The Hon Michael McCormack MP

Commercial vessel owners and operators are being urged to act now to ensure their vessels are fitted with float-free Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) before the New Year deadline.

Passengers on the North East Line will soon enjoy more reliable and comfortable journeys thanks to a massive program of accelerated works undertaken in recent months, the Deputy Prime Minister and Victorian Minister for Transport announced today…

A major $4 million upgrade of the South West Rocks Road between Jerseyville and Kinchela is underway, with preparatory works to stabilise the Macleay Riverbank almost complete.

With the Australian Government committing $150 million and the Tasmanian Government adding an additional $37 million, the duplication of the Tasman Highway causeways and McGees Bridge is now fully funded.

The $57.3 million Scottsdale Irrigation Scheme, which has just delivered the first irrigation water to the region North East Tasmanian will provide a boon for local farmers.

Tenders have opened for the upgrade works on a section of the Golden Highway in the Upper Hunter. 

Australians are being urged to consider how they can help ensure everyone gets home safely as National Road Safety Week to honour and remember the lives lost on our roads begins on Sunday.

With a spectacular Blue Mountains backdrop of The Three Sisters and the Jamison Valley, the upgraded area of Echo Point at Katoomba was officially opened today.

Inland Rail is backing our communities, with the Australian Rail Track Corporation donating more than $25,000 to eight Riverina community groups in the sixth round of their Community Sponsorships and Donations program.

Australian heavy vehicle drivers will now have a choice in how they record their work and rest hours, with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator approving the first Electronic Work Diaries (EWD).