THE Northern Midlands Council will benefit from the latest round of the federal government's Roads to Recovery funding.
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The funding was announced by Lyons Liberal MHR Eric Hutchinson last week.
Mr Hutchinson said the Lyons electorate would receive more than $7.7 million from the $2.2 billion initiative.
A roads grant of $753,617 will be provided to the council to pair with a recent grant of almost $1 million through the Australian government's Bridges to Renewal programme.
"Quarterly payments through the Roads to Recovery Program allow councils across Australia to direct local road funding to where it is needed most," Mr Hutchinson said.
"Fourteen councils in Lyons received more than $7.7 million for service delivery from the latest round of the Financial Assistance Grant Program announced late last month.
"The Roads to Recovery payments made today are in addition to the $575 million our local governments shared last month through the Federal Government Financial Assistance Grants program."
Funds gained through the grants can be spent in areas such as infrastructure, health, education, recreation, employment or roads.
Although Mr Hutchinson said councils have benefited from the Financial Assistance Grants program, the freeze of indexation of those grants is causing problems for councils.
Earlier this month Northern Midlands Mayor David Downie said the council would have to look for ways to make up funds lost through the indexation freeze.
Other funds include $441,016 for Break O'Day, $159,387 for Brighton Council, $397,466 for Glamorgan Spring Bay, $2363 for Latrobe and $150,355 for Meander Valley councils. Southern Midlands Council will receive $16,000 and West Tamar Council will receive $114,508.