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Decarbonisation focus of Victorian freight plan

Trucks on a multi-lane freeway in Yarraville. Image: Shutterstock
Trucks on a multi-lane freeway in Yarraville. Image: Shutterstock
  • Posted by Dale Crisp
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  • 6 August, 2025

AN $8 million Freight Sector Innovation Fund, to to assist small and medium heavy vehicle operators trial and transition to low-emission equipment, is a centrepiece of the state government’s Victorian Freight Plan, launched today by ports and freight minister Melissa Horne. 

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Dale Crisp is a contributing editor at DCN and a distinguished maritime journalist and commentator with a career spanning over three decades

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