Following extensive consultation with the community, Golden Plains Shire Council will begin works to deliver the Inverleigh Tree Succession Plan.
The first stage of the works will see the removal of trees throughout both the eastern and western entrances to Inverleigh, and at the public camping grounds, with the first stage of planting to commence later in the year following soil assessment and conditioning to prepare the soil for planting.
The removal works will begin on Monday 15 May and are anticipated to take five weeks,
Council has welcomed the announcement of an additional $769,282 in funding under Phase 4 of the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.
The latest allocation of funding adds to the $1,333,655 that Council has already received under Phase 4 of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program, bringing the total funding allocation under Phase 4 to over $2.2 million.
The funding will be available to Councils from July 2023 and Golden Plains Shire Council will identify
weather permitting, with traffic delays expected throughout this time which will be managed by traffic control.
A staggered approach to the works will be taken with works scheduled to begin on the eastern entrance before moving to the western entrance. The works will see the trees dismantled, followed by stump removal.
Once the works are complete, mulch will be available at various locations across the Shire with further information to follow.
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local projects meeting the funding requirements and submit these to the Federal Government for approval.
The additional funding will allow Council to prioritise road upgrades to improve our local road networks and deliver critical infrastructure for the community.
The additional $250 million investment is available to Councils classified as rural, regional or outer-urban to spend on road projects.
The LRCI program supports local Councils to deliver priority local road and community infrastructure projects across Australia.