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14 May 2010
Western Australia Minister for Fisheries Norman Moore National Resource Management funds help to protect fish habitat across State Victor P Taffa Fish and fish ecosystems in the Kimberley and South-West will be further protected as a result of Natural Resource Management (NRM) funding. Fisheries Minister Norman Moore said three of the 51 NRM grants announced by Agriculture and Food; [...]
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12 May 2010
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce Rudd deserts another principle Victor P Taffa The release of the long-awaited NBN study today reveals that Prime Minister Rudd has deserted one more of his once closely-held principles according to Senator Barnaby Joyce Federal Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Infrastructure and Water. In the 2008-09 Budget the Government committed themselves to: Decision making [...]
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12 May 2010
Western Australia Minister for Water Graham Jacobs Effective management planned for South-West water resources Victor P Taffa Water Minister Graham Jacobs today released a strategic plan to guide water management in the South-West region for the next 20 years. Dr Jacobs said the ‘South West Regional Water Plan’ identified actions and policies that would enable the South-West community and [...]
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07 May 2010
Western Australia Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore State Government deeply concerned at Rio Tinto plans to shelve development Victor P Taffa Western Australia Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore said the prospect of Rio Tinto’s shelving of an $11 Billion plan to expand iron ore operations in Western Australia highlighted the State’s fears about the [...]
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06 May 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Urban Water Louise Asher LABOR’S BUDGET – NOTHING LEFT TO SPIN ON WATER Victor P Taffa Labor’s 2010-11 State Budget has no new funding for any major recycling or storm water initiatives according to Shadow Minister for Urban Water Louise Asher. Ms. Asher said the Engineers Australia ‘Infrastructure Report Card 2010’ released earlier this year [...]
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05 May 2010
Queensland Nationals Senator Ron Boswell Rudd’s ‘Super Tax’ on mines a clear threat to jobs Victor P Taffa Queensland Nationals Senator Ron Boswell said today that comments by Wesfarmers Managing Director Richard Goyder prove that Kevin Rudd’s big new tax on mines is a threat to jobs. Mr. Goyder told a breakfast audience in Brisbane yesterday that the [...]
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05 May 2010
Queensland Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek Labor’s tax review a blatant tax grab Victor P Taffa Labor’s much heralded Henry Tax Review has missed the opportunity for tax reform and is simply a massive tax grab according to Queensland Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek. Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek said Labor had promised a ‘root and branch’ review of the tax and [...]
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05 May 2010
Queensland Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek Bligh challenged to release economic modelling of Rudd Labor ‘super mining tax’ Victor P Taffa Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has been challenged to release State Treasury economic modelling of the impact of the Rudd Labor ‘super mining tax’ on Queensland with the LNP warning the new mega tax would cost jobs and whittle [...]
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01 May 2010
Western Australia Minister for Energy Peter Collier State Government supports Solar Flagships applications Victor P Taffa The Liberal-National Government has supported funding applications of eight Western Australian ventures which are vying to become National Flagship Solar Energy Projects. Energy Minister Peter Collier said the applications for WA-based projects were among about 50 projects soon to be short-listed by the [...]
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30 April 2010
Western Australia Minister for Water Graham Jacobs WA water utilities rank well in national performance report Victor P Taffa Western Australia has performed well overall in comparison to water utilities across Australia in the Water Services Association of Australia’s urban and National Performance Reports launched yesterday. Water Minister Graham Jacobs said the report detailed the key performance indicators for [...]
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29 April 2010
Western Australia Minister for Energy Peter Collier Generation planning to provide Energy Security Outlook Victor P Taffa Western Australia Minister for Energy Peter Collier has announced the development of an Energy Generation Outlook, as part of the State Government’s ongoing commitment to energy security and reliability. This will provide an outline of the type, size and timing of future [...]
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27 April 2010
Western Australia Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore Exploration incentive scheme attracts 90 applicants Victor P Taffa The Western Australia State Government has received 90 applications, seeking more than $9.3 Million in co-funding, as part of its $80 Million Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS). Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore said 67 companies or prospectors had applied for funding [...]
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27 April 2010
Western Australia Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore State moves ahead with reform to improve mining safety Victor P Taffa Safety in Western Australia’s resources sector took a significant step forward today with the publication of the Mines Safety and Inspection Levy Regulations 2010 in the Government Gazette. Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore said the new regulations [...]
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23 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Energy Peter Collier Boost for renewable energy in regional WA Victor P Taffa Two new solar powered stations will be built in regional WA, building on the Liberal-National Government’s commitment to renewable energy supplies. Energy Minister Peter Collier said the stations would be built at Marble Bar and Nullagine at a total cost of $27.7 [...]
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19 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Energy Peter Collier Review of electricity pricing to help ease financial pressure on WA households Victor P Taffa The Western Australia State Government has launched a review to examine alternative electricity pricing structures for West Australian households. Energy Minister Peter Collier said the Government would work closely with the WA Council of Social Services (WACOSS) [...]
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16 March 2010
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Preferred proponent chosen for first phase of Ord Expansion Victor P Taffa The Liberal-National Government’s $220 Million Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project today reached its biggest milestone with the awarding of the first major construction contract. Premier Colin Barnett announced the successful proponent would be a joint venture between Leighton / Indigenous Business Australia (IBA). The [...]
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16 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Water Graham Jacobs New permanent winter sprinkler bans to secure our water resources Victor P Taffa Western Australia Water Minister Graham Jacobs today announced a permanent winter sprinkler ban from June 1 to August 31. The decision followed a successful two-month trial ban during July and August last year, with an estimated 2.2 Billion litres [...]
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14 March 2010
Tasmania Shadow Attorney General Vanessa Goodwin LIBERALS COMMIT TO A TASMANIAN BIOCHAR PLANT Victor P Taffa Tasmania Shadow Attorney General Vanessa Goodwin has announced at Climate Action Hobart’s Vote for the Climate public forum that a Hodgman Liberal Government will invest in a Biochar plant for Tasmania and will also invest $120,000 a year to fund a Post [...]
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05 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Water Graham Jacobs Western Australia well ahead of dire water predictions Victor P Taffa Water Minister Graham Jacobs said he was confident Western Australia was well placed to manage the reductions in surface water and groundwater levels predicted by a CSIRO report released yesterday. The Minister said the State Government had been working with very [...]
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05 March 2010
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett New deepwater port and industrial precinct for the Pilbara Victor P Taffa The Liberal-National Government has identified Anketell, 30km East of Karratha and 10km from Cape Lambert, as the next major deepwater iron ore port for the Pilbara. The multi-user deepwater port and industrial precinct will complement Port Hedland and Dampier ports. Premier Colin Barnett [...]
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