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Regional development, roads and mobile black spots

Regional communities like Lyne are missing out on their fair share of federal investment.

Local councils are struggling to fund infrastructure projects, maintain roads, and provide basic services due to a lack of federal support.

And despite all the advances in technology, we’re still dealing with poor mobile coverage and internet speeds.

Answer

I will advocate to:

Restore Federal funding for local councils to 1% of revenue: This would inject an additional $18m into our region, ensuring that councils from Port Macquarie to Port Stephens can keep our roads safe, and can support local business grants and programs that keep jobs in our region.

Build more mobile black spot base stations: Lyne has received funding for only 12 black spot base stations - compared with 34 in New England, and 21 in Page. Independents have a track record of winning more grants than the major parties because they focus on local issues - Helen Haines managed to secure 51 additional base stations for her seat of Indi.