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$35.8 million put towards Victorian infrastructure

Funding for critical infrastructure in Victoria will unlock up to 3,000 more homes across the state

The federal government has announced $35.8 million in funding for critical civil infrastructure in Victoria that will lead to more housing developments in the state’s metro and regional areas.

Funding will be allocated to accelerate delivery of enabling infrastructure such as roads, sewerage and water assets, as well as supporting five housing projects in metro and regional growth areas.

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The five projects include:

  • $11.3 million to upgrade sewer pump stations along the Calder Highway in Marong, in the Bendigo region, to enable more than 2,300 new homes
  • $7.9 million for housing-enabling civil infrastructure to support more than 600 new dwellings in Morwell in the Latrobe Valley
  • $7.3 million to deliver roads, drainage, paths, streetlights and utilities for 90 new homes in Ararat, in Victoria’s west
  • $7.1 million for new roads and civil infrastructure in Mernda, in Melbourne’s north, to enable the establishment of 35 new housing lots
  • $2 million to sub-divide council-owned land to provide an additional 35 dwellings in Beaufort, located between Ararat and Ballarat.

“A place to call home is not a luxury or a nice-to-have, but a fundamental need, and we are making this a reality for more Australians,” infrastructure, transport, regional development and local government minister Catherine King says.

“From Ararat and Beaufort to Mernda, we are doing the essential work of delivering enabling infrastructure to get more homes built, faster.”

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