The NSW Government has provided record infrastructure and services for the residents of the Central Coast in its 2015 budget, according to the member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch MP.
“This is the first part of our four year election commitment on building our future for the Central Coast,” he said. “The Treasurer delivered her first budget on Tuesday that shows an underlying surplus estimated at $712.6 million for this financial year,” he said.
According to Mr Crouch, highlights from the budget for the Central Coast included $124 million for Central Coast roads with $7 million to complete work on the upgrade of the Central Coast Highway intersection with Brisbane Water Dve and Manns Rd at West Gosford.
“This is a project on time and on budget,’ he said. The Gosford Hospital redevelopment will continue with $30 million funding. “The upgrade of Point Clare Public School will continue and Erina High School will be funded for a new bus bay and turning circle to improve the entry and exit within the grounds of the school,” Mr Crouch said.
“A further $6 million will be spent completing the upgrade of Terrigal Dve and Charles Kay Dve, Terrigal. “We are also protecting the most vulnerable by providing upgrading to social housing in Gosford, Terrigal and Wyong with an estimated $4 million in this budget.
“This is an outstanding budget being delivered by a government that wasn’t afraid to make tough decisions over the last four years. “NSW and the Central Coast will now benefi t from our fi scal responsibility over the coming four years,” Mr Crouch said.
Media release,
25 June 2015
Debra Wales, Offi ce of
Adam Crouch MP