Federal Member for Gilmore Fiona Phillips says the Liberals are “way out of line” by promising money that she has already delivered for Shoalhaven Roads.
“I can’t believe Andrew Constance brought Peter Dutton to Nowra just to announce funding that I have already delivered to Shoalhaven City Council,” Mrs Phillips said.
“They’re promising $45 million, of which $40 million is already in council’s coffers to be spent on local road repairs - thanks to me and the Federal Labor Government, not the Libs.”
Mrs Phillips said the Albanese Government was progressively doubling Roads to Recovery funding which means even more for Shoalhaven Roads.
“On top of the $40 million I have delivered, we’re providing an additional $8.1 million for Shoalhaven Council for local roads right across the city, which includes The Wool Road,” she said.
“Don't be fooled, this is not new funding. This is more smoke and mirrors from Dutton and Constance.”
Mrs Phillips said she had worked consistently to secure funding for local roads in the Shoalhaven towns and villages, as well as major projects including $400 million for the Princes Highway upgrade between Jervis Bay and Hawken roads, $100 million for the Jervis Bay flyover and $97 million for the Nowra bypass planning.
“Anyone can see how much road work is underway in our region,” she said.
“The contracts have been signed marking the next stage of the $940 million Milton-Ulladulla Bypass project and the $35 million Far North Collector Road was only able to open after I secured additional federal funding.
“This also comes on top of more than $100 million in federal-state disaster recovery funding provided to local councils to help fix land slips and local roads impacted by natural disasters.”
She said more than $1 billion federal funds had been injected into road projects in the Shoalhaven.
“Constance’s claim of my ‘inaction’ on roads is a load of rubbish coming from a former State Transport Minister who failed to deliver for our region,” Mrs Phillips said.
Photo: Federal Member for Gilmore Fiona Phillips, pictured on Jervis Bay Road, has revealed she has already delivered the $40 million Shoalhaven Local Roads package that was spouted by the Liberals this week.
