Transport & infrastructure
Current priorities
We represent and advocate on behalf of councils to Victorian and Australian Government inquiries and policy reviews.
Our submissions cover many areas of transport policy and investment including:
- legislative reform
- infrastructure planning
- service delivery
- funding.
Submissions and briefs
We develop and form a collective local government sector view on a range of topics.
These include:
- Briefing on Infrastructure Victoria Advice to State Government on Automated and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - Nov 2018 (PDF - 901KB)
- Submission for Infrastructure Victoria Evidence Base Report - Advice on Automated Vehicle and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - Aug 2018 (PDF - 558.5KB)
- Submission to NTC Safety Assurance for Automated Driving Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) Consultation - Jul 2018 (PDF - 631.3KB)
- Inquiry into VicRoads Management of Country Roads - Dec 2017 (Word – 77KB)
- Changing driving laws to support automated vehicles - Discussion Paper - Dec 2017 (PDF – 156KB)
To access transport and infrastructure-related submissions, visit the submissions page.
We also prepare briefing papers for our members’ use.
Committees and working groups
We represent local government on a number of transport-related committees and working groups to help inform our work and build capacity within the sector, including:
- PTV Accessibility Strategic Reference Group
- PTV Operators Committee
- TAC Local Government Grants Panel
- VicRoads Smartroads Reference Group
- VicRoads Rural Reference Group
- VicRoads Speed Limit Policy Working Group
- VicRoads Roadside Memorials Steering Group
- Victorian Ministerial Freight Advisory Council
- Victorian Railway Crossing Safety Steering Committee
- Victorian Road Freight Advisory Council.
Resources
- Download the Interface Agreement for Railway crossing and Grade Separated Interfaces (Word - 1.62MB)
Past events
You can access environment-related presentations from past events on our past event presentations page.
External resources
- Infrastructure Victoria
- Level Crossing Removal Authority
- Metro Tunnel Project
- Public Transport Victoria
- Roads & transport (Vic Councils)
- Victorian Transport Statistics Portal
- VicRoads
Engage with us
Emma Lindsay
Senior Policy Officer
elindsay@mav.asn.au
(03) 9667 5595
