Communities across the Macedon Ranges will soon benefit from improved walking, cycling and other transport links.
Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas announced the shire will share in more than $1 million in funding for small-scale transport projects, alongside Hepburn.
The state government’s Flexible Local Transport Solutions Program provides funding to help seed small-scale initiatives across Victoria that meet local transport needs, integrate with other local transport options, and improve transport access.
Macedon Ranges council’s Safer Pathways to Schools Project will receive $140,000 to construct three missing-link pathways to support active transport and provide safer pedestrian connections to existing bus stops, school facilities and the general community in Gisborne.
Hepburn council’s Central Springs Road Daylesford – Missing Link Path Connection Project will receive $90,750 to construct a 106-metre missing link footpath to provide a safer transport corridor along Central Springs Road in Daylesford.
The new path will provide an off-road pedestrian connection within a key precinct which contains a kindergarten, childcare centre, primary school and the main street.
“We’re backing local projects that make a real difference for communities in Macedon Ranges and Hepburn Shire Council areas because we know that better connections mean better opportunities,” Ms Thomas said.
“These projects will help promote an active and healthy lifestyle, while also providing more options for locals to get to school, public transport and recreational centres.”
