September 10th, 2020 
Libs back plans for central coast airport
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACA) has warned the Coalition Government over the impact of a planned Queensland airport expansion.
The Queensland Government will spend $2.5 billion on the project and it would deliver $3.6 billion in private investment over four years to build a new airport at the western end of the state capital, Brisbane.
ACA chief executive David Ward described the planned airport expansion at the Queensland site as being “on the brink” of happening, as it would create “substantial new infrastructure” over Brisbane, which currently has just two airports.
The Coalition plans to spend $6 billion to expand the state’s major airport – a major expansion with the state expected to need more than 1,000 flights per day by 2028.
Mr Ward said while no projects would be completed within two years of each other, the 모나코 카지노Queensland Government’s planned airport expansion meant that any infrastructure cost would be added to state spending and would해운대출장안마안마 have an impact on the Queensland budget for the future.
Mr Ward said the proposal included a number of significant infrastructure developments that would require local government to help pay for them over a number of years.
“We’re in the process of taking these projects to government and asking them to commit to help cover future projects,” he said.
“If you’re not willing to commit at the earliest possible date, then they shouldn’t be doing any of the projects,” he said.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended the Government’s decision, saying it was simply to fund the planned airports expansion.
“Queensland needs to be building its own airports,” she said.
“They will never get more out of the airport than they’re getting now.”
Ms Palaszczuk also questioned why the Government had not used the existing airport infrastructure, saying that was already available in the state.
“How much money has that airport cost in relation to what they’re doing?” she said.
“If they’ve not got the money to build it, I’d like to see them actually get funding for it, rather than simply fund infrastructure through state and territor엠카지노y budgets.
“We should not be relying on those things.”
The expansion also has the support of other Australian states including Victoria, NSW and Queensland.
Topics: state-parliament, states-and-territories, qld, brisbane-4000, newcastle-2300, portlan
