60 regional airports will receive a share of $41.2 million, in another step taken by the Federal Government to help Australia\u2019s aviation industry get through the COVID-19 pandemic.
\nDeputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Regional Airports Program would assist the owners of regional airports to undertake essential works, promoting aviation safety and access for regional Australians.
\n\u201cFor our regional communities, the local airport is an essential link to the rest of Australia,\u201d Mr McCormack said.
\n\u201cThe Government is investing in regional airports because we know this infrastructure is key to securing our regional aviation network now and into the post-COVID future.
\n\u201cWe are investing $100 million over four years from 2019-20 to 2022-23 to help owners of regional airports right across Australia deliver safer runways, taxiways and other safety upgrades such as new fencing and safety equipment.\u201d
\nThe Federal Government will work with successful recipients and communities under this round to deliver the funding needed to help support regional Australia\u2019s post-pandemic recovery.
\nExamples of projects funded include:<\/p>\n
This funding is in addition to the Federal Government\u2019s total package of support for Australia\u2019s aviation industry of more than $1.2 billion. 60 regional airports will receive a share of $41.2 million, in another step taken by the Federal Government to help Australia\u2019s aviation industry get through the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Regional Airports Program would assist the owners of regional airports to undertake … Continue reading “Vital Funding For Regional Airports”<\/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-6951","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\/6951","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=6951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6951\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFor more information on the Regional Airports Program, visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/aviation\/regional\/rap.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"