Confusion over El Zorro entitlements
There's still confusion about the payment of entitlements to sacked workers in Junee at El Zorro Transport.
View ArticleMurray Darling roads get $7.5 million in budget
Nationals MP John Williams says there'll be funding for roads and bridges in his seat of Murray Darling in the budget from July.
View ArticleJulia Gillard attends Holbrook ceremony to mark completion of Hume Highway...
The Prime Minister has officially opened the Hume Highway bypass at Holbrook in southern New South Wales.
View ArticleHolbrook welcomes Gillard
The Prime Minister joined thousands in Holbrook yesterday to open the Hume Highway bypass.
View ArticleInformation session on new restricted P1 licence
A community information session about the new restricted provisional driver's licence being offered to learner drivers in the far west will be held at the Broken Hill Community Centre on Saturday.
View ArticleRain slows opening of final Hume Hwy bypass
The opening of the Holbrook bypass to traffic has been put off until next Wednesday.
View ArticleOne person is dead and the Olympic Highway is closed in both directions north...
Seven ambulances respond to a fatal crash on Five Mates Crossing near Gerogery: The Olympic Highway closed for investigations
View ArticleNRMA asks why Coroner's recommendations not implemented for high risk heavy...
The peak motoring organisation for New South Wales says a recent tanker crash in Sydney may have been prevented if lessons were learnt from a similar accident on the far south coast.
View ArticleTruckloads of donated hay bound for northern NSW
A Riverina truck driver says he organised the donation of 17 truckloads of hay to drought-stricken farmers as a way of 'paying it forward'.
View ArticleRiver over road for Corowa vehicle swim-in
Don't be alarmed if you see a World War Two army Jeep float past on the Murray River near Corowa this week. The largest gathering of military vehicles in the southern hemisphere has swept into town.
View ArticleNew signs to be installed at Kidman Way and North Kooba Settlers Road...
The Griffith City Council says Roads and Maritime Services has approved plans for warning signs at a well known Kidman Way intersection.
View ArticleTumut Mayor lobbies for more overtaking lanes on shire's major roads
The increasing numbers of heavy vehicles passing through the Tumut Shire has prompted the local mayor to launch a campaign calling for more overtaking lanes.
View ArticleTumbarumba Mayor says heavy vehicle bypass of town cannot be justified
The Tumbarumba Shire Council has abandoned hopes to build a heavy vehicle bypass after completing a traffic survey of the town's CBD.
View ArticleRMS Regional Manager admits new bridge at Echuca-Moama is probably 'years off'.
Roads and Maritime Services says plans for a new bridge over the Murray River at Echuca-Moama are progressing well.
View ArticleTenders open for $40m Kapooka Bridge realignment project
The Member for Wagga Wagga says after decades of talk, the notoriously dangerous Kapooka Bridge is months away from being replaced.
View ArticleRoads Minister says duplicating Newell Highway is on state government's agenda
Roads Minister, Duncan Gay, admits the state government has not got accurate statistics about freight movements along the Newell Highway.
View ArticleREROC defends council spending on road after release of Auditor General's report
REROC has welcomed a new study, which reveals the damage caused to regional roads by heavy vehicles isn't accounted for in state government funding allocations.
View ArticleGoat euthanised after truck carrying 450 animals catches fire near Wagga Wagga
A goat had to be euthanised after a truck carrying 450 of the animals caught fire near Wagga Wagga, in the New South Wales Riverina.
View ArticleYoung Community Transport Service secures money for Wagga Wagga route
A new state government funded bus service between Young and Wagga Wagga is expected to be operating by early next month.
View ArticleTruck crashes into house at Jerilderie
Police say the occupant of a house in Jerilderie, crashed into by a truck early this morning, is lucky to have walked away unscathed.
View ArticlePresident of NSW Farmers' Association to join NRMA Board
President of New South Wales Farmers' Association and Liverpool Plains farmer Fiona Simson will join the board of the NRMA in January next year, representing western New South Wales.
View ArticleFuel tax hike is 'modest' and necessary: far-west MP
The far west's Federal Member says the government's petrol tax hike is a necessary move to raise money for roads.
View ArticleALGA calls for more roads funding with release of annual roads report
The Australian Local Government Association says the Federal Government needs to invest long-term funds into repairing the country's local roads.
View ArticleRegional NSW retailers charging more than $1.25 for unleaded petrol are...
The state's peak motoring group has labelled the current fuel prices in regional and remote areas as a disgrace.
View ArticleBurrinjuck MP Katrina Hodgkinson and Wagga MP Daryl Maguire announce $70...
There is excitement over a funding injection of $70 million to complete the full upgrade of the busy freight route between Tumut and Gundagai, the Gocup Road.
View ArticleYoung truck bypass study expected to begin soon
A study into a heavy vehicle bypass of Young is expected to start within weeks, but local residents are being warned it does not mean the project will go ahead.
View ArticleACCC: big drop in Riverina petrol prices over last three months
A new quarterly report shows thousands of Riverina motorists have reaped the benefits of a big drop in petrol prices.
View ArticleNSW truck deaths down 20 per cent
NSW faring better than other states in reducing heavy vehicle death toll.
View ArticleNewell Highway priorities include improving intersections in south and road...
Spending priorities for the Newell Highway include improving intersections in the south and road surfaces in the north.
View ArticleWWCC Director says state and federal help will be needed to replace Eunony...
As work realigning the road north of Eunony Bridge nears completion, Wagga Wagga City Council engineers are thinking ahead to replacing the bridge itself.
View ArticleNSW taxi review set to address high cost of operating cabs in regional areas
The state's Transport Minister says young lives could be put at risk, if changes are not made to the taxi industry.
View ArticleWagga Councillor describes multimillion dollar Byrnes Road roundabout as...
A Wagga City Councillor says millions of dollars of ratepayers' money has been wasted on the Byrnes Road roundabout, as it is hindering traffic flow.
View ArticleOmbudsman finds no link between Road Safety Remuneration Order and increase...
The small business ombudsman's review finds no evidence to suggest trucking industry safety will improve if a minimum wage is set for owner-drivers.
View ArticleCountry communities concerned at restructure of NRMA roadside assistance
Community leaders criticise the NRMA's decision to cancel breakdown service agreements in some country areas.
View ArticleNewell Highway re-opens after six-week closure, up to 60pc drop in trade
Businesses are ecstatic about the Newell Highway re-opening, after reporting an up to 60 per cent loss in trade during the last six weeks.
View ArticleNSW Government urged to take further action after boosting rebates for quad...
The NSW Government faces fresh calls to mandate safety features on quad bikes, after it announces a doubling of a rebate aimed at preventing fatalities.
View ArticleQuad bike death is third fatality in a week
A man has died after a suspected quad bike crash in the Upper Hunter Valley, the third quad bike death in a week in New South Wales.
View ArticleHume Highway duplication project failed to protect threatened species, ANU...
A review of a $200,000 effort to protect animals impacted by the Southern Hume Highway Duplication project in NSW finds its attempts to assist the survival of threatened species failed.
View ArticleNewell Highway's 110kph limit back up for debate amid concern about NSW road...
There are concerns the speed limit on the Newell Highway could be up for review again as part of efforts to help drive down NSW's worrying road toll.
View ArticleFair Work pulls over Deniliquin trucking company Downes Rice Hulls for...
Farming waste company Downes Rice Hulls is forced to repay 16 short-changed workers $94,000 as the Fair Work Ombudsman continues a campaign to uphold minimum entitlements.
View ArticleFlood-proof Newell Highway or suffer $800m cost burden, says new report
Governments are being urged to take steps to protect the Newell Highway, a vital trade and tourism artery.
View ArticleWhat's with reverse angle parking in so many country towns?
The modern motoring experience is one of self-parking vehicles, multi-storey car parking complexes and stacking systems, but in many Australian country towns, reverse angle parking remains.
View ArticleGrainCorp closes Ariah Park, Boorowa and Matong silos in southern NSW
GrainCorp has announced it will not open grain receival sites at Ariah Park, Matong and Boorowa this harvest.
View ArticleA $1 tax on NSW Uber and taxi rides starts Thursday
Uber has sent out an email to its NSW users warning them about a $1 levy which will be charged on each ride by the State Government from Thursday.
View ArticleYoung farmers taught 'drought driving' skills as country roads plagued by...
Young country drivers with limited driving experience are being taught 'drought driving' skills to prevent kangaroos causing serious car accidents.
View ArticleSlow Down, Move Over rule wouldn't have saved two killed at roadside...
A new road rule that will force NSW drivers to slow down to 40kph when passing emergency vehicles "doesn't go far enough", a victim's father and roadside assistance bodies say.
View ArticleWhen size does matter: Drought forces new rules for hay trucks
Trucking load regulations are relaxed at state borders to get animal feed to drought-affected farmers.
View ArticleHay load just 2cm over-width sees farmer charged, losing $4,000 in legal...
When drought forced Ladysmith farmer Brendan Murphy to turn to carting hay, he did not expect to be fighting over 2cm of it in court.
View ArticleAunty Flo Grant's death prompts renewed call for highway to be named after...
The death of one of the fiercest advocates for changing the name of the Mid Western Highway to Wiradjuri Way prompts renewed calls for change.
View ArticleVictorian farming community protests 'dangerous' road after speed limit dropped
The Swan Hill and Robinvale regions produce more $800 million in agricultural goods each year, but a "dangerous" C-class road connects them to Melbourne. The community says the lack of funding is a...
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