FIRST ROAD ‘BEEFED UP’ IN QUEENSLAND’S NORTH WEST
The first North West Queensland project to be delivered under the Northern Australia Beef Roads Program (NABRP) is done and dusted, with sealing works now complete on a section of the Cloncurry–Dajarra Road.
MODERNISED RULES FOR CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY
The Australian Government has today announced new Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR) which will streamline and modernise the rules which apply to all flight operations in Australia. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the rule changes will provide clarity to pilots and fight operators and are scalable […]
RICHMOND RIVER BRIDGE MILESTONE ACHIEVED
The last girder has been installed on the new bridge over the Richmond River at Broadwater as part of the 155-kilometre Pacific Highway upgrade between Woolgoolga and Ballina. Deputy Prime Minister, Leader of The Nationals and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Michael McCormack, said the installation represented a momentous achievement. “Throughout the nation, […]
Drive safely this Christmas
As the school term and work starts to wrap up for most and Australians’ minds turn to travel over the Christmas period, Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals’ Leader Michael McCormack has urged people to take their time and drive safely this Christmas. Launching the Australian Road Safety Foundation’s Christmas road safety campaign today, Mr McCormack […]
McCORMACK DELIVERS $1.5 MILLION DROUGHT RELIEF FOR FORBES AND PARKES
Jobs will be secured in the drought-affected Central West thanks to $1 million given to Forbes Shire Council and $450,000 for Parkes Shire Council through the Drought Communities Program (DCP), Deputy Prime Minister and Riverina MP Michael McCormack has said.
CAIRNS TAKES CENTRE STAGE WITH NEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
Stage performers and audiences in Cairns now have access to a spectacular new performing arts centre in the heart of the tropical Queensland city.
LINKFIELD ROAD OVERPASS TO BE DUPLICATED
A duplication of the Linkfield Road overpass will bust congestion and improve safety at a notorious bottleneck in Brisbane’s north. The overpass currently forces vehicles to merge from two lanes to one before the Gympie Arterial Road on-ramp, frustrating thousands of motorists on a daily basis. Federal LNP Member for Petrie Luke Howarth and Federal […]
FIRST GIRDER IN PLACE FOR MACKAY RING ROAD BRIDGE
The Mackay Ring Road – Stage 1 project has reached a major construction milestone last month with the placement of the first concrete girder on the new Pioneer River Bridge. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the project would deliver a better and safer road network through […]
TRANSCRIPT – Inland Rail Sod Turn – ABC Central West Breakfast with Kristy Reading
E&OE Subjects: Sod turning at Parkes for Inland Rail KRISTY READING: Now the Inland Rail line has been touted as the Snowy Hydro scheme for the modern era; a nation-building infrastructure project that will bring huge benefits to the bush including right here in the region that you and I call home. The $10 billion […]
INLAND RAIL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
Construction on the Inland Rail project has officially begun, kick starting the creation of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investment. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack turned the first sod today at Parkes in Central-West New South Wales. Parkes is the site of one of […]