THE Break O'Day Council will seek meetings with new state government ministers as soon as possible, to confirm pre-election promises made by the Liberals.
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Acting Mayor Hannah Rubenach said she was excited by funding commitments made for projects that have long been on the council's agenda.
Before the March 15 poll, the Liberals agreed to spend $1 million to upgrade the St Helens Point Road and Tasman Highway intersection by constructing north and south-bound slip lanes.
The party committed to $23million for reconstruction and bridge replacements on the Esk main road, upgrades to St Marys Pass and bridge replacements on the Tasman Highway.
They also announced a $3 million contribution towards planing and to initiate the construction of a new St Helens hospital in Annie Street, $250,000 for the St Helens indoor netball centre and $500,000 for a pedestrian and cycle track around Georges Bay.
"Some of these projects have been in the waiting for many years, so there is now an opportunity to progress them," Ms Rubenach said.
"We will be arranging meetings as soon as we know who the relevant ministers are.
"We will catch up with them to go through their intentions and see how we can progress these projects."
The council held a workshop with stakeholders in January about the proposed St Helens Hospital, which identified how the site would look and how and what facilities would be needed.
Councillors last week authorised general manager Des Jennings to liaise with the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare a master plan for the site.
The master plan will only be progressed if the Annie Street site is identified as a suitable location.
