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14 January 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Public Transport Tracy Davis LNP Welcomes Public Transport Fare Amnesty Victor P Taffa The State Opposition Today welcomed the Brisbane City Council and State Government’s initiative to provide free Public Transport for a week to help with the initial flood recovery in South East Queensland. Shadow Minister for Public Transport, Tracy Davis said that [...]
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05 January 2011
Western Australia Minister for Transport Troy Buswell $7.74 Million For Surveillance To Make Taxi Travel Safer Victor P Taffa The Entire Metropolitan Taxi Fleet will be fitted with new Taxi Camera Surveillance Units (TCSU) to give Police a greater ability to investigate and prosecute crimes in Taxis, under a $7.74 Million initiative announced today by Transport Minister Troy [...]
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04 January 2011
Victor P Taffa Every Normal Country around the world has a High-Speed Train that moves people, Politicians support and Government’s build. Japan has had the ‘Bullet’ Train that travels at speeds of 300Km/h since the 1960’s. Australia has Parliament’s filled with Politicians who bow and scrape to the Anti-Rail forces. No Self-Respecting Anti-Rail Politician would be seen [...]
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03 January 2011
South Australia Minister for Transport Patrick Conlon STATE OF ART TRAINS ON THEIR WAY TO ADELAIDE Victor P Taffa Adelaide residents can look forward to smooth and speedier train rides after the selection of a Preferred partner and vehicles that will make up the city’s brand new electric train fleet. Transport Minister Patrick Conlon said final negotiations were underway [...]
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30 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Transport Troy Buswell Missing Link To Be Built On Perth-Fremantle Principal Shared Path Victor P Taffa The Construction of a Missing Section of the Perth to Fremantle Principal Shared Path (PSP), adjacent to the Railway Line in Claremont, will start in February 2011. “This project will address safety and accessibility concerns by providing a continuous [...]
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30 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Transport Troy Buswell $2 Million Upgrade For Northbridge Taxi Hub Victor P Taffa Work will start next week on a $2 Million Upgrade of the Milligan Street Taxi Rank, to provide increased safety and decreased waiting times for passengers. Transport Minister Troy Buswell said the significant infrastructure upgrade would make getting a taxi from [...]
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30 December 2010
Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Coalition Government Keeps Fare Increases In Line With Inflation Victor P Taffa Victoria’s Public Transport Fares will be adjusted in line with inflation from 12 March 2011, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder said today. From March next year, Public Transport Fares will rise by an average of 3.1 % – [...]
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29 December 2010
Victor P Taffa The opponents of Railway and Tramway Construction make more noise than the sound of a Train or Tram running along their Tracks. Even going back to 1917 when The Single Track Transcontinental Line was built by then Prime Minister Billy Hughes was there hostility and on the issue of Conscription Billy Hughes was [...]
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27 December 2010
Queensland Shadow Treasurer Tim Nicholls More Labor Pain For Brisbane Motorists Victor P Taffa Motorists travelling on Brisbane’s North-Side could be in for more traffic pain after the Christmas-New Years break, the State Opposition said today. Shadow Treasurer and Clayfield MP Tim Nicholls is calling on the Bligh Labor Government to ensure proper steps are put in place to [...]
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26 December 2010
South Australia Minister for Transport Patrick Conlon GLENGOWRIE TRAM DEPOT TRANSFORMATION ON TRACK Victor P Taffa The first stage of the Glengowrie Tram Depot upgrade – part of the State Government’s $2 Billion investment into Public Transport Infrastructure – is complete. Transport Minister Patrick Conlon said the addition of six Citadis trams to the current Tram Fleet presented the [...]
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24 December 2010
Victoria Minister for Roads Terry Mulder Victoria Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder Over Dimensional Vehicles Victor P Taffa Farmers will have access to Victoria’s Road Network over the holiday period this year in a move to accommodate for late harvesting as a result of recent wet weather. Minister for Roads and Public Transport, Terry Mulder, said that [...]
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23 December 2010
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Transport Peter Styles LET HE WHO STONES THE FIRST CARS Victor P Taffa The Chief Minister should accept responsibility for the cars damaged by stones and gravel during this morning’s peak hour along the Tiger Brennan Drive Extension. Shadow Transport Minister, Peter Styles, said the Chief Minister was responsible for the timing of the [...]
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20 December 2010
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Sustainable Transport Matthew Groom McKim’s Light Rail Cost Blow-Out Victor P Taffa Reports that almost one third of the funds allocated for Northern Suburbs Light Rail Case Study have been wasted on administration costs are just another example of Government waste. “The Hobart Northern Suburbs Rail Action Group AGM held last week heard that up [...]
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18 December 2010
Acting Victoria Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan RYAN WELCOMES FIRST MERBEIN GRAIN SHIPMENT Victor P Taffa Acting Premier and Leader of The Nationals, Peter Ryan, today celebrated the first Melbourne-bound container of grain, at the upgraded Iron Horse Intermodal Rail Transport Hub at Merbein. Speaking from the Grain-Packing facility at Merbein, Mr Ryan [...]
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