Council hosts Weight of Loads Conference

Did you know? It costs approximately $496, 000.00 per kilometre to replace sealed rural roads.

Moree Plains Shire Council hosted the conference which saw Weight of Loads Inspectors arrive in Moree from all over the state of New South Wales. Cr Mike Montgomery opened the 2023 Weight of Loads Conference, a bi-annual event which took a hiatus during COVID-19.

Weight of Loads Inspectors came together for this two day conference as an opportunity for training, forums, discussions around better collaboration and joint operations, updates to laws and regulations and to work on a Weight of Loads program, a program to protect all Council’s across NSW road assets.

The importance of the Weight of Loads program and ensuring heavy vehicles in our shires are loaded correctly and use only authorised routes is highlighted when we consider the combination of the reduced life of pavements and their replacement cost.

We would like to thank our keynote speakers, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), Revenue NSW, Peel Highway Patrol and local physiotherapist Rachel Bell.

 Find out more about the Weight Of Loads Group

Photo - (top) Weight of Loads Inspectors from across New South Wales (left) Cr Mike Mongomery