THE New South Wales and Australian Governments have allocated funds to repair and improve the roads and drainage networks on Scotland Island.

The $2 million grant was awarded to Northern Beaches Council through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, and is being delivered through the Infrastructure Betterment Fund. The IBF is focused on repairing, rebuilding, and improving the drainage and roads which were impacted by the storm and floods of 2021 and 2022.

‘The devastating storm and flood events of 2021 and 2022 left many communities across the state with extensive damage and a massive repair bill. The Northern Beaches was no exception,’ says Northern Beaches Mayor Sue Heins. ‘Scotland Island is one location where we are continuing repair works, with a significant program to rebuild the road and drainage network.’

Council engineers are redefining the scope of the work considering the $2 million grant funding they have received. Along with repairing the damage, Council are planning to use the funding to build greater resilience of the infrastructure to reduce the likely of future reconstruction.