Re: Ballarat trams may return

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

Tourism is exactly the reason you would do it - but I wouldn't write it off with
such a perjorative word as gimmick.  Tourism is one of the biggest industries in
Australia and the world these days.  Its no doubt ambitious, but you never know
if you dont have a go.  Look at portland for example with its (pseudo) cable
tram project - and Ballarat is way bigger and way closer to the major tourist
routes than Portland.  And dont forget the Sovereign Hill is a very major
generator of tourism for Victoria.

Good luck to them. 

Evad Rehtona wrote:
> 
> David Bromage wrote:
> >
> > A multi-million dollar plan to re-introduce trams to Ballarat has been
> > presented to the Ballarat Council. The comprehensive study shows it would
> > could almost $7 million to return trams to the city.
> >
> 
> Why would anyone want to do that, except perhaps as a tourist gimmick?
> Nobody used the trams the last time Ballarat had them.
> 
> David McLoughlin
> Auckland New Zealand