Rural Round Up

Sadly, this term of Council is approaching its end. Councillors have moved into caretaker ČĔÑÕ ²Ĵ ŖÕ ²Ŗ²õļ ļñÕ čÕŗļ VĔË²Ć ;ĔŕÕİčČÕčļ &ĆÕËļõĔčĴ õč September. It has been a privilege to serve the community and I thank everyone for their support.

ĆļñĔŁëñ ļñÕİÕ ŖõĆĆ ÊÕ čĔ Ĵõëčõţ˲čļ ÑÕËõĴõĔč Č²ăõčë êĔİ ļñÕ time being, it is important that we continue to highlight the needs of the rural area on items that have an ongoing negative impact on our quality of life.

One of the most frustrating issues routinely brought to my attention has been the State Government’s failure to complete New Line Road.

The many merge points along this road cause unnecessary delays for commuters attempting to leave and to return to our area. The loss of productivity and the impact on our quality of life has reached a critical level. As a State road, it has been ÑõêţËŁĆļ êĔİ ĔŁčËõĆ ļĔ ²ÑÑİÕĴĴ ļñÕ Č²čŘ õĴĴŁÕĴ ļñ²ļ ˲ŁĴÕ ļñõĴ morning and afternoon gridlock. However, with the support of our State and Federal Members, this long overdue work is back on the radar. Transport for NSW is calling on the community to provide feedback on what improvements are required along this critical stretch of infrastructure.

The community can provide feedback online at nswroads.work/ newlineroad or by phone on 1800 314 601 during business hours. It is also possible to provide feedback via email at newlineroad@ transport.nsw.gov.au or by mail to: NEW LNE ROAD PROJECT,

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All submissions will be accepted up until Wednesday 18th August 2021.

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