More than 10,000 New Englanders have signed a petition to NSW Legislative Assembly seeking the restoration of passenger train services between Armidale and Wallangarra.
Roads and Infrastructure
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Joyce: stop hiding road safety data
A national campaign to force state governments to be transparent about their road safety data has been endorsed by Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce.
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Regional roads to get boost in NSW budget next Tuesday
The NSW Government has announced they will prioritise spending on regional roads with more than $700 million in new funding to upgrade and maintain regional roads in next Tuesday’s budget.
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Mathers Bridge cost blow out but Inverell ratepayers won’t get the bill
State funding for the rebuild of Inverell’s Mathers Bridge has been increased to $3.1 million after quantity surveying identified a significant shortfall
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Calls for promise on Merriwa to Willow Tree road to be delivered
Barnaby Joyce and Liverpool Plains Shire Council are supporting the Upper Hunter Shire Council’s urgent plea for funding promised for the Merriwa to Willow Tree Road project to be delivered.
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Joyce wants more rest stops on New England highways
Barnaby Joyce is calling on truckies to nominate where they’d like new rest areas or improvements to existing rest areas on highways throughout the New England.
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NSW Transport seeking 100 regional trainees
Transport NSW is trying to recruit trainees across the state including in Tamworth, Armidale, Narrabri and Glen Innes.
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Railway advocates unite in the fight to return train services to the Northern Tablelands
A new alliance has been formed to boost the voice to return train services in the Northern Tablelands.
Posted inRoads and Infrastructure, Tamworth
Tamworth Intermodal freight facility operational by the end of the year
Work on the Tamworth Intermodal Freight Facility, within the Tamworth Global Gateway Park, is well underway, with the facility expected to be fully operational later this year.
Posted inFederal Politics, Local politics, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure, Tamworth
It’s over: response to the decision to abandon the Dungowan Dam project
Some are glad the issue of the Dungowan Dam Project has finally been settled, but Member for New England Barnaby Joyce says the decision shows Labor takes us for granted.