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Council receives funding to fix safety issues, save lives in black spots
Penrith City Council will soon introduce greater safety measures on dangerous roads in the LGA thanks to funding from the Australian Government.
Council is receiving $623,000 under the Black Spot Program for 2021-22, with the money to be spent on overhauling two unsafe thoroughfares.
These include Forrester Rd (between Glossop St and Christie St) in St Marys, and Victoria St (between Richmond Rd and east of Burton St) in Werrington – sites Council identified as black spots prior to applying for funding.
The approved Black Spot funding allocations have been announced by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Barnaby Joyce, and Chair of the NSW Black Spot Consultative Panel, Dr David Gillespie.
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The Australian Government has appointed an independent committee to conduct a review into telecommunications in regional, rural and remote Australia.
The committee will hold a virtual public consultation on Wednesday, 11 August from 10am to 12pm (AEST) to hear from people living and working in Southern and Eastern Tasmania about telecommunications issues and opportunities in the region.
The committee is particularly interested to hear views on:
the reliability of local mobile and broadband services
the role of telecommunications during COVID-19 and natural disasters
the effectiveness of Government programs like the Mobile Black Spot Program
how telecommunications can support regional development
Gunnedah Shire Council
Gunnedah Shire residents and businesses will soon have improved access to high-speed broadband, with a Gunnedah project being funded through the Federal Government’s Regional Connectivity Program (RCP).
Facilitated by Gunnedah Shire Council, the project will be delivered by Field Solutions Group (FSG), which secured more than $3.9 million in Commonwealth funding to improve broadband coverage across Gunnedah and surrounding villages.
FSG will provide high-speed broadband through a fixed wireless network, comprising of 10 greenfield 45 metre towers and two co-locations.
Mayor of Gunnedah Shire Cr Jamie Chaffey said improved digital connectivity will be game changing for both residents and industry.
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