Local and Federal Government

19 June 2023

I am very pleased to see the renewed relationship between local government and the federal government, with the first formal meeting in a decade of the local government council. I've had really positive feedback from some of the attendees of last week's meeting, including Hawkesbury councillor Mary Lyons-Buckett and Blue Mountains deputy mayor Romola Hollywood. We channel millions of dollars through councils to repair and improve roads and upgrade infrastructure not just in times of crisis. I'm particularly pleased with the new $100 million fund to help councils improve their energy efficiency, and they tell me they're pretty pleased too. Because it's co-funded, this has the potential to unlock over $200 million in high-impact energy upgrades to save community facilities on bills ove

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