Gibb River Rd funding??
Submitted: Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 13:16
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Kev M
Reference post #38581 I just found the following article
Looks like someone has read some of the responses that have been sent to these people.
Govt urged to fund
Gibb River Rd revamp
12:37 PM October 19
Tourism and civic leaders in the
Kimberley are calling for a long-term solution to safety concerns on the region's famous outback highway, the
Gibb River Road.
The plea follows a decision to ban large road trains transporting cattle from using the eastern half of the road.
The Government has lifted the ban for six months after outrage from pastoralists.
Peter Griggs of the
Kununurra Visitors Centre says the Government should spend the necessary funds and upgrade the road if it is deemed to be unsafe.
But he says the pastoral and tourism industries should be allowed to co-exist.
"It is an iconic outback Australian drive and through that they expect to see cattle, they expect to see trucks, they expect to see people living and working there as part of this great
Kimberley feel. To lose that would be so sad," he said.
The chief executive of the Shire of
Wyndham East
Kimberley, Peter Stubbs, says the Government is in a sound enough economic position to upgrade the road.
"The whole state is probably in unprecedented economic times, so if ever we've got the money, we've got it in this day and age," he said.
Source: ABC
Reply By: Member - George (WA) - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 15:05
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 15:05
If Eric the Ripper is anything to go by they will save it up till election time and have a big splurge. Hopefully the GRR will be included, but don't hold your breath. They will be counting the votes first, then spend the money where it to the politician (labour) best benefit. Keep fingers crossed
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 15:21
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 15:21
Is that where the 11 grand stamp duty on the cheapest house i could find will go??
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 15:49
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 15:49
Hi Davoe, would you like to swap your 11 grand stamp duty for our 37+ grand (if we make the purchase and with that kind of money going to the government one has to reconsider,) just a plain and simple Ripper/off. Can't wait for the next election but you can bet that he will drop the % greatly before then.
Cheers
D&B
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Follow Up By: Neil & Pauline - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 16:00
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 16:00
Where did you find a house that only cost you 11 grand stamp duty?
At least you will be able to go to Mandurah by rail soon.
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 16:49
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 16:49
High Wycombe . thought I paid way too much but it has still gone up about 30 grand in less than 6 months - damn ridiculous, Its only a 3/1
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 22:08
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 22:08
Don't wait for the money - they're too busy spending all the money from the rural road budgets to prop up their train line down the centre of the freeway.
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Reply By: Kumunara (NT) - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 15:55
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 15:55
What worries me about this is that they may bituminize the road. That would take a lot of the fun out of the trip.
With graders working on the road all the time it is a good gravel road at present. The present issue seems like someone is using it for their political advantage.
Am I being too cynical.
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 22:10
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 22:10
Rest assured, I doubt they'd have reason to bitumise it - not before the year 2120 or so. Not enough votes in it at staste level.
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Reply By: David from David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag-Along - Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 16:57
Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 16:57
This is always the problem, and we are facing it all over Australia. The residents of remote areas deserve good roads, but we want adventure. Unfortunately governments are not good at walking fine lines like this.
Cape York is one such place where I can guarantee it will be bitumen from top to bottom before long. I don't see a lot we can do about stopping that, but what I hope is that we can pressure authorities to ensure sufficient tracks are made available as loop roads etc.. off these developed roads. I would hope that for every kilometre of bitumen or formed road, we can regain a kilometre of tracks that have been closed off in the past such as
state forest that was annexed to National
park- a big ask I know, but we need to start somewhere.
I keep telling all the local government officials I can that not too many people are interested in the destination, it is the journey they want, so keep the journey interesting. That is why the Simpson tracks are so popular, the lone gum is after all just a tree and
purni bore is just a big puddle and apporodinna atora knolls are lumps of gypsum. (don't get me wrong i love em all)Granted the gorges of the
Kimberley are an attraction nobody should miss, and are a destination unto themselves, but if the roads are improved too much we will have another Uluru, and that would be a real shame.
Dave O
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Reply By: oldsquizzy - Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 21:40
Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 21:40
I travel up and down the eastern end at least once a week, What has to be remembered is that it was a stock route and is a service road for stations. Isnt that why people come to see it ? One of the last isolated
places to go that hasnt got a million other people enroaching on your
camp site
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