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Dale Holmes Resigns


Greater Western Sydney Giants Football Club

Victor P Taffa

The Chairman of the Greater Western Sydney Giants Football Club, Tony Shepherd, today announced the club’s Chief Executive Officer Dale Holmes had resigned.

Mr. Shepherd said he and the GWS Giants Board had been in discussion with Mr. Holmes about the development of the club and Dale’s future role with it.

“Dale has come to the conclusion that it is in his best interests and that of the club for him to move on and the Board has accepted his resignation.” Mr. Shepherd said.

I would like to thank Dale most sincerely for the work he has done to establish the club since joining us in April, 2010. Dale has presided over a team that has built very solid foundations for the club including:

Securing over 11,500 foundation members in 2011.

* Securing the club’s new home ground at Sydney Olympic Park, Skoda Stadium. The NSW Government, Royal Agricultural Society and AFL are jointly funding the project which has a total cost of $70 million.

* Establishing an initial training and administration facility at Blacktown International Sports Park which is ready for the club’s intake of players following the draft and leading into 2012.

* Securing over 130 sponsors and coterie including the club’s major partner, Skoda.

* Establishing a strong working relationship with the ACT Government and community with three home games at Manuka Oval in Canberra for the next 10 years.

* Securing first class accommodation for the club’s players at Breakfast Point in Sydney.

* Signing a number of players including Tom Scully, Callan Ward and Phil Davis and securing 11 of the first 14 selections in next month’s NAB AFL Draft

Mr. Shepherd said after consultation with the AFL, the GWS Board has appointed the AFL’s General Manager, National and International Development, David Matthews as Acting CEO. He will commence his duties with the club in the coming days.

“David is based in Sydney and in the early stages of the club’s development, played a leading role in the signing of Kevin Sheedy as senior coach, the recruitment of Queensland and Australian rugby league representative Israel Folau and the appointment of Graeme Allan as General Manager of Football Operations.”

“He has excellent credentials and the club greatly appreciates the AFL making David available as Acting CEO while we begin to identify a new chief executive to continue the momentum into our first season.” Mr. Shepherd said.

“Establishing a new AFL club to represent Greater Western Sydney is a big challenge and the players we will select at next month’s NAB AFL Draft in Sydney along with those we have already signed will form what we believe will develop into a very competitive team in the AFL competition over the next three to five years.”

“To have 11 of the first 14 selections at next month’s NAB AFL Draft is a wonderful opportunity to secure some of the best young talent in the country as we look forward to our entry into the AFL competition in 2012.”

“We will continue to work with our corporate and community partners to build a club the people of Greater Western Sydney and everyone associated with the game will be proud of for years to come.” Mr. Shepherd said.

Posted in Sport

Wynyard Tram Tunnels Were Designed For Trains


Victor P Taffa

The Sydney Harbour Bridge opened on 19 March 1932 catering for 6 undivided road lanes and 4 Railway Lines.

The 2 Western side Railway Lines continue to take trains to and from the North Shore.

The 2 Eastern side Railway Lines were intended initially for a Railway to the Northern Beaches that was abandoned in 1927 by then Labor Premier Jack Lang.

The man who designed and built the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Metropolitan Railways John Bradfield conceded and the 2 Eastern side Railway Tracks became Tram Tracks for the North Sydney Lines.

The Tram Tracks ran from North Sydney Railway Station across a Bridge over the Pacific Highway and to the Eastern side of the Harbour Bridge whereby the Tracks ran into tunnels and emerged in Platforms under York Street and above the current Platforms 3 & 4. This area should have become Platforms 1 & 2.

Wynyard Platforms 1 & 2 was expected to be used for trains.

Trams used the Eastern Side Tracks until 1958 with Trams disappearing altogether from Sydney Streets in 1961.

During the heyday of Tram operations it was common for Trams to be lined head-to-toe all the way up and down George Street.

The irony of today’s traffic congestion is buses lining up head-to-toe down York and George Street.

Allowing buses to utilise Wynyard Platforms 1 & 2 will not take away the problem. What you will get is buses converging head-to-toe in an equally restrictive area.

The answer lies in the Expansion of the railways.

Wynyard Platforms 1 & 2 should become part of the already congested City Circle Line and a long overdue Railway to the Northern Beaches joins the North Shore Line at 4 Platform Chatswood Station.

It would seem that with the exception of the legendary John Bradfield everyone else in Transport Planning in Sydney are running around in circles and pretending to have the answers.

When one considers the insane abandonment of Trams to this ludicrous idea of a short gap bus tunnel idea it would appear that the Alice in Wonderland approach to Transport Planning is alive and well in Sydney in 2011.

Posted in Featured, Transport

Mental Health Is Like Flatulence: Better Out Than In


Victor P Taffa

For the second year in a row and for the second birthday in a row Editor Victor P Taffa spent a lengthy period of time in Hospital.

Working alone and without an adequate income to compensate for maintaining a certain standard of publication are factors that have contributed to being placed in a Psychiatric Hospital again.

 

 

From 5 April 2011 until 5 May 2011 Editor Victor P Taffa was in St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and in 2 different wards.

Note Written On Friday 1 April 2011 Confirming Appointment With Dr. Robyn Bradley

Note Written On Friday 1 April 2011 Confirming Appointment With Dr. Robyn Bradley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The question that should be asked is:

Was Editor Victor P Taffa the victim of Entrapment and were the legal rights of Victor P Taffa trampled on?

The reason that some people sought to incarcerate Victor P Taffa is that they do not want Victor P Taffa to work with the Baillieu Victoria Government in a Senior Transport Role.

CTO Breach Notice Envelope That Was Sent Despite Appointment With Dr. Bradley

CTO Breach Notice Envelope That Was Sent Despite Appointment With Dr. Bradley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After 1 month of Hospitalisation these small minded evil people will NOT stop Victor P Taffa from working with a Government who values the worth of Victor P Taffa.

Just because the New South Wales Labor Party and a Member of the New South Wales Parliament do not like The Southern Thunderer or Editor Victor P Taffa is no reason to use the Health system for political purposes.

CTO Breach Notice That Treats People Like Criminals

CTO Breach Notice That Treats People Like Criminals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Take your tablets”

 When Politicians no matter who they are tell you to take your tablets this becomes a matter of concern and not heartfelt appreciation. These Politicians should resign from Parliament and go to University and study to become doctors.

Ryde Community Mental Health:

No matter how well intentioned Ryde Community Mental Health is the track record of medication dispensed and negative side-effects is enough to question the ability of this service to actually dispense medication at all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter From Royal North Shore Hospital Long Before Ryde Mental Health Incompetence
Letter From Royal North Shore Hospital Long Before Ryde Mental Health Incompetence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004-2007:

Given varying dosage of Olanzapine that resulted in Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome which was almost fatal.

2010:

Put on Seroquel and Valpro.

Seroquel:

  • Urination flow strain.
  • Itchy skin irritation near throat and top of chest.
  • Numbing, tingling sensation in lower right leg and foot.

400 mg Seroquel:

  • Dizziness, fainting, light headedness.

Valpro:

  • Took up to 2,000 mg a day to stop seizures until September 2007.
  • 500mg Valpro gave me same side-effects as Seroquel.

When both Seroquel and Valpro were stopped Victor P Taffa experienced Ringing in the ears in April 2011.

Duty Of Care:

Ryde Community Mental Health failed to ever offer Lithium of which St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney put me on.

Community Treatment Orders (C.T.O):

The negative pressure of being on a C.T.O ran down the health of Victor P Taffa to the point that contracting Syphilis was all too easy. In 2007 when seriously ill with H.I.V. Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea and Syphilis were all negative. In 2011 Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea were still negative and yet Syphilis was picked up so easily. C.T.O.s is a waste of time and should be abolished.

 

 

 

 

Hospiital Tags 2011 & Business Card

Hospiital Tags 2011 & Business Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Psychiatric Incarceration:

The only people in society who are locked up are criminals who are put in jails. People with a Mental Illness do not get adequate medication and the only answer Politicians have is incarceration. People with a Mental Illness are treated like criminals.

Entrapment:

By voluntarily seeking medical assistance for Syphilis one would not expect to spend time in a Psychiatric Ward. After voluntarily seeking medical assistance at the Sydney Eye Hospital Editor Victor P Taffa gave to Doctors his business card. As Sydney Eye Hospital is adjacent to State Parliament a New South Wales Politician who dislikes The Southern Thunderer and Editor Victor P Taffa had done a great job in denigrating both The Southern Thunderer and Editor Victor P Taffa. This situation made medical care very difficult thanks to this New South Wales Politician.

On Tuesday 5 April 2011 Editor Victor P Taffa was admitted to St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney after walking from the Sydney Eye Hospital. The Syphilis attacked both hands and the right eye. In 2007 when faced with a Cryptococcal infection on the left side of the brain Doctors at Royal North Shore Hospital asked whether or not Victor P Taffa wanted to have brain surgery.

Brain surgery was declined. Perhaps by rejecting brain surgery actually could have saved my sight. Significantly the Syphilis hit the right eye. Going blind was a distinct possibility. It would appear that God was working a minor miracle and the decision by Victor P Taffa NOT to have brain surgery was vindicated.

When Politicians tell you to take medication they really should mind their own business. Upon admission to St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Victor P Taffa came in as allergic to Penicillin. This was a childhood allergy. After the doctor drew a rectangular outline on the left arm and a needle with some Penicillin injected there was NO rash and so the allergy to Penicillin went into the dustbin of history.

Psychiatric Admission:

As mentioned the side-effects of Seroquel and Valpro were apparent and had been made known to Nurses. The Registrar Psychiatrist failed to have the medication reviewed. The medication was listed on the C.T.O. that I had mentioned. Ryde Community Mental Health failed in their Duty Of Care to listen to Victor P Taffa and review the medication.

Editor Victor P Taffa was admitted to the Psychiatric Ward on Wednesday 20 April 2011 after the course of Penicillin medication had been completed. As with society the medical profession has a primitive approach to mental illness. Not only is mental health underfunded but people are treated like lepers.

Why are doctors, nurses in the entire medical profession not able to differentiate between Post Natal Depression, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bulimia, Suicide etc? As Police are involved with C.T.O.’s it is also apparent that Police have NO training in dealing with the various mental illnesses.

Mental Illness Is An Exercise In Naval Gazing

Mental illness is an inwardly looking exercise that so-called Psychiatrists respond to every mannerism a person makes and looks at the negative side of a person. This attempt to assist a person invariably compounds problems.

Mental Health Is Like Flatulence: Better Out Than In   

Mental Health should be treated as a positive experience. People who commit suicide do so because they keep their problems inside. As someone who has Bipolar Disorder Victor P Taffa when stressed will let off verbal steam and this releases internal pressure and avoids any desire to commit a fatal act.

It is very sad that pathetic politicians make every attempt to keep a person with ability out of Parliament. Regardless of Party whether it is Railway Expansion or improving Mental Health medication or research it would seem that our Parliaments are full of people who don’t give a damn.

 

 

Posted in Health

New South Wales Labor Health Stand Over Tactics


Victor P Taffa

The Ryde Community Health Team on behalf of Health Minister Carmel Tebbutt rings Victor P Taffa up unannounced insisting that ‘You must attend this appointment. It is been made for you.” Accusations continue of not attending appointments.

Victor P Taffa has always attended appointments. Unfortunately New South Wales Labor Health engages in stand over tactics.

When making mention that I would attend and have my case CLOSED before moving to Victoria to live and work for the Baillieu Government the so-called Mental Health Person becomes rude and talks over the top of Victor P Taffa.

One of the neighbour’s of Victor P Taffa works for New South Wales Labor Health and the New South Wales Police continue with reasons to know what Victor P Taffa is up to.

Victor P Taffa is NOT an opponent of the State. Victor P Taffa supports Railway and Tramway Expansion and his mental state is questioned as a result along with financial starvation.

Posted in Health

Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds


The Silent Majority Want Railway And Tramway Expansion

Victor P Taffa

Life is full of Self-Interest and Hypocrisy. This can be no more pronounced than in attempts to Expand and Improve Railways and Tramways.

 

 

 

Fairfax Media:

The Head of Fairfax Media is Roger Corbett who is a nice person at one stage was the Head of Retailer Woolworths Ltd. Fairfax Media has among its stable Sydney Radio 2UE. Editor Victor P Taffa grew up in Sydney and listened to Gary O’Callahan rule Sydney’s Breakfast Airwaves forever and a day.

Sydney Radio 2UE Personality John Stanley ran the on-air campaign in support of Metro Rail for the New South Wales Labor Government. Mr. Stanley who is a nice person could not explain the intricate details of Heavy Rail, Metro Rail or Light Rail face-to-face to Editor Victor P Taffa.

ABC Media:

The bias of the ABC could not be more pronounced if it tried. At the October 2008 Ryde State By-Election Victor P Taffa contested the Poll as an Independent Candidate. The By-Election field had 4 other Candidates all of whom had some sort of Party Affiliation.

The ABC website covered the By-Election and there was coverage of the Candidates of the 4 By-Elections that were held on the same day. The column that asked what the Candidates stood for was left blank by the ABC as to why Victor P Taffa was contesting the By-Election. Victor P Taffa had a strong Railway Expansion Platform and campaign material for that Election is contained on www.isput.com.au

The ABC was either too lazy or too biased to give Victor P Taffa a phone call and ask him about his campaign. The contact details of Victor P Taffa were publicly available.

Sydney Television Networks 9 and 10:

The camera crew of Sydney Television Stations 9 and 10 would niggle and assault Victor P Taffa at New South Wales Police Media Conferences.

Woolworth’s Ltd:

Editor Victor P Taffa used to work for Woolworth’s and shops there regularly despite harassment from Woolworth’s West Ryde Management and Staff. Editor Victor P Taffa saved Woolworth’s Sydney Townhall Store from the wrecking ball against the New South Wales Labor Government.

At a Railway Conference at Sydney’s Darling Harbour a few years ago Victor P Taffa who had drawn up hard copy Plans and Maps for the Expansion of Sydney’s Railways in January 2001 had already sent them to RailCorp. Victor P Taffa was speaking to a RailCorp Manager and he was impressed with the Plans as he had already seen them. The Manager made the comment that “Woolworths have just opened a new Distribution Centre at Albury and wouldn’t like those Plans.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. James Station Unused Platforms 2 & 3 Intended For The South-Eastern Railway Line

St. James Station Unused Platforms 2 & 3 Intended For The South-Eastern Railway Line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Jones Ltd:

Victor P Taffa has publicly supported Retailer David Jones in maintaining a Store in Newcastle and also for a Store in Hobart Tasmania. David Jones opened the Flagship Elizabeth Street Store Sydney in 1927 only months after the completion of the City Underground Railway.

Baillieu Victoria Government:

Liberal Premier Ted Baillieu was elected to office in November 2010 with a raft of Railway Plans. Editor Victor P Taffa accepted an invitation to the Victoria Liberal Party Campaign Launch.

Sydney Lord Mayor and Sydney MP Clover Moore:

Sydney Lord Mayor and Sydney MP Clover Moore who is a nice person profess to support Public Transport. By-cycle canyons have enveloped the Sydney CBD in more chaos not seen since Former Lord Mayor Frank Sartor’s footpath widening Program.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore wants to have her cake and eat it too. Wynyard Railway Station has capacity for 6 Platforms that since 1958 has only been able to cater for 4 Platforms. On the one hand the Lord Mayor wants Light Rail to Barangaroo and on the other hands tells RailCorp that the carpark in Wynyard Platforms 1 & 2 have to stay.

Only metres away Barangaroo will have capacity for the Wynyard Station carpark and the original contract and clauses would have expired decades ago.

City Relief Line:

The New South Wales Labor Government in 1958 removed the 2 Eastern Side Railway Tracks on the Sydney Harbour Bridge that in 1932 were slated for a Railway Line to the Northern Beaches. When yet another Railway Expansion Plan by a Labor Government was abandoned the Eastern Side Tracks became Tram Tracks. Those Tram Tracks and tunnels fed into Wynyard Station Platforms 1 & 2.

Former New South Wales Labor Minister for Roads (and Signing Road Signs) Laurie Brereton signed contracts for the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. The Tunnel added capacity to the Harbour crossing. The restoration of the Railway Viaduct (That is in storage) and Eastern Side Railway Tracks will do more for the City Circle Line than a Stub City Relief Line will do.

This however is more of the mad-capped keystone cops approach to Transport Planning by the New South Wales Labor Government. The City Relief Stub Line will not solve Rail congestion as intended.

Circular Quay Station is the same height as Wynyard Platforms 1 & 2 and at the Southern end can feed into the 6 Platform Townhall Station.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milsons Point Tram & Train Platforms

Milsons Point Tram & Train Platforms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bradfield Line:

The Bradfield Line is a second City Circle Railway as put forward by John Bradfield in the 1910’s and revived by Victor P Taffa on www.isput.com.au The New South Wales Labor Government have shown by ignoring the Bradfield Line over a Stub City Relief Line that it doesn’t know what it is talking about.

When the opponents of Railway and Tramway Expansion in Australia strip away their layers of hypocrisy Victor P Taffa will look forward to a new career and a new quality of life in Victoria and be a part of the Baillieu Victoria Government and not only help to deliver the Election Transport commitments but also the additional exciting and forward thinking ideas for Railways and Tramways in Victoria and Australia.

The so-called established Media Outlets oppose Victor P Taffa from working for the Baillieu Victoria Government for fear that The Southern Thunderer will receive more exposure and that Victor P Taffa will earn an adequate income. The so-called established Media Outlets bias to Labor is so pronounced as they have sought to STOP the Publication of The Southern Thunderer at every turn.

When people use every trick in the book against Victor P Taffa it simply shows how credible on Railway and Tramway Expansion he really is. New South Wales will be the loser for the shabby manner in which Victor P Taffa has been treated.

Bradfield Railway Tunnels Article Sun-Herald 5 February 1995

Bradfield Railway Tunnels Article Sun-Herald 5 February 1995

Woolworths Town Hall Sydney Store

Woolworths Town Hall Sydney Store

Posted in Transport

If You Have Nothing To Fear Then You Can Move Forward


Victor P Taffa

Politicians who are unsure of their position are easy to spot. Such persons will continually attack someone who has never served in a Parliament and simply has the modest goals of wanting to Expand and Improve Railway and Tramway Lines. When a person is willing to relocate 1,000 km and move to Melbourne and work for the Victoria Baillieu Liberal/National Government it says more about that person than the scared Politicians.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard:

The Prime Minister is a lovely person however supports a football team that has won one Premiership since 1925. Prime Minister Gillard is worried about Bill Shorten MP and so does not want Victor P Taffa in Victoria. Similarly Kevin Rudd MP would like Victor P Taffa in Victoria as he wants to be Prime Minister again.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott:

Tony Abbott MP is a lovely person however he represents a Northern Beaches Electorate and along with Bronwyn Bishop MP who is a lovely person does not want Victor P Taffa to work for the Baillieu Government. Both Tony Abbott and Bronwyn Bishop oppose Railway Line Construction and are simply NIMBY’s (Not In My Backyard). Tony Abbott is also worried about a Malcolm Turnbull comeback and so does not want Victor P Taffa to earn an adequate income to live on or move to Victoria.

Former Prime Minister John Howard:

Victor P Taffa lives in the Bennelong Electorate that John Howard represented and allegedly said that ‘Victor can have a political career when I retire.’  Victor P Taffa respects John Howard and under his Prime Ministership allowed the Alice Springs-Darwin (Only Palmerston) Railway to be built and also oversaw referenda for Northern Territory Statehood.   

New South Wales Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell:

Barry O’Farrell is a lovely person but STOPPED Victor P Taffa from returning to the New South Wales Liberal Party for fear of his position. It has been alleged in media reports that Joe Hockey MP was being seriously considered to take over from Barry O’Farrell. Barry O’Farrell allegedly hates The Southern Thunderer and Railway Expansion as contained in www.isput.com.au

New South Wales Labor Government 1995-2011:

The most corrupt and incompetent Government in New South Wales history has all but ruined the life of Victor P Taffa and are bigoted and racist towards Victor P Taffa. This same attitude of bigotry and racism is why the New South Wales Liberal Party never endorsed Victor P Taffa going back to 1982. Had the New South Wales Liberal Party backed Victor P Taffa they would have stayed in Government for more than 2 terms and also not remained in Opposition since 1995.  

The New South Wales Liberal and Labor Parties have gone out of their way to STOP Victor P Taffa since 1982 and when all is said is done it simply shows how weak and cowardly some people are when all extraordinary efforts are made to crush Victor P Taffa.

The biggest loser out of all this vitriol against Victor P Taffa is people in Sydney and New South Wales who want Railway Lines built. The Politicians who continually STOP Victor P Taffa are really weak and sad people.

Posted in Politics

New South Wales Legislative Council Group And Ungrouped Ballot Paper


New South Wales Election 26 March 2011

New South Wales Electoral Commission

Victor P Taffa

  • Group A- LIBERAL/NATIONAL
  • Group B- NO PARKING METERS PARTY
  • Group C
  • Group D- OUTDOOR RECREATION PARTY
  • Group E- SAVE OUR STATE
  • Group F- CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY (FRED NILE GROUP)
  • Group G- FAMILY FIRST
  • Group H- LABOR/COUNTRY LABOR
  • Group I- THE GREENS
  • Group J
  • Group K- SOCIALIST ALLIANCE
  • Group L- AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS
  • Group M- BUILDING AUSTRALIA
  • Group N- RESTORE THE WORKERS’ RIGHTS PARTY
  • Group O- THE FISHING PARTY
  • Group P- SHOOTERS AND FISHERS
  • Ungrouped

 

Legislative Council Candidates for Group C

Candidate Ballot Name

HATTON John
SCANDRETT Ian
McINERNEY John
BROWN Tony
SWAN David
KING Mike
WALES Debra
WILSON Sandra
CIPOLLONE Peter
NAGY Joe
ALLEN Dianne
AZZOPARDI Edgar
HEAD Julie
BOEHM Darren
RICHARDS Deborah
GIBSON Chris
STEPHENS John
HUNT Alan
FULLER Lindsay
CORRIGAN Mark
BISHOP Meg

Legislative Council Candidates for Group J

HANSON Pauline
BURSTON Brian
ABEL Graham
McCULLOCH Kate
TAYLOR David
CRONIN Alan
PARSONS Michael
WRIGHT Rosalyn
CANTWELL John
FARNSWORTH Ed
ELWELL Sharon
FREW Andy
SECCOMBE David
MULCAHY Stephen
DIBSDALE Kenneth
WALLIS Bev

Legislative Council Candidates Ungrouped

NUTHALL Ramsay     Independent
CAMPBELL Huw      
MARTON Darren     Independent
STANTON Richard     Independent
SMITH Ben     Independent
LIU James     Independent
BAANSTRA Stuart     Independent
DOUGLAS Phil     Independent
TULLIS John     Independent
MACDONALD Kyrsty     Independent
ESPOSITO June     Independent
LIM Danny     Independent
PEAKE Robert     Independent
BIGNELL Lindsay     Independent
STEFANAC Jennifer     Independent
MONTE Frank     Independent
MANEFIELD Bruce      
FRANCIS Alan      

 

Posted in Elections

New South Wales Election State Of The Parties


New South Wales Election Polling Day 26 March 2011

New South Wales Electoral Commission

Victor P Taffa

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

The New South Wales Legislative Assembly comprises 93 Seats. At the Election to be held on Saturday 26 March 2011 there will be a ballot among all of the 93 Seats.

Going into the 2011 Election the Makeup of the Chamber is as follows:

Party                                                        Seats Held

Labor                                                             50

Liberal                                                         24

National                                                     13

Independent                                           6

Total                                                           93

To form Majority Government a Party requires 47 Seats.

 

New South Wales Legislative Council

The New South Wales Legislative Council comprises 42 Seats. At the Election to be held on Saturday 26 March 2011 there will be a ballot among half of the 42 Seats. The Legislative Council is an undivided Chamber across New South Wales. In Victoria there are Electoral Divisions for Legislative Council Seats.

Going into the 2011 Election the Makeup of the Chamber is as follows:

Party                                                                   Seats Held

Labor                                                                              18

Liberal                                                                           10

National                                                                        5

Greens                                                                             4

Shooters and Fishers                                              2

Family First                                                                     1

Christian Democratic (Fred Nile Group)    1

Total                                                                                       42

To form a Majority a Party requires 22 Seats.

The New South Wales Legislative Council is the oldest Parliamentary Chamber in Australia.

 

Posted in Elections

New South Wales Labor’s Aversion To Rail Based Transport


Victor P Taffa

New South Wales Labor Minister for Roads David Borger has in recent days made some comments in various media outlets about the achievements of the Labor Government in the area of Roads since 1995.

Mr. Borger who is a nice man suggested that the highlights of the Labor Government in the area of Roads include:

  • Widening the M2;
  • Widening the M4;
  • Building the M5 East;
  • Building the M7.

to name a few.

M2:

The M2 is currently being widened and the Labor Government has had a total aversion to building a North-West Heavy Railway Line.

M4:

The M4 was widened however the M4 should not be extended as that should have occurred when the Road was initially built. The M4 should actually end at Centenary Drive and funnel all traffic along that Road. The fact is that most traffic on the M4 does not end up in the Sydney CBD. Most of the traffic on the M4 actually wants to head South and towards the Airport. That is why the M4 should end at Centenary Drive.

M5 East:

The M5 East would have to be the worst designed Road since Road Construction began. The M5 East was overloaded and too narrow before it opened to traffic.

M7:

The M7 was not built by the New South Wales Labor Government. Former Prime Minister John Howard funded and built the M7.

Railways:

Of all the New South Wales Labor Ministers for Transport since 1995 the best of the worst would be Carl Scully. Carl Scully duplicated the Cronulla Railway Line, added extra Tracks on the East Hills Line and wanted to build the Strathfield-Hurstville and the Parramatta-Chatswood Railways. The Minister who canned the Parramatta-Epping section of that Railway does not deserve to be glorified with the mention of his name. That Transport Minister did the bidding of the New South Wales Treasury as he sought to advance his political career. This Transport Minister was a prize dunce for canning the Parramatta-Epping section of the Line to Chatswood.

Bus Transitways:

Former Premier Bob Carr built Bus Transitways that Mr. Borger trumpeted the virtues of. The fact is that Treasury would only approve anything to do with Buses. These isolated Bus Transitways such as the Liverpool-Parramatta and North-West sound great in theory however that is only in theory.

Former Premier Bob Carr had a flawed Transport strategy and New South Wales has paid the price of 16 wasted years. On the one hand Premier Carr built isolated Bus Transitways but also wanted a Metro System which was to destroy the RailCorp Network at the same time. This included sacking all Train Drivers and Guards to appease Treasury.

RailCorp Expansion:

There has not been one person in New South Wales since 1995 except Editor Victor P Taffa who has publicly advocated expanding the RailCorp Network. The New South Wales Labor Government was too busy incarcerating Victor P Taffa in Psychiatric Hospitals in 2003 and 2010 to worry about what was good for Sydney or New South Wales.

The only sensible and cheapest option was to expand the RailCorp Network as per both John Bradfield’s Plans and those contained in www.isput.com.au This still remains for an incoming O’Farrell/Stoner Government the only serious option for Railway Expansion in Sydney and New South Wales.

The O’Farrell/Stoner Government would be better of completing the Pacific Highway Duplication instead of an extension to the M4. Railway Expansion could also have funding.

Metro Rail:

The entire New South Wales Parliament voted for the Metro Rail Authority Bill in November 2008 and was the most short-sighted idea that was ever decided in New South Wales. Even to this day all and sundry including the New South Wales Police think they know better about Railway Expansion in New South Wales than Victor P Taffa.

As always the job of the New South Wales Police is to maintain Law and Order and not oppose Victor P Taffa at every turn. If there were no Railway Lines in existence there would still be crimes to solve.

There are simply too many NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) Federal and New South Wales Politicians whose views against Railway Expansion are simply laughable.

The best and most successful Transport Networks in Cities around the world are a single Rail Network. The London ‘Tube’, New York Metro, Paris Metro and Sydney’s RailCorp Network are successful because they are a single system that moves a lot of people successfully.

People may laugh at Sydney’s RailCorp Network however the London ‘Tube’ covers an area from the Sydney CBD to Strathfield. The RailCorp Network extends all the way to the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and the Illawarra. Sydney Central Railway Station is one of the great Railway Stations in the world for its importance and size to the Network.

The only problem with the RailCorp Network is that over many decades it has not kept pace with Population growth. Over time the City Circle Line was completed in 1956 and the Bankstown and East Hills Lines were linked to other Lines that improved the entire operation of the network. The Harris Park Y Link was added and is an important addition to the System.

New South Wales Treasury:

Successive New South Wales Labor Government’s have had an aversion to Rail Based Transport for decades. This is largely because of the New South Wales Treasury’s dislike of Rail Based Transport. Treasury would not fund Tramway Expansion or Improvements and so the closure of the second largest Tramway Network outside of London in the British Empire was destroyed.

This Policy of Tramway Line closures began in the 1930’s and continued until 1961. The rest of Australia followed suit with the exception of the Glenelg Line in Adelaide and the Melbourne Tramways. For decades Railway Expansion did not proceed and the half completed Eastern Suburbs Railway took 100 years to be finished.

Not only has Victor P Taffa revived many of John Bradfield’s Plans and added to those for Sydney and New South Wales but there are also two Pages of Railway and two Pages of Tramway Expansion and Improvement Plans in addition to the raft of Plans announced by the Baillieu Victoria Government at the November 2010 Election.

All the Politicians, Transport Bureaucrats, Media Personnel and Heads of Industries that oppose Railway and Tramway Expansion who think that they can do a better job for the Baillieu Victoria Government than Victor P Taffa should meet face-to-face and publicly debate why they can do a better job.

Everyone has shown in New South Wales that Victor P Taffa should never have a say in Public Life especially about Railway Expansion. These people have made living in New South Wales for Victor P Taffa an awful existence.

The puerile mind games in New South Wales against Victor P Taffa and Railway Expansion over many decades have shown that even a likely change of Government on 26 March 2011 is not going to ensure that by staying in New South Wales Victor P Taffa will have any quality of life.

Victoria:

The people of Victoria and the Baillieu Victoria Government are accepting and decent people and Victoria will be a great place to live.

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New South Wales Labor’s Shooting Gallery


Victor P Taffa

The New South Wales Labor Government has had a Shooting Gallery operating at Kings Cross since coming to Office in 1995 and the question that has not been answered is why the New South Wales Labor Government has not turned the facility into a real Shooting Gallery.

The New South Wales Labor Government has used the excuse of ‘concern for the health of Editor Victor P Taffa’ in regards to almost destroying his life however it is his ethnicity and support of Railway Expansion in New South Wales is the real motive of total dislike of Victor P Taffa.

Why hasn’t the Labor Party solved every illness and disease on God’s Earth?

The New South Wales Labor Party has been ruled by a Right Wing Faction for many decades. The New South Wales Labor Party has used the machinery of the New South Wales Police and Health as weapons in its war of dislike against Victor P Taffa.

The Right Wing of the New South Wales Labor Party also likes to pride itself in being more Catholic than the Catholic Church. There are clandestine meetings. There are also Factions such as the Left Wing, The Terrigal’s, The Trogs and many more.

The New South Wales Police has had Police Commissioners with direct links to the Masons. It is alleged that Former Commissioner Tony Lauer was an active Mason during his time as Commissioner. There are no doubt others.

There are some who allege that Former Liberal Premier Sir Robert Askin was ‘Crooked.’

There is no doubt on God’s Earth that if you wanted the perfect alibi for Political corruption that the Premier of the day would also double as the Minister for Police. After all who would dare question a Premier and Minister for Police?

Former Labor Premier Neville Wran was that same Minister for Police who ultimately faced a Royal Commission. So to all the ‘Loyal’ Labor supporters who really was more corrupt?

Perhaps Labor supporters could have a Wran vs. Askin Most Corrupt competition. The New South Wales Police could oversee all bets.

Everyone knows that New South Wales began as a Penal Colony and that the New South Wales Governor Bligh faced a rebellion. Does that mean that the endemic corruption in New South Wales has to continue against Victor P Taffa in 2011?

The Labor Party has a history of breaking every rule of law when it suited them.

Queensland Labor:

In 1922 the Queensland Labor Government dissolved the Legislative Council after having stacked the Chamber to abolish it. In spite of a Referenda result to the contrary the Legislative Council went into the dustbin of history. From 1915 until 1957 Labor ruled Queensland and was instrumental in introducing the famous Gerrymander. Decades later Labor tried to blame the Gerrymander on National Party Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen however it was Labor who introduced the weighted boundary system. Ironically Labor argued against the Legislative Council as it favoured the Farmers. To massage voters the Queensland Labor Government introduced FREE health for everyone and the Whitlam Labor Government took that away with the introduction of Medibank in 1973.

New South Wales Labor:

The Lang Labor Government was desperate to abolish the Legislative Council in New South Wales. The Lang Government ‘Stacked’ the Legislative Council with Members who would vote themselves out of office and when push came to shove the attempts in 1927 to abolish the Legislative Council failed. The Lang Labor Government attempted to raise loans illegally and in 1932 Premier Jack Lang was sacked by Governor Sir Philip Game. In 1996 Labor Premier Bob Carr REMOVED the Governor from Government House as Payback for the actions of Sir Philip Game in 1932.

Federal Labor:

Despite all the hysteria Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was sacked by Governors-General Sir John Kerr in 1975 as the Whitlam Government sought to also raise illegal loans.

Tramways:

The Policy of the New South Wales Labor Party from the 1930’s was to close down the Tramways. Gradual Line closures proceeded during the 1940’s, 50’s and finally in 1961. The rest of Australia followed suit and closed down Tramways except the Glenelg Line in Adelaide and the Melbourne Tramways.

Railways:

Decades later after the Tramways closures the entire New South Wales Parliament voted in November 2008 for the Metro Rail Authority Bill and to CLOSE down the RailCorp Network. This involved the sacking of all Train Drivers and Guards.

Editor Victor P Taffa has supported Railway Expansion in New South Wales over many years. The Labor Party has ‘Punished’ and Incarcerated Victor P Taffa and he have paid a heavy personal price.

The Baillieu/Ryan Victoria Liberal/National Government came to office in November 2010 with a raft of Railway Expansion and Improvement Plans at hand.

The thugs in the New South Wales Labor Government are not going to STOP Victor P Taffa in having the job of a lifetime and actually contribute to Railway and Tramway Expansion and also High-Speed Rail between Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane. Just who the hell does the New South Wales Labor Party think they are?

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