Bringing reopening dates forward a 'difficult' call even if Victoria is ahead of schedule, Andrews says, Learner drivers may face up to six-month wait as coronavirus stalls tests, 'I can get a $300k loan online': Thousands back dad's call to change Victorian L-plate testing, Melbourne's curfew scrapped, third step brought forward as coronavirus restrictions eased, Melbourne's restrictions roadmap has changed a bit. "I do think that the time has come for the learner permit to be done online.". Between now and 2022, major construction for the $11 billion Metro Tunnel and the $6.7 billion West Gate Tunnel will get under way. "At the end of the day it's about those valuable hours out on the road … to really get that real-world experience behind the wheel," he said. [1], The formation of Transport for Victoria was jointly announced on 27 June 2016, by Jacinta Allan, Minister for Public Transport, and Luke Donnellan, Minister for Roads. Victorians could soon be getting their L-plates online as the new Roads Minister Ben Carroll confirms he is pushing for the changes. Just 16 per cent of Australian engineering students are women, while one in five Australasian rail workers are female. But Mr Doherty said it was still going to be a while until his daughter could take her test. Currently, hopeful learner drivers must attend a VicRoads office in person to complete the learner permit knowledge test that qualifies them to take to the roads with L-plates. "It's been done where you can do it online from your own private home, but it's been done in a very secure fashion where answers are timed, you only get a certain amount of time to do it, you log-in very securely. “I’d have to explore that a little bit more,” she said. Here's what's allowed from tomorrow, Trump could have appealed to a crucial swing state with his SCOTUS pick. Former attorney-general Martin Pakula takes on the jobs, … Shepparton dad David Doherty's petition for online L-plate tests has attracted nearly 30,000 signatures. Speaking from her Spring Street office, Ms Allan wasn’t shy about calling out the problem. Theoretically, this means that a commuter from Burwood could get to the airport on a single train ride. “I do think with the new high-capacity, bigger trains, that we’re moving to a turn-up-and-go service. The Rail, Tram and Bus Union shut down the city’s rail network during negotiations in 2015. [4], Adam Carey, writing in The Age, suggested that the new authority would only undermine the role of the then recently established PTV as an umbrella agency.[5]. “But they also take leadership to get them off the ground and get them going.”. [5] Visit the Victorian Government media centre for the latest transport media releases. It acts as an umbrella agency for Public Transport Victoria (PTV, the statutory authority that manages all public transit in Victoria, including trains, trams and buses) and VicRoads (the statutory authority that manages Victoria's roads). The project, set to finish in 2032, would include electrifying train tracks to Wyndham Vale and Melton. Ms Allan then pulled out a pen and paper and started drawing a map. Traffic and transport Health and social support Education Law and justice Environment, water and energy Arts and sport About the VIC Government Victorian Government Directory The Premier and ministers Departments The possibility of public transport strikes loom as train and tram workers negotiate their EBA next year. “Rapid population growth in Melbourne’s outer suburbs and being able to ease the impacts of congestion on people’s lives is very much at the forefront of my mind,” Ms Pulford said. Mr Carroll said the pandemic has shown how face-to-face services could move to the internet. They will oversee a multibillion-dollar infrastructure program, including construction of up to five road and rail tunnels, two of which run beneath the Yarra River. Work will also start on the $15.8 billion North East Link, $13 billion airport rail, $50 billion suburban rail loop and the removal of more level crossings. Who would have thought that, by 2018, Victoria’s three transport ministries – some of the government’s most important posts – would be held by women? Driving thousands of kilometres through Victoria in her previous role as Victorian Regional Development Minister should come in handy for Jaala Pulford, as she takes on the role of Roads Minister – the first woman to do so. "The amount of backlog is still delaying the process for a lot of young people to get their learner's [permit].".