❓ The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure announces the commencement of stage 1 of the Albany ring-road project, highlighting its importance for timber transport and overall economic growth in Albany, while also criticising the previous government's inaction.
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ALBANY RING-ROAD
Will the minister please advise the house on the progress of the much anticipated Albany ring-road? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
Will the minister please advise the house on the progress of the much anticipated Albany ring-road? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for the question. I also acknowledge the new member for Victoria Park and welcome him to the chamber. There will be none of this sod turning anymore; we are going high-tech. The member for Albany and I were in Albany starting - Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is right! The member is not sizeist, is he? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for the question. I also acknowledge the new member for Victoria Park and welcome him to the chamber. There will be none of this sod turning anymore; we are going high-tech. The member for Albany and I were in Albany starting - Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is right! The member is not sizeist, is he? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
I thank the member for the question. I also acknowledge the new member for Victoria Park and welcome him to the chamber. There will be none of this sod turning anymore; we are going high-tech. The member for Albany and I were in Albany starting - Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is right! The member is not sizeist, is he? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
There will be none of this sod turning anymore; we are going high-tech. The member for Albany and I were in Albany starting - Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is right! The member is not sizeist, is he? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is right! The member is not sizeist, is he? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is right! The member is not sizeist, is he? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for the question. I also acknowledge the new member for Victoria Park and welcome him to the chamber. There will be none of this sod turning anymore; we are going high-tech. The member for Albany and I were in Albany starting - Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is right! The member is not sizeist, is he? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
I thank the member for the question. I also acknowledge the new member for Victoria Park and welcome him to the chamber. There will be none of this sod turning anymore; we are going high-tech. The member for Albany and I were in Albany starting - Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is right! The member is not sizeist, is he? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
There will be none of this sod turning anymore; we are going high-tech. The member for Albany and I were in Albany starting - Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is right! The member is not sizeist, is he? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is right! The member is not sizeist, is he? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is right! The member is not sizeist, is he? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Members will be very pleased to know that today we physically started the roadworks on stage 1 of the Albany ring-road. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Mr M.W. Trenorden : Stage 1? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, stage 1. I point out that not one stage was started when the Tory government was in power; it did nothing for the Albany port or the town of Albany. This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
This is an important part of the overall project because it will provide a very important east-west link that will enable us to get the plantation timber to the railhead on the spur line, which the Labor government funded when it came to power so that we could ensure that timber was taken off the road and put onto rail. The development of this ring-road will be a very important part of continuing that task. One very interesting statistic is that once this project is completed, 300 000 tonnes per annum will immediately be taken off the Chester Pass Road-Albany Highway roundabout. This is a very important project for Albany. It shows that Albany is going ahead. It is now one of the biggest woodchip ports in Australia. It is growing as a grain port. A great Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd expansion has almost been completed in Albany. Of course, it also has a future as an iron ore port. One might say that Albany is the new Geraldton.
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