Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has secured $1.3 million for a much-needed upgrade of Forest Park.<\/p>\n
Mr Chester said the Forest Park upgrade would revitalise and modernise Orbost\u2019s recreation area, visitor rest-stop and gateway to the East Gippsland Rail Trail.<\/p>\n
\u201cImproving the adjoining park network along the banks of the Snowy River will deliver social and economic benefits to Orbost,\u201d Mr Chester said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will encourage more people to stop and take a break in the region and provide a destination for those travelling along the Princes Highway.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorks will include a new toilet and amenities block, increased parking, a playground, installation of a picnic area and complement the upgrade of the iconic Snowy River trestle bridge that connects Forest Park to the East Gippsland Rail Trail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Chester said the investment would build on other projects underway in the area and in turn will create local jobs during construction and longer term.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to continue to invest in infrastructure that will encourage visitors to stay longer in our region and support our local businesses,\u201d Mr Chester said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Federal Government is working in partnership with East Gippsland Shire Council to deliver local priority projects.<\/p>\n
\u201cProjects such as the Forest Park redevelopment will boost the visitor economy in Orbost and ensure we have good facilities to market our region\u2019s attractions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m keen to secure more investment to encourage healthy, active lifestyles for locals and more reasons for visitors to take a break in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
This announcement is part of a $7 million funding package through the Federal Government\u2019s Regional Recovery Partnership (RRP) that supports five East Gippsland community-based projects that will boost the regional economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has secured $1.3 million for a much-needed upgrade of Forest Park. Mr Chester said the Forest Park upgrade would revitalise and modernise Orbost\u2019s recreation area, visitor rest-stop and gateway to the East Gippsland Rail Trail. \u201cImproving the adjoining park network along the banks of the Snowy River will deliver […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":250909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[2214,209,169,3984],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250908"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}