The Victorian Government has announced the terms of reference for its Regional Network Development Plan, which is aimed to provide Victoria’s first ever short, medium and long-term strategy for better
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Restoring balance to the Australian freight sector may not be as complicated as you think
Lance Hockridge
COMMENT: Last week’s release of the Infrastructure Australia (IA) Audit saw “congestion” and “traffic chaos” splashed across the front pages of the nation’s
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Search begins for next timetable apps
Public Transport Victoria has launched the search for the next generation of apps using timetable data, with a month-long ‘incubator’ program for new ideas.
Known as the VicTripathon, the event was
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ARA begins search for new CEO
Executive recruitment firm Jo Fisher has begun its search for the next chief executive of the Australasian Railway Association, with the role advertised late last week.
Former chief executive Bryan Nye
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Five findings of the infrastructure audit
Infrastructure Australia last week released its Australian Infrastructure Audit Report, and there’s a lot in it for the rail industry to digest.
The report, billed as Australia’s first-ever “comprehensive
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Two rail sidings named for upgrade
NSW roads, maritime and freight minister Duncan Gay has announced the first two projects which will receive funding under a grain rail sidings upgrade program.
Following consultation with major grain receivers
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Sydney light rail is a wasted $2bn, says former treasurer
Former NSW treasurer Michael Egan has labelled the Sydney CBD light rail development a catastrophe waiting to happen, at an upper house inquiry in Sydney this week.
The inquiry was being conducted by the
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Vic’s public transport consultation to start in June
Community consultation on Victoria’s first ever long-term strategy for regional public transport will kick off next month.
Aimed at developing a 20 to 30-year scheme, the Regional Network Development
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Major project safety measures apply to small projects, too
Bob Hammer gives his thoughts on the Office of the National Safety Regulator’s major projects guidelines released late last year.
I read with interest the guideline recently
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Auckland to canvass for light rail
Auckland Transport has opened public consultation on a statutory variation which would formalise plans to build a light rail network.
The transport authority on Monday opened the consultation period for
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