Hume Media

A cool room trailer, BBQ facilities, soccer goal posts and equipment for a women’s shelter are just some of the exciting local community projects to receive funding in the latest round of the Coalition’s Stronger Communities Programme.

Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor has welcomed funding for tools and equipment for Bargo Men’s Shed and Menangle Men’s Shed under the latest round of the National Shed Development Programme.

Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor has welcomed $2,670 in funding for Goulburn Men’s Shed to purchase and install a new storage shed under the latest round of the National Shed Development Programme.

The 2021–22 Federal Budget delivers substantial support to assist Hume to boost Australia’s economic recovery thanks to an additional $1 billion through Phase 3 of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program. 

Bushfire-prone areas on the outskirts of major cities will be better connected through the Federal Government’s $16.4 million Peri-Urban Mobile Program (PUMP), to be unveiled in the 2020-21 Budget. 
 

The Federal Government’s 2021/22 Budget will provide additional funding for upgrades to Appin Road. 
  
Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor said the Government had committed a further $18 million to the Appin Road project. 
  

Ultrafast internet is on the way for businesses and residents in Narellan, Elderslie and Mount Annan. 
 

Families in Hume will reap the benefits from an additional $1.7 billion investment in child care as part of the 2021-22 Budget.    

Local veterans and their families, ex-service organisations and other interested stakeholders are being encouraged to provide their input for the Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission into Defence, and Veteran Suicide announced this week.   
 

The Wollondilly community will benefit from over $1.7 million in bushfire recovery projects announced by the Australian and New South Wales governments. 

This work is among 173 new projects approved under Stream Two of the Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund (BCRRF).