Re: Badgerys creek rumblings.

[Bob <alco@acay.com.au>]

I have forgotten to mention that in recent weeks the Abi Group have been promoting
their idea of an international airport at Kooragang Island , Newcastle. All their
press releases justify the Newcastle location with the use of the Maglev high
speed train. Claims of speed of up to 500kph between Newcastle and Sydney are
being made and 22 minute services to Sydney are being talked about. They even go
as far as to suggest "local" services stopping at Gosford, Hornsby and Chatswood!
Is this another pie in the sky idea? I think so. The location at Kooragang is on
an environmentally sensitive wetland area alongside a 3km coal stack. Just the
sort of thing our visiting tourists would love to see as they arrive in Australia.

Cheers
Bob

Maurie Daly wrote:

> Heard on the ABC news this morning that Vic politicians are starting to
> agitate about the cost of Badgerys Creek Airport,(now up to $7 B) and are
> arguing that a VFT from Sydney to Melb would releive the load from Sydney
> Airport sufficiently to not require the 2nd airport to be built.
> Whilst none of this is new , its amazing that the pollies are just starting to
> realise it.
> $7B would come fairly close to being enuf to build a single line VFT from
> Sydney to Melb via Canberra & Albury - Wodonga,but of course as its a rail
> project it has to be built and financed by the private sector .
> Nothing wrong at all in blowing $7B of taxpayers money on another airport.
>
> cheers
> MD