Policy

Victorian opposition commits to extending Cranbourne line if elected in November

Thu, 12/07/2018 - 09:00 Alastair Taylor

Victorian Liberal opposition leader Matthew Guy has promised that if elected to government in November, he would pursue an extension project for the Cranbourne line to...

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Infrastructure Victoria begins its first update to the state's 30 year strategy

Tue, 10/07/2018 - 20:00 Alastair Taylor

Infrastructure Victoria has today begun consultation on its first update to the state's 30 year infrastructure strategy that was first unveiled in late 2016. The first...

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Geelong's emergence bolstered by Revitalising Central Geelong

Tue, 10/07/2018 - 12:00 Mark Baljak

The Revitalising Central Geelong Partnership Team is shining a spotlight upon the increasing number of high density projects within Geelong's core. City of Greater...

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Infrastructure South Australia legislation introduced to SA parliament

Mon, 25/06/2018 - 14:00 Alastair Taylor

The new South Australian Marshall Government has introduced legislation that will set up a new statutory body called Infrastructure South Australia. The new body will...

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NSW Budget allocates $3 billion for Sydney's Western Metro

Tue, 19/06/2018 - 20:00 Alastair Taylor

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has handed down 2018's state budget which will see the state's massive education and transport infrastructure bonanza continue. In common...

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Infrastructure Australia argues for greater federal investments in state and territory infrastructure

Tue, 05/06/2018 - 16:00 Alastair Taylor

Infrastructure Australia has released a new report titled Making Reform Happen and it argues the Federal Government, who holds most of the purse strings across Australia...

Victoria's new local government bill introduced to state parliament

Wed, 23/05/2018 - 20:00 Alastair Taylor

Victoria's Minister for Local Government, Marlene Kairouz, has introduced the new Local Government bill 2018 be which, if passed, will repeal some legislation relating...

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Sally Capp elected Lord Mayor in City of Melbourne by-election

Mon, 21/05/2018 - 16:00 Alastair Taylor

Sally Capp has been elected as the new lord mayor of Melbourne in a council by-election result that saw the new mayor achieve a 53:47 split after preferences were...

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Cutting tax revenue over the next 7 years could spell a worrisome infrastructure finance deficit

Fri, 11/05/2018 - 16:00 Alastair Taylor

Comment It's now quite obvious why Tuesday's budget speech had effectively every infrastructure initiative announced well before the Treasurer's speech - the Turnbull...

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Victorian Budget: the big ticket items funded outside of Melbourne

Wed, 02/05/2018 - 16:00 Alastair Taylor

The priority TAFE courses that will attract no fees, as outlined in yesterday's Victorian budget, has translated into multiple funding commitments to new TAFE facility...

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