General News
27 February, 2023
Phase four road funding for local councils
The Central Goldfields Shire has received just under $790,000 in the latest round of the Federal Government’s program to improve local roads and infrastructure. The shire received $789,546 under phase four of the Local Roads and Community...

The Central Goldfields Shire has received just under $790,000 in the latest round of the Federal Government’s program to improve local roads and infrastructure.
The shire received $789,546 under phase four of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program — less than neighbouring councils including the Pyrenees ($1,394,921), Loddon ($2,387,726) and Mount Alexander ( $1,082,212).
The program supports Australian councils to deliver priority local road and community infrastructure projects and Central Goldfields Shire Acting CEO Matthew Irving said the funding will be allocated during the upcoming budget.
“The funding allocation for the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program is determined by the Federal Government using a formula that considers the road length and the population of the shire,” he said.
“The allocation of the funding will be determined by council as part of the development of our 2023/2024 Council Budget.”
In total, the Central Goldfields has received just over $4 million across the four phases of the program.
The Pyrenees Shire Council welcomed its phase four funding, which will be spent on roads and other infrastructure before June 2025.
“Without untied direct funding from the Commonwealth, council would not be in a financial position to deliver many projects needed to renew and build new assets to benefit our communities,” Pyrenees Shire CEO Jim Nolan said.
“Previous funding rounds have enabled us to undertake valuable community projects, such as new footpaths in our towns and improvements to recreation facilities as well as major road construction around the shire.
“The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts is finalising the guidelines and grant agreements, so we’ll have more information on where we can channel these important funds shortly.”
Four rounds of funding have now been delivered, with the Federal Government committing an additional $250 million to phase four of the program, on top of the previously announced $500 million.