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VIC Auditor-General warns on ‘eroding mandate’
“There are more audits listed than we can do.”
Do the math and make a seachange to Geelong, Canberra’s statisticians told
Sums in the morning, surfing in the arvo.
Napthine pledges railway link to Melbourne airport in just time for election
Melbourne has long suffered from the lack of a heavy rail link to speed passengers and staff to Tullamarine airport. Now the Napthine government has unveiled ambitious plans to fix the infrastructure deficit in the run-up to the November election.
Truss leaves High Speed Rail door open
By Julian Bajkowski The prospect of Australia finally building a high speed passenger rail line along the East Coast of the continent has been softly revived by Deputy Prime Minister…
Canberra light rail momentum gains as Melbourne gets new Jumbo Tram
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Australia’s metropolitan revival of light rail and tramways is showing no sign of slowing down soon. As the nation’s capital, Canberra, finally makes tentative…
Plan Melbourne’s governance under fire
By Julian Bajkowski A controversial move by Victoria’s Napthine government to have an appointed board run a new statutory state agency tasked with helping to coordinate urban renewal so that…
Regional councils want High Speed Rail re-routed
By Paul Hemsley The Gippsland Local Government Network (GLGN) has mounted a concerted push for the Victorian and federal governments to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of a high speed rail…
Toyota hybrids plug into Victorian GoGet trial
By Paul Hemsley Melbourne’s inner north is set to become a real-life car testing ground for innovative vehicle rental service GoGet Australia which has said it will to use four…
Asian Tiger mosquitoes found in Melbourne
By Paul Hemsley The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has worked to contain a potential outbreak of Dengue Fever spread by Asian Tiger mosquitoes found in a Melbourne…