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![]() Youth advocates are calling for better regulation of the sale of nitrous oxide canisters, or "nangs", which are used for recreational drug use. In schoolies hubs such as Byron Bay and the Gold Coast, the canisters can be found littered along the foreshore the refuse of a night "on the nangs". What is a 'nang'?A "nang" is the street name given to a small canister of nitrous oxide, or laughing gasIt is available over the counter, and has various uses including in medicine and hospitalityHowever, selling it for non-medical human consumption is illegal in NSWIt can cause brain damage, memory loss, a weakened immune system and incontinence Co-ordinator of Byron Bay Schoolies Safety Response, Nicqui Yazdi, said she had seen an increase in the number of schoolies using the canisters, which are readily available from supermarkets and convenience stores. Ms Yazdi said shopkeepers needed to be more responsible. "The reality is, they just shouldn't be selling them in the first place," she said. "Any shop owner, manager or anyone ordering stock would have to know exactly what that is being used for. "Young people are forthcoming in telling us what they are using nangs for. I am sure that young people are going into shops and boasting about using them as well." ![]() The number of people using nitrous oxide is on the rise. An annual survey of a focus group of New South Wales drug users carried out by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) showed the use of nitrous oxide in the group that jumped from 55 per cent in 2017 to 75 per cent in 2018. This is despite the harmful effects of nitrous oxide becoming well known. Side-effects range from vomiting and fainting to brain damage, hypoxia and sudden death from lack of oxygen. ![]() NSW Health acting chief health officer, Jeremy McAnulty, said it was difficult to collect data on rates of hospitalisation or deaths from inhaling nitrous oxide because the body quickly eliminates the drug, meaning it rarely shows up in blood or urine tests. Ms Yazdi said these health problems could be eliminated if police enforced the laws relating to the sale of nitrous oxide canisters. Challenges with legislation NSW laws state that it is an offence for someone to supply or sell nitrous oxide to another knowing it is to be used for human consumption. The maximum penalty is two years imprisonment. Detective Chief Inspector Brendon Cullen from the Tweed-Byron Local Area Command (LAC) said enforcing the laws is challenging as the substance crosses a number of legislative boundaries. "There is the possibility that it is an offence under the Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act, but how do police prove that it is being used for psychoactive effect unless someone actually states that to police?" he said. "You have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that it is being misused. I would say that the legislation poses difficulties." Detective Chief Inspector Cullen said officers from his LAC had in the past seized a number of the nitrous oxide cannisters at local music festivals, including Splendour in the Grass, but charges were not laid. Indeed, data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research confirmed even when police laid charges it was difficult to prosecute. During the 12 months to June 2018, only five people across the state were charged with knowingly suppling a psychoactive substance for human consumption. All of these people were found not guilty. Regulation of the sale of nitrous oxide canisters also falls outside the jurisdiction of the NSW Department of Fair Trading, with the Department making the following statement: Small gas canisters are legitimately sold for purposes such as whipping cream, use in high performance cars or, short-term pain relief with medical supervision. Under Australian Consumer Law, Fair Trading does not ban products that have a legitimate purpose but are misused. As an example, knives and baseball bats are goods that can be used inappropriately to harm others Fair Trading does not ban them. Users of nitrous oxide or "nangs" are intentionally misusing a product that has a legitimate use. Responsibility of retailers Criminal lawyer John Sutton said if the Government were serious about preventing the abuse of nitrous oxide canisters it could tweak legislation to further restrict their sale. "It's analogous to when one goes into a hardware store and all the paints are locked away to prevent people from using them to graffiti buildings. It's a point-of-sale question," he said. "It's very much a grey area and will require someone to put some thought to it, which doesn't appear to have occurred at this stage." Jane Laverty from the NSW Business Chamber said although regulating the sale of potentially dangerous products what not part of its remit, retailers were not averse to being "part of the solution". "It does come back to some level of responsible service and for an owner of a business to stock something that's a product that they know has a capacity to be abused is one thing and they can certainly manage that," Ms Laverty said. "It certainly does sound like an area that needs some attention and that needs groups of business leaders to work with those in the community to address it." Ms Yazdi said these sounded like empty words. "One shop in particular in Byron Bay, they are at point-of-sale, they are literally at eye-view of people walking into that shop. Our calls have been ignored essentially," she said. Topics:drugs-and-substance-abuse,youth,adolescent-health,retail,drug-offences,drug-use,health,lismore-2480,byron-bay-2481,tweed-heads-2485,surfers-paradise-4217 First posted December 13, 2018 06:46:49 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-13/calls-for-better-regulation-of-nitrous-oxide-canisters/10584356?source=rss South East Queensland won't cope with future transport demand without these 47 projects, mayors warn2/25/2019 Updated January 24, 2019 15:43:55
![]() South East Queensland mayors have warned Brisbane's transport woes could rival Sydney and Melbourne's if annual transport infrastructure spending does not improve. Key pointsThe SEQ Council of Mayors wants 47 projects completed at a cost of $63.7 billion by 2041The group of mayors believes the region won't be able to cope with population growth without themThe current annual spend on infrastructure transport is between $2-3 billion. To avoid gridlock by 2041, the group of councils is asking for most of more than $60 billion, to be stumped up by the state and federal governments over the next two decades. But just how feasible is the plan? What are they asking for? According to a SEQ Council of Mayors study released today, the region's population is expected to grow by more than 1 million in the next 12 years. By 2041, the study claims the region will have more than 5 million residents living in it. Its prediction is that current transport strategies, services and infrastructure will not be able to cope with that future transport demand. If there's no intervention, the study reveals it will drastically impact the region's ability to grow sustainably and compete as a global city. In the study, 47 projects have been put forward at a total cost of $63.7 billion. Many of these projects have dominated headlines for years, while others are just starting to gain traction. ![]() Here's a no-surprises list of some of the projects the mayors would like to see completed by 2041: Brisbane Metro ($2.7b) Centenary Motorway upgrade ($1.1b)Cross River Rail ($5.4b)Mt Lindesay and Ipswich Motorway upgrades ($0.28bn & $1.9b)North Coast Rail Line duplication ($0.78b)Fast Rail from Brisbane to Ipswich, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast ($1.7b, $3.4b and $4.57b)Is it a reasonable request? The councils and the RACQ say it is. According to Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, the annual spend on infrastructure transport in SEQ (across all sectors of government) is now sitting at somewhere between $2 billion and $3 billion. ![]() That's compared to about $5 billion per annum spent between 2009 and 2013. To achieve all 47 projects, the annual spend across all levels of government would need to rise to $3.5b until 2031. From then to 2041, it can slide to a lower level of spending, which averages out at around $2.7b per year to be spent between now and 2041. Cr Quirk says lifting that spending isn't unrealistic. "Ultimately that money has to be spent," he said. "We're seeing at the moment in Sydney and Melbourne, colossal amounts of money being spent on infrastructure, but it's catching up. "It's not economically efficient to do that." Will they get the money? The RACQ's Paul Turner said the plan was "aspirational", but warned governments to stop politicking and fund the projects. "One of the biggest problems we've had in Queensland is that there's three levels of government, they rarely seem to agree," Mr Turner said. "It seems to be based often on politics rather than on actual infrastructure priorities. "This is a great start today by these councils but we're going to need the state and federal governments to step up and play their part as well." Transport Minister Mark Bailey said the State Government was already doing "the heavy lifting", urging the Federal Government to come to the table. "The need for infrastructure in South East Queensland is very clear," Mr Bailey said. "This report is a very important one, but the elephant in the room is we need a Federal Government who is committed to infrastructure in South East Queensland. If the projects aren't completed, there's also an Olympic Games bid at stake. Yes, Brisbane has been looking into bidding for the Olympic Games for some years now. While Cr Quirk said there's been no decision as to whether it would be made for the 2032 Olympics, he said a bid wouldn't be possible at all, if those projects weren't completed. ![]() First posted January 24, 2019 14:38:29 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-24/queensland-transport-infrastructure-plan/10745918?source=rss Forgotten railway tunnel on track for heritage protection after locals get up head of steam2/24/2019 Posted January 27, 2019 07:15:00
A disused railway tunnel, rumoured to have been frequented by Gold Coast bikies and clandestine groups, has been reclaimed by local residents and artists who are now fighting for its preservation. Built in 1888, the Ernest Junction railway tunnel at Molendinar is a remnant of the South Coast railway line, which connected Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Judith deBoer remembers catching the train when she was a young girl. "I used to catch the train from Brisbane to Southport at Christmas time to visit my aunt and I realised it was through this tunnel," she said. Five years ago she and her husband, Ted, were looking for a venue for a music concert and thought of the tunnel. "We came out to take a look at it and it was ghastly," she said. Both entrances were overgrown with lantana and the 110-metre tunnel was filled ankle deep with mud, empty spray cans, and rubbish. Ms deBoer went to a heritage fair and asked for community help to clean up the tunnel. "We had one Saturday morning work party fill truck, after truck, after truck and then Ted and I just kept going," she said. ![]() The couple do a weekly rubbish run, mow the lawns and it has now become a community asset. "The community thinks they own it now," Ms deBoer said. The tunnel walls are lined with graffiti and the volunteer said locals and artists had reached a truce. Spray painting is welcome as long as the messaging and the tunnel is kept clean. "We always call them tunnel artists," Ms deBoer said. "We don't refer to their work as graffiti and it's the only place on the Gold Coast, or I think in south-east Queensland, where they can actually create and not get into trouble. "All creative endeavours are welcome. A lot of filming wonderful stuff goes on here." ![]() Photographer Ness Stretton used to ride her motocross bike through the tunnel as a child and now uses it as a backdrop for her photography. "You can do things during the day that you can [usually] only do at night like steel wool spinning," she said. "The university is using it for film practice now. "I see a lot of independent photographers bringing models down here for photo shoots, which I never expected. "The tunnel is alive at last now." Tunnel history The South Coast rail line was used to transport people and goods until it was shut down in 1964. Amateur historian, Peter Jones, said the tunnel was one of the last remnants of the railway line. ![]() "There's only two main items left of the railway line this [tunnel] and the Nerang Station which is at the Mudgeeraba Museum and that's all that's left," he said. He said the railway line was ripped up because the weight of the trains kept increasing beyond the engineering design of the tracks. "They would have had to have rebuilt the whole line due to the engines getting heavier," Mr Jones said. "The track was not designed that way." Heritage protection The tunnel has been placed on the Gold Coast Heritage Register, but Judith deBoer, and a committed group of locals, now want it placed on the Queensland Heritage Register to give it another layer of protection from future development in Molendinar. Divisional Councillor, Dawn Crichlow, said the tunnel had two owners and an agreement was needed. "We had a problem before because it was half-owned by the council and half-owned by the state," she said. "Now the state is happy to pass it over to the council and the council has supported the Heritage Register. "I feel very confident." The Friends of the Ernest Junction Tunnel are hoping the tunnel will be added to the Queensland Heritage Register by the middle of 2019. ![]() http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-27/gold-coast-rail-tunnel-on-track-heritage-protection/10732322?source=rss Forgotten railway tunnel on track for heritage protection after locals get up head of steam2/23/2019 Posted January 27, 2019 07:15:00
A disused railway tunnel, rumoured to have been frequented by Gold Coast bikies and clandestine groups, has been reclaimed by local residents and artists who are now fighting for its preservation. Built in 1888, the Ernest Junction railway tunnel at Molendinar is a remnant of the South Coast railway line, which connected Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Judith deBoer remembers catching the train when she was a young girl. "I used to catch the train from Brisbane to Southport at Christmas time to visit my aunt and I realised it was through this tunnel," she said. Five years ago she and her husband, Ted, were looking for a venue for a music concert and thought of the tunnel. "We came out to take a look at it and it was ghastly," she said. Both entrances were overgrown with lantana and the 110-metre tunnel was filled ankle deep with mud, empty spray cans, and rubbish. Ms deBoer went to a heritage fair and asked for community help to clean up the tunnel. "We had one Saturday morning work party fill truck, after truck, after truck and then Ted and I just kept going," she said. ![]() The couple do a weekly rubbish run, mow the lawns and it has now become a community asset. "The community thinks they own it now," Ms deBoer said. The tunnel walls are lined with graffiti and the volunteer said locals and artists had reached a truce. Spray painting is welcome as long as the messaging and the tunnel is kept clean. "We always call them tunnel artists," Ms deBoer said. "We don't refer to their work as graffiti and it's the only place on the Gold Coast, or I think in south-east Queensland, where they can actually create and not get into trouble. "All creative endeavours are welcome. A lot of filming wonderful stuff goes on here." ![]() Photographer Ness Stretton used to ride her motocross bike through the tunnel as a child and now uses it as a backdrop for her photography. "You can do things during the day that you can [usually] only do at night like steel wool spinning," she said. "The university is using it for film practice now. "I see a lot of independent photographers bringing models down here for photo shoots, which I never expected. "The tunnel is alive at last now." Tunnel history The South Coast rail line was used to transport people and goods until it was shut down in 1964. Amateur historian, Peter Jones, said the tunnel was one of the last remnants of the railway line. ![]() "There's only two main items left of the railway line this [tunnel] and the Nerang Station which is at the Mudgeeraba Museum and that's all that's left," he said. He said the railway line was ripped up because the weight of the trains kept increasing beyond the engineering design of the tracks. "They would have had to have rebuilt the whole line due to the engines getting heavier," Mr Jones said. "The track was not designed that way." Heritage protection The tunnel has been placed on the Gold Coast Heritage Register, but Judith deBoer, and a committed group of locals, now want it placed on the Queensland Heritage Register to give it another layer of protection from future development in Molendinar. Divisional Councillor, Dawn Crichlow, said the tunnel had two owners and an agreement was needed. "We had a problem before because it was half-owned by the council and half-owned by the state," she said. "Now the state is happy to pass it over to the council and the council has supported the Heritage Register. "I feel very confident." The Friends of the Ernest Junction Tunnel are hoping the tunnel will be added to the Queensland Heritage Register by the middle of 2019. ![]() http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-27/gold-coast-rail-tunnel-on-track-heritage-protection/10732322?source=rss Updated January 12, 2019 09:49:42
![]() Economists have warned property owners in south-east Queensland to brace for a bumpy ride in 2019, even though Brisbane was one of four capital cities to experience steady price growth last year. Key points:Queensland's affordable property is attracting strong interest from southern buyersPrices are set to remain subdued because of broader property market uncertaintyBrisbane is through the worst of its apartment glut In the year to December, house prices in Greater Brisbane rose 2.3 per cent to $525,000, with Sunshine Coast property values growing 6.3 per cent and the Gold Coast 3.8 per cent over the same period. Antonia Mercorella from the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) said the market in the south-east was in an enviable position compared with Sydney and Melbourne because it offered much greater affordability. "We are seeing more and more people coming, particularly from New South Wales, so the demand will continue to rise," she said. More than 80 Brisbane suburbs still have a median house price of $500,000 or lower. Yet despite the 2018 sales figures, confidence in the state's property industry has crashed to its lowest level in five years. The latest ANZ/Property Council survey showed a decline in sentiment to 118 index points for the March 2019 quarter. Shane Oliver, AMP Capital's head of investment strategy, said the poor industry outlook for the year ahead was due to the negative headline news about property in general. ![]() "A lot of that is dominated by Sydney and Melbourne, which have been seeing 10 per cent declines in property prices," Mr Oliver said. "But of course, that's feeding through to sentiment in Queensland as well." While the Brisbane property market remained stronger than Sydney and Melbourne, Mr Oliver predicted price growth in 2019 would be constrained by a tightening in lending. ![]() "When you go to talk to the bank, they're a lot tougher," he said. "They want to check your income levels, they want to check how much you spend, including on coffee each day." Ms Mercorella said with the findings of the banking royal commission still pending and a federal election on the horizon, some buyers had been spooked. "That's causing some nervousness for investors and we'll have to wait and see what the outcome of that is," she said. However, the forecast is more promising for Brisbane's rental market. The latest Domain Rental Report, released earlier this week, revealed rental prices had risen in Brisbane for the first time in three years. The median cost of renting a house in Brisbane rose by 2.5 per cent to $410 a week in the December quarter. ![]() Mr Oliver said the surge of new apartment dwellings had reached its peak. "That supply surge has run its course, unlike in Sydney and Melbourne," he said. Last year, approvals for new dwellings across Queensland were down 20 per cent. "Queensland population growth is edging above that seen in New South Wales at a time when there's a reduction in supply of apartments coming onto the market," Mr Oliver said. Brisbane CBD real estate agent Rebecca Herbst said she was constantly fielding inquiries from interstate. "It's so affordable in Brisbane compared to Sydney and Melbourne so they see the value," she said. Topics:housing-industry,brisbane-4000,southport-4215,maroochydore-4558 First posted January 12, 2019 09:31:13 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-12/southern-queensland-property-outlook-subdued-experts-say/10710018?source=rss Posted December 29, 2018 15:50:43
![]() The Gold Coast City Council has confiscated 23 electric scooters less than a day after a global company launched a scooter ride share service in the city. Key points:Lime halts Gold Coast operations after a day after council starts seizing scootersCouncil says Lime has not sought permission to operateCompany now says it is halting operations temporarily The company, Lime, rolled out electric scooters on the Gold Coast on Friday, after rolling out the scooters in Brisbane in November. But a dispute broke out immediately with the Gold Coast council. Council transport director Alton Twine told the media on Friday the company was in breach of a local law and would have two hours to move their scooters off the streets. On Saturday, the council released a statement saying it had taken 22 Lime scooters off Gold Coast streets and one scooter owned by the company I-RIDE. Mr Twine said Lime needed permission to set up a scooter ride share service and had not approached the council before starting operations on the Gold Coast. "What we don't accept in this city is operators just turning up and essentially plonking their products down on city streets and footpaths," he said. ![]() Mr Twine said council was undertaking a study into the possibility of electric scooter ridesharing on the Gold Coast. "The issue here is one of public safety we know that there is already plenty of concerns from the public about scooter use on footpaths and shared paths," he said. Lime's director of government affairs, Mitchell Price, said in a statement they had decided to temporarily cease operations on the Gold Coast and "request the council ensure the same standard for other operations". Mr Price said Lime would hold community events in the coming weeks to educate residents about the company's scooters. Topics:local-government,road-transport,tourism,surfers-paradise-4217,brisbane-4000,qld http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-29/lime-scooters-halts-gold-coast-roll-out-council-dispute/10673452?source=rss Forgotten railway tunnel on track for heritage protection after locals get up head of steam2/19/2019 Posted January 27, 2019 07:15:00
A disused railway tunnel, rumoured to have been frequented by Gold Coast bikies and clandestine groups, has been reclaimed by local residents and artists who are now fighting for its preservation. Built in 1888, the Ernest Junction railway tunnel at Molendinar is a remnant of the South Coast railway line, which connected Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Judith deBoer remembers catching the train when she was a young girl. "I used to catch the train from Brisbane to Southport at Christmas time to visit my aunt and I realised it was through this tunnel," she said. Five years ago she and her husband, Ted, were looking for a venue for a music concert and thought of the tunnel. "We came out to take a look at it and it was ghastly," she said. Both entrances were overgrown with lantana and the 110-metre tunnel was filled ankle deep with mud, empty spray cans, and rubbish. Ms deBoer went to a heritage fair and asked for community help to clean up the tunnel. "We had one Saturday morning work party fill truck, after truck, after truck and then Ted and I just kept going," she said. ![]() The couple do a weekly rubbish run, mow the lawns and it has now become a community asset. "The community thinks they own it now," Ms deBoer said. The tunnel walls are lined with graffiti and the volunteer said locals and artists had reached a truce. Spray painting is welcome as long as the messaging and the tunnel is kept clean. "We always call them tunnel artists," Ms deBoer said. "We don't refer to their work as graffiti and it's the only place on the Gold Coast, or I think in south-east Queensland, where they can actually create and not get into trouble. "All creative endeavours are welcome. A lot of filming wonderful stuff goes on here." ![]() Photographer Ness Stretton used to ride her motocross bike through the tunnel as a child and now uses it as a backdrop for her photography. "You can do things during the day that you can [usually] only do at night like steel wool spinning," she said. "The university is using it for film practice now. "I see a lot of independent photographers bringing models down here for photo shoots, which I never expected. "The tunnel is alive at last now." Tunnel history The South Coast rail line was used to transport people and goods until it was shut down in 1964. Amateur historian, Peter Jones, said the tunnel was one of the last remnants of the railway line. ![]() "There's only two main items left of the railway line this [tunnel] and the Nerang Station which is at the Mudgeeraba Museum and that's all that's left," he said. He said the railway line was ripped up because the weight of the trains kept increasing beyond the engineering design of the tracks. "They would have had to have rebuilt the whole line due to the engines getting heavier," Mr Jones said. "The track was not designed that way." Heritage protection The tunnel has been placed on the Gold Coast Heritage Register, but Judith deBoer, and a committed group of locals, now want it placed on the Queensland Heritage Register to give it another layer of protection from future development in Molendinar. Divisional Councillor, Dawn Crichlow, said the tunnel had two owners and an agreement was needed. "We had a problem before because it was half-owned by the council and half-owned by the state," she said. "Now the state is happy to pass it over to the council and the council has supported the Heritage Register. "I feel very confident." The Friends of the Ernest Junction Tunnel are hoping the tunnel will be added to the Queensland Heritage Register by the middle of 2019. ![]() http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-27/gold-coast-rail-tunnel-on-track-heritage-protection/10732322?source=rss South East Queensland won't cope with future transport demand without these 47 projects, mayors warn2/19/2019 Updated January 24, 2019 15:43:55
![]() South East Queensland mayors have warned Brisbane's transport woes could rival Sydney and Melbourne's if annual transport infrastructure spending does not improve. Key pointsThe SEQ Council of Mayors wants 47 projects completed at a cost of $63.7 billion by 2041The group of mayors believes the region won't be able to cope with population growth without themThe current annual spend on infrastructure transport is between $2-3 billion. To avoid gridlock by 2041, the group of councils is asking for most of more than $60 billion, to be stumped up by the state and federal governments over the next two decades. But just how feasible is the plan? What are they asking for? According to a SEQ Council of Mayors study released today, the region's population is expected to grow by more than 1 million in the next 12 years. By 2041, the study claims the region will have more than 5 million residents living in it. Its prediction is that current transport strategies, services and infrastructure will not be able to cope with that future transport demand. If there's no intervention, the study reveals it will drastically impact the region's ability to grow sustainably and compete as a global city. In the study, 47 projects have been put forward at a total cost of $63.7 billion. Many of these projects have dominated headlines for years, while others are just starting to gain traction. ![]() Here's a no-surprises list of some of the projects the mayors would like to see completed by 2041: Brisbane Metro ($2.7b) Centenary Motorway upgrade ($1.1b)Cross River Rail ($5.4b)Mt Lindesay and Ipswich Motorway upgrades ($0.28bn & $1.9b)North Coast Rail Line duplication ($0.78b)Fast Rail from Brisbane to Ipswich, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast ($1.7b, $3.4b and $4.57b)Is it a reasonable request? The councils and the RACQ say it is. According to Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, the annual spend on infrastructure transport in SEQ (across all sectors of government) is now sitting at somewhere between $2 billion and $3 billion. ![]() That's compared to about $5 billion per annum spent between 2009 and 2013. To achieve all 47 projects, the annual spend across all levels of government would need to rise to $3.5b until 2031. From then to 2041, it can slide to a lower level of spending, which averages out at around $2.7b per year to be spent between now and 2041. Cr Quirk says lifting that spending isn't unrealistic. "Ultimately that money has to be spent," he said. "We're seeing at the moment in Sydney and Melbourne, colossal amounts of money being spent on infrastructure, but it's catching up. "It's not economically efficient to do that." Will they get the money? The RACQ's Paul Turner said the plan was "aspirational", but warned governments to stop politicking and fund the projects. "One of the biggest problems we've had in Queensland is that there's three levels of government, they rarely seem to agree," Mr Turner said. "It seems to be based often on politics rather than on actual infrastructure priorities. "This is a great start today by these councils but we're going to need the state and federal governments to step up and play their part as well." Transport Minister Mark Bailey said the State Government was already doing "the heavy lifting", urging the Federal Government to come to the table. "The need for infrastructure in South East Queensland is very clear," Mr Bailey said. "This report is a very important one, but the elephant in the room is we need a Federal Government who is committed to infrastructure in South East Queensland. If the projects aren't completed, there's also an Olympic Games bid at stake. Yes, Brisbane has been looking into bidding for the Olympic Games for some years now. While Cr Quirk said there's been no decision as to whether it would be made for the 2032 Olympics, he said a bid wouldn't be possible at all, if those projects weren't completed. ![]() First posted January 24, 2019 14:38:29 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-24/queensland-transport-infrastructure-plan/10745918?source=rss |
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