Jacinta Allan - 49th Victorian Premier.

[Nuggs Bunny]

And yet the road planning managed to predictt and plan for orbital routes.

Most recently setting the alignment for outer north west…you know the area some in here says gets forgotten.

Maybe rail planning needed disruptive thinking

When OMRR was gazetted a few years earlier than SRL was announced, the whole alignment was paddocks. It's a city bypass.

 

[eddiesmith]

I don't think Jacinta has much to worry about when the opposition are spewing out nonsense like this.


1. It's in the state budget.
2. Why does it need to connect to the current rail network? It's a driverless train. Sydney Metro doesn't connect with Sydney Trains.
3. Melbourne has 3 different types of train as is with a 4th on the way. It doesn't matter.
4. Again being and driverless train it doesn't need to be broad gauge.
5. We have different sized trains now.
6. This doesn't matter given it's going to be isolated from the rest of the train system.

Really? They’ve allocated over $200 billion in the state budget???

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Really? They’ve allocated over $200 billion in the state budget???

You know full well it doesn't work like that. Do better.

 

[Sttew]

I don't think Jacinta has much to worry about when the opposition are spewing out nonsense like this.


1. It's in the state budget.
2. Why does it need to connect to the current rail network? It's a driverless train. Sydney Metro doesn't connect with Sydney Trains.
3. Melbourne has 3 different types of train as is with a 4th on the way. It doesn't matter.
4. Again being and driverless train it doesn't need to be broad gauge.
5. We have different sized trains now.
6. This doesn't matter given it's going to be isolated from the rest of the train system.

All he needed to say was point 1. It isn’t funded

 

[Sttew]

I don't think Jacinta has much to worry about when the opposition are spewing out nonsense like this.


1. It's in the state budget.
2. Why does it need to connect to the current rail network? It's a driverless train. Sydney Metro doesn't connect with Sydney Trains.
3. Melbourne has 3 different types of train as is with a 4th on the way. It doesn't matter.
4. Again being and driverless train it doesn't need to be broad gauge.
5. We have different sized trains now.
6. This doesn't matter given it's going to be isolated from the rest of the train system.

On point 2, what do you mean? Sydney Metro is integrated with the Sydney rail system isn’t it?

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

On point 2, what do you mean? Sydney Metro is integrated with the Sydney rail system isn’t it?

The Sydney Metro is an isolated train line with it's own fleet of trains.
There's no track connection between the metro and the suburban rail network.
Sydney Trains has nothing to do with Sydney Metro and vise versa.

When they were converting the Epping to Chatswood line to Metro they removed the connections at Chatswood and Epping.

From a passenger perspective you have to get off the Metro at Chatswood and walk across the platform to get a Sydney Trains train. Epping you have to go upstairs to ground level to interchange with the same.
For ticketing it's classed as a train.

It will be the same for Metro West and Metro Airport.

 

[peetoo]

Really? They’ve allocated over $200 billion in the state budget???

How many budgets will there be over 50 years?

Short termism really is the mode

 

[Satan]

How many budgets will there be over 50 years?

Short termism really is the mode

You hope the government is waiting 50 budgets to finish it

 

[Gralin]

The Sydney Metro is an isolated train line with it's own fleet of trains.
There's no track connection between the metro and the suburban rail network.
Sydney Trains has nothing to do with Sydney Metro and vise versa.

When they were converting the Epping to Chatswood line to Metro they removed the connections at Chatswood and Epping.

From a passenger perspective you have to get off the Metro at Chatswood and walk across the platform to get a Sydney Trains train. Epping you have to go upstairs to ground level to interchange with the same.
For ticketing it's classed as a train.

It will be the same for Metro West and Metro Airport.

Been on it when I was last up there, it's weird being able to look out the front of the train

 

[Crankyhawk]

Stage 2 didn't last long

For now. I believe there is another meeting on Monday where stage 2 May return

 

[peetoo]

You hope the government is waiting 50 budgets to finish it

I think it should be finished quicker, but current estimates are 50 years 25? Budgets?

Could be 5-10 changes of govt in that time, fantastical as it might seem now. Certainly 10 premiers

 

[Blue1980]

Don't forget the regional votes he swindled last election by promising Comm Games that once the votes re-elected him he promptly cancels citing costs, something that would have been known when they won the rights.

His actions should see Labor get absolutely slaughtered in the regional vote next election.

Did anyone really give a shit about the comm games?

 

[Blue1980]

the problem for Labor was, Biden got elected to the White House and released the inflation genie and Albo in a bid to be popular feed it with his policies.

The issue was covid and govts spending big as they had to, and this includes conservative govts.

I mean it had to be done but there is always a price to be paid down the line.

 

[Sttew]

Did anyone really give a s**t about the comm games?

Clearly not you

 

[MarcMaverick]

Did anyone really give a s**t about the comm games?

Athletes.

 

[Rob R]

Did anyone really give a s**t about the comm games?

Don't think so, the only problem is Dan and Jacinta blew hundreds of millions on a lie knowing the game would never happen or were horrifically incompetent.

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[Blue1980]

Don't think so, the only problem is Dan and Jacinta blew hundreds of millions on a lie knowing the game would never happen or were horrifically incompetent.

On SM-A125F using BigFooty.com mobile app

Yeah I agree, should never have gone for them in the first place.

 

[Xtreme]

Did anyone really give a s**t about the comm games?

I was very disappointed that the world class Commonwealth athletes would not be coming down under to show their stuff.
I was even more disappointed that Dan the destroyer of Victoria lied about it.

 

[Sttew]

After delving deep into the fine print of the "Helping Families" Budget, The Age is reporting today that the Allen government has created a 2026 election war chest estimated to be worth at least $75 billion.

Something like $30b of the $75b is for unspecified / as yet unknown spending initiatives, you know the ones that will be trotted out ion the lead-up to the next election to buy votes. This is nothing short of criminal and utterly immoral, IMO. I can't wait to see who jumps to the defence of Jacinta Andrews.

Services have or are being cut left right and centre. The Airport rail link has been all but cancelled (despite Ch 7 revealing last night the Airport asked to meet with the government in April to negotiate, and was turned away). Community hospitals in growing places like Torquay have been shelved because there's no money. Our roads are in dangerously deplorable condition across the state. And we will have to endure this for the next 2 1/4 years until the government miraculously finds money?

Labor’s secret $75.7b war chest raises budget transparency fears

The Allan government has squirrelled away billions of dollars for future policy announcements while Victoria lags in deficit.

www.theage.com.au

 

[adogsfan5]

After delving deep into the fine print of the "Helping Families" Budget, The Age is reporting today that the Allen government has created a 2026 election war chest estimated to be worth at least $75 billion.

Something like $30b of the $75b is for unspecified / as yet unknown spending initiatives, you know the ones that will be trotted out ion the lead-up to the next election to buy votes. This is nothing short of criminal and utterly immoral, IMO. I can't wait to see who jumps to the defence of Jacinta Andrews.

Services have or are being cut left right and centre. The Airport rail link has been all but cancelled (despite Ch 7 revealing last night the Airport asked to meet with the government in April to negotiate, and was turned away). Community hospitals in growing places like Torquay have been shelved because there's no money. Our roads are in dangerously deplorable condition across the state. And we will have to endure this for the next 2 1/4 years until the government miraculously finds money?

Labor’s secret $75.7b war chest raises budget transparency fears

The Allan government has squirrelled away billions of dollars for future policy announcements while Victoria lags in deficit.

www.theage.com.au

I think everyone on bigfooty at this point would agree that they don’t care about the people they serve, they care about themselves (all government).

 

[hawkman]

For now. I believe there is another meeting on Monday where stage 2 May return

They rejected it so will be interesting to see what happens from here

 

[Satan]

They rejected it so will be interesting to see what happens from here

the union leader unlike james hird shocked was really shocked

from the age


However, the pay deal – which Victorian branch secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick said could be a pay increase of up to 23 per cent over four years – was knocked back at a statewide meeting of about 3000 public sector nurses and midwives at Festival Hall on Monday.

A clearly rattled Fitzpatrick said she had expected the offer, which included cash payments for all and new allowances, would be accepted by union members.

 

[GreyWind]

the union leader unlike james hird shocked was really shocked

from the age


However, the pay deal – which Victorian branch secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick said could be a pay increase of up to 23 per cent over four years – was knocked back at a statewide meeting of about 3000 public sector nurses and midwives at Festival Hall on Monday.

A clearly rattled Fitzpatrick said she had expected the offer, which included cash payments for all and new allowances, would be accepted by union members.

I'm currently on leave so haven't been able to talk to any nurses about their EBA but from my limited understanding they are like us and want better conditions over pay. The fact your own secretary was shocked by the vote is concerning.

 

[eddiesmith]

After delving deep into the fine print of the "Helping Families" Budget, The Age is reporting today that the Allen government has created a 2026 election war chest estimated to be worth at least $75 billion.

Something like $30b of the $75b is for unspecified / as yet unknown spending initiatives, you know the ones that will be trotted out ion the lead-up to the next election to buy votes. This is nothing short of criminal and utterly immoral, IMO. I can't wait to see who jumps to the defence of Jacinta Andrews.

Services have or are being cut left right and centre. The Airport rail link has been all but cancelled (despite Ch 7 revealing last night the Airport asked to meet with the government in April to negotiate, and was turned away). Community hospitals in growing places like Torquay have been shelved because there's no money. Our roads are in dangerously deplorable condition across the state. And we will have to endure this for the next 2 1/4 years until the government miraculously finds money?

Labor’s secret $75.7b war chest raises budget transparency fears

The Allan government has squirrelled away billions of dollars for future policy announcements while Victoria lags in deficit.

www.theage.com.au

Yet we still have fire trucks built in the 1980s on the frontline because they don’t have enough money to replace them…

 

[tandino]

the union leader unlike james hird shocked was really shocked

from the age


However, the pay deal – which Victorian branch secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick said could be a pay increase of up to 23 per cent over four years – was knocked back at a statewide meeting of about 3000 public sector nurses and midwives at Festival Hall on Monday.

A clearly rattled Fitzpatrick said she had expected the offer, which included cash payments for all and new allowances, would be accepted by union members.

“Despite our best attempts at explaining it for a very long time, our members haven’t been able to grasp the concept of the aged care wages case. So that’s a misunderstanding, unfortunately,” she said.

Yeesh. That's a bit rough.