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Deakin Boosted Through Local Government Grants
Payments to councils in Deakin are being made under the Australian Government Financial Assistance Grant programme.
Federal Member for Deakin, Michael Sukkar, said the Australian Government is providing $2.3 billion in quarterly payments to local councils nationwide in 2014-15.
“Councils are free to spend this untied grant funding according to local priorities, including for infrastructure, health, recreation, environment, employment and roads projects,” Mr Sukkar said.
“The first quarterly payment for 2014-15 was made to councils in August 2014.”
Mr Sukkar said councils in Deakin will receive $2.4 million in Financial Assistance Grants each quarter this year, including:
• Maroondah City Council $ 1,328,897
• Whitehorse City Council $ 1,050,645
“I am looking forward to seeing our local councils target local priorities with this funding, along with additional funding provided under the $565 million Black Spot and $2.1 billion Roads to Recovery programmes,” Mr Sukkar said.
Details of the allocations to councils under the Financial Assistance Grants Programme are available online at: http://www.regional.gov.au/local/assistance/index.aspx.