Road, bridge funding promised for Ranges

Key points

• The Liberal Party has promised a $288 million Country Roads and Bridges Program if it wins next month's election. Each of Victoria's 48 rural and regional councils would receive $1.5 million a year for four years.
• Councils, not a grants process, would decide which local road and bridge projects come first.
• Liberal candidate for Macedon Kate Kendall said Macedon Ranges, Hepburn, Moorabool and Mount Alexander shires would receive a combined $24 million.