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$41.7m upgrade to transform RAAF Base Tindal

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May 10, 2024
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The multi-million-dollar investment includes refurbishments to the RAAF Base Tindal Fire Station, a community building, and security alarm upgrades.

Exclusive: ‘Luton-style’ Avalon Airport rail could run within 2 years

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May 9, 2024
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A station could be built on existing land that was planned to house it in the 80s, said Avalon CEO Tony Brun, who added that the airport already owns the necessary land and is willing to chip in money to support the project. According to Brun, a rail l…

Exclusive: ‘Luton-style’ Avalon Airport rail could run within 2 years

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May 9, 2024
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Regional airstrips awarded $13.4m in grants for priority upgrades

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May 9, 2024
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Airstrips in remote communities across the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and NSW will be given grants of $5,000 to $3 million to upgrade their facilities by 2026 as part of the government’s Remote Airstrip Upgrade P…

Stoush heats up over airport rail link

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 9, 2024
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There is a strong chance Avalon Airport could get a rail link to Melbourne’s CBD before Melbourne Airport does.

Qantas codeshare partner in crisis as Air Vanuatu cancels flights

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May 9, 2024
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In a statement, Vanuatu’s flag carrier said the country’s government is considering putting the airline into voluntary administration, with Ernst & Young called in to offer advice. Air Vanuatu codeshares with Qantas on services between the island …

Defence resumes parachute training after March accident

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May 9, 2024
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Training with all parachutes, except the Military Javelin Parachute System – the parachute type used during the March training incident – has resumed as of 7 May.

Defence resumes parachute training after March accident

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May 9, 2024
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Training with all parachutes, except the Military Javelin Parachute System – the parachute type used during the March training incident – has resumed as of 7 May.

A look at the Castlemaine to Maryborough closed line

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May 9, 2024
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We have a look along this closed line from Castlemaine to Maryborough in central Victoria, Australia to see what is left of this cross country railway line. August 2023.

Taken for a ride: The real cost of Sydney’s metro railways

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 9, 2024
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Metro implementation in Sydney has had bipartisan support. This ultimately metamorphosed into a government decision to construct the new railway line from Epping to Rouse Hill as an automated metro, as opposed to the initial plan to build it as an extension of the existing, conventional rail system.