Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

In the electorate of the member for Paterson, Tenterfield and Newcastle, under Roads of Strategic Importance: $140 million. Roads of Strategic Importance is an initiative that came up from this side of parliament, not that side, because that side is not interested in those vital regional linkages, that vital regional connectivity. The Hunter Expressway: $1.4 billion. But they are all connected in to Paterson. They are all making sure that people from Paterson, whom the member represents, are getting home sooner and safer. Cessnock Frame Drive Bridge replacement: $2 million. We're getting on with replacing those bridges to help productivity, to help create supply lines, to help create jobs and build a better future. The Black Spot Program, for the seat of the member who asked the question: $6.8 million for that program, which is going to help avoid road crashes. And the Kinnard Park upgrade for Wellington: $200,000. We are getting on with building a better Paterson. We're getting on with building a better future, getting on with building a better Australia.

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