Extra funding of $1.57 million is coming to help fix up roads and walking tracks damaged during the 2018-19 bushfires in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, with both the federal and state government chipping in through the disaster recovery funds.
Federal Minister for Emergency Management Murray Watt said the extra cash comes on top of the $8.3 million already given out through the Community Recovery Fund after the bushfires.
“Today’s announcement enables the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service to complete essential repairs on roads and tracks damaged by the Tasmanian Bushfires in 2018-19 that provide access to Tasmania’s wilderness areas,” Minister Watt said.
“This is another example of both governments working collaboratively to provide practical on the ground assistance to support communities as they recover.
“We know that recovery is not just about the short-term, and we’ll continue to work with the Tasmanian Government to support their efforts.”
Premier Jeremy Rockliff said they money will help fix up more than 116kms of tracks and 119kms of roads, so people can keep on visiting our ‘world class wilderness areas’.
The repair work will focus on the Cracroft and Farmhouse Creek Tracks, as well as the East Picton, West Picton and Weld clusters in southern Tasmania.
“Tasmania’s parks are some of our best natural assets that attract thousands of tourists each and every year to our State, and this funding will continue the ongoing recovery from those devastating bushfires,” the Premier said.
