Dorrigo Transit has been rejected for a NSW Government grant they wanted to use to offer concession fares on their Armidale to Coffs Harbour route
Roads and Infrastructure
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Marshall calls for Moree Intermodal Overpass to be saved
Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has taken to the floor of State Parliament to condemn the Commonwealth Government for scrapping the $44 million Moree Intermodal Overpass
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Funding boost paves way for better rural roads
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed news the Federal Government will double the Roads to Recovery funding program
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New England infrastructure projects cut following federal government audit
The Independent Strategic Review of Infrastructure has cut funding for key infrastructure projects across the New England.
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Trains petition to be handed over today
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.
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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.