PHOTO: One of many flood damaged roads in the Western Plains area.
The newly-formed organisation Rural Roads Alliance is calling on the Federal Government to inject sick rural roads with a $5.5 billion emergency funding package in the lead up to the Federal budget.
The Alliance – which represents diverse stakeholders from across regional Australia – has been formed in response to the critical challenges facing Australia’s rural road network in the wake of recent flooding and high rainfall.
The Alliance includes GrainGrowers, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) and Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA)…