Member for Cook, Cynthia Lui has welcomed the Palaszczuk Government’s announcement that 11 council projects in the Cook electorate will receive $1,646,046 in early stage funding from the second round of the Maturing the Infrastructure Pipeline Program.
Cynthia Lui said she was very pleased to see Cook councils supported for the following projects:
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Aurukun Shire Council to undertake strategic planning of the Aurukun Airport.
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Cook Shire Council to undertake a detailed design of the upgrade to Cooktown’s main street, Charlotte Street.
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Douglas Shire Council to develop a Masterplan to progress the Teamsters Park project.
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Torres Shire Council to develop a framework to integrate Council asset and project information.
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Torres Strait Island Regional Council to undertake a detailed design of a mobile waste metal shredder/compactor.
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Mareeba Shire Council to develop a technical design of water supply infrastructure.
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Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council to develop a master drainage plan.
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Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council to investigate a local hard stone gravel supply source.
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Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council to develop detailed planning for expansion of the Mapoon marine facilities.
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Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council to develop designs of the Everlina Bridge Reconstruction
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Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council to prepare a detailed design of the proposed Kowanyama Airport Terminal.
“For the local communities this means building strong local governments with vital investment in early stage planning for projects,” Cynthia Lui said.
Ms Lui said that the Maturing the Infrastructure Pipeline Program complements existing grant programs and will assist councils in determining their infrastructure priorities.
Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning Cameron Dick said the interest from councils in the program has been significant.
“Under the first round of the program, the Palaszczuk Government is already working with 22 local governments and industry to assess 40 new infrastructure proposals.
“We’re looking forward to enabling councils to develop and fast track projects through to the next stages of the infrastructure pipeline.”
To date, MIPP funds have been used to leverage industry expertise to provide an independent view on proposals and opportunities identified in the State Infrastructure Plan (SIP) or by local government.
For more information visit www.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/mipp
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