COMING soon to a town near you: NSW politicians ready and willing to splash some cash.
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With the state government’s spend-up becoming more evident with budget announcements everyday, Tamworth is ready to roll out the welcome-mat.
The NSW budget is set to officially drop next Tuesday, but there’s already been a spate of announcements released from the 2017/18 financial plan for the state.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro foreshadowed this year’s budget with a bold-plan to “turbo-charge” the regions.
Meanwhile, mayor Col Murray said he would be “extraordinarily disappointed” if the Tamworth region missed on funding for a key project.
“The main thing is the intermodal terminal,” Cr Murray told The Leader.
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“It’s not a huge amount of money.”
State money for the project would help upgrade the railway line to the Glen Artney precinct.
Cr Murray is also preparing to meet with the Deputy Premier next week to discuss the city’s longer-term dream to receive international freight through the airport.
Health and law enforcement were other areas Cr Murray hoped to see more attention on in the NSW budget.
“Hopefully, there are some top-ups with some of the anomalies in the health system,” he said.
“With crime stats, we’re not seeing enough resources, there needs to be more police and detectives.”
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
