Member for Barker Tony Pasin has delivered $2.5m to improve Tatiara community infrastructure under the former Coalition Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI).

Mr Pasin said he was “thrilled” the LRCI program was seeing much-needed community infrastructure upgrades undertaken across the Tatiara district.

Mr Pasin said the LRCI program was designed by the Coalition Government to see shovels in the ground on local construction to support jobs and economic growth in local communities as the nation navigated through and recovers from the economic impacts of the pandemic.

“Partnering with the Tatiara District Council to ensure we deliver projects for local communities will not only support jobs, construction businesses and economic growth, it will also improve community infrastructure to ensure the region’s communities remain great places to live, work and raise a family into the future,” Mr Pasin said.

The Tatiara Council has now received nearly $1.3m under phase three of the program, which would be spent on local community infrastructure across the Tatiara region.

The further funding awarded under phase three is in addition to the over $1.2m in funding for the Tatiara district under phases one and two.

This brings the total funding for the region under the LRCI program to more than $2.5m.

Projects receiving LRCI funding under phase three are located in Mundulla, Padthaway, Bordertown and Keith.

Tatiara District Council chief executive Anne Champness said in the early phases of the program they focussed on the roads and transport assets, whereas in this phase more community projects would be implemented.

“It has been really exciting to see so many projects important to our community go ahead,” Ms Champness said.

“Most would have been out of reach for the community groups without the LRCI program but will now help secure their future long-term.”