Modelling from the CSIRO shows that Inland Rail has the potential to reduce national freight transport costs by close to $213 million each year across 22 million tonnes of freight.
Funded by the Australian Government, the $150 million Maroona to Portland Re-sleepering Project will strengthen the 173km stretch of railway in Victoria.
Wimmera councils will join an advocacy campaign to retain two regional rail link crossovers – key to Victoria’s rail-freight network – at Sunshine station.
