Works have commenced on a major rail upgrade along the Toowoomba Range which includes increasing the height of 11 rail tunnels on the Toowoomba and Little Liverpool Ranges. The work will see the creation of 100 jobs and when finished enable the transport of containerised freight by rail from the … [Read more...]
Paving the Way to Market
Researchers have provided the most detailed map of routes and costings across Australia's entire agricultural supply chain with an update to data based on modelling cross the country. The CSIRO researchers have applied the logistics tool TraNSIT (Transport Network Strategic Investment Tool) to 98 … [Read more...]
Not Tracking Well
Federal Infrastructure Minister Darren Chester is under fire from key National Party backbenchers who are calling for him to justify the route through Queensland for the multibillion-dollar Melbourne to Brisbane inland rail project. The eight backbenchers say they want more transparency and … [Read more...]
Morven Rail Hub Gets a Tick
The $4.18 Million investment in the Morven Rail Hub has been given a Federal Government tick with Regional Development Minister Fiona Nash making the announcement this week. The funding will come from the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). The project is … [Read more...]
A Call to Action
Final submissions are being called for the National Freight and Supply Chain Inquiry discussion paper with the Federal government saying stakeholder input is essential to ensure the nation can best take advantage of the growing freight task. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren … [Read more...]
Regional Air Fares Investigation Close
The release of the independent assessment of service levels and regulation into regional airfares is expected to be delayed now until mid-2017, according to transport Minister Jackie Trad. The report was slated for release at the end of March but the Minister says the assessment, while now … [Read more...]
Inland Rail Sleeper Issues Arise
The Condamine Floodplain lands are in focus again as the State and Federal Government liaise to hatch a plan to fast track the inland rail project. The news this week that the State Government is planning to exchange hunks of the south west Queensland rail network to the Federal Government for … [Read more...]
Rock N’ Roll or New Bridges?
The Federal Member for Maranoa DVAID Littleproud is keen to see a little less Rock and Roll across the regions, well at least in our old bridge network. He’s calling for residents to nominate a rickety bridge that’s in desperate need of repair or replacement as round 3 of the Federal Government’s … [Read more...]
Building our Regions delivering for SWQ
Minister for State Development Anthony Lynham, who officially opened the new airport terminal in Roma on Saturday, has committed the State to continued funding and investment in critical and community infrastructure projects in the South west. The Minister says more spending is needed to meet the … [Read more...]
Inland Rail Office Opens in Toowoomba
Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester has officially opened Toowoomba's ‘one-stop shop’ for the Inland Rail project—a central hub for people to give feedback and get face-to-face information about Australia's largest infrastructure project. Inland Rail is the planned, … [Read more...]
