Cessnock City Council has endorsed a list of six projects it will submit for funding under the latest round of the NSW Government's Resource for Regions program.
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The program aims to support the ongoing prosperity of mining-affected local government areas in regional NSW by using mining royalties to fund infrastructure projects and community programs.
The funding model was overhauled this year, with each of the 24 eligible LGAs to receives $1 million, and a further $26 million divided between each LGA, scaled on the effect of mining in the area.
Cessnock council has received an allocation of $1,312,198 this year.
Its wish list - which was endorsed at Wednesday night's meeting - includes a splash pad at Cessnock Pool ($680,000), the third stage of the Kurri Kurri CBD upgrade ($482,198), a youth driver training program ($100,000) and planning for the Richmond Vale Rail Trail project ($50,000).
It has also submitted two projects in addition to its allocated amount - $500,000 for the redesign of the Cessnock Performing Arts Centre Cultural Hub, and $900,000 towards the Cessnock Airport upgrade.
Cessnock first became eligible to apply for Resources for Regions funding in 2014. Local projects to receive funding under the program have included Bridges Hill Park, the Cessnock and Kurri Kurri CBD upgrades and the Hermitage Road cycleway.
Krystal Sellars
Krystal Sellars is the Senior Journalist at the Cessnock Advertiser. Born and raised in Cessnock, she started her journalism career at the Advertiser in 2006 after completing a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle. Contact her on krystal.sellars@cessnockadvertiser.com.au.
Krystal Sellars is the Senior Journalist at the Cessnock Advertiser. Born and raised in Cessnock, she started her journalism career at the Advertiser in 2006 after completing a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle. Contact her on krystal.sellars@cessnockadvertiser.com.au.
