MYEFO MAINTAINS RECORD INFRASTRUCTURE SPEND
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack says the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) result will maintain a record level of investment in nation-building infrastructure projects of all shapes and sizes. MYEFO revealed the Federal Budget is now expected to reach a surplus of $4.1 billion in 2019-20 […]
D’AGUILAR HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS D’LIVERED
Safety improvements on the D’Aguilar Highway between Caboolture and Kilcoy in Queensland are now complete.
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 […]