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Federal budget 2020: Budget relief for Ballarat businesses but no funding for Link Road

By Alex Ford and Jolyon Attwooll
Updated October 6 2020 - 9:41pm, first published 8:45pm
Recovery time: There were hopes the federal budget will provide funding for rail, roads, and small businesses in Ballarat - pictured (clockwise from top right), Committee for Ballarat chief executive Michael Poulton, the first stage of the Ballarat Link Road, federal Senator Sarah Henderson, and Ballarat MP Catherine King.
Recovery time: There were hopes the federal budget will provide funding for rail, roads, and small businesses in Ballarat - pictured (clockwise from top right), Committee for Ballarat chief executive Michael Poulton, the first stage of the Ballarat Link Road, federal Senator Sarah Henderson, and Ballarat MP Catherine King.

There was hope for businesses hoping for recovery support and those looking for work, but Ballarat has once again appears to have been overlooked in a big-spending federal budget.

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