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—OVERVIEW
The past 12 months have been a period
of transformation for Inland Rail as the
largest rail freight project in Australia
progressed planning, land acquisition
and preliminary design as part of pre-
construction activities. Inland Rail will
complete the ‘spine’ of the national
freight network between Melbourne and
Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South
Wales and Queensland, linking to the
existing freight connections at the Port
of Melbourne and Port of Brisbane.
We’ve been working with our
Shareholders on the funding strategy
for Inland Rail, the cornerstone of which
is the additional equity investment
of $8.4 billion over seven years from
2017-18. In addition we will enter into
a Public Private Partnership (PPP) for
the Gowrie to Kagaru section, the most
complex element of the project, and
assume a moderate increase in gearing
by ARTC to support the project. We
have now commenced the 10-year
delivery schedule, developed in 2015.
In a business landscape that involves
numerous landowners, all three levels
of Government and many diverse
industry groups and businesses,
Inland Rail has placed community and
stakeholder engagement in the centre
of all areas in which we work. We are
using the local knowledge gained
through this engagement to identify
local and national opportunities that
Inland Rail can deliver to Australia.
INLAND
RAIL
Newcastle
MELBOURNE
Albury
Parkes
Moree
BRISBANE
SYDNEY
Toowoomba
Inland Rail Route
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