However, that will not leave them unscathed if a bank refuses credit to a big customer or denies funding to a key supplier.

This was the first time in 40 years the organisation was denied funding by the department.

In 2007-08, the district was again, denied funding.

The system was originally slated to open in 2009, but was denied funding by a referendum in 2004, after the start of detail engineering stages.

Council later reconsidered the decision, but nonetheless still denied funding.