FEDERAL member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters has criticised the Federal Government for again not funding an upgrade to the Bendigo Airport.<\/p>\n
The City of Greater Bendigo applied for a $5 million grant under the latest round of the Building Better Regions Fund.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the fourth time the City has applied for funding to the terminal and and yet again the Federal Government has not prioritised the project for funding,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Ms Chesters said an upgrade to the airport is the \u201cthe number one project\u201d for Central Victoria.<\/p>\n
In July, the Federal Government invested $300,000 \u00a0for a helipad and a truck parking area.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, the Bendigo Airport received $5 million from the State Government and $1 million from the City of Greater Bendigo.<\/p>\n
Funding to the airport could result in a major upgrade to the terminal, allowing for more people to fly in and out of Bendigo.<\/p>\n
\u201cPre-COVID it was a very successful flying route and what was stopping Qantas from putting more planes on was the capacity of the airport terminal,\u201d Ms Chesters said.<\/p>\n
Senator Sarah Henderson said almost 1100 applications were received, with over $1.69 billion in funding sought, in round 5 of the Building Better Regions Fund.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile I am disappointed Bendigo Airport missed out on further funding in this round, I will continue to work with the City of Greater Bendigo on this important project to which the Coalition Government has already provided close to $6 million,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FEDERAL member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters has criticised the Federal Government for again not funding an upgrade to the Bendigo Airport. The City of Greater Bendigo applied for a $5 million grant under the latest round of the Building Better Regions Fund. \u201cThis is the fourth time the City has applied for funding to the […]<\/p>\n