Like much of coastal NSW, Scotland Island suffered extensive damage from heavy rains and storms in 2022.

Now, thanks to $2 million in financial support from the Federal and NSW Governments, Council can make additional improvements to Scotland Island’s road and drainage network.

It will also make the network less susceptible to future storm events.

Council welcomes the funding support and thanks both the Federal and NSW Governments for their assistance.

The $2 million grant was awarded through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements and is delivered through the Infrastructure Betterment Fund.

The Infrastructure Betterment Fund is focused on building back essential public assets including roads and drainage networks impacted by the storm and flood events of 2021 and 2022.

By rebuilding roads and drainage systems back to a higher standard, we are better prepared for future disasters, and can keep communities connected, reduce the amount of hardship they experience, as well as avoid future reconstruction costs during and after a disaster event.

Council engineers are currently working on redefining the scope of work to match the grant funding. 

It is intended to add this latest betterment funding to the funding already received for storm damage repairs to build greater resilience into the road infrastructure on the island and reduce the high cost of ongoing road maintenance in this remote community.