A FEDERAL Government frontbencher has welcomed progress on the SA Volunteer Fire Fighters Museum at Naracoorte as the memorial takes shape.
Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister Keith Pitt inspected the site recently with Member for Barker Tony Pasin.
Mr Pasin said the business plan for the SA Volunteer Fire Fighters Museum was an investment in the region’s history.
“By developing a 10-year vision for this new museum, including marketing and funding strategies, we have committed to showcasing the major contributions volunteer fire fighters have made to South Australia,” Mr Pasin said.
“The report will be used as a roadmap to guide community collaboration on establishing the museum.”
The SA Volunteer Fire Fighters Museum Strategic Business Plan 2017-2027 project is jointly funded with the Federal Government investing $18,750.
Mr Pitt also inspected upgrades of Mingbool Road near the Mount Gambier Airport.
“Here in Mount Gambier, we are delivering over $197,000 towards the project to upgrade Mingbool Road between Worrolong Road and Kennedy Avenue, which will improve safety and access for the community,” Mr Pitt said.
“This project is part of the Australian Government’s nationwide Roads to Recovery investment, which is delivering $4.8b between the 2013/14 and 2012/22 financial years to support local governments to help maintain road infrastructure, better connect communities and improve safety.”
He said the government had also announced $5.5m to upgrade 24 dangerous locations under the Black Spot Program for 2018/19 to further enhance safety on our roads.
Mr Pasin said the Mingbool Road project involved reconstructing and sealing the 4.2km section between Worrolong Road and Kennedy Avenue, just north of Mount Gambier.
“The upgrade involves widening the carriageway from six to 10 metres, strengthening the road surface and refreshing line markings to improve safety,” he said.
“Used by an average of 700 vehicles a day, Mingbool Road is a heavy vehicle bypass road and provides access for commodity freight to the Princes Highway into Victoria for the horticulture, agriculture, dairy and forestry industries north of Mount Gambier.”
