Just when you think it's going to be a quiet afternoon, the Victorian government casually drops a few million-dollar announcements on the community before they head off to the snow... or whatever it is members of the parliament do during autumn.
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Money is flowing in for the Horsham Rural City Council's water park.
The shovel-ready project received $2.1 million from round three of the Community Sports Infrastructure Stimulus program.
The play park is a key asset in the City to River development.
Up the road, the West Wimmera Shire received $574,000 to upgrade the Kaniva Caravan Park under the Regional Infrastructure Fund stimulus round.
Workers will knock down the old amenities block and replace the site with male and female amenities, accessible toilet and shower, baby change facilities, laundry facilities and camp kitchen.
The Northern Grampians Shire received $2.1 million to build new netball courts at North Park, and the Ararat Rural City Shire received $2.55million to redevelop Gordon Street Recreation Reserve.
It is said the latter project will ensure the facilities will fully meet AFLW standards - hint hint.
Earlier this week, the State Government announced $9.1 million to establish an Aboriginal family violence refuge in Horsham.
This comes after years of advocacy work and lobbying by a determined group of women.
It's a good week to live in the Wimmera, but where did they fall short?
I'd love to hear your thoughts on where the Andrews Labor government should splash its cash.
Ben Fraser
Ben is the Editor with the Wimmera Mail-Times, Stawell Times-News and Ararat Advertiser. Ben is the former chief of staff at the Portland Observer, a qualified teacher, and an Leadership Great South Coast alumni (2019).
Ben is the Editor with the Wimmera Mail-Times, Stawell Times-News and Ararat Advertiser. Ben is the former chief of staff at the Portland Observer, a qualified teacher, and an Leadership Great South Coast alumni (2019).
