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Milton Caine

Christian Democratic Party Candidate for Newcastle

LOCAL ISSUES

Newcastle

The Federal Electorate of Newcastle has been poorly represented by previous members and also by the current member.

It is time for a change

I can bring that change

• Greater diversity of import/export services from Newcastle harbour, which could include containers, farm products and other bulk products. (we are much,much more than a coal port)
• The completion of connection of National Highway F3 over the Hunter River to the Raymond Terrace bypass to freeway status.
• Constructing the Black Hill to Branxton freeway connection to the New England Highway 
• Funding for the completion of inner city bypass highway 123 with a tunnel from the Tickhole Tunnel railway line to the John Hunter Hospital area with a western entry to the hospital. As well as the finishing the Shortland section.
• Expansion of the Newcastle Airport to international status for both passengers and freight. And to connect a rail service to the airport to give a direct service to Sydney, with a view to have a fast train service to Sydney.
• Incentives for greater water harvesting of storm water.
• Proactive programmes to reduce drug and other substance abuse particularly among the youth
• Funding for emergency housing.
• Greater assistance for new immigrants to understand our laws especially in areas of family law.
• Amend the Immigration Act to deal in a balanced way with illegal arrivals.
• Greater development of ship building and repair industry in Newcastle.
• Abandon the Emissions Trading Scheme and re introduce Arbour Day and encourage all citizens to plant at least 2 trees  giving nationaly aproxmately 42 million trees planted each year.
• Manage the environment better while developing a stronger farming and industry base for more sustainable employment.
• Work towards getting more freight on the rail system and reduce the increasing use of long haul road freight.  
• Getting public transport to work better and to be going places that the community want to go.

Explanatory notes:

The local members for Newcastle up to now have not delivered what could have been done by now. It is worth noting that the current member for Newcastle voted for the great big tax on carbon, but permitted and even encourged the expansion of the rail line to the coal loaders and the construction of the new coal loader and the associated work. This proves a confussion since if carbon is so wrong then we should not export coal and the most strangest thing is the expansion investment means we will be exporting coal for a long to justify the investment.

  We have a history of missing out, but now it is time to begin receiving for our benefit. Coal is not the only thing that Newcastle can export. With a small investment there could be  bulk export/import terminals for containers and farm products from the former BHP site. The airport could be expanded  for both freight and passengers to give a alternative to Sydney with many local flow on benefits.
Road construction. The National Highway 1 needs to be connected from John Renshaw Drive to the Raymond Terrace bypass It should have been completed before 1988 but we still wait. The inner-city Newcastle by pass , though a state road has been over 70 years delayed and I will call on the Federal Government to fund through special grants the construction of this road which will give a western entry into the John Hunter Hospital site.

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