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Statue Of Rugby Union Great John Eales Unveiled At Suncorp Stadium No Bar Too High From Preventing Faster Rail Travel Between Sydney And Canberra National Sports Museum At MCG To Undergo Major Redevelopment Flemington Racecourse Training Track To Undergo $1.56 Million Upgrade Labor’s Railway Promise Celebrates 70 Years Of Not Being Delivered New South Wales Food And Wine Tourism Strategy 2018-22 Launched Capital City High Speed Rail Fits In With Suburban Networks Railways Must Not Be Dispensed With For Very Good Reasons Why Federal Politicians Want To Cut Heavy Railway Lines Wynyard Tram Tunnels Were Designed For Trains
 
Statue Of Rugby Union Great John Eales Unveiled At Suncorp Stadium

Statue Of Rugby Union Great John Eales Unveiled At Suncorp Stadium

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk John Eales Statue Unveiled At Suncorp Stadium Victor P Taffa Wallabies and Queensland rugby union legend John Eales has had a statue unveiled in his honour at Suncorp Stadium. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk helped unveil the statue with the former Australia and Queensland Reds captain. John Eales won 86 caps for the […]

No Bar Too High From Preventing Faster Rail Travel Between Sydney And Canberra

No Bar Too High From Preventing Faster Rail Travel Between Sydney And Canberra

Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Andrew Barr Faster Rail Between Canberra-Sydney Takes Shape Victor P Taffa Chief Minister Andrew Barr welcomes faster rail travel between Sydney and Canberra. “I welcome the announcement from the New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and the Deputy Premier John Barilaro that a New South Wales Coalition Government will fund […]

National Sports Museum At MCG To Undergo Major Redevelopment

National Sports Museum At MCG To Undergo Major Redevelopment

Victoria Minister for Tourism Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula Building A Better Home For Our Sporting History Victor P Taffa Andrews Government is investing in Victoria’s proud sporting history with work set to get underway on a major redevelopment of the National Sports Museum at the MCG. “MCG is a Victorian icon, and there’s […]

Flemington Racecourse Training Track To Undergo $1.56 Million Upgrade

Flemington Racecourse Training Track To Undergo $1.56 Million Upgrade

Victoria Minister for Racing Martin Pakula $1.56 Million Upgrade For Flemington Training Track Victor P Taffa Australia’s premier racing destination will soon be able to operate rain, hail or shine, with works set to begin on a new, world-class synthetic training track at Flemington Racecourse.   Minister for Racing Martin Pakula today announced that the […]

Labor’s Railway Promise Celebrates 70 Years Of Not Being Delivered

Labor’s Railway Promise Celebrates 70 Years Of Not Being Delivered

Labor’s Answer Is A Few New Wooden Seats At North Strathfield Railway Station Victor P Taffa In 1949 Labor promised 4 Tracks and 4 Platforms on the Hornsby-Strathfield Northern Line. 70 Years later and commuters are still waiting. After 70 Years please do not give people the excuse that there is no money to build […]

New South Wales Food And Wine Tourism Strategy 2018-22 Launched

New South Wales Food And Wine Tourism Strategy 2018-22 Launched

New South Wales Minister for Tourism and Major Events Adam Marshall Strategy Launched To Lure More Food And Wine Visitors To New South Wales Victor P Taffa More food and wine lovers across the globe are set to put Sydney and regional New South Wales on their travel itinerary with the New South Wales Government […]

Capital City High Speed Rail Fits In With Suburban Networks

Capital City High Speed Rail Fits In With Suburban Networks

High Speed Rail Operates On Heavy Rail Tracks Victor P Taffa Capital City-Capital City High Speed Rail (HSR Aka Japan’s Bullet Train) is essentially a Heavy Rail Train that operates at 500 km/h. Capital City-Capital City High Speed Rail includes a Roll-on Roll-off Rail Ferry across Bass Strait. HSR travels on Heavy Rail Tracks that […]

Railways Must Not Be Dispensed With For Very Good Reasons

Railways Must Not Be Dispensed With For Very Good Reasons

Railway Facts And Figures Victor P Taffa Railway Planners and Politicians who do not know or ignore the Past cannot Plan for the Present let alone the Future. Given what has gone on with closure of Branch Railways throughout New South Wales it would seem rather mad capped for the North West Railway Line under […]

Why Federal Politicians Want To Cut Heavy Railway Lines

Why Federal Politicians Want To Cut Heavy Railway Lines

SAY YES TO HEAVY RAIL: SAY NO TO METRO RAIL Victor P Taffa         Country New South Wales had many Branch Railway Lines closed and replaced by more costly bus services. The Newcastle Line is next and it would seem that this policy is driven by Baron Richard Beeching in the U.K. […]

Wynyard Tram Tunnels Were Designed For Trains

Wynyard Tram Tunnels Were Designed For Trains

Victor P Taffa Sydney Harbour Bridge opened on 19 March 1932 catering for 6 undivided road lanes and 4 Railway Lines. 2 Western side Railway Lines continue to take trains to and from the North Shore. 2 Eastern side Railway Lines were intended initially for a Railway to the Northern Beaches that was abandoned in […]

Small Business Regulations To Be Reduced Following Release Of Report

Small Business Regulations To Be Reduced Following Release Of Report

16 March 2019

Queensland Minister for Employment and Small Business Shannon Fentiman Government Moves To Streamline Small Business Rules Victor P Taffa Palaszczuk Government is outlining its efforts to reduce red tape and costs for small businesses with the release of the Queensland Government Response and Action Plan to the 2017 Better Regulation Taskforce (BRT) Report. Minister for […]

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EOI For Queensland Performing Arts Centre Open Until 8 April 2019

EOI For Queensland Performing Arts Centre Open Until 8 April 2019

16 March 2019

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad Queensland Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch Queensland Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni Victor P Taffa Stage Is Set To Secure Contractor To Build New Theatre Palaszczuk Government has called for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for a managing contractor to oversee the […]

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Funding Secured For Radiation Oncology Services At Albany Health Campus

Funding Secured For Radiation Oncology Services At Albany Health Campus

16 March 2019

Western Australia Minister for Health Roger Cook Funding For Lifesaving New Cancer Service In The Great Southern Victor P Taffa $13.125 Million committed to deliver radiotherapy services in Albany Local cancer patients currently required to travel for radiation oncology treatment Feasibility study currently underway to build a specialised bunker to house a radiotherapy machine McGowan […]

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Western Australia Govt Introduces Revised Pest Rate For Fruit Fly

Western Australia Govt Introduces Revised Pest Rate For Fruit Fly

16 March 2019

Western Australia Minister for Alannah Agriculture and Food MacTiernan Fairer Pest Rate Targets Carnarvon Fruit Fly Victor P Taffa Fairer pest rate introduced for Carnarvon growers for 2018-19 Rates will support continued efforts to combat destructive fruit fly pest Western Australian Government has introduced a revised declared pest rate for Carnarvon growers to help rid […]

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Applications For Country Football And Netball Program Open Until 3 June 2019

Applications For Country Football And Netball Program Open Until 3 June 2019

15 March 2019

Victoria Minister for Tourism Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula Delivering For Country Football And Netball Clubs Victor P Taffa Andrews Government is giving growing footy and netball clubs in regional Victoria another chance to upgrade grounds, courts and pavilions and welcome even more budding sporting stars than ever before. Minister for Minister for Tourism, […]

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Second Platform To Be Built For Waurn Ponds Railway Station

Second Platform To Be Built For Waurn Ponds Railway Station

15 March 2019

Victoria Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan Waurn Ponds Upgrade To Deliver More Parking And Services Victor P Taffa Waurn Ponds passengers can look forward to a better railway station and more train services, with an upgrade of Waurn Ponds Station being delivered as part of the $110 Million Geelong Line Upgrade Stage 1. Concept […]

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8 Km Of Single Track On Cranbourne Line To Be Duplicated

8 Km Of Single Track On Cranbourne Line To Be Duplicated

15 March 2019

Victoria Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan Major Transport Upgrades To Support Melbourne’s South East Victor P Taffa Tens of thousands of people in the fast-growing communities of Lyndhurst, Cranbourne West and Lynbrook will get home sooner and safer as the Andrews Government gets on with a $1 Billion pipeline of road and rail projects […]

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Chandler Highway Bridge Travel Times Cut With 2 New Lanes Opened For Traffic

Chandler Highway Bridge Travel Times Cut With 2 New Lanes Opened For Traffic

15 March 2019

Victoria Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan Travel Times Slashed On New Chandler Highway Bridge Victor P Taffa Drivers travelling across the new Chandler Highway bridge are already enjoying huge improvements in their journeys with travel times slashed by as much as 10 minutes since 2 new lanes opened last week. Minister for Transport Infrastructure […]

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Adelaide Draws Up Plans To Top Gold Medal Tally At 2026 Commonwealth Games

Adelaide Draws Up Plans To Top Gold Medal Tally At 2026 Commonwealth Games

15 March 2019

South Australia Minister for Recreation Sport and Racing Corey Wingard Bold Plan To Make Adelaide The Nation’s Premier Sporting City Victor P Taffa Marshall Government will lead the state into a sporting golden era through a bold and wide-ranging new plan which launches today. South Australian Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Plan will Change The Game […]

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Adelaide Launches Feasibility Study To Host 2026 Commonwealth Games

Adelaide Launches Feasibility Study To Host 2026 Commonwealth Games

15 March 2019

South Australia Minister for Sport Corey Wingard Do We Want The Commonwealth Games? Victor P Taffa Marshall Government has officially launched a feasibility study into the prospect of Adelaide hosting the Commonwealth Games. Feasibility study will address potential economic gains, population growth, job creation and social benefits which could arise, but will also assess the […]

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Onslow Microgrid Project Stage 2 Gets Underway

Onslow Microgrid Project Stage 2 Gets Underway

14 March 2019

Western Australia Minister for Energy Bill Johnston Onslow Microgrid Project Stage 2 Underway Victor P Taffa McGowan Government launches next stage of Onslow Renewable Energy Pilot Stage 2 will deliver low-cost solar and battery storage systems to locals McGowan Government has launched the Onslow Renewable Energy Pilot which represents Stage 2 of one of Australia’s […]

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Return And Earn Bill Passes Through Western Australia’s Parliament

Return And Earn Bill Passes Through Western Australia’s Parliament

14 March 2019

Western Australia Minister for Environment Stephen Dawson Bill Passed To Allow Refunds For Empty Bottles And Cans Victor P Taffa Bill to allow Western Australia’s container deposit scheme passes both houses of Parliament McGowan Government on track to deliver scheme next year Western Australia’s container deposit scheme is one step closer after the Waste Avoidance […]

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Design Of Arafura Games 2019 Winning Medals Unveiled

Design Of Arafura Games 2019 Winning Medals Unveiled

14 March 2019

Northern Territory Minister for the Arafura Games Natasha Fyles Locals Create Revitalised Arafura Games Medal Ceremonies Victor P Taffa Goannas, reclaimed wood from Cyclone Marcus, clapsticks and the didgeridoo will all feature in the Arafura Games medal ceremonies, giving the events a distinct Territory flavour. “Territory Government is bringing back the Arafura Games to create […]

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New Palmerston Primary School To Open 2 Years Ahead Of Schedule

New Palmerston Primary School To Open 2 Years Ahead Of Schedule

14 March 2019

Northern Territory Minister for Education Selena Uibo New Palmerston Primary School Spearheads Investment In Northern Territory Victor P Taffa A new Palmerston primary school will open 2 years ahead of schedule, after the Territory Government fast-tracked the project’s second stage to meet growing demand in the Northern Territory’s family capital. “Palmerston is the Northern Territory’s […]

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Tully Multi-Use Sporting Complex Gains Funding Approval

Tully Multi-Use Sporting Complex Gains Funding Approval

14 March 2019

Queensland Minister for Planning Cameron Dick New Sporting Complex A Big Win For Tully Victor P Taffa Sports fans in Tully will be cheering the news their town has received funding for a new sporting complex through Round 4 of the Palaszczuk Government’s successful $295 Million Building our Regions (BoR) program. $7.1 Million Tully Multi-Use […]

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Cystic Fibrosis Patients At Prince Charles Hospital To Have Their Own Bathrooms

Cystic Fibrosis Patients At Prince Charles Hospital To Have Their Own Bathrooms

14 March 2019

Queensland Minister for Health Steven Miles Funding Boost To Improve Hospital Facilities For Cystic Fibrosis Patients Victor P Taffa Cystic fibrosis patients at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) will now have access to their own individual bathroom. Minister for Health Steven Miles announced that a $2.9 Million funding injection would support the full refurbishment of […]

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ISPUT Daily Visit Statistics And Page Views

ISPUT Daily Visit Statistics And Page Views

14 March 2019

ISPUT (Improve Sydney Public Transport) Daily Visits And Page Views Over Last 30 Days Victor P Taffa 10 Visits For 24 March 2019 With Day Incomplete 1,323 Total Visits Over Last 30 Days 1,739 Total Page Views Over Last 30 Days Period 25 February 2019-24 March 2019 Visits for 24 March 2019 are 10 With […]

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The Southern Thunderer Daily Visit Statistics And Page Views

The Southern Thunderer Daily Visit Statistics And Page Views

14 March 2019

The Southern Thunderer (TST) Daily Visits And Page Views Over Last 30 Days Victor P Taffa 19 Visits For 24 March 2019 With Day Incomplete 3,844 Total Visits Over Last 30 Days 5,356 Total Page Views Over Last 30 Days The Southern Thunderer Visits Are Higher During Federal, State And Territory Elections Period 25 February […]

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Almost 70 New Full-Time Teachers Join Tasmania’s Public Education System In 2019

Almost 70 New Full-Time Teachers Join Tasmania’s Public Education System In 2019

13 March 2019

Tasmania Minister for Education and Training Jeremy Rockliff Boosting Our Teaching Workforce Victor P Taffa Almost 70 new full-time teachers have joined Tasmania’s public education system this year as part of the largest ever recruitment drive for Tasmanian Government schools, Minister for Education and Training Jeremy Rockliff said. “Hodgman Government is investing record amounts into […]

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Paul Eriksson Appointed Tasracing CEO

Paul Eriksson Appointed Tasracing CEO

13 March 2019

Tasmania Minister for Racing Elise Archer Tasracing CEO Victor P Taffa Minister for Racing Elise Archer announced that the Tasracing board has appointed Mr. Paul Eriksson to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Tasracing. Mr. Eriksson has extensive leadership and financial management experience in a number of roles, including as General Manager- Finance and […]

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