Member for Lowan Emma Kealy believes more trucks could be forced onto ‘already badly damaged’ regional roads based on a State Government position on rail freight.
Ms Kealy said funding for the Mode Shift Incentive Scheme, MSIS, would expire on June 30 and there had been no commitment from the government to continue the scheme.
“This program allows regional rail-freight operators to offer competitive transport options for exporters, encouraging them to use rail instead of road transport to get their goods to the Port of Melbourne,” she said.
“But because the Andrews Labor government won’t give them certainty, freight operators are unable to lock in long-term contracts with exporters.