TRANSCRIPT: ELECTRONIC WORK DIARIES PRESS CONFERENCE, 12 November 2020

Subjects: National Heavy Vehicle Regulator approves the first Electronic Work Diaries;
GIVING DRIVERS A CHOICE – AUSTRALIA’S FIRST ELECTRONIC DIARIES APPROVED

Australian heavy vehicle drivers will now have a choice in how they record their work and rest hours, with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator approving the first Electronic Work Diaries (EWD).
$693 MILLION CONTRACT AWARDED FOR INLAND RAIL CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN NARRABRI AND NORTH STAR

The communities of North West NSW are another step closer to realising the transformational benefits of Inland Rail and hundreds of local jobs with joint-venture Trans4m Rail announced as the constructor for 171km of upgraded rail track between Narrabri and North Star.
LOCAL GRANTS TO HELP RIVERINA AND CENTRAL WEST CELEBRATE NAIDOC WEEK 2020

NAIDOC Week begins today and runs until 15 November and several organisations throughout the Riverina and Central West will share in more than $18,000 to help celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture.
McCORMACK DELIVERS SALUTING THEIR SERVICE GRANTS TO COOLAMON, COOTAMUNDRA-GUNDAGAI, TEMORA AND WAGGA WAGGA

Plans to erect a nationally significant memorial to Australia’s iconic Light Horse soldiers and their mounts in Wagga Wagga have received a massive boost with the Federal Government delivering a $150,000 grant through the Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program.
McCORMACK WELCOMES $824,791 GRANT FOR FLIPSCREEN

A $824,791 Federal Government grant for Wagga Wagga company Flipscreen will take it to a new level of production and growth.
MORE THAN $10.4 MILLION FLOWS TO RURAL PRESS PTY LIMITED

Rural Press Pty Limited (Australian Community Media) has been awarded more than $10.4 million under the Morrison-McCormack Government’s $50 million Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program, providing much-needed support to 91 regional media outlets at a time it is needed most.
DRONES TO DELIVER JOBS AND ECONOMIC BOOST

Drones have significant potential to boost the nation’s economy while creating thousands of jobs, according to a comprehensive report released today by the Australian Government.
BACK TEAM AUSTRALIA OR RESIGN: ADAM BANDT MUST GO

Reports today Greens Leader Adam Bandt is urging a foreign Government to act to the detriment of Australia’s national interest are deeply concerning.
SUPPORTING OUR FARMERS

Today’s announcement by ANZ to impose emissions reporting on a range of lenders including farmers, food and beverage, building, energy and transport sectors as a condition of lending is sheer virtue-signalling.