The Commonwealth and Victorian governments have announced $16.2m in funding for a dual-track connection to the Somerton freight hub.
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National Cabinet raises IA evaluation threshold, takes national approach to port infrastructure charges
The National Cabinet has agreed to raise the threshold for projects having to be evaluated by Infrastructure Australia to those requiring more than $250 million in Commonwealth funding.
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Rainbow to Dimboola line sleeper replacement work underway
Work has begun on replacing 39,000 sleepers on the Rainbow to Dimboola line in Victoria’s North West.
V/Line crews with the support of contractors are conducting the works that are funded through the
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Maryvale rail siding upgrade keeping freight on rail
The Victorian government is investing $3.5 million in upgrade works to the Maryvale rail siding in Gippsland.
The siding is primarily used by freight trains hauling paper from Australian Paper’s Maryvale
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Transport upgrades for Building Works program announced
New public transport minister in Vic cabinet reshuffle
A reshuffle of minister in Victoria has seen changes within the transport portfolios.
Ben Carroll has been appointed Minister for Public Transport and Minister for Roads and Road Safety, taking the Public
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Melbourne trams get extra cleaning through Victorian government scheme
Yarra Trams is utilising the Victorian government’s Working for Victoria scheme to clean trams, depots, and high-volume stops.
The $500 million initiative aims to get Victorian jobseekers into work as
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Worker transfer deal maintains train manufacturing jobs in Ballarat
The Victorian government has brokered a deal to transfer manufacturing staff from Alstom’s manufacturing site in Ballarat to Bombardier’s maintenance depot in the same regional town.
The deal was agreed
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MTM releases footage, warns motorists, students of level crossing risks
Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM) has released footage of severe crashes and near misses at level crossing around Melbourne, as passengers and motorists begin to return to the transport network.
Last year,
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Warrnambool line sleeper replacement works brought forward
Upgrades on the Warrnambool line have been brought forward, with works to begin on June 9.
The works involve the replacement of 27,000 timber sleepers with concrete sleepers at a cost of $8.1 million.
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