The Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail Alliance (MBIRA) and the Border Regional Organisation of Councils (BROC) co-hosted a Strategy Meeting in Moree to identify ways to support the creation of an inland rail line and logistics system for freight movements in the vast inland area between Melbourne and Brisbane. The Strategy Meeting was facilitated by Starfish Associate Adam Blakester.
The MBIRA, which is made up of the local councils along the proposed rail route, has a vision to see the completion of a modern, high standard railway to efficiently transport freight.
One of the strongest messages which came from the meeting was that the Inland Rail is a transformational nation-building project that has the potential to provide centuries of benefit if the railway is designed for low operating costs and built to world’s best practice.
Stakeholders attending the meeting included councils such as Moree Plains Shire Council, Parkes, Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Gwydir, Inverell and Wagga Wagga; State transport representatives from NSW, Victoria and Queensland; industry groups such as NSW Farmers, the Australian Logistics Council, the Australasian Railway Association, GATR and Cotton Australia; and industry representatives from Asciano, Thiess and the Port of Brisbane.
The meeting was extremely successful in providing a forum for the exchange of exciting ideas, and marks a key milestone for the project to start making tracks. The next major step for the MBRIRA is to host a second Inland Rail Symposium in Moree early 2014.
Read more below:
- The Time is Now | Moree Plains Shire
- Now is the Time | Moree Champion
- Inland Railway on Want List | Australian Financial Review
- $4.7Bn Inland Rail Announced | The Toowoomba Chronicle
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