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Morrison Government invests $1.1 billion in transport infrastructure to boost Victorian economic recovery
JMR PRIME MINISTER MORRISON DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER McCORMACK TREASURER FRYDENBERG AND URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTER TUDGE The Victorian economy will be boosted, roads will be safer and thousands of jobs created, with a $1.1 billion investment into transport infrastructure from the Federal Coalition as part of our COVID-19 economic recovery plan. Read more…
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Media Statement to Geelong Advertiser (COVID-19 collective funding priorities)
I commend Geelong’s key local organisations along with the City of Greater Geelong for collaborating on its funding priorities for our region. I look forward to continuing to work with these organisations to support their aspirations. After leading the advocacy and securing critical Commonwealth funding for projects such as the Read more…
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Construction to begin on upgrades to Waurn Ponds Station
Joint release with Minister for Infrastructure Michael McCormack More frequent services and increased reliability on the Geelong Line are a step closer with construction works to upgrade Waurn Ponds Station set to begin later this month. Artist impressions released today give passengers and the community a glimpse of what the Read more…
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Faster rail projects a key driver of our economic recovery
Faster rail projects across our region will be a key driver of our economic recovery. Once again, I call on the Victorian Government to bring forward the delivery of the Geelong rail duplication project. In August 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison wrote to Premier Daniel Andrews offering to fast-track infrastructure Read more…
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Fast rail in the slow lane not good enough
Letter to the editor I write to correct statements made by the G21 Alliance in relation to the Geelong rail duplication project as reported in your story ‘Regional delegation heads to capital for rail duplication funding’ (Geelong Advertiser, March 11). In August 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison wrote to Premier Read more…
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Let’s get the Geelong rail duplication off the slow train, Letter to editor, Geelong Advertiser
I write to correct issues confronting the progress of the Geelong Rail Duplication project as reported in your story “Regional delegation heads to capital for rail duplication funding’ (GA, March 11). The characterisation by G21 that this is a project hampered by the Commonwealth’s refusal to bring forward $700 million Read more…
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Booming suburbs to get new station and more services
Joint media release: Michael McCormack, Deputy Prime Minister and Sarah Henderson Senator for Victoria Passengers will be catching trains at Victoria’s newest train station in a matter of weeks, with Cobblebank Station set to open on Monday 2 December as the Ballarat Line Upgrade enters its final stages of construction. Read more…