The route chosen for the Queensland section of the Melbourne to Brisbane inland rail line will have massive impacts on local landholders and some of the best agricultural land in the country, AgForce said. (more…)
Tag: infrastructure
QFF welcome positive Federal Budget for Queensland agriculture
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) has welcomed the 2017 Federal Budget which will deliver steady and responsible long term investment into the infrastructure and policies that support Queensland agriculture. (more…)
New link opens as Bruce Highway works progress
Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch and Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt officially opened the service road linking Progress Road to Hargreaves Street, as part of the $58 million project to reduce congestion on the Bruce Highway. (more…)
Functional stock route reform needed
The Queensland Government must focus on developing a practical, workable and well-funded management framework for the state’s 2.6 million-hectare stock route network rather than pushing ahead with flawed laws, AgForce announced. (more…)
Gladstone and Banana Council vie for share of $70M infrastructure funds
Gladstone and Banana councils are in the running for a share of the $70 million Round 3 of the queensland Government’s Building our Regions program. (more…)
Rail project creating jobs
Hundreds of construction jobs will be created and more than 20,000 trucks will be taken off regional roads as a result of a proposed grains industry project that could secure the viability of the agricultural rail network in Queensland for decades to come. (more…)