WA: Ord to finally go ahead, say Rudd and Barnett

AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2008
WA: Ord to finally go ahead, say Rudd and Barnett

The second stage of the Ord River scheme in Australia's north-west is set to go ahead
.. after funding commitments totalling almost 400 million dollars by the federal and West
Australian governments.

KEVIN RUDD says the federal government's 195 million dollar funding of the Ord River
2 irrigation area in the East Kimberley will be matched by the the WA government.

Visiting the area with WA Premier COLIN BARNETT and federal Agriculture Minister TONY
BURKE .. the prime minister says the money will be spent over the next two years.

It'll be used in developing irrigation and building roads .. transport facilities and
power infrastructure to double the current available irrigated development area of 14-thousand
hectares.

Mr RUDD says the East Kimberley Development Package will also include investment in
schools .. health .. early childhood .. aged care and recreational facilities.

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