Re: Labor win etc...

["Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au>]

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> "Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au> wrote:
> >
> > I assure you that we anti JK fans as you put it are in a majority, I
guess
> > the rail gunzel's come back will take some time, we have to open a few
> > hospital beds, police stations, schools, make ambulances arrive at the
right
> > addresses, (hopefully) restore workers rights to Common Law, the list
goes
> > on.
>
> Somebody had to do something in Victoria after the
> Cain/Kirner years, because it was not just effecting
> the Vic's, but the rest of Australia, Kennett went too
> far, he has paid the price.
>
> > Rail is on the list, but if you knew anything about the state of public
> > infrastructure in Victoria after Kennett you would see that rail is only
> > part of the problem, Kennett set out on a scorched earth policy when it
came
> > to most of the above, sure we have great football stadiums, motor racing
> > circuits, sports stadiums, and casinos and gambling houses but try to
get am
> > ambulance or get an ambulance to find a hospital bed for you thats
another
> > story.
>
> I am not impressed with stadiums, racing circuits and
> casinos as a measure of "good government".
>
> > The sell off of the SEC has resulted in regular power cuts due to
> > breakdowns, (Powercorp) in Dimboola, we had a power failure every 2 or 3
> > weeks in the first half of last year, some of them lasting hours. I
guess we
> > could go on forever over the pros and cons of privatisation but in my
> > experience of the power industry as a customer I'm not impressed, we
will
> > have to see how rail pans out.
>
> SEC Victoria were one of the great power generation
> authorities, feather bedded and top heavy it may have
> been, but could have been fixed.  It was sad what
> happened there.  But I remind folks that Loy Yang power
> station was sold off to overseas interests before it
> produced any power by a Victorian Labor government
> before Kennett go in.  He just carried on and flogged
> the rest off.  Ordinary folks are still waiting for the
> cheap power and better service.
>
> > No matter how you look at it, more than 50% of Victorians are
celebrating
> > the fall of Jeffrey Kennett, after a few inquiries and a Royal
Commission or
> > two we might have more to celebrate.
>
> Yes it will be interesting.  I can not imagine any
> state government wanting to invest and or buy back
> railways, how do you unscramble an egg anyway.?
>
> ----Terry Burton
> [clear OZ in address for email reply]

Terry,

I'm beginning to get worried, you and I are starting to agree on things<g>.

I agree, it was Labor that sold off the first power station, it was the
start of the rot, never the less Kennett Sold the house to clear the
mortgage, now we are renting what we once owned, I don't think in the long
run that makes for good financial management. Kirner took over from Cain so
its unfair to blame her, I believe that the Liberals wouldn't have done much
better under the economic conditions of the late 80's early 90's, one of the
good points that many forget about the Labor days was the money they poured
into the railways in Victoria, Victoria had the best non Urban Passenger
Service in Australia during this period, also the newest equipment ("N"
Class cars were ordered by the previous Liberal Govt) but the Loco fleet and
infrastructure were upgraded by the Labor party as were the Sprinters and
the 4D set.

I guess we could go on to-ing and fro-ing for ever, but now its time for
Labor to show what they can do, my regret is that it can 6 months to late to
save the railways.

Bob.

PS. As a point of interest and nothing to do with this subject, that recent
rail accident in England, (Southern region not the Paddington disaster) was
on Connex Rail, which is owned by Vivendi the same company that owns
Hillside.