Funding review needed for councils to fix ‘catastrophic’ roads damage: report
Severe weather events have caused ‘catastrophic damage’ to Australia’s road network, a new report says.
18 December, 2023Severe weather events have caused ‘catastrophic damage’ to Australia’s road network, a new report says.
18 December, 2023Transport strategist Sally Stannard has been appointed the new Director General of transport and main roads in Queensland.
4 December, 2023NSW’s regional road safety program is at risk of being ineffective because of lack of participation by local councils, the auditor says.
4 December, 2023Australia’s local government association has welcomed a major increase in funding for council-maintained roads.
20 November, 2023Councils are struggling to manage and maintain the local roads they are responsible for, according to a Grattan Institute survey.
14 November, 2023The NSW Bus Industry Taskforce has put forward a priority list for the establishment of turn-up and go bus routes in Greater Sydney.
26 October, 2023The High Court has ruled that Victoria can’t charge EV drivers for using the road.
23 October, 2023Tom Gellibrand will take over as the new Infrastructure NSW chief.
23 October, 2023A unique SA roads program enables councils to pool road funding and redistribute it through competitive grants.
16 October, 2023WA’s peak local government body has hit the road with an initiative to encourage regional councils to transition their fleets to electric.
5 October, 2023A report has found a litany failures in Victoria’s implementation of its electric vehicles road-use levy, and compared it to Robodebt.
28 September, 2023WA councils have signed an agreement guaranteeing them 20 per cent of revenue from vehicle licence fees.
18 September, 2023A new Regional Emergency Road Repair Fund will provide money for urgent road and pothole repairs.
18 September, 2023Rural councils face five times the cost of their metropolitan cousins when it comes road maintenance, according to new research.
11 September, 2023End of content
No more pages to load
Laurie Patton on: Regional mayors demand meeting with minister over housing crisis
Lucy on: NSW development program faces probity probe
Richard Staples on: SA bets on a hydrogen-fuelled future