MACEDON RANGES & HEPBURN SHIRES TO BENEFIT FROM LOCAL UPGRADES

Regional communities across the Macedon electorate will soon benefit from improved walking, cycling and other important transport links, thanks to the Allan Labor Government.

Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas today announced that Macedon Ranges and Hepburn Shires will share in more than $1 million in funding for small-scale transport projects.

The Labor Government’s Flexible Local Transport Solutions Program provides funding to help seed small-scale initiatives across Victoria that meet local transport needs, integrate with other local transport options, and improve transport access.

Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s Safer Pathways to Schools Project will receive $140,000 to construct three missing-link pathways to support active transport and provide safer pedestrian connections to existing bus stops, school facilities and the general community in Gisborne.

Hepburn Shire Council’s Central Springs Road Daylesford - Missing Link Path Connection Project will be $90,750 to construct a 106-metre missing link footpath to provide a safer transport corridor along Central Springs Road in Daylesford. The new path will provide an off-road pedestrian connection within a key precinct which contains a Kindergarten, Child Care Centre, Primary School and the main street.

The Flexible Local Transport Solutions Program has supported more than 200 projects across Victoria that will better connect communities.

Quotes attributable to Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas
“We’re backing local projects that make a real difference for communities in Macedon Ranges and Hepburn Shire Council areas because we know that better connections mean better opportunities.”

“These projects will help promote an active and healthy lifestyle, while also providing more options for locals to get to school, public transport and recreational centres.”

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