Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

​​Tuesday, 21 December 2021​ Workers on big rail project in the Riverina Murray region – the $60 million Junee to Griffith track upgrade – have pitched in to help a little rail project, the Yanco Miniature Railway. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the John Holland crew, working on behalf of Transport for NSW under the NSW Government’s Fixing Country Rail program, donated time and materials to help upgrade the smaller-scale track. “The Yanco Miniature Railway has been

Monday, 1 March 2021 The NSW Government has taken another step towards improving rail freight efficiency in the state’s south west with design and planning work starting on a rail passing loop at Coolamon. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said the $11.66 million project funded through the NSW Government’s Fixing Country Rail Program will extend the current 900 metre loop to 1500 metres, improving access for modern, heavier freight trains. “The extension

Thursday, 2 August 2018​ Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has announced a major upgrade to a regional rail siding and new state-of-the-art GrainCorp loading facilities at Barellan which will deliver a significant boost for Riverina grain producers. Ms Cooke said the NSW Government contributed up to $1.5 million through the Fixing Country Rail program towards the $7 million upgrade of siding and loading facilities between Griffith and Temora. “Across NSW, Fixing Country Rai

Friday, March 23 2018 Customer focused, technology driven services are the future of the NSW transport system in regional NSW, with a 40-year blueprint unveiled this week. Ms Cooke today announced the Future Transport Strategy in regional NSW, designed to outline the State’s ongoing commitment to long-term growth and connectivity between regional communities and industry. She said months of community and industry consultation has ensured that the strategy’s priorities refle

December 6, 2017 Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke MP, today announced that five local projects are among 27 shortlisted for funding in the next stage of the NSW Government’s Fixing Country Rail infrastructure program. The Temora to Calleen Line upgrade has been approved to submit a full application. The project proposes upgrading the line between Temora and Calleen to allow heavier trains of up to 23 tonne axle loads (TAL) and faster speeds of up to 80km/hr. Projects to u