Inland Rail has reported that spending with local companies on the project has exceeded $660 million at the end of December.
Approximately $130 million was spent during 2025, delivering a boost to regional economies and communities along the Inland Rail alignment.
Inland Rail has now worked with 1,202 local companies since construction on the project began in 2019, including nearly 60 First Nations businesses, with $60 million spent to date with First Nations businesses.
A further 2,600 workers helped deliver Inland Rail in 2025, taking the total number of workers on the project to 9,330 at the end of December, with 5,142 of these being local workers and 567 local First Nations people.
Inland Rail construction is now underway in the Beveridge to Parkes section in Victoria, and in the Albury to Illabo and Illabo to Stockinbingal sections in New South Wales, with the Parkes to Narromine, Narrabri to North Star (Phase 1) and Stockinbingal to Parkes sections completed.
At the end of December, Inland Rail had spent $406 million with 543 local businesses in New South Wales, including $40 million with 39 First Nations businesses, and employing 5,528 people, with 1,872 of these being local workers.
Meanwhile, in the Beveridge to Albury Tranche 2 section in Victoria, $93 million has been spent with 313 local suppliers, including $9.5 million spent with First Nations suppliers, with the B2A T2 project employing 2,161 people, including 1,692 local workers.
Local businesses in New South Wales and Victoria can learn how to supply to Inland Rail by visiting: inlandrail.com.au/opportunities/suppliers/
An Inland Rail representative said the organisation is proud to have passed the $660 million milestone supporting local businesses as it delivers Inland Rail across Victoria and New South Wales.
“Construction is bringing benefits to regional communities, with local content key to the program’s success,” the representative said.
“Inland Rail has worked extremely hard to engage with local businesses and help bring them on board as suppliers, and these latest figures demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.
“A major focus of Inland Rail has been to build skills in communities along the alignment, so local communities can participate in and benefit from this once-in-a-generation project and others in the future.”
