Portfolio — 28 August 2026

The Minister for Emergency Management, Kristy McBain, announced more than $2.6 million in Black Spot Program funding for two road-safety sites in Eden-Monaro, continuing the portfolio's pattern of targeted, evidence-based infrastructure investment [TA-260828-infras-24b7687ad566]. The 2026–27 allocation directs approximately $850,000 to Brayton Road in Marulan for curve-alignment markers, sealed shoulders, new barriers and signage across 390 metres, and $1.7 million to a roundabout and associated improvements on Arthur Kaine Drive and Toallo Street in Pambula [TA-260828-infras-24b7687ad566].

**Portfolio approach and continuity**

The Minister framed the investment as part of a low-cost, evidence-based approach to road safety, inviting communities, councils and individuals to nominate further black-spot sites for future funding rounds [TA-260828-infras-24b7687ad566]. The announcement builds on earlier portfolio work addressing identified infrastructure vulnerabilities across communications resilience, fuel security and the regional health workforce [TA-260828-infras-24b7687ad566].

**Synthesis**

The release sits within the Infrastructure and Transport domain, consistent with the road-safety and black-spot terminology throughout [TA-260828-infras-24b7687ad566]. The Minister's framing emphasises community nomination and targeted hazard mitigation, presenting the portfolio's approach as locally responsive infrastructure investment with an open nomination process signalling an ongoing pipeline of similar targeted announcements [TA-260828-infras-24b7687ad566].