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The Brumby Labor Government’s support package to Victoria’s rail freight industry will be extended with the rebate to container freight and further support grain freight movements extended for another 12 months, Public Transport Minister Martin Pakula announced today.

Residents of Wyndham Vale and Tarneit are invited to attend a series of community information sessions to gain more information about the Regional Rail Link project.

The  number  of  people  using the popular Parkiteer bike cages at railway stations  has  tripled  in  the  12  months  to  April, with almost half of Parkiteer  cage users leaving their cars at home and cycling to catch their train, Public Transport Minister Martin Pakula said today.

Minister for Public Transport, Martin Pakula, has unveiled designs for the new train station for Caroline Springs, marking an important milestone for the project.

Minister for Public Transport, Martin Pakula, has unveiled designs for the new Williams Landing Station, marking an important milestone for the project.  

Construction on the $74.6 million Dingley Arterial, which will provide motorists in Melbourne’s south-east with safer and easier travel, is one step closer this week with the tender for major works now advertised.

Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas has hailed today’s Road Safety Roundtable a success and said some ideas discussed at the forum could be developed to save lives on Victorian roads.

A landmark $125 million five year road maintenance agreement for Victoria’s north east will deliver improvements to roads in areas like Wodonga, Shepparton, Wangaratta and the Alpine region, Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas announced today.

Melbourne’s first ever public bike hire scheme is underway, with the early roll-out of the first ten stations and 100 bicycles in the CBD.

Transport groups, road safety experts, community groups, police and leaders in health, road trauma and youth affairs will come together next week to consider new ways to bring down Victoria’s road toll.

Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas today lent the Brumby Labor Government’s support to Fatality Free Friday, an initiative aimed at keeping Australia’s roads fatality free for 24 hours.

Local communities in and around Sunbury have started to enjoy the full benefits of the latest major road improvement project in the area, with the completion of the Brumby Labor Government’s $25 million Vineyard Road duplication project.

Agriculture Minister Joe Helper and Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas today welcomed new allowances that will give dairy farmers flexibility when transporting silage in Victoria.

More than 250,000 sleepers have been replaced across the Victorian passenger and freight rail network as part of a multi-million dollar maintenance program to boost train reliability.

Gippsland’s boating infrastructure received a major boost today with the official opening of the new Hollands Landing boat ramp on Lake Victoria thanks to $275,500 from the Brumby Labor Government.

The Wodonga community are invited to have their say on how improvements can be made to the town’s local bus network, Public Transport Minister Martin Pakula announced today.

The Brumby Labor Government will provide $9.1 million for sand dredging at Lakes Entrance to help secure the future of Victoria’s largest fishing port.

The reliability of Gippsland trains will be boosted when up to 80,000 timber sleepers are replaced with concrete sleepers Public Transport Minister Martin Pakula announced today.

The Children & Active Transport forum is an initiative of Kids – ‘Go for your life’, and VLGA has joined as a planning partner for the forum. The forum is open to health professionals, local government and children’s service providers and will explore how to increase children’s participation in active transport, through increased awareness of the relationship between active transport and children’s health and wellbeing, increased collaboration between all stakeholders, greater understanding of stakeholder role and responsibilities and overcoming barriers and limitations to children’s participation in active transport.