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29 July 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Premier Welcomes New Era In Bushfire Mitigation Innovation To Geelong Victor P Taffa Premier Ted Baillieu was in Geelong today to open Dulhunty Poles, a new manufacturing plant that constructs and supplies high fire resistant products to the electricity transmission and distribution sector. Speaking at the opening, Mr. Baillieu said a critical part of [...]
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25 July 2011
Tasmania Opposition Leader Will Hodgman Tasmanian Forest Agreement Victor P Taffa This is not a “peace” deal –it is a deal to keep Labor in Power. $276 Million is the price of Labor selling out the forest industry to appease Nick McKim, Bob Brown, and the Greens according to Opposition Leader Will Hodgman. “And it is a deal which [...]
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21 July 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Julia Gillard’s Carbon Tax Power Price Increases On Victorian Hospitals Victor P Taffa Electricity price increases caused by Julia Gillard’s carbon tax will put more pressure on the Victorian public hospital system, Premier Ted Baillieu said today. Visiting the Monash Medical Centre in Clayton with Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, Mr Baillieu said [...]
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19 July 2011
Western Australia Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore Golden Gecko Nominated Projects Exceed Expectations Victor P Taffa Western Australia’s prestigious Golden Gecko Awards for Environmental Excellence have again attracted high calibre entries, demonstrating new standards of environmental practice in the State’s resources sector. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the 2011 awards have attracted 11 entries from a range of [...]
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19 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Water Peter Walsh Coalition Extends Water Rebates To Small Businesses Victor P Taffa Small businesses will be eligible for new rebates on water efficient products for the first time under a Victorian Coalition Government plan to help reduce potable water usage, Minister for Water Peter Walsh said today. Mr. Walsh said the Coalition Government was delivering [...]
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19 July 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for Energy and Resources Michael O’Brien Threat To Victorian Energy Supplies Revealed In New Carbon Tax Analysis Victor P Taffa Julia Gillard’s carbon tax will threaten the reliability of Victoria’s energy supplies by putting the value of brown coal generators under stress, new analysis prepared for the Victorian Coalition Government reveals. A briefing [...]
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18 July 2011
South Australia Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council David Ridgway A Chip Off The Old Block Victor P Taffa Former Forestry Minister Rory McEwen is deeply implicated in the forward sale of South Australia’s forestry assets in the south-east, Liberal Upper House Leader David Ridgway said today. “The decision to sell was made in 2008 when [...]
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10 July 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Energy Matthew Groom Carbon Tax Makes Tasmanians Pay Twice Victor P Taffa Despite the posturing from the Premier and Andrew Wilkie, it appears that the Labor-Green carbon tax fails to properly reward Tasmania for having already transitioned to low carbon electricity production, according to Shadow Minister for Energy Matthew Groom. “This has been our concern [...]
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08 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Water Peter Walsh Authority Closes The Door On Basin Consultation Victor P Taffa Minister for Water Peter Walsh has slammed the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) for refusing to hold open community meetings across Victoria’s basin communities. Mr. Walsh said he had been advised the authority was planning to meet with people behind closed doors during the [...]
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08 July 2011
Acting Minister for Environment and Climate Change Peter Walsh Victoria’s Environmental Water Under New Management Victor P Taffa Use of Victoria’s environmental water entitlements will become more efficient, transparent and accountable thanks to the creation of the Victorian Environmental Water Holder (VEWH). The Water Holder, which met for the first time yesterday, is Victoria’s new independent body for holding [...]
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07 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Energy and Resources Michael O’Brien Julia Gillard Duds Victorians Again Victor P Taffa This Sunday, Julia Gillard will make more carbon tax promises. These promises will send even more of the hard-earned money of Victorians to Canberra. If Labor’s carbon tax is set at $25 per tonne, this will see Victorians pay up to an extra [...]
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05 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Energy and Resources Michael O’Brien Global Survey Names Victoria As Top Spot For Oil And Gas Investment Victor P Taffa Victoria has been named as one of the best places in the world for petroleum companies to do business by a respected independent survey of the oil and gas industry, Minister for Energy and [...]
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30 June 2011
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Historic Land Use Agreement Signed At State Parliament Victor P Taffa The State Government, the Goolarabooloo Jabirr Jabirr native title claimant group and Woodside Energy Ltd today finalised agreements to secure access to land at James Price Point, north of Broome, for the establishment of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) precinct to process [...]
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30 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Water Peter Walsh Rebates On Water-Efficient Products For All Victorians Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government will boost rebates on water-efficient products, making them available to all Victorian households from July 1. Minister for Water Peter Walsh said the Coalition Government was delivering on a key election commitment by doubling funding for rebates on water-efficient [...]
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25 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Energy Michael O’Brien New F-Factor Scheme To Help Prevent Bushfires Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government has introduced an incentive scheme that will increase the safety of electricity assets and help prevent bushfires. Minister for Energy Michael O’Brien today announced the introduction of the f-factor scheme which further encourages electricity distribution businesses to reduce [...]
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21 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Water Peter Walsh Labor’s Legacy Hits The Hip Pocket Of Victorians Victor P Taffa Water customers will face further hikes in the price of water from July 1 as Victorians pay for the legacy left by the Brumby Labor Government. Minister for Water Peter Walsh said the Victorian Coalition Government was concerned about the impact the [...]
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20 June 2011
Western Australia Minister for Water Bill Marmion 2011 WA Water Award Nominations Open Victor P Taffa Water Minister Bill Marmion today called for the State’s water achievers to come forward and nominate for the 2011 Australian Water Association WA Water Awards. Mr. Marmion said the 2011 AWA WA Water Awards, presented by the Department of Water and the Water [...]
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16 June 2011
South Australia Shadow Minister for Water Security Mitch Williams How Much Did Labor’s Water Stunt Cost SA? Victor P Taffa The South Australian Labor Government has settled out of court with the Victorian Government but can’t tell South Australians how much it has cost. In December 2009 the SA Labor Government issued proceedings in the High Court against Victoria’s [...]
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12 June 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Forestry Peter Gutwein Timber Communities Support For Native Forestry Welcomed Victor P Taffa The Liberals welcome news that Timber Communities Australia will be holding a rally at Parliament House on 21st June in support of continued native forest harvesting, Shadow Minister for Forestry Peter Gutwein said today. “The rally is being organised by the Huon [...]
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11 June 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Energy Matthew Groom Tasmanians Face Price Rise Crisis Victor P Taffa Tasmanians who least can afford it will be slugged with an 11 % rise in their power bills from July 1. With power prices already spiraling out of control, today’s confirmation of the rise by the Economic Regulator will push many Tasmanians over the [...]
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