Re: [Qld] G/Coast Light Rail - more news

[Tell <telljb@ozemail.com.au>]

Said Premier is a bullshit artist, who else after a
lifetime in the Qld "labor" movement would go on
national media and say "he knew nothing about the
corrupt a-holes" in his party.?

....Tell



>jjjim <jjjim@bigpond.com> wrote:

> 
> ""Premier will be asking him for money for both projects."""
> 
> But the Busway Is finished and operating?
> 
> 
> Leigh Kirwan wrote:
> 
> > As part of his electioneering visit to the Gold Coast yesterday, Premier
> > Beattie promised $650,000 (to be matched dollar by dollar by G/C City
> > Council) for a feasibility study for the light rail line.
> >
> > Beattie believed the PM had renegged on giving the $65M previously
> > earmarked for the Briztram project to the Brisbane busway, and that the
> > money was to go to the G/C light rail project.  The PM is in Brisbane
> > today, and the Premier will be asking him for money for both projects.
> >
> > Beattie said 2003 was 'probably a bit optimistic' for a startup, but the
> > mayor says it must be operational by 2005 'otherwise we're facing major
> > problems with our traffic'.   from Gold Coast Bulletin Fri Feb 9
> >
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