Major Win For Rail Freight In Victoria

31st May 2011 – Victoria Coalition Government announced that $5 million support package for rail freight will continue in 2011/2012. This is great news and a major win for rural residents, Victorian manufacturers and other businesses in the state.

Speaking about the economic, social and environmental benefits of rail freight, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder believes that it is vital Victoria’s agricultural and manufacturing sectors have access to the lowest possible freight costs.

“The Port of Melbourne is Australia’s largest container port. The government wants to ensure that this remains the case.”

Mr. Mulder added that  the Victorian Government wants to work in partnership with container terminal operators such as Wimmera Container Terminal at Horsham (who will move to Dooen), Wakefield’s at Merbein, Gray’s at Tocumwal and Wettenhall’s at Warrnambool who shift about 35,000 containers each year in total by rail.