The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) welcomes the Government’s announcement yesterday it will invest $44.7 million for the Australian Rail Track Corporation to upgrade 35 kilometres of the Narrabri to Turrawan Line between the Hunter Valley Coal Network and Inland Rail.
The project will deliver a corridor from Northern NSW to the Port of Newcastle capable of 25 Tonne Axle Load (TAL) trains at 80 km/h. Currently the 35-kilometre section of track...
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) joins in celebrating the joint industry and government successes achieved this year in reducing red tape to improve productivity and supporting Australian communities.The National Federation Reform Council (NFRC) released a statement on Friday 11 December 2020, promoting the success of Australia’s health and economic position at the end of 2020 as well as the plan for a national reopening, with key focus areas including ministers’ meetings that are more...
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has released its Single Freight Data Standard.
The Data Standard is designed to provide the framework for the interoperable sharing of information about the movement of freight and vehicles as they travel the supply chain, and goes some way...
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) welcomes the decision of the NSW Treasurer announced in today’s NSW 2020-21 Budget to lead a whole of government evaluation of targeted regulatory relaxations implemented at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, so as to assess the costs and benefits of permanently removing them.[1]
ALC CEO, Kirk Coningham said the first relaxations that should be made permanent are...
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) welcomes the Tasmanian Government announcement it will invest in a landmark $5 billion infrastructure program, delivered over the next four years.
Supply chains have never been more important to communities, this is evidenced in this commitment to the largest and most significant infrastructure program in the State’s history and will provide the economic platform to create jobs and provide the certainty and confidence to rebuild...
The government today announced the rollout of approved Electronic Work Diaries (EWD) into the heavy vehicle driver workforce from December 1.
An EWD is an electronic recording system, approved by the NHVR, used to record the work and rest times of a driver as a voluntary alternative to the Written Work Diary. Their primary use is for heavy vehicle drivers to manage their fatigue.
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) applauded Teletrac Navman...
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) said today that the announcement of a road user charge for electric vehicles by the South Australian Government in its 2020-21 Budget has amplified the need for a transparent national approach to the design and implementation of any charge.
The South Australian Government has announced the expenditure of $18.3 million over four years to...