Community Link Newsletter Summer 2016

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GREENACRE CBD IMPROVEMENTS
Greenacre CBD has undergone a spruce-up with a number of
projects completed along Waterloo Road.
The construction of new kerbs, gutters, footpaths, garden beds
and the installation of new street furniture are just a few of the
new features installed from Macquarie Street to the Citizens’
Centre car park for visitors, residents and businesses to enjoy.
This project was a part of Council’s 2016/17 Town Centre
Improvement Program. More than $20 million has been
invested in this program over the last 10 years.
UPGRADES TO SPORTING FIELD
Improvements have been completed at Vale of Ah Reserve,
Milperra. This includes the reshaping of the playing surfaces;
construction of new cricket pitches; installation of new
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UPCOMING PROJECTS
The Mall- Bankstown: Road works
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INVESTMENT: $519,000
Rodd St- Birrong: Roundabout installation
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INVESTMENT: $192,000
Highland Avenue- Bankstown: Roundabout installation
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INVESTMENT: $192,000
Brodie St- Yagoona: Roundabout installation
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INVESTMENT: $191,000
Marco Avenue- Revesby: Raised thresholds and
pedestrian crossing
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INVESTMENT: $234,000
IN 2016/17, COUNCIL IS INVESTING:
More than $4.7 MILLION has also been allocated under
the Federal Government’s Black Spot Program, and the NSW
Government’s Active Transport and Safer Roads Programs, to
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$18.39 MILLION
ON 92 ROAD UPGRADES AND TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT;
$2.94 MILLION
ON 71 NEW FOOTPATHS; AND
ALMOST $9 MILLION
ON 59 BUILDING PROJECTS.