Past Roads Australia News

Roads Australia welcomes clearway changes Roads Australia (RA), the national stakeholder body for roads, has welcomed today’s introduction of the first of the Victorian Government’s planned clearway changes in Melbourne. Friday August 29th 2008 1:43pm Roads Australia a welcome partner in road transport debate Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese, has welcomed Roads Australia as a new kind of stakeholder body for Australia’s roads. Friday August 22nd 2008 2:35pm ARF members invited inside the policy ‘tent’ The ARF is inviting interested member representatives to join its newly formed Policy Chapters on congestion, capacity and sustainability. Friday June 20th 2008 5:07pm Infrastructure investment: Now for the hard part The ARF welcomes the Federal Government’s twenty billion dollar commitment to the Building Australia Fund. Wednesday May 14th 2008 3:47pm ARF looks to the future The Board of the Australian Road Forum has called an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) in Sydney on June 18* to consider a change of name to Roads Australia. Monday May 12th 2008 12:00pm Entry open to Global Road Achievement Awards The International Road Federation (IRF) is current accepting entries for the 2008 Global Road Achievement Awards (GRAA). Entries close on May 30. Wednesday April 9th 2008 10:29am Infrastructure Australia needs to smooth out bumps in the road The Federal Government’s new Infrastructure Australia body needs to address the uneven flow of projects in the national infrastructure pipeline as one of its first priorities, according to the ARF. Wednesday February 27th 2008 2:36pm ARF invited to nominate representatives to IA Council The ARF has put forward two nominees for the Federal Government’s new Infrastructure Australia Council. Monday February 18th 2008 10:03am Call for John Shaw Medal nominees Nominations are now being called for the 2008 John Shaw Medal, recognising an outstanding contribution by an individual to Australia's road transport sector. Monday January 14th 2008 8:04am Less talk, more action says Leighton chief Leighton Holdings Chief Executive, Wal King, has told 200 senior road executives at ARF's annual luncheon that state and federal governments need to stop talking and start delivering major infrastructure projects such as roads. Monday December 17th 2007 10:37am ARF Skills Survey points to need for longer-term road planning and funding cycles A survey of ARF members on the current skills crisis in the Australian road industry has underlined the importance of governments providing longer-term planning and funding programs. Wednesday December 5th 2007 10:36am Road industry calls for longer-term planning to overcome skills shortage A survey of ARF members on the skills crisis has underlined the importance of the incoming Federal Government working with the states to provide longer-term road planning and funding pipelines and making use of innovative project delivery methods. Tuesday November 20th 2007 2:39pm Deadline extended for IRF Road Safety Award The International Road Federation (IRF) has extended the deadline for submissions for the 2007 Road Safety Award to December 14. Tuesday November 6th 2007 12:05pm Award puts ARF on the world stage The Australian Road Forum has received international recognition with the presentation of its IRF Global Road Achievement Award in the United States. Tuesday November 6th 2007 11:39am Federal Election an opportunity to renew focus on roads ARF has renewed its call for a unified approach to road planning, management and funding across all levels of government ahead of next month's Federal election. Wednesday October 17th 2007 9:58am ARF welcomes additional engineering uni places The Australian Road Forum has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to fund an additional 560 university placements for engineering students. Wednesday September 19th 2007 2:27pm Entries sought for international Road Safety Award The International Road Federation is seeking submissions for the 2007 Road Safety Award by October 15. Wednesday September 12th 2007 10:20am ARF welcomes ConnectEast and AAPA onboard ConnectEast and the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) are the latest organisations to join ARF’s growing membership of road industry stakeholders. Monday August 13th 2007 11:41am ARF Wins IRF Global Road Achievement Award The Australian Road Forum has won a prestigious International Road Federation (IRF) Global Road Achievement Award for 2007. The Award recognises the significant success ARF has had in strategically reforming and rebuilding its membership. Sunday July 29th 2007 10:06pm Dr Ken Michael awarded John Shaw Medal for 2007 His Excellency Dr Ken Michael AC, Governor of Western Australia, has been announced as the 2007 recipient of the prestigious John Shaw Medal for services to the Australian road industry. Thursday June 21st 2007 11:53am ARF seeking nominees for IRF Fellowship The ARF is seeking nominees from within its membership for a 2008 International Road Federation (IRF) Fellowship. Wednesday June 6th 2007 9:04am Auslink funding welcome, now lets take the commitment to a higher level The Australian Road Forum welcomes the AusLink 2 package of land transport funding announced in tonight’s Federal Budget. Tuesday May 8th 2007 9:33pm ARF to participate at World Road Congress ARF is looking for members to join the Australian delegation to the World Road Congress in Paris from 17 to 21 September this year. Wednesday April 11th 2007 10:42am Members’ survey gives ARF the thumbs up A comprehensive survey of ARF’s membership has found that the organisation is on track with its focus and delivery of services. Friday March 23rd 2007 11:46am SEITA hosts visit by ARF Board ARF Board members were given a spectacular view of Melbourne’s EastLink tollway project last week. Tuesday March 13th 2007 7:31am ARF Congratulates new VicRoads CEO The ARF congratulates Gary Liddle on his appointment as the new CEO of VicRoads. Friday March 9th 2007 11:05am Can you help us update our IRF Fellowship records? The ARF is seeking assistance in updating its database of Australian IRF Fellowship recipients. Monday February 26th 2007 11:31am Queensland engineer recipient of 2007 IRF Fellowship ARF nominee Gavin Soward has won a prestigious International Road Federation (IRF) Fellowship for 2007. Friday February 9th 2007 2:27pm IRF seeks entries in international road awards The International Road Federation (IRF) is currently seeking nominations for the 2007 Global Road Achievement Awards. Thursday February 8th 2007 1:53pm 2007 Member's Survey: Have Your Say ARF members are urged to complete and return the 2007 ARF Member Survey that was emailed to them at the weekend. Wednesday February 7th 2007 4:59pm New Media Director for ARF Mark Bowmer has been appointed to the role of Media Director with the ARF. Wednesday February 7th 2007 4:56pm ARF closing in on half century of members The Victorian Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) has recently joined the Australian Road Forum as its 49th member. Wednesday February 7th 2007 4:50pm ARF nominates Queensland Main Roads Engineer for IRF Fellowship ARF has nominated Mr Gavin Soward for the IRF Fellowship for 2007. Wednesday January 31st 2007 10:08pm ARF Board re-elected ARF Annual General Meeting elected 2006 members. Wednesday January 31st 2007 11:09am 2007 John Shaw Medal - Call for Nominations The John Shaw Road Transport Medal is awarded by the Australian Road Forum for meritorious contribution to Road Transport in Australia. Nominations are now open for the medal to be presented in 2007. Wednesday January 31st 2007 11:02am