Northern Australia freight routes are the focus of a discussion between WATIA CEO Cam Dumesny and rural reporter Gabrielle Hodson on The Rural News. Cam outlines how additional sealed road connections could reduce journey times and strengthen access for farmers and communities, particularly following disasters.
Australia’s road transport industry has entered a new regulatory era following a successful joint application by the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) and the Australian Road Transport Industrial Organisation (ARTIO), resulting in the Fair Work Commission issuing the nation’s first Fuel Cost Recovery Order. The order, formally known as the Road Transport Contractual Chain Order –…
Rural transport advocate to lead WATIA’s productivity and labour relations policy work The Western Australian Transport Industry Association (WATIA) has appointed Jan Cooper as General Manager, effective today. Ms Cooper joins from the Livestock and Rural Transport Association of WA (LRTAWA), where she was Chief Executive Officer. In her new role, Ms Cooper will focus…
WATIA is proposing practical, low-cost measures to reduce freight delays, improve transport efficiency and help ease cost-of-living pressures for WA businesses and households, working in partnership with the State Government.
WATIA and Road Freight NSW have backed Fair Work Commission action addressing sham contracting while calling for a practical outcome that protects genuine owner-drivers.