BUILDING BETTER REGIONS FUND ROUND FIVE TO OPEN SOON, GUIDELINES RELEASED
The guidelines for Round Five of the Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) have been released and Riverina and Central West communities are being urged to apply when applications open.
COMMONWEALTH AND STATE GOVERNMENTS COLLABORATE TO DELIVER MILLIONS IN REGIONAL ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

The Australian and Western Australian Governments are working together to deliver road safety treatments across thousands of kilometres of regional Western Australian roads.
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL ‘MOFFEE’ MOFFETT TRIPLE M COFFS COAST 106.3, 16 DECEMBER 2020

Subjects: Coffs Harbour bypass; COVID-19.
VALE IAN ARMSTRONG, A WARRIOR FOR REGIONAL NEW SOUTH WALES
Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Nationals Leader Michael McCormack has paid tribute to former New South Wales Deputy Premier Ian Armstrong, OBE AM, who has died.
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW WITH DANICA DE GIORGIO – SKY NEWS WEDNESDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2020
Subjects: Floods in northern NSW and SE Queensland; labour shortages; trade with China; aged care; COVID-19.
ENHANCED INLAND RAIL TO PROVIDE A BOON FOR JOBS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
The Morrison-McCormack Government will deliver a safer and more efficient Inland Rail whilst also backing thousands of extra jobs and billions in additional economic activity through major enhancements to the planning, design and delivery of Australia’s largest freight infrastructure project.
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RESCUE PACKAGE FOR VICTORIA’S MURRAY BASIN FREIGHT RAIL PROJECT
The Federal Liberal and Nationals Government has announced a $200.2 million rescue package for the stalled Victorian owned, operated and managed Murray Basin Freight Rail network.
TRANSCRIPT: DOORSTOP IN COWRA, 15 December 2020
Subjects: Cowra CBD Redevelopment; Trade Relations, Coronavirus;
COWRA READY TO SHINE AS CBD REDEVELOPMENT COMPLETED
The Cowra CBD has undergone a facelift that will boost the region’s economy, thanks to funding from the Australian Government.
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW ON SUNRISE, CHANNEL 7, 15 December 2020
Subjects: Trans-Tasman Travel Bubble