Kealy: Labor has destroyed rail freight

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Labor’s failure to manage infrastructure projects has claimed another casualty, with the speed limit on the Maroona-Portland rail freight line being halved from 80km/h to 40km/h due to the track’s poor condition. The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), which leases the 170-kilometre rail freight line from the Victorian Government, has made the decision to reduce…

Local emergency groups to receive equipment funding

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Twenty-three CFA brigades and one SES unit across western Victoria will receive funding under the latest round of the Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP). Member for Lowan Emma Kealy said it was important local emergency services were well equipped, with an increased risk of grass fires forecast this summer.  “These grants will allow brigades…