Logistics

Work commences on Ballarat Intermodal Freight Hub

Work is progressing on the $55M Ballarat Intermodal Freight Hub, which will service a range of businesses, including grain handler CHS Broadbent, and the GWF flour mill currently under construction…Read More

Grain Central, June 10, 2026

Upgrades completed at CBH Moora, Cranbrook rail sites

Completed rail-freight upgrades at Moora and Cranbrook CBH Group sites are supporting the movement of WA’s record grain harvest…Read More

Grain Central, March 4, 2026

Study shows big crops, less rail pressuring WA growers

A UWA study has looked into what growers are doing to compensate for shortfalls in off-farm services and infrastructure as WA’s crops get bigger…Read More

Grain Central, November 21, 2025

GrainGrowers study finds gaps in funding for freight routes

A GrainGrowers report highlights the complexity of Australia’s grain-freight task and infrastructure investments needed to support it…Read More

Grain Central, November 14, 2025

First exports of cotton leave WA’s Wyndham

The first shipment of Kimberley cotton is on its way to export customers following the departure of around 600 bales on board a regular service to Singapore…Read More

Grain Central, October 22, 2025

Govt unveils national freight, supply chain strategy

The Federal Govt has released a refreshed National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy and new National Action Plan aimed at promoting resilience and productivity across the network…Read More

Grain Central, August 26, 2025

Work to start on Wumbulgal siding after two-year delay

The NSW Govt has awarded a $13M contract to Laing O’Rourke to build a new rail siding at Wumbulgal in the Riverina…Read More

Grain Central, July 24, 2025

WA budget commits $8.3M to reclaim freight rail network

The WA Govt has pledged $8.3M to advance plans to bring the state’s freight rail network back into public hands, but details on how and when that might happen remain scant…Read More

Grain Central, June 23, 2025

NSW freight review calls for grain-line rationalisation

The NSW Govt has accepted the recommendations of a review that includes proposals to assess the state’s grain rail lines with a view to closing those not or rarely used…Read More

Emma Alsop, June 16, 2025

Freight review backs Botany as container port of future

A report into the NSW freight network has recommended the NSW Government prioritise investment in boosting container capacity at Port Botany rather than support the Newcastle proposal…Read More

Emma Alsop, June 12, 2025

New locos, wagons lead Manildra’s $250M rail spend

Manildra Group is pushing ahead with a $250M investment in rail centred on new locomotives and wagons…Read More

Grain Central, June 9, 2025

Arc to upgrade section of WA Midland Railway line

An agreement between Arc Infrastructure and the WA Govt will upgrade the Mingenew-Carnamah rail line, a major carrier of grain exported from CBH Group’s Geraldton terminal…Read More

Grain Central, June 6, 2025

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