The Plan
In stimulating the economy the Australian
Government is looking to fund projects which will
have lasting benefits for communities across the
nation.
And which will also boost local infrastructure and support
jobs.
In getting on with the job, the Australian Government is
funding:
- A new 21st century school library, multipurpose
hall, or classroom modernisation for each primary school in
Australia.
- New science labs or language centres for 500 secondary
schools.
- Grants of up to $200,000 for individual school
communities to fund much-needed maintenance.
- Ceiling insulation for around 2million Australian homes.
- Rebates for solar and heat pump hot water systems.
- Through a direct investment and assistance of the social
housing sector up to 19,200 new houses.
- 802 new houses for the Australian Defence Force.
- Urgent maintenance to upgrade over 60,000 social houses
– including major maintenance to over 10,000 run down homes
that without repairs would not be able to be used as social
housing.
- An additional 30 per cent tax deduction for small and
general businesses buying eligible assets.
- 350 additional projects in the Black Spot Program
- Installation of around 200 new boom gates at high risk
rail crossings.
- $650 million funding boost for local community
infrastructure and maintenance on Australia’s national
highways.
- One off cash payments to eligible families, single
workers, students, drought affected farmers and others. If
you earned less than $100,000 in the 2007-08 financial year
and paid tax you could be eligible for a tax bonus payment
of up to $900.