KAP drafting legislation to try to alter Inland Rail route
Rose City voice to join rail project
CP Rail investigating after train derails between Golden and Revelstoke
Inland rail builders promise community consultation
Price tag for $10b Melbourne to Brisbane rail project could be higher
Moree Plains Shire Council receives $300,000 in funding for freight and infrastructure funding
New business park part of Moree's plan for big rail role
Inland rail delayed by Canberra's indecision
Albury-Wodonga stop confirmed for inland rail project
Need to solve inland rail's 'missing link' says Port of Brisbane
The mayors of Mount Isa and Tennant Creek are heading up a meeting in Mount Isa today to look at cross-border issues and projects including the inland rail.
Joyce McCulloch, Mayor of the Mount Isa City Council and Steven Edgington, president (mayor) of the Barkly Regional Council head up the Mount Isa Tennant Creek cross border commission which will examine a number of agenda items today.
The intent of the Commission is for Mount Isa and Barkly to join forces to bolster economic development and job creation in northern Australia.
Cr McCulloch said they were already seeing significant and substantial developments along the corridor between Mount Isa and Tennant Creek, including the Northern Gas Pipeline and further work on the proposed Mount Isa to Tennant Creek Rail Link.
“By strengthening communication and coordination between our respective councils and actively involving other levels of Government, I am confident the region’s economy will grow and diversify more quickly.” Mayor McCulloch said.
Mayor Edgington said he was looking forward to working collaboratively to develop the economy of the corridor, including expanding investments in energy, roads, rail, agriculture, water and tourism.
Agenda items include Glencore Operations, an update from Geosciences Australia on the Northern Australia Survey, the Mount Isa to Tennant Creek Rail Line Strategic Options Paper, the NGP, the Northern West Mineral Province, the White Paper on Developing Northern Australia, the status of the Barkly Highway, the North West Minerals Province Strategic Blueprint, tourism and the Tennant Creek to Townsville Economic Development Corridor – Program Design Options.
Last night the mayors took a tour of Mount Isa and Moondarra Lake ahead of the meeting before a meet and greet at the Red Earth.
This article first appeared on www.northweststar.com.au
About this website
Railpage version 3.10.0.0037
All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. The comments are property of their posters, all the rest is © 2003-2021 Interactive Omnimedia Pty Ltd.
You can syndicate our news using one of the RSS feeds.
Stats for nerds
Gen time: 0.8788s | RAM: 6.5kb