Department of Infrastructure (DOI)

Department of Infrastructure (DOI)
http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/

Useful site including a database based on 1981-1996 census statistics.

Know Your Area
http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/knowyour.nsf?OpenDatabase&Seq=1#_RefreshKW_selectGeogType

Know Your Area provides data about the people of an area and how they live. At present, it has current data relating to:
Population
Land
Housing
Employment
Other facts about Local Government areas
Links to DOI projects, local councils, libraries and other sites
It is a database that can be searched by:
State regions include Victoria, Regional Victoria and Melbourne Metropolitan Area
LGAs (Local government areas)
SLAs (Statistical local areas)
Suburbs
Towns
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) regions


Based on UK experience Fast Train links improve property values. A FT program is currently underway in Melbourne linking Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, and Latrobe Valley. Due for completion in 2005.

Regional Fast Rail

The Regional Fast Rail project will provide faster and more frequent rail services between Melbourne and Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and the Latrobe Valley in the biggest upgrade of regional lines in 120 years. As the centrepiece of the Linking Victoria program, the project will also deliver more frequent, reliable and comfortable services through modern trains operating at speeds up to 160 km/h.

http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/doi/inter...gpagesdisplay/regional+fast+rail?opendocument
 
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