By BEN SMEE July 16, 2012, 10:41 a.m. HOME BASE: HMAS Newcastle in Newcastle Harbour, where the old BHP site could become a new Australian Navy base. THE NSW Government will consider whether the former BHP Steelworks site at Mayfield could…
Date June 14, 2012 Brian Robins ADVISERS to the state government have warned that unless the cap on container movements to and from Port Botany is raised, the government could get $1.5 billion less from its planned privatisation. The inability…
Author: ANALYSIS By IAN KIRKWOOD Date: 13/06/2012 Words: 478 Source: NCH PORT Kembla's gain is Newcastle's loss. That is the only realistic way to rationalise Treasurer Mike Baird's plan to offer a long-term lease on Port Kembla, reaping an estimated…
Author: Ian Kirkwood Date: 13/06/2012 Words: 151 Source: NCH NEWCASTLE Port Corporation will spend $18.1 million this year on capital works but its spending allocations have been overshadowed by the state government's plans to lease out Port Kembla for a…
Author: Brian Robins Date: 09/05/2012 Words: 385 Source: SMH THE Infrastructure NSW chief executive Paul Broad's declaration that Newcastle will not be developed as acontainer port has cut across comments by the Premier, Barry O'Farrell, as well as plans held by…
IAN KIRKWOOD 06 Apr, 2012 08:21 AM ONE of the architects of the plan for a container terminal in the Port of Newcastle says a rail freight bypass west of Newcastle is an absolute necessity. Greg Cameron, BHP’s Newcastle manager…
06 Apr, 2012 04:00 AM IN a series of reports this week, the Newcastle Herald has looked closely at the longstanding proposal for a west-of-Newcastle rail bypass between Fassifern and Hexham. Although some have suggested different start and finish points…
PUBLISHED: 15 MAR 2012 00:10:00 | UPDATED: 02 APR 2012 15:45:17 This morning, two of Australia’s top infrastructure advisers could do what no government has done: broker an agreement to help unclog Sydney’s roads and clear cargo from one of the…
Author: By MICHELLE HARRIS State Political Reporter Date: 31/01/2012 Words: 286 Source: NCH A $600 MILLION proposal to redevelop the BHP steelworks site for port uses, including a container terminal, will be considered as part of the case being mounted for plans…