Friday, October 31, 2008
[smh] Rail links 'shelved'
To provide the public transport system with additional capacity, the Government plans to buy an additional 300 buses, at a cost of $150 million, and will allocate 100 of them to the north-west of the city.
The first of the new buses is not expected to be delivered until the end of 2009."
Jeez. Early election please. Bring in someone who knows how to balance a budget AND lobby properly for federal infrastructure funding.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Volatile times
- ASX 200 up 9% in 2 days
- Nikkei up 14%
- DJIA up 11%
Saturday, October 11, 2008
It's time to overhaul Sydney's public rail infrastructure
- Electronic ticketing with online account top-up. Yes please.
- Extending the Eastern Suburbs line through Randwick, Charing Cross, Randwick, Maroubra Junction, and Malabar. Yes please.
- Wi-Fi enabled carriages. Yes please.
- Build a second rail line under Sydney Harbour to reduce congestion on the North Shore lin (and allow Eastern Suburbs passengers to bypass Town Hall station when transferring to the North Shore). Yes please.
- Major expansion of Town Hall station to cater for the ever increasing passenger numbers and overcrowded platforms during morning and afternoon peak. Yes please.
- Add two carriages of luggage-friendly dedicated rolling stock to the Airport/East Hills line and install escalators on the Airport/East Hills line platform at Central Station. Yes please.
- Build a decent rail line to service the North Ryde business parks and commuters from the Hills District rather than the ever expanding list of bus routes and toll roads in the north-west. Yes please.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Three New Photo Sets posted on Flickr
- Qantas A380 Arrival Ceremony - Andrew and I (and 3000 other lucky Qantas staff and families) went to Hangar 96 at Sydney Airport to see the new Qantas A380 arrive in Australia
- Holiday in Port Douglas - Four days of chilling out by the huge lagoon pools at the Sheraton Mirage, snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef, and visiting the Daintree.
- 2008 AFL Grand Final - I was at the MCG to witness the Hawks historic win over the Cats. Go Hawks!!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Hawks triumph over Cats in historic AFL Grand Final
"THE 2008 [AFL] grand final will be written in sporting history as the day the champion cracked under pressure from a relentless and youthful challenger."
I had the pleasure of securing a grand final ticket in the MCC lottery a few weeks ago. My team, the Hawthorn Hawks, have been playing very well this year, securing second spot on the ladder at the end of the home and away season. The first three weeks of the finals played out without too many surprises. One by one the 3rd to 8th teams fell to their favoured opponents. On Grand Final day it was 1 v 2, Geelong (with 23 wins / 1 loss for the year to date) v Hawthorn. Geelong were the reigning premiers. Hawthorn were in their first Grand Final in 17 years.
A crowd of 100,012 flocked to Victoria's temple, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with probably an equal number watching the game in the pubs in nearby Richmond and the CBD.
Hawthorn were definitely the underdog. The bookies outside the 'G were offering odds of 3:1 for a Hawthorn victory ... yet there was quiet confidence that the Hawks would put up a fight.
The first two quarters were neck a neck. Geelong ahead by 1 point at quarter time. Hawthorn ahead by 3 points at half time. It was nail biting stuff - the game could have gone either way. Then the Hawks put on a stunning performance to close it out, kicking five goals in a row in the third quarter, and finishing the game ahead by 26 points.
On ya boys! We are a happy team at Hawthorn.