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05 February 2012
Western Australia Minister for Regional Development Brendon Grylls Key Projects Opened At Kununurra/Wyndham Victor P Taffa New airport terminal for Kununurra New Wyndham Community Recreational Fishing Jetty Today’s formal opening of Kununurra’s new airport terminal and a new public jetty in Wyndham tomorrow are the latest developments to vital community assets in the growing East Kimberley region. Regional Development Minister Brendon [...]
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04 February 2012
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder New Easy Access Tram Stops Open Near Parliament House Victor P Taffa Two upgraded tram stops have opened in the CBD as part of the Victorian Coalition Government’s continuing efforts to improve accessibility on the network, Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder said today. The easy access tram stops have been built on [...]
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04 February 2012
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Westgate Ferry Attracts 5,000 In Little More Than Three Months Victor P Taffa The Coalition Government’s fulfilled election commitment of a new weekday Westgate Punt ferry for cyclists and pedestrians to cross under the West Gate Bridge has attracted more than 5,000 users in a little more than three months, Minister [...]
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02 February 2012
South Australia Opposition Leader in the Legislative Council David Ridgway Weatherill A Foul Fair-Weather Friend Victor P Taffa Premier Weatherill has given a major automotive contract to an Asian company, throwing 17 people in his own electorate out of work. “Labor bangs the drum about hundreds of millions of dollars handed out to the subsidiary of an American [...]
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01 February 2012
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Western Australia Minister for Transport Troy Buswell Perth City Link Tunnelling Under Way Victor P Taffa Work starts to sink Fremantle line between William and Lake/King streets First release of artist impressions for Perth Station in 2014 2031 time capsule prepared for burial at the station Work on the Perth City Link took a major step [...]
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25 January 2012
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Another 50 Jobs As Southbank Depot Prepares For 50 New Trams Victor P Taffa Southbank Tram Depot is set to receive a $24.4 Million upgrade in a venture that will create more than 50 jobs and will help prepare the network for the arrival of 50 new low-floor [...]
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25 January 2012
Victoria Minister for Roads Terry Mulder Calder Freeway-Kings Road Interchange Opens Early Victor P Taffa The Calder Freeway is safer with the official opening of the new Kings Road Interchange nearly five months ahead of schedule. Member for Calwell Maria Vamvakinou, representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese, joined Victorian Minister for Roads Terry Mulder [...]
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23 January 2012
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder More Places To Buy Myki As Metcard Withdrawal Continues Victor P Taffa The transition to myki continues with plans for 800 places to buy and top up a myki card, the gradual phasing out of Metcard tickets from sale and machines from stations, and the planned introduction of customer service [...]
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20 January 2012
Victoria Minister for Consumer Affairs Michael O’Brien Seymour MLA Cindy McLeish Station Receives $200,000 Heritage Boost Victor P Taffa Yarra Glen Railway Station has received a $200,000 heritage grant, Minister for Consumer Affairs Michael O’Brien and Member for Seymour Cindy McLeish announced today. Mr O’Brien said the grant was one of 13 community projects around Victoria to preserve and protect [...]
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20 January 2012
Victoria Minister for TAC Gordon-Rich Phillips 10,000 Victorians Signed Up To Slow Down Victor P Taffa The 10,000 Victorians who signed up to slow down on the roads this summer have been applauded for showing their commitment to road safety by TAC Minister Gordon-Rich Phillips at the MCG today. The TAC Slow Ball Challenge, launched on 12 December by [...]
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13 January 2012
Acting Victoria Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan $3.1 Million Bendigo Tram Depot And Museum Opens Victor P Taffa Acting Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan was in Bendigo today to officially open the $3.1 Million Bendigo Tram Depot and Museum redevelopment. Mr. Ryan said the exciting redevelopment project significantly [...]
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11 January 2012
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Reducing Road Maintenance Backlog Necessary Victor P Taffa Instead of removing on-street parking, improving the condition of roads and reducing the road maintenance backlog should be a priority for the Weatherill Labor Government. Leader of the Opposition Isobel Redmond said Labor should focus on reducing the State’s $400 Million road maintenance backlog [...]
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09 January 2012
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Road Safety Rene Hidding Libs Call For Automatic Impoundment Of Vehicles Victor P Taffa Following reports of a concerning number of disqualified and suspended drivers caught drink driving on Tasmanian roads over the Christmas period, the Liberals renew call for the automatic impoundment of vehicles for detected disqualified and suspended drivers, according to Shadow [...]
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04 January 2012
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Transport Adam Giles LABOR MUST RELEASE INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT Victor P Taffa The impact of the Stuart Highway closure and railway derailment is still being felt across the Territory, almost a week after flooding caused by the aftermath of Cyclone Grant. Shadow Transport Spokesman, Adam Giles, says reports of fruit and vegetable shortages in some [...]
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31 December 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Transport Adam Giles TAXI! Victor P Taffa Shadow Transport Minister, Adam Giles, has urged New Year’s Eve revellers to make sure they consider using taxis as they travel from home and between venues tomorrow night. Mr. Giles said the statistics surrounding drink driving in the Northern Territory are the worst in the country and [...]
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31 December 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Transport Adam Giles THIRD WORLD STUFF Victor P Taffa The flooding and closure of the Stuart Highway between Darwin and Katherine should send an important message to the Territory and Federal Labor governments about the need to work towards flood-proofing the Territory’s national highway network. Shadow Transport Minister, Adam Giles, said pictures taken over [...]
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26 December 2011
Western Australia Minister for Transport Troy Buswell Path To Provide Vital Link On Reid Highway Victor P Taffa $5.5 Million for new 3km Principal Shared Path on Reid Highway Will connect Mirrabooka Ave with Camboon Road Cyclists and pedestrians will benefit from a new $5.5 Million State Government-funded Principal Shared Path on Reid Highway. Transport Minister Troy Buswell said the project [...]
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24 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Ports Denis Napthine New Board Appointed For Port Of Hastings Development Victor P Taffa Minister for Ports Denis Napthine today announced the newly appointed chairman and board for the Port of Hastings Development Authority (PoHDA). “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Yehudi Blacher as the inaugural chairman of the PoHDA. Mr Blacher brings [...]
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22 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder RRL: Australia’s Largest Public Transport Project Leaps Ahead Victor P Taffa Work on the Regional Rail Link – Australia’s largest public transport infrastructure project – will ramp-up in the New Year following the selection of contractors to build its two longest sections as well as install the technology which will manage [...]
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21 December 2011
Western Australia Minister for Transport Troy Buswell Upgrade For Nicholls Curve On Brookton Hwy Victor P Taffa $3.4M upgrade to improve road section with crash history Funding from State Safer Roads program The State Government will spend $3.4 Million to upgrade the Nicholls Curve section of Brookton Highway, east of Hyden, in the southern Wheatbelt. Transport Minister Troy Buswell said [...]
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