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Main Roads Plan for the $1.0million dollars from the State Government
Below is a copy of an email received from the Department of Main Roads regarding what they are going to do with the $1.0 million. __________________________________________________________ Good morning Peta Thank you for your e-mail regarding the $1M funding for Great … Continue reading
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Buswell’s Announcement a Smoke Screen for WA Government Failure
Mr Troy Buswell, Department for Transport’s Smoke Screen announcement on Thursday covered up the failure of the West Australian Government to secure any of Mr Anthony Albanese’s $1.4billion handout. WA get $1million Band Aid while other States get Billions for … Continue reading
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ABC 720 features – $1m boost for ‘Bindi Bindi bends’
Fri 2 Dec, 720 ABC Perth Radio featured an article on the $1.0 million boost from the state government towards the Bindi Bindi Bends. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-02/1m-boost-for-bindi-bindi-bends/3708896/?site=perth§ion=news
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Maintenance Works to Begin in New Year
Below is a copy of correspondence received by a local resident about repairs to the Bindi Bindi Bends. ____________________________________________________________ From: LAWLER Jeanne (CSM) [mailto:jeanne.lawler@mainroads.wa.gov.au] Sent: Friday, 2 December 2011 10:35 AM To: ‘XXXXXX’ Subject: Great Northern Highway Good morning XXXX … Continue reading
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How phone calls sealed Anthony Albanese’s $1.4bn road show
Article that appeared in the Australian on Thurs 1 Dec 2011 BY:DAVID UREN, ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT From:The Australian December 01, 2011 12:00AM THE commonwealth’s offer of $1.4 billion in road funding to the states was made in phone calls from Transport Minister … Continue reading
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$1 million Band Aid for WA’s Horror Highway
Media Release 1 Dec 2011 The Western Australian Government’s announcement today of $1 million for improvements to the Bindi Bindi Bends section of the Great Northern Highway (GNH) is merely a band aid for the road referred to as the … Continue reading
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WA Government Announces $1 million for Improvements to Bindi Bindi Bends Section of Great Northern Highway – it’s not enough!
Today the Minister for Transport, Troy Buswell announced that the State Government will be providing $1 million towards improvements to the Bindi Bindi Bends section of the Great Northern Highway. See official announcement here. Although this demonstrates that the Western … Continue reading
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Response Received from Department of Infrastructure and Transport – it said nothing!
A response to our letter sent to the Department of Infrastructure and Transport office regarding the improvements needed to the Bindi Bindi Bends section of the Great Northern Highway was received on the 30 November 2011. Be your own judge … Continue reading
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Mon 28 Nov – Car Came off Road and Hit Tree on Great Northern Highway
On Monday 28 November 2011 in the early morning, local volunteer ambulance officers were called out to another accident on the Great Northern Highway. An SUV had come off the Great Northern Highway and hit a tree. This was second … Continue reading
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Central Midlands and Coastal Advocate – Outrage grows as government ignores ‘horror highway’
The Central Midlands and Coastal Advocate ran an article titles ‘Outrage grows as government ignores ‘horror highway’’ on Thursday 24 Nov 2011 highlighting the lack of funding for the Great Northern Highway. The article ran in the newspaper and is … Continue reading
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