Ports and freight initiatives

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2 May 2012

Mode Shift Incentive Scheme

21 February 2012

Dimboola to Rainbow rail line reopens

The 66 kilometre Dimboola to Rainbow section of the Yaapeet rail line has reopened, allowing a further 120,000 tonnes of Victorian grain to be transported by rail.

30 December 2011

Government to consider report on grain logistics

The Minister for Ports and Minister for Roads and Public Transport have welcomed a report from the Grain Logistics Taskforce that identifies a number of potential measures for improving efficiencies in the grain supply chain.

18 November 2011

Iluka mineral sands freight train commences trial operation

A trial of mineral sands trains between Hopetoun in northwest Victoria and Iluka's Hamilton Resources Separation Plant has commenced. The new rail freight operation will significantly reduce the distance the heavy mineral concentrate travels on road, cutting up to 20,000 truck movements a year to improve local amenity and reduce wear and tear on the roads.

Initiatives

Victorian Grain Logistics Taskforce - will provide recommendations to Government on how to improve the transport of grain.

Freight Infrastructure Charge - the FIC is being replaced by a licence levy that would be applied to the Port of Melbourne Corporation.

Mode Shift Incentive Scheme - encouraging the use of rail freight and relieve road congestion through a competitive funding framework.

Government response to Victorian Ports Regulation Review 2009 - response to the Essential Services Commission's recommendations.

Women in Freight, Logistics and Marine Scholarship - an annual industry scholarship, currently under review.

Victorian rail access regime - details of open access regime exists on freight rail lines in Victoria.