Business program, doctor housing funded

Narrabri and Wee Waa are among 51 communities across the Murray–Darling Basin which have secured funding to diversify and strengthen their local economies through the Coalition government’s Murray–Darling Basin Economic Development Program Round Three.

Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt said the funding would enable 51 projects, creating new jobs and generating greater economic activity in communities across the Basin.

Narrabri Shire Council’s Business Improvement Program is funded with $300,000 and Wee Waa Medical Professional Housing won $304,000.

“We are providing opportunities for Basin communities affected by the Murray–Darling Basin Plan to be at the heart of decisions on how to stimulate their economies,” Mr Pitt said.

“This tranche of approved projects will create new jobs as they are delivered as well as enduring employment opportunities.”