{"id":7931,"date":"2020-07-14T10:44:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T00:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/?p=7931"},"modified":"2020-07-14T10:44:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T00:44:29","slug":"commonwealth-victorian-governments-commit-more-funds-to-infrastructure-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/14\/commonwealth-victorian-governments-commit-more-funds-to-infrastructure-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth, Victorian Governments commit more funds to infrastructure projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Amid growing concerns over Victoria\u2019s COVID-19 situation, the Federal and State Governments have announced a $525 million joint investment for further infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The package will deliver \u201cshovel-ready\u201d infrastructure projects and road safety upgrades across Victoria. A total $320 million investment has been provided by the Federal Government under the package, and the Victorian Government will spend $205.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Government recently announced infrastructure joint investments with other states across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPartnering with State and Territory Governments to invest in more infrastructure projects across Australia is a key part of our JobMaker plan to rebuild our economy and create more jobs,\u201d the Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. \u201cThis funding injection means we have brought forward or provided additional funding in excess of $830 million to Victoria in the past eight months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis package builds on the fast tracking of $514 million for infrastructure in Victoria which we announced last November, locking in priority upgrades that will bust congestion, increase productivity, improve safety, and boost jobs at a time we need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Premier Daniel Andrews said the projects will help fortify the state\u2019s construction industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis partnership with the Commonwealth will build the projects regional communities need and help keep our construction industry strong \u2013 which is more important than ever right now as we rebuild from the pandemic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis package is on top of our $2.7 billion we\u2019re investing in new projects across the state to get shovels in the ground \u2013 and boots in the mud \u2013 to kickstart our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Projects to lift Australia\u2019s economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Government has also announced it will fast-track 15 critical infrastructure projects across the country in response to the economic turmoil wreaked by COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Projects such as Inland Rail from Melbourne to Brisbane, the Marinus Link between Tasmania and Victoria, the Olympic Dam extension in South Australia, numerous road, rail and iron ore projects in Western Australia, and emergency town water projects in New South Wales and Snowy 2.0 have all been included on the Federal Government\u2019s \u201cpriority list\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priority projects will form a five-year package worth $1.5 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJoint assessment teams will work on accelerating these projects worth more than $72 billion in public and private investment,\u201d Morrison said last month. \u201cThese are projects that will support over 66,000 direct and indirect jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid growing concerns over Victoria\u2019s COVID-19 situation, the Federal and State Governments have announced a $525 million joint investment for further infrastructure. The package will deliver \u201cshovel-ready\u201d infrastructure projects and road safety upgrades across Victoria. A total $320 million investment has been provided by the Federal Government under the package, and the Victorian Government will &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/14\/commonwealth-victorian-governments-commit-more-funds-to-infrastructure-projects\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Commonwealth, Victorian Governments commit more funds to infrastructure projects&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[180,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-go-australia","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p83F9T-23V","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2996,"url":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/09\/federal-budget-2018-24b-for-new-infrastructure-projects\/","url_meta":{"origin":7931,"position":0},"title":"Federal budget 2018: $24B for new infrastructure projects","author":"yinghui","date":"May 9, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The federal government handed down its 2018-19 budget this week and $24 billion has been earmarked for infrastructure projects. 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