Of that money, Mr Joyce said the NT would get $124m for the Plenty and Tjukruru Highways in the upcoming budget, providing that the NT Government also provide 20% of the budget.
The Outback Way features a gallery of Indigenous artwork along the Plenty highway and in Atitjere and Engawala, including work by local artists. The sealing of the Plenty Highway has the potential to increase the exposure of these artists to tourists as more will be expected to drive the route.
Photo: Barnaby Joyce in Alice Springs announcing the funding for the Outback Way sealing.
Part of the Outback Way art gallery (photo from Outback Way Gallery website)
Work of Engawala artist Elizabeth Dixon in the Outback Way gallery.
