Re: $4.5m for Parkes freight hub

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> The Federal Government has committed $4.5 million over the next three
> years to develop a multimodal freight hub at Parkes. The first stage
> focusses on a rail and road hub for the distribution of agricultural
> products.
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/regionals/orange/monthly/regor-11sep2000-2.htm

This has been touted for years as part of the Melbourne - Darwin line. $4.5M
will be lucky to pay for the planning.