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Nine Bendigo sporting and community facilities will benefit from the State Coalition Government’s latest round of flood recovery funding, Nationals MP for Northern victoria Region, Damian Drum said today.
The projects share in a $15.4 million package from the Flood Recovery Community Infrastructure Fund.
Mr Drum said the Bendigo grants would go towards repairing flood damage at the Canterbury Park sports ground, Strathdale Park, Wade Street recreation reserve, Malone park recreation reserve, Ewing Park, the Queen Elizabeth Oval, Eaglehawk Mechanic’s Institute and the North Bendigo recreation reserve.
The Bendigo grants total about $20,000.
“In most cases, buildings and assets in these reserves suffered minor damage compared to the massive damage elsewhere in the State,” Mr Drum said. ‘But for many small community organisations, even minor damage causes a lot of heart-ache.
“For example, about $5000 will help pay for damage done to flooring coverings and some buildings in Eaglehawk’s Canterbury Park. That might not mean a lot to some, but to the hard-working sporting community of Eaglehawk it is very important.
“The Government has been very mindful that last summer’s floods affected a wide range of organisations, communities and people.”
The grants were in response to applications from the City of Greater Bendigo which has already completed many of the repairs.
He said many organisations had few resources of their own to repair the damage and get on with life.
“Victoria’s flood-damaged communities continue to inspire us with their recovery efforts and the Coalition Government is standing by them and supporting them,” Mr Drum said.
That effort remains on-going.