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STAKEHOLDER
MEETINGS
SINCE 2016
1,200
MEETINGS
AUSTRALIA’S
LONGEST
FREIGHT
TUNNEL
6.38KM
TOTAL VOLUME
OF STEEL TO
BE USED
262,000
TONNES
FIRST TRAIN
TO OPERATE
2024-25
—Australian
Government
commits a further
$594 million for
development and
land acquisition
—Infrastructure
Australia identified
Inland Rail as a
priority project,
endorsing its
potential to generate
net economic
benefits for the
nation
2016
—Australian Government
announces additional
$8.4 billion equity
commitment for ARTC
to deliver Inland Rail
—Approval processes
begin, with declaration
by Queensland
Government of Gowrie
to Helidon and Helidon
to Calvert sections as
‘coordinated projects’;
draft EIS terms of
reference released
for both projects
2017
—First Inland Rail EIS
released for public
comment, for Parkes
to Narromine project
in NSW
—Concept Assessments
have been completed
for 11 projects and more
advanced feasibility
assessments
have been completed
for two NSW priority
projects.
*2015 Inland Rail Business Case
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