Author: By MICHELLE HARRIS and IAN KIRKWOOD Date: 08/12/2011 Words: 731 Source: NCH A $1.1 BILLION spend on rail freight improvements between Sydney and Newcastle is being hailed by governments as a win for train commuters but is due to…
By IAN KIRKWOOD Dec. 6, 2011, 11:38 a.m. THE state government is looking to ditch a long-standing promise to make Newcastle the next container port after Botany. Changing Labor’s ‘‘three ports strategy’’ would make it easier for Nathan Tinkler to achieve…
BY BEN SMEE CIVIC REPORTER 07 Jun, 2011 04:00 AM GREENS councillor Michael Osborne is calling for the release of a state government masterplan for the port of Newcastle as part of a push to establish a freight rail link…
BY MICHELLE HARRIS 20 Apr, 2011 04:00 AM NEW Ports Minister Duncan Gay has not ruled out a coal terminal at the Mayfield former steelworks site after meetings with stakeholders, including mining magnate and loader proponent Nathan Tinkler’s camp. The…
Michelle Harris, March 4 2011 THE state government is staying silent on the fate of a proposed $600 million private-sector port development at the Mayfield former steelworks site, as mining magnate Nathan Tinkler pushes ahead with a rival coal terminal…
BY MICHELLE HARRIS 04 Mar, 2011 03:00 AM THE state government is staying silent on the fate of a proposed $600 million private-sector port development at the Mayfield former steelworks site, as mining magnate Nathan Tinkler pushes ahead with a…
Author: By MICHELLE HARRIS Date: 03/03/2011 Words: 342 Source: NCH THE state government had given Sydney Ports a "holiday" from making dividend payments to Treasury while it expanded Port Botany, yet Newcastle struggled to secure a container terminal, lord mayor John Tate…
Author: Greg Ray Date: 26/02/2011 Words: 839 Source: NCH IF this week's amazing scenes with the Newcastle Knights proved anything, it was that coal baron Nathan Tinkler is not a bloke who gives up easily. In his long-running bid to…
Author: Mick Payze Date: 23/02/2011 Words: 462 Source: NCH THE debate over NSW's desperate need for the substantial expansion of container handling facilities at Newcastle continues, but the time for talk is over. The real work must begin. Those in doubt should…
BY MATTHEW KELLY 19 Feb, 2011 04:00 AM Unions and business officials have hit out over claims that Newcastle’s bid for a container terminal was being sabotaged from within the Labor Party. Maritime Union of Australia Newcastle secretary Jim Boyle…