Sarah Henderson (Corangamite, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I was delighted to announce today that the federal government will invest $4.17 million in the Golden Plains intensive agriculture precinct in my electorate of Corangamite. This $12 million project, which is now fully funded, will see the construction of a pipeline to deliver potable water to this precinct in Lethbridge. This will create 775 jobs over 10 years and generate some $160 million of local investment. I want to congratulate everyone at Golden Plains Shire, including Mayor Jenny Blake and CEO Rod Nicholls, who worked so hard to make this happen.

We are also investing $3 million in the Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, a wonderful $12 million project for our region. The centre will build on our expertise in animal health research and innovation. Congratulations to the City of Greater Geelong, Deakin University, Barwon Health and the CSIRO.

But there is more: $500,000 will be invested in a recreation precinct in North Torquay and $480,000 in a new kindergarten and community hub in Meredith. These are the projects which Labor announced but never delivered. For months, Golden Plains Shire waited for signed funding agreements which never arrived. This shows yet again that Labor is all announcement and no action. We are proud to be delivering these projects, growing jobs and building the infrastructure for the future.

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