Posted yesterday by bevans
Growcom has welcomed new research by CSIRO that found shifting horticulture and processed agriculture freight from road to rail could reduce transport costs for the agricultural industry by an estimated $70 million a year.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The Inland Rail could reduce the costs of freight transport for the agricultural industry by up to $70 million per year, according to new research from CSIRO.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Shifting agricultural freight from road to inland rail could save an additional tens of millions of dollars a year in transport costs, according to a study by the CSIRO.
Posted 2 days ago by newsbot
STATE opposition finance spokesman, Clayton Barr, announced in Dubbo on Monday, Labor would hold an Upper House inquiry into Inland Rail if elected to government, at a meeting with affected landholders in the corridor between Narromine and Narrabri.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
ARA CEO, Danny Broad, has welcomed the release of a CSIRO pilot study that identifies potential transport savings and road-to-rail modal shift that are expected to result from Inland Rail.
Posted one week ago by newsbot
Flood mitigation, noise levels and borrow pits were some of the key concerns raised at Inland Rail community consultation sessions held in Goondiwindi, North Star, Toomelah and Boggabilla last week.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
The Goondiwindi Regional Council has grave concerns about the route of the inland rail.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Liberty Steel’s Whyalla steelworks has completed its first $20 million order to the Inland Rail project, delivering 14,000 tonnes on site for the Parkes to Narromine section of the track.
Posted 4 weeks ago by newsbot
Construction on the Inland Rail is ramping up on the Parkes to Narromine section.
Posted 4 weeks ago by bevans
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack and General Manager GFG Alliance (Whyalla Liberty Primary Steel) Carol-Anne Nelson were in Parkes on Thursday to mark the completion of the first contract from Liberty’s Whyalla steelworks to the Inland Rail project.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
The NSW Farmers Association calls for an inquiry into the route of the inland rail project, despite more than $400 million being spent so far including $100 million on track work.
Posted last month by bevans
Farmers in NSW are blocking attempts by the Australian Rail Track Corporation to fast-track the $10 billion inland rail line.
Posted last month by bevans
To assist successful delivery of the project, Inland Rail will create a third local project office in Gatton in Queensland’s Lockyer Valley.
Posted last month by newsbot
A CAMPAIGN to stop coal trains running on a proposed inland freight line has been ramped up, after the federal government was attacked for withholding information.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
The Inland Rail project is set to revolutionise freight transit throughout regional Australia, and there is the potential for some favourable impacts on the Central West market.
Posted 3 months ago by newsbot
The Melbourne to Brisbane Rail Alliance (MBIRA) welcomes commencement of construction on Inland Rail as a historic milestone for Australia to meet its growing national freight task and develop an efficient supply chain.
Posted 3 months ago by newsbot
Controversy has erupted over a planned ceremony to mark the Inland Rail's progress through central western NSW
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
An Inland Rail Indigenous Participation Plan (IRIPP) is aimed at ensuring local communities share in employment opportunities granted by the construction and operation of the major project.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Construction of the 1 700 km Melbourne – Brisbane Inland Rail freight corridor was officially launched on December 13 when Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack turned a ceremonial first sod in Parkes, NSW.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
The Lockyer Valley Regional Council should stop trying to meddle in issues that are clearly the responsibility of the State and Commonwealth Governments.
Posted 3 months ago by newsbot
NSW Farmers President James Jackson will join Inland Rail Taskforce Chair Adrian Lyons on a tour of farms in the central west region on Monday December 3 to gather more feedback from farmers on the inland rail project.
Posted 3 months ago by newsbot
The Inland Rail has been a long time coming for the Darling Downs region but now that the project is a reality, businesses need to be ready to make the most of the opportunities it has to offer.
Posted 3 months ago by newsbot
In order for the Inland Rail Narromine to Narrabri project to work it must go through farmland, Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
A community meeting was held in Gilgandra this week to discuss the project. Approximately 200 people attended, many of whom were farmers whose properties the line will cut into.
Posted 4 months ago by newsbot
RESIDENTS who live along a proposed inland freight train line have been given a glimmer of hope that any adverse environmental impacts will be assessed.
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