Grocery prices are expected to increase in Australia due to an ongoing truck driver shortage. The shortage of drivers has resulted in delays and disruptions to the supply chain, leading to a rise in the cost of transporting goods, including food and groceries. The trucking industry has been facing a chronic
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Officers from the Major Crash Investigation Squad are investigating a crash that occurred in Morley on Wednesday, 3 February 2021. About 1.40 pm, a black Mitsubishi Lancer sedan was driving east on Morley Drive East and a blue Kia Cerato hatchback that was travelling south on Beechboro Road North were involved in
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The WA government will provide $6.1 million to train more Western Australians in Heavy Rigid (HR), Heavy Combination (HC) or Multi-Combination (MC) heavy vehicle driving through both theoretical and hands-on practical truck driver training. The job-ready Heavy Vehicle Driving Operations Skill Set and driver training will train an estimated 1,000 skilled
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Planning and development is progressing to deliver a $386.5 million project that will create a new, free-flowing gateway into Perth's eastern suburbs. The Greater Connect consortium comprising Laing O'Rourke, AECOM, and Arcadis has been awarded the contract to deliver the Great Eastern Highway Bypass Interchanges project. Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure,
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The design for the first METRONET level crossing removal project, at the Denny Avenue level crossing in Kelmscott, has now been revealed. An underpass and elevated rail line at the parallel Davis Road is the preferred solution to remove the level crossing on Denny Avenue - a 170-metre road that has
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Major Crash officers are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred in Dianella early this morning, Saturday 9 June 2018. Around 1:35am, a silver 2001 model Holden Commodore was travelling east along Morley Drive when it collided with a gold 2000 model Ford Falcon that was travelling north along Alexander Drive. The
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A call for proposals for the design and construction of the $70 million Reid Highway duplication project will open in coming weeks following a recent expression of interest period. The design and construct contract will include a revised scope, including an option to build a new bridge over Reid Highway, connecting
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The Insurance Commission of Western Australia will host two interactive community forums on June 6, 2018 and June 27, 2018 for service providers to its motor vehicle Catastrophic Injuries Support (CIS) scheme. More than 300 providers have been invited to attend two sessions to provide feedback on the CIS scheme, to
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The completion of detailed designs for the $10.9 million upgrade of the Jetty Road causeway at Casuarina Boat Harbour in Bunbury has enabled tenders to be called for the first phase of work. The Department of Transport project will be delivered in two phases, with the first expected to see about
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The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 19 cents per litre (cpl) to 158.3 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. Tomorrow, most Puma sites are increasing their ULP price to 163.9 cpl (an increase of 27 cpl). Most BP,
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