
Anthony joined Ashfield Mayor Ted Cassidy, local councillors and staff to turn the first sod of the Ashfield Council Centre redevelopment.
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334a Marrickville Rd
Marrickville NSW 2204
Phone: 02 9564 3588
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Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: 02 6277 7700
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