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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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21 December 2011
Western Australia Minister for Transport Troy Buswell More Work At Eelup Roundabout In 2012 Victor P Taffa Work on traffic signals at Eelup roundabout to start in early 2012 Construction of a third lane in the roundabout The $16 Million upgrade of Bunbury’s Eelup traffic roundabout will recommence in the New Year with remaining works to signalise the intersection. Transport [...]
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16 December 2011
Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Police Peter Ryan Rural Road Signs Help Spread Road Safety Message Victor P Taffa Road signs across rural Victoria will alert motorists to high-risk areas and help slow down speeding drivers. Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Peter Ryan today announced that eight new signs were in place on freeways and highways [...]
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16 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Roads Terry Mulder Coalition Government To Fix Labor’s Bungled Registration And Licensing System Victor P Taffa VicRoads’ antiquated registration and licensing IT system will be replaced to reduce the risk of fraud, improve customer service and tighten up demerit point capture, Minister for Roads Terry Mulder said today. Mr Mulder said the 23 year old [...]
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13 December 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Premier Urges Victorians – Sign Up To Slow Down On The Roads This Summer Victor P Taffa Victorians will be asked to leave their fast balls on the cricket pitch this summer in a TAC social media campaign launched at the MCG today by Premier Ted Baillieu. The TAC Slow Ball Challenge is fronted by [...]
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10 December 2011
Federal Member for Corangamite Darren Cheeseman Victoria Minister for Roads Terry Mulder Open Season For Geelong Ring Road Section 4A Victor P Taffa Families heading off to enjoy their summer holidays along the Great Ocean Road and Victoria’s picturesque Surf Coast can from today expect a quicker, smoother and safer journey following the completion of yet another section of [...]
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09 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Ports Denis Napthine Coalition Launches Summer Boating Safety Campaign Victor P Taffa Boaters have been urged to remain vigilant and safe while on the water this summer with the Victorian Coalition Government today launching Transport Safety Victoria’s (TSV) summer boating safety campaign. Minister for Ports Denis Napthine predicted a busy boating season across Victoria with [...]
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08 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Fares Rise An Average 8.6 % To Pay For Labor’s Cost Blowouts Victor P Taffa Victoria’s public transport fares would rise an average 8.6 % from 1 January 2012 thanks to the previous Labor Government’s ‘Buy now, pay later’ transport projects and Labor’s associated large cost blowouts, Minister for Public Transport [...]
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07 December 2011
Victoria Attorney-General Robert Clark Victorian Coalition Government Acts Swiftly On Drinking While Driving Victor P Taffa Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced that the Victorian Coalition Government has introduced legislation to amend the Road Safety Act to prevent people from consuming alcohol while driving a motor vehicle. “We recognised this problem, committed to fixing it and moved swiftly to [...]
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06 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Major Projects Denis Napthine Princes Pier Restoration Set For Public Opening Victor P Taffa Minister for Major Projects Denis Napthine has announced the Princes Pier at Port Melbourne will be re-opened to the public on December 12, with restorative works now almost complete. The restoration project, first announced by then Deputy Premier and Member for [...]
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06 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Roads Terry Mulder New Website Maps Out Roads Closed Due To Floods, Fires And Other Emergencies Victor P Taffa Finding out what roads are closed due to floods, fires, major crashes or road damage will now be far quicker using a new map-based website, Minister for Roads Terry Mulder said today. Launching the new website [...]
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06 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Community Celebrates Return Of Trains To Clunes Victor P Taffa Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder today joined Member for Western Victoria David O’Brien and local community members at Clunes railway station to celebrate the return of V/Line passenger trains to the town. “Today marks an important day in Clunes’ history.” [...]
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03 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Tender For Wheelchair Taxi Licence In Port Phillip Victor P Taffa Applications are open for a wheelchair accessible taxi (WAT) licence in the Port Phillip area, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder said today. “Wheelchair accessible taxis make an invaluable contribution, helping people with a disability stay connected with their friends, family [...]
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03 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Free Public Transport For Christmas Day And New Year’s Eve, And Metro NYE Trains To Run All Night Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government will provide free travel on the state’s public transport network on Christmas Day and after 6pm on New Year’s Eve. Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder said public [...]
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02 December 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Infrastructure Rene Hidding O’Byrne Must Provide Certainty To Midland Farmers Victor P Taffa Infrastructure Minister David O’Byrne must immediately reassure Northern Midlands’ residents that he has a plan for verges on the Midland Highway in the lead-up to the bush fire season, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure Rene Hidding said today. “We know from past fire [...]
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02 December 2011
Western Australia Minister for Transport Troy Buswell Urgent Works Target Highway’s Safety Issues Victor P Taffa $1 Million for improvement works on the Bindi Bindi bends The State Government is providing $1 Million in urgent improvement works on the section of Great Northern Highway (GNH) known as the Bindi Bindi bends. Transport Minister Troy Buswell said this section of the [...]
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29 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Two New Stations With Double The Track Victor P Taffa Trains are now officially running to Melbourne’s newest railway stations following the completion of the duplicated track between Keon Park and Epping, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder announced today. Mr. Mulder said the first passengers arrived today at the new Epping [...]
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27 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Preliminary Designs Released For The Removal Of Two Level Crossings In Sunshine Victor P Taffa Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder today released preliminary designs for the removal of two level crossings on Anderson Road, Sunshine in another major milestone for Regional Rail Link. Mr. Mulder said members of the community [...]
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24 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Photo ID On Its Way To Taxis Outside Melbourne Victor P Taffa Taxi passengers outside metropolitan Melbourne will soon be greeted by a photo of their driver when they jump into a cab, with in-cab photo identification set to be rolled out across the state. Announcing the rollout, Public Transport Minister [...]
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