By IAN KIRKWOOD Dec. 8, 2013, 10 p.m. Aiming to guide the movement of freight across the state for the coming 20 years, the strategy is based on a belief freight volumes will double by 2031. ‘‘The NSW community expects that…
By IAN KIRKWOOD Nov. 19, 2013, 10:50 p.m. AN internationally recognised ports expert has endorsed a proposal to shift Port Botany’s container terminals to Newcastle. The chair of Sydney University’s Institute of Transport and Logistics, Professor Michael Bell, said yesterday…
By PENELOPE GREEN Sept. 27, 2013, 11:10 a.m. A SCOPING study commissioned by the State Government to assess its plans for the long-term lease of the Port of Newcastle is on track and will be delivered in November. In Newcastle on…
THE AUSTRALIAN JUNE 21, 2013 12:00AM Andrew White Associate Editor Sydney MIKE Baird could not believe the figure. It was 7am on Wednesday, April 10, and the NSW Treasurer was already at work on the 36th floor of Governor Macquarie Tower…
By MICHELLE HARRIS State Political Reporter June 20, 2013, 11 p.m. NEWCASTLE will be unlikely to benefit from further spending if the state government receives more than the $700 million it expects for the lease of its port, with Treasurer Mike…
By MICHELLE HARRIS State Political Reporter May 27, 2013, 11 p.m. THE Port of Newcastle is bound to be on the state government’s hit list of assets to be privatised to help pay for an $8 billion Sydney train line its top…
Ian Kirkwood May 1, 2013, 11 p.m. FOR much of the past decade, former BHP Newcastle public affairs manager Greg Cameron has been an unwavering but almost lone voice in support of a container terminal on the former Newcastle steelworks…
By Greg Cameron April 12, 2013, 10:30 p.m. FRIDAY'S Port Botany sale announcement reflects agreement between the Coalition and the ALP that there will never be a container terminal at Newcastle. Consequently, the Hunter and northern regions of NSW will never…
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Author: Greg Cameron Date: 14/03/2013 Words: 846 Source: NCH Greg Cameron argues for a case for the single biggest economic boost to the Hunter since BHP. On Tuesday in federal Parliament, western Sydney backbencher Ed Husic asked the Transport and…