The town will net much of the $469,735 of projects approved under the government's Drought Communities Program. 

The approved projects include:

$231,635 for Warialda All Abilities Recreational Ground project

$44,110 for Warialda and Gravesend Streetscape Improvements project

$36,890 for Warialda Cemetery Toilet project

$25,000 for Warialda Rail - Sportsground Clubhouse project

$25,000 for Reedy Creek Foreshore Improvements project

$107,100 for Warialda Airstrip Fencing project (announced in December 2018)

Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said in statement that he is delighted for the council had more project approved.

“I am so pleased to give the go-ahead for Gwydir Shire Council to deliver projects that will greatly benefit the community, especially in the current challenging dry times,” Mr Coulton said.

“Council will use this funding to rejuvenate community infrastructure across the shire including a recreational facility near the hospital and Naroo Aged Care Facility, revitalisation of the main streets in Warialda and Gravesend, and a clean-up along Reedy Creek.

The Drought Communities Program was extended last year to provide support of $1 million each to all 18 councils in the Parkes electorate including Gwydir, and is targeted at projects that stimulate local community spending by using local resources, businesses, suppliers and workers, or provide long-lasting benefits for communities and agricultural industries.