âBrisbane doesnât want itâ: Why Gladstone believes it should be the end of the Inland Rail line
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Gladstone mayor Matt Burnett has a message for the federal government about the 1700 kilometre, $15 billion Inland Rail project, which is struggling for traction and community understanding in Queensland.
At present, the planned route for the much-discussed Port of Melbourne to Port of Brisbane freight rail link ends at the already-congested Acacia Ridge freight terminal.
Gladstone says its port offers more flexibility and extra freight capacity than the Port of Brisbane.
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Jack Henery
Mr Henery has been on the approved place names register since July 14 1999.
The family is now seeking the memorial naming of a barbecue shelter in Lions Park, Gladstone.
Mr Henery took an interest in council and the fire brigade.
Mr Henery was selected as an Alderman for two terms with Gladstone City Council and was affiliated with the Gladstone Fire Brigade (dates are unclear).
Terry Fellows Terry Fellows was a beloved swim coach with Special Olympics Gladstone.
The family would like to have a memorial plaque installed on a bench seat in Agnes
Water.
involvement in the Special Olympics.
ODOT should address its spending problem, not toll citizens December 23 2020
City councilor: State s misspent billion dollars could have paid for the I-205 expansion from Stafford Road to Highway 213.
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) does not have a funding problem, it has a spending problem.
Over the past few years, it has misspent over a billion of your taxpayer dollars on projects such as the failed Columbia River Crossing, failed Eddyville bypass, a sinking overpass near Bend [and] mismanaged contracts and electronic reader boards. Now they re trying to convince you that tolling I-5 and I-205 is in your best interest. That misspent billion dollars could have paid for the expansion from Stafford Road to the Highway 213 interchange, plus other projects, but they are now claiming poverty. This poverty claim comes at a time when the Oregon Legislature recently raised taxes on gas, plus vehicle registration and title fees, while at the same time wanting