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Issue No. 131 | 12 April 2002 |
Cry Freedom
Interview: Cross Wires International: Two Tribes Activists: Beneath the Veil Unions: Terror Australis History: A Labor Footnote To The Royal Funeral Economics: Private Affluence, Public Rip-Off Review: The Great Hall of the People Poetry: Waiting for the Living Wage Satire: Israel Recruits NAB To Close West Bank
Baby Company Punts Netball Mum Dairy Workers Win Global Breakthrough Treasury Modelling Backs ACTU Claim Come Clean � Insurance Giants Challenged Job Security Win For Cabin Crew Workers Gear-up For Pollution Fight Shuffling The Deck On The Yarra Doubts Over Ettalong Wharf Funding
The Soapbox The Locker Room Week in Review
A Voice for the Shareholders Noses in the Trough Bugger Off Memo: Carmen Lawrence Police: Make the Boss a Woman Baby Faced Brogden Workers Online - Aoteroa
Labor Council of NSW |
News Doubts Over Ettalong Wharf Funding
Labor Council will act on concerns raised by the Institute of Marine and Power Engineers by meeting with NSW Transport Minister, Carl Scully, to further investigate the scheme's viability. The Institute's alarm bells began ringing after media reports that the private operator wanted a $4.3 million handout to construct a wharf at the Ettalong end of the run. The Institute, which stands to gain members from the project, urges caution in the light of several facts ... - the logistics of the operation - alternative modes of transport available - the duration of the trip NSW secretary Andrew Williamson has reservations over projections based on a 55-minute journey time, suggesting it would less than ideal in less than ideal conditions. "In adverse sea conditions it would not be alarmist to suggest that a seasoned seafarer would find prevailing conditions most uncomfortable," he says. "This may have an adverse affect on ongoing patronage for the service." Williamson acknowledges his organisation has not had a management briefing on specifics of the proposal. "The Fast Ships proposal rises or falls on the merit or otherwise of its business case and not the grant of government support for the building of a wharf. Public expenditure in a venture that ultimately collapses brings opprobrium on the maritime industry at large," he says. While not writing off the concept, he urged Labor Council to raise concerns with State Government officials.
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