Cessnock City Council has compiled a list of 11 projects that it will submit as expressions of interest for the NSW Government’s Resources for Regions funding program.
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A joint submission with Singleton Council to upgrade Old North Road, Hermitage Road and Deasys Road that will also incorporate a cycleway heads the list.
Improvements to Wollombi Road at Millfield, a Greta-to-Branxton cycleway, replacement of Fosters Bridge, Mulbring and an upgrade to Sandy Creek Road round out the top five.
Safety improvements to Lemming Corner on Great North Road and The Pinch at Pelton, and the replacement of timber bridges on Lomas Lane, Nulkaba and Abbotsford Street, Bellbird follow.
Councillors voted 8-5 at last Wednesday’s meeting to rearrange the list of recommendations, moving the Cessnock Airport and Hunter Expressway link road projects from second and third to tenth and eleventh respectively.
Labor councillor Graham Smith said prioritising the links to the Hunter Expressway (such as Frame Drive) should not be as high, as it is a consequence of a Roads and Maritime Services decision.
Cessnock became eligible to apply for funding under the Resources for Regions funding program on May 28, 2014.
In the current round, 11 local government areas are eligible to apply for a share of up to $89 million. This is available to NSW Government Agencies, local councils, businesses and community organisations.
Projects submitted must be for public infrastructure that demonstrates good value for money, sound project planning, positive regional and NSW economic benefit and region-wide impacts.
“The Resources for Regions funding program presents an excellent opportunity to Council to provide urgent additional funding for projects that Council has not previously had access to,” Cessnock Mayor Bob Pynsent said.
“We hope to be able to secure the maximum funding from the Resources for Regions nominated projects as we can.”
