Long-awaited funding to seal a flood-prone runway on the Nullarbor is part of $29.3 million plan — announced ahead of Thursday's state budget — to upgrade regional and remote airstrips.
The Eucla airstrip on the Nullarbor is set for a long-awaited upgrade after the government announced funding.Shire of Dundas president Laurene Bonza hopes the council can complete the upgrade within 12 months.
The government confirmed on Tuesday it would spend $21.3 million upgrading regional airstrips at Eucla, Carnarvon, Onslow, Albany and an unnamed airstrip in the East Kimberley.The Eucla upgrade will be a lifeline for the small town's local population and the thousands of motorists travelling on the Nullarbor each year.Shire of Dundas president Laurene Bonza said the council had been told after more than a decade of lobbying that $3.38 million had been allocated to the Eucla upgrade.
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