Locals, farmers and trucking companies who use the Garoo Road will have reduced travel time and safer trips thanks to the completion of upgrades to this important road.

The upgrades will allow for heavier vehicles, including B-doubles to travel along Garoo Road so local livestock and produce can be moved more efficiently saving travel time to their destination.

Local road users in the Gunnedah Shire will be eating dust no more thanks to $4 million to seal Kelvin Road making it safer for everyone to use.

These works will be carried out in the Gunnedah Shire, along with the already funded upgrades to Grain Valley Way in partnership with the Hon Mark Coulton MP, Mystery Road, Clifton Road, the new roundabout on Boundary Road and my election commitment of $9 million towards sealing Rangari Road.

Country rail customers are set to benefit from safety upgrades to security CCTV at three stations across the Tamworth region.

To mark the start of Rail Safety Week, Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson has announced new multi-lens security cameras will be installed at Gunnedah, Tamworth and Werris Creek stations to improve customer safety.

Rail Safety Week is an annual community awareness week and runs from Monday 10 August 2020 to Sunday 16 August 2020.

Work to seal Rangari Road will soon begin, delivering smoother, safer journeys for residents, freight and travellers between Manilla and Boggabri.

“I went to the last election promising more than $8 million to seal and upgrade Rangari Road and now we’re delivering on it – and it’s great news for the community ” Mr Anderson said.

Students at St Xavier’s Gunnedah will be able to get to and from school safer with today’s announcement of a school crossing supervisor for the Bloomfield Street pedestrian crossing.

Road safety at the intersection of Garden Street and Hillvue Road Tamworth has been significantly improved following the upgrade of this notorious intersection.

Important upgrading and sealing works worth $1.81 million for Bowlers Lane has passed the halfway point, guaranteeing improved safety and access for heavy trucks to Tamworth’s important industrial estate. This is great news for Tamworth and it’s also a great boost for local jobs in the growing industrial area in the Glen Artney Estate and the proposed Regional Freight intermodal.

A $9.303 million funding program has been announced to turbocharge local road improvements in the Tamworth, Gunnedah and Walcha Council areas. We’re not just putting our foot down in terms of delivering this package – we’re turbocharging it to ensure we create jobs and create better journeys on the roads that really matter to local communities.

Young drivers’ patience is being rewarded with driver-testing back at full capacity from 1 July, thanks to easing of COVID-19 restrictions. All young learner and P-plate drivers are able to book a driver test online, via phone or in a Service NSW Centre.

Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson MP is continuing his push for work to begin on upgrading Werris Creek Road and to upgrade and seal Rangari Road. I am in constant contact with the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Paul Toole and we both agree that important roads like Rangari Road and Werris Creek Road need to be started to provide improved conditions for the region’s motorists.

Round 7 of the Resources for Regions program will pump $1,430,305 into the Gunnedah Shire Council as well as acknowledging the contribution mining makes to the economy of the region. The funding announcement is great news for the local community and Gunnedah Council’s strategic plans for improving the region. Mining still plays a massive part in our regional economies and this program delivers a dividend for both infrastructure projects and community programs for Gunnedah.

Four new projects that will facilitate the flow of cash through Gunnedah’s local economy, generate jobs and support local businesses will soon start rolling out with $1 million in funding announced by the Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson MP. This funding allocation is fantastic news for Gunnedah Shire Council to start on projects that will generate work for local tradies and suppliers.

A new weekly bus service from Tambar Springs to Tamworth is about to start on Friday, making it easier for locals to get into the regional centre and back for medical appointments, important retail therapy or to catch up with family and friends. An extra bonus with the service is that passengers can also connect at Tamworth with NSW TrainLink services to Sydney.

Road resurfacing projects worth $718,000 in Tamworth have been fast-tracked as part of the NSW Government’s economic stimulus package. The stimulus funding has allowed Transport for NSW to bring forward and deliver projects in addition to its planned program of work.

The new Gunnedah rail overpass is one step closer to reality, as the NSW Government continues to deliver vital infrastructure projects to regional economies.

Early work on the Tamworth Intermodal Rail Line started today, bringing the vision of a rail hub that will better connect primary producers and other agricultural industries to their customers a step closer.

Dust will be a thing of the past thanks to a multi-million dollar upgrade of Clifton Road between Carroll and Breeza.

A multi-million dollar road project will provide trucks with better to access to Werris Creek’s industrial precinct following an announcement of funding today.

The upgrade and sealing of Bowlers Lane will boost heavy truck productivity and safety to Tamworth’s important industrial estate in a project worth $1.81 million.

Working safely and getting drivers home in one piece is a key focus of the Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation and Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson.