Senate Estimates hearings this week have revealed alarming failures on the Toowoomba to Brisbane Passenger Rail business case project. Questions put to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee on behalf of Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton, highlighted critical delays and minimal effort to advance vital infrastructure for the Toowoomba Region. The…
After two years of deliberately taking away critical road, rail and water infrastructure in regional Queensland, Labor’s latest budget does more damage. The Albanese Government’s review of the Infrastructure Investment Pipeline established a ‘Warrego Highway corridor’ derived funding allocated by the former Coalition Government. According to the review papers, the new corridor would usurp: •…
The Albanese Government’s scrapping of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (HVSPP) (HVSPP) will mean roads are less safe and cost of living will increase. Labor’s decision to axe the HVSPP follows significant funding cuts to the region in the infrastructure review, putting the safety of truck drivers and reducing freight productivity. Federal Member…
Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton is calling for the State and Federal Governments to release information in relation to the Toowoomba to Brisbane Passenger Rail business case. The Toowoomba region is growing and as a regional powerhouse there needs to be better connections to Brisbane to ensure future growth and access to services. Mr Hamilton said…
Labor have been sitting on the Schott report since January, and the uncertainty they have created around the project is now killing Inland Rail. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said the Queensland leg of Inland Rail is at grave risk. “Inland Rail will die in Labor’s hands.” “I again say to…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:45): This government is killing off Inland Rail in Queensland and, in doing so, is stripping Australia of one of the most important nation-building projects that this country’s ever known. Nowhere will feel the damage of this decision more than the Toowoomba region, where we’ve been investing and preparing for Inland Rail…
The case for Inland Rail. Why we can’t have a line with no start or end point. Rarely do governments that are increasingly risk adverse and operating in complex political environments make the case for nationally significant projects, that have the capacity to transform an economy and the businesses as usual approach. When they do,…
Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton, is calling for clarity on whether the Inland Rail project will go ahead with other infrastructure projects facing Labors axe. With Labor’s “short, sharp” 90-day Infrastructure Review now 100 days overview, and the Inland Rail Schott Report providing no clarity on the next steps, Groom has been left in…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:11): I’m very happy to rise in support of this motion, and it’s a very timely one. It wasn’t that long ago I was up at Highfields, in the north of my electorate, opening Road Safety Week. It’s a great opportunity to stand beside not just the police but all the emergency…