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Issue #346 – Wednesday, 31 August, 2016
Albury Wodonga’s largest circulating newspaper
Fund-raisers are making hay The Burrumbuttock Hay Runners are receiving much support, including from a charity concert that was held at The Bended Elbow over the weekend which raised over $1000.
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Albury’s leading the way By Monique Kuzeff NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian is feeling “very optimistic” about the future of Albury, saying southern NSW is “leading the nation” in terms of “economic growth and jobs and low unemployment figures”. Ms Berejiklian visited Albury on Monday morning to meet with local MP Greg Aplin, Albury City councillors, business leaders and directors to discuss issues relating to local government, area development and the future outlook of the region. She said five years ago before her State Government was elected, NSW was seen as the “economic basket case of the nation” but has now grown in to the “powerhouse of the nation”. “If you look at every single economic indicator we are number one rather than the last and that is having a very positive impact on the regions,” Ms Berejiklian said.
“The way in which Albury City Council approached it was extremely limited and didn’t look at grants and items that flowed across several electorates. “In many ways we are ahead of the game in terms of asset replacement and I’m finding it very odd that council considered that negative.” Asked about the distribution of funding to local government areas across NSW, Ms Berejiklian said that every part of the state would have an “equal opportunity” to obtain funding. “We don’t believe in a onesize-fits-all approach to government,” she said. “When there’s a project of merit that comes before you as a government you need to consider it on its merit. “We put resources where we believe they’re needed most and we definitely will continue to ensure that southern NSW gets it fair share.”
She said one third of funding for state infrastructure would be directed to rural and regional NSW, with Albury getting its “fair share”. “Since we’ve come into government, this area, Albury in particular, has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in State Government support and that will continue,” Ms Berejiklian said. “As we unlock billions of dollars for infrastructure I want to assure the community that Albury will definitely continue to get its fair share.” Mr Aplin disputed the recent issue of Albury not having received as much funding ($22.7 million) as other regional NSW cities such as Wagga Wagga ($385 million) and Tamworth ($351 million) as shown in new data, saying the figures were “incorrect”. “The figures don’t take in to account a whole range of expenditure,” Mr Aplin told NewsWeekly.
Albury MP Greg Aplin with NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian, who visited Albury to meet Picture: MONIQUE KUZEFF with local government and business leaders. 158632
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