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mattblack wrote:

Queensland is a very important region also for the Federal Labor government due to lots of seats and it tends to swing.

Not to mention thats where a huge amount of our food comes from. I think if you look at it on the other side of the coin you can justify it as securing our national interest.

The Scooter Guy wrote:ADELAIDE'S $61 million O-Bahn extension will be shelved after the Federal Government withdrew funding.

The $61 million upgrade would have extended the service into the city centre by installing dedicated bus lanes along Hackney Rd and Grenfell and Currie streets.
Acting state Transport Minister John Hill said the State Government was not intending to pick up the tab for the federal project.
"We are obviously very disappointed with this decision on behalf of the residents and commuters of the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide," Mr Hill said.
"We will continue planning and designs for this important project so it is essentially shovel-ready for the Federal Government to fund when economic circumstances permit."
The O-Bahn is one of the city's busiest transport routes, ferrying seven million passengers into the city from the northeast suburbs each year.

Hip Hip Huzzah! The O-Bahn will be like it's good ol' days but with the new smiling Scanias!
Gridlock in CBD to soon become a thing of the past!

ricecrackers wrote:

i would be careful to buy into the propaganda that Queensland is our bread basket
these themes are often used to garner public support for a tax

ricecrackers wrote:i would be careful to buy into the propaganda that Queensland is our bread basket
these themes are often used to garner public support for a tax

rhino wrote:

metro wrote:as usual Adelaide gets screwed over by the eastern states, how about they cancel/scale back the Gold Coast light rail

I simply cannot believe this attitude. Do you really think it's only South Australia that is forgoing something to help raise funds for the flood recovery? And something as minor as this - what's the big deal?

This summer: We've come out of the drought, unlike Western Australia
We didn't have any major flooding other than Stockport, very minor compared to Queensland, Victoria, and NSW
We haven't had a major bushfire (yet), unlike WA
We're the only state having a super harvest
Most of our crops got re-upgraded after being downgraded as damage wasn't as bad as expected

Considering how well we're travelling compared to other states, I for one am happy to give a little to help.

Shovel-ready project shoved

Kevin Naughton

IT’S been three years this week since the Federal Government announced a $61 million extension of the O-Bahn busway into the heart of the Adelaide CBD.

It’s almost 18 months since it was postponed and, as of today, it appears to be dead in the water.

The project was part of the $8 billion suite of infrastructure projects announced by Treasurer Wayne Swan in his stimulus-spending Budget of May 2009.

Swan withdrew the funding in January 2011 after the Queensland floods put pressure on the Commonwealth’s purse.

The State Government refused to pick up the tab for the federal project, but held out hopes for a rethink on federal funds.

“We will continue planning and designs for this important project so it is essentially shovel-ready for the Federal Government to fund when economic circumstances permit,” acting Transport Minister John Hill said in January 2011.

Last night’s Federal Budget listed the transport infrastructure projects it would fund in the coming years and the O-Bahn wasn’t on it.

As expected after authorised pre-announcement this week, federal funds will be allocated to upgrading railway stations and building rail underpasses at key Adelaide locations.

The $443 million plans include an underpass at Bowden and two more at Keswick and Goodwood.

The joint-government announcement said the changes are intended to “increase traffic flow and road safety, improve rail freight competitiveness and separate heavy trains from commuter services, allowing both to be more reliable”.

Asked if the O-Bahn had slipped from government view, State Transport Minister Pat Conlon’s office held out a candle for its return.

“The Goodwood/Torrens project is essentially a freight project which has long been looked at by Infrastructure Australia,” Conlon’s spokeswoman said.

“The O’Bahn was never on the Infrastructure Australia list as it is below $100m and not of ‘state significance’ under the freight criteria. However, the State Government will continue to push for Federal funding for such projects.

‘We also remain keen to improve access to the city and are currently discussing Grenfell St/Currie St improvements.”

Ben wrote:From In daily:

Shovel-ready project shoved

Kevin Naughton

IT’S been three years this week since the Federal Government announced a $61 million extension of the O-Bahn busway into the heart of the Adelaide CBD.

It’s almost 18 months since it was postponed and, as of today, it appears to be dead in the water.

The project was part of the $8 billion suite of infrastructure projects announced by Treasurer Wayne Swan in his stimulus-spending Budget of May 2009.

Swan withdrew the funding in January 2011 after the Queensland floods put pressure on the Commonwealth’s purse.

The State Government refused to pick up the tab for the federal project, but held out hopes for a rethink on federal funds.

“We will continue planning and designs for this important project so it is essentially shovel-ready for the Federal Government to fund when economic circumstances permit,” acting Transport Minister John Hill said in January 2011.

Last night’s Federal Budget listed the transport infrastructure projects it would fund in the coming years and the O-Bahn wasn’t on it.

As expected after authorised pre-announcement this week, federal funds will be allocated to upgrading railway stations and building rail underpasses at key Adelaide locations.

The $443 million plans include an underpass at Bowden and two more at Keswick and Goodwood.

The joint-government announcement said the changes are intended to “increase traffic flow and road safety, improve rail freight competitiveness and separate heavy trains from commuter services, allowing both to be more reliable”.

Asked if the O-Bahn had slipped from government view, State Transport Minister Pat Conlon’s office held out a candle for its return.

“The Goodwood/Torrens project is essentially a freight project which has long been looked at by Infrastructure Australia,” Conlon’s spokeswoman said.

“The O’Bahn was never on the Infrastructure Australia list as it is below $100m and not of ‘state significance’ under the freight criteria. However, the State Government will continue to push for Federal funding for such projects.

‘We also remain keen to improve access to the city and are currently discussing Grenfell St/Currie St improvements.”

The Scooter Guy wrote:

Ben wrote:From In daily:

Shovel-ready project shoved

Kevin Naughton

IT’S been three years this week since the Federal Government announced a $61 million extension of the O-Bahn busway into the heart of the Adelaide CBD.

It’s almost 18 months since it was postponed and, as of today, it appears to be dead in the water.

The project was part of the $8 billion suite of infrastructure projects announced by Treasurer Wayne Swan in his stimulus-spending Budget of May 2009.

Swan withdrew the funding in January 2011 after the Queensland floods put pressure on the Commonwealth’s purse.

The State Government refused to pick up the tab for the federal project, but held out hopes for a rethink on federal funds.

“We will continue planning and designs for this important project so it is essentially shovel-ready for the Federal Government to fund when economic circumstances permit,” acting Transport Minister John Hill said in January 2011.

Last night’s Federal Budget listed the transport infrastructure projects it would fund in the coming years and the O-Bahn wasn’t on it.

As expected after authorised pre-announcement this week, federal funds will be allocated to upgrading railway stations and building rail underpasses at key Adelaide locations.

The $443 million plans include an underpass at Bowden and two more at Keswick and Goodwood.

The joint-government announcement said the changes are intended to “increase traffic flow and road safety, improve rail freight competitiveness and separate heavy trains from commuter services, allowing both to be more reliable”.

Asked if the O-Bahn had slipped from government view, State Transport Minister Pat Conlon’s office held out a candle for its return.

“The Goodwood/Torrens project is essentially a freight project which has long been looked at by Infrastructure Australia,” Conlon’s spokeswoman said.

“The O’Bahn was never on the Infrastructure Australia list as it is below $100m and not of ‘state significance’ under the freight criteria. However, the State Government will continue to push for Federal funding for such projects.

‘We also remain keen to improve access to the city and are currently discussing Grenfell St/Currie St improvements.”

And IMO, that cancellation is almost that finger prod of doom.

Underground carpark planned for Klemzig
AN UNDERGROUND carpark may be built at the Klemzig O-Bahn interchange.

The State Government is working with builder Hindmarsh Construction to investigate plans to increase carparking at the interchange.

The Transport Department said about 80 cars parked on local roads each day because of a parking shortage.

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