Melbourne Protests against the East-West Road Tunnel

Channel Seven news item (15/7) about growing protests about the proposed East-West Road Tunnel through Melbourne's inner north and western suburbs. Apologies for the technical glitches!

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[ashleybrient]

@crackers95

If the Liberal Party were in office, there wouldn't even be a desalination plant, the labor Government investigated the best location, near the edge of mainland,

The labor Government have already connected all Victoria's dams, with pipelines of around 8.600km (That's just a bit more than building a pipe line from Melbourne to Perth),

[ashleybrient]

@walkabout09 More peojects Park & Ride project Parkiteer Bike Cages Port of Hastings Development Port of Melbourne upgrade Separating Road & Rail project Funding for an added 24 train stations to be staffed New SmartBus service (6 routes setup by mid 2010) New State of the art freeway management system Wodonga by pass (including new train station) Regional rail link Mildura Rail Freight Upgrade New Solar power Plant (The largest in the world) New Desalination Plant All because of the labor Gov!

[ashleybrient]

@walkabout09 here are some projects that have been funded by John Brumby: 100 new metro trains 50 new trains 45 new country trains (V/Line) 280 new buses New public bike hire system (50 bike station, 600 bikes, setup: May 2010) A new Digital train radio system, to make the train network more safe, & faster Deer Park by pass Calder Highway Upgrade Bass Highway Upgrade Eastern Freeway Extension Building WestLink (Road Tunnel) Westgate bridge upgrade Western Highway Upgrade Peninsula Link (new F/W)

[ashleybrient]

@walkabout09

The Victorian Labor Government have also ordered 280 new low floor buses, 50 new low floor trams, 100 new metro trains, 45 new country trains (V/Line), they funded to extend the Watergardens line to Sunbury, Extension of the line from Epping to South Morang, the extension of the line from Cranbourne to Cranbourne East, and the line to Melton, they also funded to build 8 new train stations which have already started, they funded for another 50 transport police

[ashleybrient]

@walkabout09

You think that when the Victorian Government made the transport plan, there going to fund the whole plan in one year, it's a 14 year plan, most of which has already been completed,

Because of the Victorian Labor Government, all National Parks in Victoria are now free to enter, they also funded for a new public bike hire system with 50 bike stations and 600 bikes, (Operational in May 2010), the labor Government has also order 100 new trains, and 50 new trams,

[ashleybrient]

@walkabout09

Your a joke, half less, oh what, are you going to build it, also, the Road and Rail tunnel is going ahead in early 2012, most of it has already been funded,

You know something, your not even in Melbourne, your trying to make the labor Government look bad because you know there doing a lot in investments for Victoria, and you know that will help Victoria overtake Sydney much faster!

[ashleybrient]

@crackers95

Did you know that Victoria is also building the world's largest solar power plant, set to be fully operational in 2013, you can Google, 'Solar Power Plant in Victoria'

[ashleybrient]

@crackers95

Well, the fact was that, no other country really needed one that large because of the amount of water they get, rain, that and also some countries don't have the money for it! you know, the desalination plant in Victoria is much larger than the one in New South Wales, the one there only collects around 25 billion/L per year, while the Victorian one will collect around 150 Billion/L per year,

[crackers95]

@ashleybrient The largest in the world ? and what a place to build it have you ever been that part of Victoria just past Phillip island justin madden has know clue . Our water sold to the company who owns Connex lol

[ashleybrient]

And a report stated that if Sydney funded for any transport plan within the next 36 years, they would only be in more debt, it also stated that Sydney will no longer be a place of business, 64% of Sydney companies will transfer to other states, and that would be even worse for NSW, because when companies are based in a city, they make tax off that company, e.g BHP is based in Melbourne, that's the largest company in Australia, Melbourne makes over 12 billion from it, as well as Telstra!