50 most dangerous level crossings, labor promises and infrastructure needs

[ufo_investigations]

Labor promised the 50 most dangerous level crossings will be removed. I wonder if this is really going to happen, and the 'Back to Work Act' will be enacted to help Victorians get jobs and improve the economy. I've seen this before, all politicians make big promises but leave a lot to be desired.

Labor said they will make the contract null and void for the east-west freeway link which is supposed to connect the eastern freeway to the western ring road I believe. This is a worry, this project should go ahead it will create jobs, stimulate the economy, create better traffic flow and lessen the burden on local roads.

Victoria needs a continuous freeway with entry/exit points that covers the whole metro Melbourne area. For example in Flemington on the City Link Freeway you can't connect to the Eastern Freeway unless you drive through Carlton and Alexandra Parade. This is stupid, they need to fix it.

If you drive east on the Western Ring Rd you get a Dead End at Greenborough. How ridiculous is this? That spot needs a tunnel like the Ringwood one, so it connects to the Eastern Freeway. This is the real infrastructure we need right now, we have 5 million people living here and is the fastest growing state in Australia. The government needs to spend big to fix all of this.

We also need a train line from Flinders Street to Melbourne Airport, right now we only have taxis, VHA hire car and buses doing it. This needs fixing.

The Geelong Road Freeway should be extended to the SA border and connect with theirs via Warrnambool and Portland. Western Victoria has been neglected by every government, this needs fixing.

We need a freeway from Melbourne to Mildura with speed limits of 150km/h plus. It is a long drive, not sure how many hours away it is but I think it is about 8. North Western Victoria is another part of our state which has been totally neglected. Mildura is a beautiful place with potential for growth. It is a great location.

Our freeways to Philip Island, the Hume Highway to NSW have permissable speed limits of 100km/h and 110km/h. Well, all our freeways have a speed limit of 100km/h except for some with 110km/h. This is too slow. In Europe 150km/h plus is the norm. Our modern cars equipped with all the latest technology are quite capable of travelling at faster speeds. 150km is pretty reasonable on a freeway.

Politicians win power, sit on the backside and DO NOTHING to improve what really needs improving but they still get a lifetime pension with benefits. Once they are sworn in they should get moving fast and fix everything.

I wonder how much is going to get done under this new government.

[myoclon1cjerk]

I'd rather put my trust in the Greenies than some bloated buck-toothed banjo player who gets an armchair ride to a fat pension without doing a thing for his constituents,which seems to be de rigueur for the Nats.

[aps1080]

Aaaahhh, yes, the Greens.

They are the one's who get a Ficticious TV Drama about the Navy (Sea Patrol) mixed up with reality that she thought was real ?????? Doh !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moJ7j86MyWw

Lead by Sarah "I don't know who my dad is" Hanson-Young, Australia's dumbest politician ?

Or when asked about 1000+ drownings of Asylum seekers, don't care as long as the boats keep coming ?

You want hypocracy, watch this. She talks about "compassion" and worried about Children being sent OS yet doesn't raise a peep about 1000+ drownings including children ???

As long as she and the Greens are on the outrage bus, it doesn't matter what the outrage is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v5k6ss3_I8

[myoclon1cjerk]

No better they all stay where they come from so they can get bombed,raped shot.Out of sight.Out of mind.

[myoclon1cjerk]

My opinion on environmental damage is that humans are the major cause of it. 🙂

[myoclon1cjerk]

The above was in reply to your earlier post btw.

[aps1080]

Funnily enough, Iran isn't at war yet we have "refugees" (country shoppers)m fit young men with all the latest iphones etc

coming ?

You aren't a refugee if you can afford a plane ticket to Indonesia, a $10,000 for a boat trip and have travelled through 3 or 4 countries

all of which you could have claimed asylum in before you get to Aus. That's country shopping and queue jumping.

True refugees are welcome IMHO. Welfare chasing Country shopping queue jumper aren't.

For every Welfare chasing Country shopper let in, that is one LESS True refugee allowed in.

The number allowed in each year doesn't expand just because XXXX arrive by boat, it means less come in through the correct channels.

Why should they jump the queue ?

[j*oono]

Aps, please put my mind at rest.  You don't like to cook do you? 😄

[icyfroth]

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@j*oono wrote:

Aps, please put my mind at rest.  You don't like to cook do you? 😄

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You don't like to post lolcats, do you,Joono? By chance?

[j*oono]

I love lolcats Icy but I don't usually post them in the lolcat threads.  Should I go have a look?

See, it's best to ask isn't it?

[***super_nova***]

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@aps1080 wrote:

Funnily enough, Iran isn't at war yet we have "refugees" (country shoppers)m fit young men with all the latest iphones etc

coming ?

You aren't a refugee if you can afford a plane ticket to Indonesia, a $10,000 for a boat trip and have travelled through 3 or 4 countries

all of which you could have claimed asylum in before you get to Aus. That's country shopping and queue jumping.

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Iran has one of the most oppressive Islamic regimes.  Their educated middle class kids do have mobiles, and money but they can end up in jail and flogged for talking to a member of the opposite sex.  Anybody who shows in any way dissatisfaction with regime is in danger.  These people have valid reason to seek refugee status.  And being educated, and mostly speaking good English, they are the sort of people who would assimilate very easily.  Turning them away is like turning away anti nazi people escaping Germany in the 1930s.  And no, there is not a country between here and Iran where it is possible to apply to come to Australia.  And why should people not have a choice where they want to live?  We all have that choice to a point.

refugee

rɛfjʊˈdʒiː/

noun

noun: refugee; plural noun: refugees

1. a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.