Dubbo MP Troy Grant believes communities in the four local government areas covered by the Cobbora Transfer Fund are all satisfied with their share of the $20 million.
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Mr Grant and his Barwon counterpart Kevin Humphries announced the funding for projects in the Dubbo, Wellington and Mid-Western shires after detailing Warrumbungle's $7 million share on Thursday.
Dubbo received $3.3 million to go towards Macquarie Homestay while Mid-Western shire got $2.6 million for the upgrade of roads including Fairydale and Saleyards Lanes near Mudgee and another $400,000 for the Red Hill visitor precinct in Gulgong.
Wellington received almost $3 million which will go to projects like the refurbishment of facades in the CBD and the beautification of the CBD, upgrades to the showground and Wellington Caves and the redevelopment of Rygate Park.
"Every council may claim, and every community could claim they were the worst affected and they deserve the lion's share but I think this is a good spread and representation of the projects that benefitted everybody," Mr Grant said.
"Each of the projects are meritorious. That's not to say the other projects weren't meritorious and we will actively be pursuing funding for those."
President of the Wellington Show Society and Wellington Business Services group, Danielle Anderson believes everybody within the town will be delighted with what they received from the transition fund.
"For Wellington to have landed so many projects , the council projects as well as individual ones is really fantastic for the community. The Showground improvements will assist, not only the Show Society but also the Vintage Fair and Swap Meet, the race club and the Macquarie Poultry Club," Ms Anderson said.
"The Wellington Business Services will be working with TAFE and local job search agencies to implement a training program for a 26-week pre-apprenticeship program so they can learn on the job building, plumbing, painting and sign writing. It builds skills, improves the opportunity for new businesses and helps the beautification of the whole street scape."
Mr Grant said projects like the Three Rivers retirement community in Dunedoo and Macquarie Homestay also have a benefit within the wider community.
"We can't have the same facilities in every community just because of the demand on resources, staffing and specialist expertise can't be spread into every town. Unfortunately we don't have that ability," he said.
"Where you have centres of excellence, like you have in health here in Dubbo, we need to give access to places like Dunedoo, Wellington and Mudgee so they can take advantage of it as well."