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27 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Roads Terry Mulder Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport Catherine King Anthonys Cutting Realignment Delivered Nine Months Early Victor P Taffa The tight curves and steep hills on the Western Highway through Anthonys Cutting will be a thing of the past with the project to realign the infamous section of the highway completed nine [...]
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25 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Bill Tilley Benambra MLA Communities Welcome V/Line Trains Back To The Border Victor P Taffa Communities from Seymour to Albury welcomed the return of V/Line trains back to the border, in a move that will see a boost to the region’s tourism, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder said today. Officially opening [...]
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23 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Coalition Government Orders New Trains To Begin Fixing Victoria’s Public Transport Network Victor P Taffa Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder today joined Ballarat based train manufacturer – Alstom Australia, at Flinders Street Station to purchase seven new X’Trapolis trains for Victoria’s public transport network. Mr. Mulder said the Coalition [...]
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23 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Roads Terry Mulder New Lanes Open In Peak Hour Across West Gate Bridge Victor P Taffa Melbourne drivers can look forward to quicker, safer and less frustrating travel following today’s commissioning of extra traffic lanes on the West Gate Bridge. Victorian Roads Minister Terry Mulder said the opening of the fifth lane in each direction [...]
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21 June 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Fixing Myki To Get Victoria’s Transport Ticketing System Back On Track Victor P Taffa The Coalition Government will put Victoria’s transport ticketing system back on track with an effective and reliable ticketing system for passengers and a financially responsible outcome for Victorian taxpayers. Premier Ted Baillieu said extensive [...]
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21 June 2011
Victor P Taffa The ongoing problems that beset Airlines caused by the Volcanic Ash Problem is all the more reason why Australia needs Railway Expansion. Every Capital City throughout Australia has been affected by this Volcanic Ash issue and the loudest noise comes from Australia’s anti-Railway Politicians. The case for a Rail Ferry To Tasmania has been strengthened [...]
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16 June 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Transport Scott Emerson No Fare Relief For Public Transport Users Victor P Taffa Labor has once again whacked already hard-hit commuters by failing to deliver any public transport fare relief, the State Opposition said today. Shadow Transport Minister Scott Emerson said Labor has already punished commuters with fare rises of 20 % last year [...]
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16 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Edward O’Donohue Brad Battin Gembrook MP Ken Smith Bass MP Cardinia Road Railway Station Officially Named Victor P Taffa On behalf of Transport Minister Terry Mulder, Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Edward O’Donohue today announced the official naming of Cardinia Road Railway Station. Mr. O’Donohue said approval had been granted to [...]
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16 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Ports Denis Napthine Victorian Boaters Are Big Winners In State Budget Victor P Taffa The Boating Safety and Facilities program has received a big boost with the Victorian Coalition Government setting aside $20 Million for this vital program in the recent State Budget. Speaking at the Boating Industry of Australia Victorian Marine Industry Awards this morning, [...]
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12 June 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Infrastructure Rene Hidding Shoddy Maintenance On Midland Highway Again Exposed Victor P Taffa Minister for Infrastructure, David O’Byrne must ensure Tasmanians that urgent repair works, including warning signage, take place following substantial pavement collapses along the length of the Midland Highway between Launceston and Hobart in recent days according to Shadow Minister for Infrastructure [...]
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11 June 2011
South Australia Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans Snelling Targets Motorists Victor P Taffa South Australian motorists will feel pain in the ‘hip pocket’ from the Snelling budget handed down yesterday. Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans said that SA motorists will be paying for a decade of Labor mismanagement of the State finances. “Drivers licences up; car registration up; speeding fines up; and [...]
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08 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Regional Rail Link Community Reference Group Victor P Taffa Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder today announced the names of the independent chair and community members of the Regional Rail Link Community Reference Group (CRG). Mr. Mulder said the announcement was a significant step in the progress of the project with [...]
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08 June 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Transport Scott Emerson Bungled $26 Million Train Timetables Set For A Review Victor P Taffa Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk’s admission that the new $26 Million train timetables may be subject to another review was proof Labor had bungled their implementation, the State Opposition said today. Shadow Transport Minister Scott Emerson said the $26 Million spent [...]
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08 June 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Transport Scott Emerson Nolan Misses Bus – Again Victor P Taffa LABOR’S breast-beating today about providing $72 Million for 125 new buses was nothing more than an old deal done between the BCC and former Premier Peter Beattie. Shadow Minister for Transport Scott Emerson said Labor Finance Minister Rachel Nolan had been caught out playing [...]
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08 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Manufacturing, Exports and Trade Richard Dalla-Riva Groundwork For Recreational Boating Industry Strategy Victor P Taffa Minister for Manufacturing, Exports and Trade Richard Dalla-Riva met with recreational boating business leaders in preparation for the development of a growth strategy for the industry which will secure jobs and see growth for the sector. Mr. Dalla-Riva hosted a marine [...]
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07 June 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Transport Scott Emerson Transport Minister Blind To Commuter Concerns Victor P Taffa Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk has been challenged to really listen to commuters’ concerns by catching trains in problem spots instead of just participating in stage managed media events. Shadow Transport Minister Scott Emerson said the train timetable change that took effect yesterday – [...]
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06 June 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Transport Scott Emerson Train Timetable Tweak Doesn’t Ease Commuter Concerns Victor P Taffa A train timetable tweak won’t ease south-east Queensland commuters’ concerns about worsening congestion, delays and rising fares, the State Opposition said today. Shadow Transport Minister Scott Emerson said the train timetable change taking effect today was the first major upgrade in almost [...]
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03 June 2011
Western Australia Minister for Transport Troy Buswell New $152 Million Integrated Service Arrangement for Kimberley Victor P Taffa The State Government has awarded a new Integrated Service Arrangement (ISA), valued at $152 Million, for the maintenance of the State’s road network in the Kimberley. Transport Minister Troy Buswell said DownerMouchel, a joint venture comprising of Downer EDI Works and [...]
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02 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder First V/Line Albury Line Trains To Recommence 26 June 2011 Victor P Taffa The Coalition Government is pleased to announce that the first daily return V/Line train on the Albury line will recommence on Sunday 26 June, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder said today. Mr. Mulder said that the first V/Line [...]
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01 June 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Transport Peter Styles FUELLING RESENTMENT Victor P Taffa Shadow Transport Minister Peter Styles says the Henderson Labor Government should take a stand against the proposal to put a $26 a tonne carbon tax on the price of fuel. Mr. Styles said the call by Labor’s climate change adviser, Ross Garnaut for fuel to be [...]
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