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30 June 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Responsible Scrutiny of Government David Davis SUMMERTIME, AND THE LIVING IS EASY FOR TREASURER AS VIC FAMILIES SUFFER Victor P Taffa Summertime is junket time for the Victorian Treasurer, with revelations today a six-day tour of India by John Lenders earlier this year cost Victorians $18,000 bringing the Treasurer’s total travel bill met by [...]
Posted in News
30 June 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Tertiary Education and Training Peter Hall BRUMBY GOVT IDLE WHILE 10,000 JOBS PUT AT RISK Victor P Taffa Premier John Brumby and his government have remained idle while International Student Enrolments – Victoria’s Largest Export Income Business – continue to plummet, Shadow Minister for Tertiary Education and Training and Nationals Leader in the Legislative [...]
Posted in Education
30 June 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder MYKI MESS CAUSES FARE REVENUE COLLAPSE Victor P Taffa Documents released under Freedom of Information by the Transport Ticketing Authority to the Victorian Coalition show that with the introduction of myki and despite the Brumby Government’s claimed patronage increases, public transport fare revenue is declining according to Shadow Minister for [...]
Posted in Transport
30 June 2010
Victoria Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu COALITION ALLOCATES TEN ADDITIONAL MICA PARAMEDIC TEAMS FOR REGIONAL VICTORIA Victor P Taffa The Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition today announced if it wins the November election, it will allocate ten new MICA Single Responder Units in regional Victoria, Leader of the Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Ted Baillieu said. The Single Responder Units (SRUs) will [...]
Posted in Health
30 June 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Integrity Of Government Andrew McIntosh ASHBY TAPES REVEAL BRUMBY’S SECRET OPI SCANDAL Victor P Taffa A string of damning revelations in The Australian about the content of secret telephone intercepts of conversations between top Victoria Police officers and members of the Brumby Government has revealed a growing scandal inside the Brumby Government over the [...]
Posted in Law & Order
30 June 2010
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott Federal Election 2010 Mental Health Plan Victor P Taffa The Federal Coalition will provide $1.5 billion to expand frontline services to cut the burden of Mental Health disorders within Australia. The Federal Coalition’s Real Action Plan for Better Mental Health will deliver 20 new Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centres (based on the EPPIC [...]
Posted in Health
30 June 2010
Western Australia Minister for Transport Simon O’Brien Extra Parking Opened at Cockburn Central Station Victor P Taffa Parking at Cockburn Central station has been boosted by 210 Permanent Bays. Transport Minister Simon O’Brien and Jandakot MLA Joe Francis attended the car park this morning to see peak hour commuters take advantage of the new bays, which had been promised [...]
Posted in Transport
30 June 2010
Western Australia Minister for Transport Simon O’Brien New Traffic Signals on Bussell Highway to Make Intersection Much Safer Victor P Taffa One of Bussell Highway’s worst intersections – Washington Avenue at Bunbury – will be made safer, with new traffic signals and improvements. Transport Minister Simon O’Brien said today a $1.15 Million contract to improve the intersection had been [...]
Posted in Transport
30 June 2010
Western Australia Minister for Transport Simon O’Brien Pinjarra-Williams Road Set for $1.2 Million Makeover Victor P Taffa Road safety and transport efficiency for locals and tourists travelling on the Pinjarra – Williams Road will be improved, with a major contract awarded by the State Government. Transport Minister Simon O’Brien said the $1.21 Million contract had been won by Southern [...]
Posted in Transport
30 June 2010
Western Australia Minister for Transport Simon O’Brien Pinjarra-Williams Road to Benefit from Safer Roads Funding Victor P Taffa A section of the Pinjarra-Williams Road, 13 kilometres East of Pinjarra, is being widened to improve transport efficiency and safety along the busy route. In awarding the $650,000 contract to Southern Roads Services, Transport Minister Simon O’Brien said the improvements involved [...]
Posted in Transport
