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2011Sturt Highway: Mallee Fowl Rest Area Upgrade CompletedChristmas has come early for the truck drivers who regularly use the Sturt Highway following the completion of the extensive upgrade of the Mallee Fowl rest area west of Euston into a better, safer place to pull over and take a break.
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2011Stay Safe This Holiday PeriodWe’ve reached that time of year again when it’s important to remember to stay safe on our roads over the Xmas and New Year holiday period.
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2011Giving the Community a Voice Around AirportsThe Gillard Labor Government has ensured effective consultation between airports and surrounding communities, with all of Australia’s major airports now establishing Community Aviation Consultation Groups (CACGs).
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2011RRL: Australia’s Largest Public Transport Project Leaps AheadWork on the Regional Rail Link - Australia’s largest public transport infrastructure project - will ramp-up in the New Year, following the selection of contractors to build its two longest sections as well as install the technology which will manage the flow of trains along this new line and provide ‘real-time’ information to those using it.
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2011Xmas Air Travel—Some Things Just Can’t FlyMany people will be travelling over the holiday season and it’s important to remember a few things to make sure that you and your gifts make it to your destination free of hassle.
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2011China Visit: Urbanisation and Super Fast TrainsThe challenges of rapid urbanisation were the subject of talks in Hong Kong last week when I attended the 9th Ministers’ Forum on Infrastructure Development in the Asia Pacific Region.
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DEC
2011Reforms To Shipping Industry ProgressLegislation to reform Australia’s shipping industry has today been released for consultation.
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2011Qantas EngineersToday’s announcement of an agreement between Qantas and its engineers is welcome news for the travelling public.
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2011Regional Rail Link Breathes New Life into Sunshine StationSunshine railway station will undergo a substantial redevelopment as part of the Regional Rail Link project, bringing major improvements to the station and its surrounds, Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese and Victorian Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder announced today.
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2011Nhill's Trailer Exchange Opens For BusinessThe relocation of Nhill’s Trailer Exchange has been completed and as of today the new, modern facility west of the town with a capacity to handle three times as many trucks is open for business.
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DEC
2011Pacific Highway Duplication: Work Starts at Devils PulpitWork on the nation’s largest, most complex road construction project—the full duplication of the Pacific Highway—continues to gather pace following the turning of the first sod on the upgrade at Devils Pulpit on the NSW North Coast.
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2011Heavy Vehicle Rest Area to be Built Near Grong GrongBy the middle of 2012 long distance truck drivers and other regularly users of the Newell Highway will soon have a new, additional place to pull over and take a break or catch-up on their sleep following the start of work today on a new rest area at Firetail near Grong Grong.
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DEC
2011Open Season for Geelong Ring Road Section 4AFamilies heading off to enjoy their summer holidays along the Great Ocean Road and Victoria’s picturesque Surf Coast can from today expect a quicker, smoother and safer journey following the completion of yet another section of the Geelong Ring Road.
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DEC
2011More Works Underway On Bruce HighwayThe first stage of the reconstruction and upgrade of the Bruce Highway through the Wide Bay township of Tiaro is on track to be largely finished by the end of this year, with the entire $12 million project expected to be completed by the end of 2012.
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DEC
2011Northern Sydney Freight Corridor Locked InFollowing the signing of a historic intergovernmental agreement, work will start in February on the next stage in the modernisation of the Interstate Rail Network, a $1.1 billion project which will speed up the movement of trains through Sydney, take up to 200,000 trucks a year off its roads and improve the reliability of passenger trains.
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DEC
2011New Chair For Airservices AustraliaThe Gillard Labor Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, AC, AFC (Ret’d) as the next Chair of Airservices commencing from 3 June 2012.
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DEC
2011Quarantine Station Opens and Rest Stop on the WaySafety works on the Yamba heavy vehicle rest area are continuing to ultimately reduce heavy vehicle crashes involving driver fatigue.
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DEC
2011High Speed Rail Study: Stage Two BeginsThe second and final stage of the Gillard Labor Government’s landmark study into the economic merits and financial viability of an east coast high speed rail network is underway following the retention of AECOM, the lead author of the interim report.



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