Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

We are growing regional Australia by adding the one ingredient you must have to grow anything, and that's water. In the 2021 budget, the Liberal-National government invested a further $258 million from the $3.5 billion National Water Grid Fund. This includes funding towards 12 new priority water infrastructure projects. Since 2015, our government has committed $1.8 billion for 30 projects. Our investments will provide water into the future and unlock the economic potential for new and expanded agriculture.

New or augmented projects include the Eurobodalla Southern Storage project in New South Wales, the Werribee irrigation district modernisation project, the recycled water on the Bellarine project in Victoria, and the Warwick recycled water for agriculture, recycled water treatment upgrade project in Queensland. We've also delivered eight projects that are fully operational in South Australia and the Scottsdale irrigation scheme in Tasmania. Our investments will secure the future of the regions.