Prime Minister Albanese has officially opened Mackay\u2019s Riverside Revitalisation Project which has transformed the former industrial precinct into a destination locals and visitors alike can explore and enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The $9.7 million project was jointly funded with the Australian Government investing $4.1 million and the Mackay Regional Council investing $5.6 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prime Minister visited Mackay this morning to join Mayor Greg Williamson, Councillors, council CEO Scott Owen and other stakeholders for the official opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The revitalisation includes the recently completed Pioneer River Pontoon at Bluewater Quay and the nearby River Wharves public area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The opening included a ribbon cutting at the pontoon, where a Wildcat boat was moored, and a tour of River Wharves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am delighted to be in Mackay to open this important revitalisation of the riverside.<\/p>
\u201cParents with their kids, locals enjoying their beautiful river and tourists visiting this great part of the world will benefit from this revitalisation for so many years to come.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Mackay Riverside Revitalisation is a great example of the Australian Government working in partnership to deliver critical local community infrastructure.<\/p>
\u201cThis facility provides a new leisure, commercial and tourism offering to support the Mackay Waterfront project and bring fresh life to a former industrial precinct.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBoth projects have provided improved public access to the wonderful Pioneer River and were part of the Mackay Waterfront Priority Development Area (PDA).<\/p>
\u201cThese projects will be catalysts for future projects, including private investment, along the riverfront.<\/p>
\u201cFor example, Renew Mackay has recently unveiled plans for a major commercial and residential development on the Brisbane Street car park site adjacent to Bluewater Quay.<\/p>
\u201cThe council-owned building at 8 River Street is also currently being demolished. It will be a prime site for redevelopment and in the interim will also be able to be activated for the community.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Prime Minister Albanese has officially opened Mackay\u2019s Riverside Revitalisation Project which has transformed the former industrial precinct into a destination locals and visitors alike can explore and enjoy. The $9.7 million project was jointly funded with the Australian Government investing $4.1 million and the Mackay Regional Council investing $5.6 million. The Prime Minister visited Mackay … Continue reading “Riverside Revitalisation Project opened”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26220,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26219\/revisions\/26220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}