An Albanese Labor Government will invest $15 million to deliver a new aquatic centre at Boyne Tannum. Currently, locals across Boyne and Tannum only have access to the single, 25 metre public swimming pool. As a growing community of nearly 10,000, you don’t have to spend long here before you see that this is not good enough. That’s why an Albanese

An Albanese Labor Government will get Gympie Road moving again, starting with a $5 million planning study to remove blockages and ease congestion along this vital arterial. Significant investment into surrounding roads – including the Gateway Motorway – has delivered easier travel to many Queenslanders but left considerable blockages closer to the city, particularly along

It tells you everything you need to know about the Morrison-Joyce government’s approach to infrastructure development that the biggest complaint they can make about Labor’s commitment to nation-building infrastructure is that we are beginning with the planning phase.  Late last year, Labor announced we would establish a high-speed rail authority to continue the work started

An Albanese Labor Government will ensure the next stage of Bendigo Airport’s development is ready for lift-off by contributing $4.5m to expand the terminal building. Over the last five years, Bendigo Airport has grown into a regional airport capable of hosting daily passenger flights. Now, figures from the City of Greater Bendigo figures predict that

E&OE TRANSCRIPTDOORSTOP INTERVIEWBENDIGOFRIDAY, 14 JANUARY 2022 SUBJECT: Labor’s $4.5m commitment to Bendigo Airport. LISA CHESTERS, MEMBER FOR BENDIGO: It’s good to be here at the beginning of 2022. It is an election year and as such we are here today with a very important announcement. The Bendigo Airport terminal upgrade has been on the books for our

Truck drivers have had a seemingly impossible two years. They’ve had to endure Covid restrictions, border closures, been locked out of rest stops and faced mandatory testing, but through it all they have kept Australia moving. Now, with Christmas on the horizon and their workload picking up, truck drivers are again facing a crisis. But

Not even COVID quarantine in the United States stopped the Deputy Prime Minister from firing the starting gun yesterday on the next round of Morrison-Joyce Government rorts, this time with round six of the Building Better Regions Fund.  This round of funding tops up Scott Morrison’s re-election piggy bank to the tune of $250 million. 

An Albanese Labor Government will bring safer roads to Hawkesbury Heights with a $1.8 million commitment to build a shared path for pedestrians, cyclists and families. Running adjacent to Hawkesbury Road between Hawkesbury Heights Lookout and Winmalee High School, this fully paved shared path will mean locals can get off a narrow, busy road and

Labor is concerned by reports in newspapers today that a global shortage of a special anti-pollution ¬additive known as AdBlue for diesel vehicles could lead to thousands of heavy vehicles being forced off the roads within weeks. This shortage will put even more stress on already under pressure supply chains.  Our truck drivers have continued

A Senate Committee report released today has given the Prime Minister 15 days to account for his involvement in the administration of the Commuter Car Park Fund. Two witnesses told the committee that in their view aspects of the commuter car park fund amounted to corruption. We know that these processes were not limited to