Victoria’s low- and -zero-emission heavy vehicle network (LZEHV) has been expanded to include new transport links across Melbourne, including key routes like the Burnley and Domain tunnels and the West
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More “red tape” removed in Victorian road transport
An automated assessment program for Class 1 and 2 heavy vehicles in Victoria is set to come into effect from 1 January 2026 following extensive collaboration between industry and government.
The system,
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New terminal to remove trucks from Victorian roads
The Victorian government has announced a new grain terminal in the state will be connected to rail for the first time in 30 years, taking trucks off regional roads.
The Barnes Junction terminal will be
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Repairs to finally begin on Victoria Pass slope
The closure of the westbound slow lane of the Great Western Highway down Victoria Pass has been a thorn in the side of heavy vehicle operators for almost three years. Now, there is light at the end of
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Direct Freight unveils “Triangle” of new Victorian sites
Direct Freight Express has opened a new trio of depots in Victoria, and has labelled the catchment area between the new sites as the “Triangle”.
The Triangle consists of depots in Warrnambool, Portland
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Victorian Senator earns heavy rigid licence
National Party Senator Bridget McKenzie has sat and passed her heavy rigid truck licence, with the Victorian politician saying the process has given her more “respect for the tens and thousands of truck
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73-metre load set to hit Victorian roads
Roads throughout Victoria are preparing to make way for a monster 73-metre truck that will be commencing a journey from the outer-eastern suburb of Glen Waverley to the NSW border town of Wodonga.
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Victoria Police Operation Roadwise to start
Victoria Police has announced Operation Roadwise will kick off across the state on Friday, December 13th and will run for an extended 20-day period that will see police highly visible across Victoria’s
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Victorian rail freight volumes increasing
Victoria’s rail freight volume is continuing to rise, with the 390,000 tonnes of grain, container freight and crushed rock shifted in October 2024 up 51 per cent from the same period in 2019.
This massive
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Brookfield Properties makes Victorian move
International real estate developer and manager Brookfield Properties is set to make its first foray into the Victorian industrial real estate market following its successful procurement of development
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Victoria’s roadwork blitz: Historic, or heavy-handed?
There’s a roadwork “blitz” set to take Victoria by storm in the coming months. $964 million is set to
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Victorian road safety competition now open
TAC and the Victorian government have launched the Split Second competition, which invites Victorians aged 18 to 30 to submit an attention-grabbing concept for road safety campaigns aimed at young drivers.
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Key Victorian highway to be “rebuilt”
One of Victoria’s most important freight connections, the Sunraysia Highway, is set for reinforcement as part of the state government’s $964 million summer road maintenance blitz.
The Sunraysia Highway
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Ideas to refresh Victoria’s freight industry
Victoria’s state government is currently working through feedback from over 150 sources on the refresh of the Victorian Freight Plan, with over 200 ideas now in contention to help progress the state’s
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Victoria’s billion-dollar regional roadwork blitz
Victoria’s state government has announced $964 million in funding towards a major road maintenance blitz, with its regional road network set to see the largest benefits of the new round of intensive
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Victorian Export Award winners named
14 businesses have been celebrated at the 45th Governor of Victoria Export Awards and have taken out top honours for championing the state’s homegrown products and services on the global stage.
The export
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New IVECO vans to boost MND Victoria services
IVECO has revealed a new fleet of vans will help support charity MND Victoria in tackling the fight against Motor Neuron Disease (MND).
Efforts to find a cure for MND have grown in recent years due to
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Logistics sector helping hold Victorian export boom
Victoria’s export trade is booming according to recently released data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with the state’s export value growing by over $2 billion in the past 12 months.
The
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Rail to gain 30 per cent share of Victorian freight?
The Australasian Railway Association’s (ARA) submission to the Victorian Freight Policy Reform has called for an increase of rail’s share of the state’s freight to 30 per cent and has cited road
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The sorry state of Victoria’s regional roads – a deep dive
Victorian regional roads are consistently heralded as some of the worst in Australia. Now, following the RACV’s recent ‘My Country Road’ survey results, there is a genuine argument to be made that
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