Martinus has been appointed Principal Contractor for Inland Rail Albury to Parkes (Albury to Illabo & Stockinbingal to Parkes) Enhancement Project.
Martinus is calling for Expression of Interest (EOI) from local business's interested in participating on the project.
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The recently announced Industry Growth Program aims to support innovative SMEs across Australia to get great ideas to market, overcome barriers to scale and achieve their potential through multi-layered support. The program will provide advice and matched grant funding to businesses in the priority areas of the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF), part of delivering on the Government’s commitment to rebuild Australia’s industrial capability. The Industry Growth Program is scheduled to commence later in 2023 and will support innovative SMEs across Australia to get their innovative ideas off the ground and grow their businesses.
Read MoreTruck drivers will have more options to take a break when travelling across Australia’s regions, with state, territory and local governments now able to apply for funding under the Australian Government’s Heavy Vehicle Rest Area grant funding opportunity.
Through the Heavy Vehicle Rest Area, the Australian Government has committed $140 million over 10 years for the construction of new and upgraded heavy vehicle rest areas. The initiative will be delivered through the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (HVSPP).
Read MorePublic consultation has commenced on a new framework to empower the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to hold digital platforms to account for harmful misinformation and disinformation online. These proposed powers will bring greater transparency to efforts by digital platforms to respond to misinformation and disinformation on their services, while balancing freedom of expression.
Read MoreAssistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Carol Brown has today held an industry roundtable to discuss critical heavy vehicle priorities for Australia, including the sustainability of the sector as well as the transition to net zero and new technologies.
Read MoreAustralia and the United Kingdom have highlighted shared ambitions for decarbonising aviation including though the work of our respective Jet Zero Councils.
Like the UK, the Albanese Government supports the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation without constraining while still facilitating growth in the industry.
Read MoreThe next funding phase of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program, totalling $750 million, is now available for councils across Australia to nominate projects. Phase 4 funding allocations include an additional $250 million targeted to improve rural, regional and outer urban roads. Projects funded under Phase 4 are expected to be completed by 30 June 2025.
Read MoreThe ARTC Inland Rail Skills Academy is partnering with Deborah Wilson Consulting Services to facilitate a ‘Pathways to Opportunities’ capability building program for businesses along the Albury to Parkes section of Inland Rail in Southern New South Wales (NSW).
Read MoreThe $20 million Broadcasting Resilience Program (BRP) will keep communities in rural and regional Australia informed and connected during natural disasters by increasing the resilience of ABC broadcast sites across the country.
Read MoreThe NSW Settlement Strategy brings together existing and new NSW Government initiatives to improve settlement outcomes for people from refugee and refugee-like backgrounds living in NSW.
Read MoreA homegrown sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry could help decarbonise the hard-to-abate aviation sector and create thousands of regional jobs, with grants backed by the Albanese Government.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will invest $30 million to support development of domestic SAF production from agricultural feedstocks.
Read MorePublic consultation has commenced on a new framework to empower the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to hold digital platforms to account for harmful misinformation and disinformation online.
Read MoreThe ACCC are looking for customers on fixed wireless plans to sign up to be part of Australia's leading study on internet performance.
Read MoreThe Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes Agriculture Minister Murray Watt’s announcement establishing a new Strategic Forest and Renewable Materials Partnership to work with the Albanese Government on issues facing the forest products sector, Chief Executive Officer of AFPA Joel Fitzgibbon said recently.
Read MoreRegional job vacancies grew three times faster than metropolitan Australia at the end of 2022, with supply struggling to keep up with demand.
Read MoreThousands of Australians living in regional and rural Australia can order uncapped satellite broadband services from today, following a successful trial of NBN Co’s new Sky Muster Plus product to boost internet speeds in the bush.
Read MoreCharles Sturt University’s Three Rivers Department of Rural Health is offering a series of free online forums for regional, rural and remote allied health professionals.
Read MoreEnterprise Plus, through the NSW Government funded Business Connect program, in conjunction with local and regional stakeholders, is offering small business owners the opportunity of a Free Business Health Check!
Read MoreOrganisations which supply connected machinery and connectivity equipment for primary producers are encouraged to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to participate in the Albanese Government’s new On Farm Connectivity Program (OFCP).
Read MoreTRA has now published the State of the industry 2022 report. This annual report presents a snapshot of Australia’s visitor economy in 2022.
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