Local projects in state budget

TREASURER and Member for Derwent Michael Aird MLC handed down his latest State Budget last week, with a handful of specific projects in the Derwent Valley. These include:

• $2.8 million to complete the Lyell Highway works started in 2006
• a "Growing Business" pilot project, to be delivered by industry on the West and East Coasts and the Derwent Valley, providing businesses with online diagnostic tools to benchmark their productivity performance

Forward works indicated in the budget include:

• $1.2 million bridge reinstatement program on Gordon River Rd in 2013 and 2014
• $4.2 million bridge reinstatement on the Lyell Highway at Bronte (Nive River) from 2013-15