Presentations and speeches
- Communiqué
- … Delegates called on the Australian Government to provide fair funding to local government and replace the archaic system of financial assistance grants with growth funding based on at least one per cent share of national taxation revenue. …
Presentations and speeches given at the 6th National Local Roads and Transport Congress
- Councillor Paul Bell AM. President, Australian Local Government Association
- President's address to the 6th National Local Roads and Transport Congress
- … Since we first met in Moree in the year 2000, the National Local Roads Congress has been a fighting forum for transport needs of local communities. We first came together to find a way forward to address the massive maintenance backlog facing councils across the country. We did our homework, we developed a plan, we lobbied hard, and most importantly, we got a result. …
- The Hon John Anderson MP. Minister for Transport and Regional Services
- Plenary address
- … The provision of adequate transport infrastructure is essential to ensuring the success of Australia's national and regional economies, and encouraging social development, All levels of governu2ent have an important role to play in ensuring our transport future, and conferences such as this are essential to take forward the debate and share information and ideas.
- The Hon Jim Lloyd MP. Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads
- Plenary address
- Audio only. Transcript not available.
- Senator Kerry O'Brien. Shadow Minister for Transport
- Closing address
- … With AusLink the government promised to 'revolutionise' the planning and funding of Australia's national roads and railways through a new strategic approach to our transport future. Even failed revolutions begin with high spirits and goodwill among comrades, so excuse me if I reserve my judgement on the AusLink project thus far. …
- Mr David Anderson. Chief Executive, VicRoads
- Austroads: Helping local government
- Ms Joan Armitage. General Manager, AusLink Systems and Regional Investment
- AusLink: How will it work?
- Professor David Hensher. Professor of Management, Director of the Institute of Transport Studies
- Keynote address
- Road user charging: Where to next? The infrastructure funding debate
- Mr Lauchlan McIntosh, Australian Automobile Association
- Safer drivers in safer cars on safer roads
- Mr Paul Morris, Senior Technical Officer Traffic. City of Mitcham, SA
- Congestion, noise, safety: Pressures on residential amenity reducing pressure with local area traffic management
- The following presentations have not been transcribed and are available only as Powerpoint slideshows.
- Chris Althaus. CEO Australian Trucking Association.
- Moving freight
(2.7 MB .ppt) - Fiona Calvert. Director Strategic Planning National Transport Commission
- Managing freight on local roads (5 MB .ppt)
- Brian Candler. Chief Executive Officer Regional Aviation Association of Australia
- Sustaining regional transport services - Aviation (128 kb .ppt)
- Richard Jarvis. Manager Transport and Infrastructure Services Rockdale City Council
- Congestion, noise, safety - pressures on residential amenity (17 MB .ppt)
- Stephen Lucas. Chairman Bus Industry Confederation of Australia
- Passenger transport passenger transport services in RARA (87 kb .ppt) (regional and remote Australia)
- Bronwyn Pollock. Director, Community Partnerships
- Managing transport demand (3.1 MB .ppt)
- Kathryn Rayner. Manager Policy, Australian Railway Association
- Australian railway (17.5 MB .ppt)
