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Bendigo has shared in another round of funding from the Flood Recovery Community Infrastructure Fund.
MP for Northern Victoria Region and Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development, Damian Drum, announced today that seven projects in the City of Greater Bendigo, and nine in Loddon Shire would get more than $200,000.
Projects in the City of Greater Bendigo in the latest round of grants were:
Phoenix FM - Repair roof leaks - $100 (Fully completed)
Aged Care Services - Replace damaged carpet - $8,500 (Fully completed)
Bagshot Hall - Replace damaged floor coverings. Supply crushed rock to driveway to provide access to site - $2,575 + $850 (Fully completed)
Chinese Museum - Repair roof leak. Repair and replace damaged fire indicator panel due to water damage - $178.75 + $2,846.25 (Fully completed)
Dudley House - Repair roof leak - $66 (Fully completed)
Jaara Building - Inspect and dry carpet. Replace underlay - $513 (Fully completed)
Peter Krenz Leisure Centre - Undertake sanding, linemarking and coating to 1/3 stadium flooring as a result of flooding. - $12,174.98 (Fully completed)
More than $180,000 in grants were announced for Loddon Shire projects, mainly to make up for shortfalls in insurance payouts on damage to community facilities.
These included:
Bridgewater Bowling Club - $166,748.49
Bridgewater Public Toilets - $1,686.75
Pyramid Hill Pool Complex - $9782.21
Pyramid Hill Tennis Club - $13,177.27
Pyramid Hill CERT Hall - $33,249.25
Pyramid Hill Preschool - $5,800
7East Loddon Preschool - $3,774
Newbridge Public Hall - $34,165.28
9Boort Gun Club - $8,341

Mr Drum said even though it was now a year since last summer’s devastating floods, many small communities were still struggling to get back to normal.

“The Coalition State Government stands solidly with their communities in that work,’ he said.