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Thursday, 29 March 2001
Page: 26088


Mr Martin Ferguson asked the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, upon notice, on 6 February 2001:

Further to the answer to question No. 1992 (Hansard, 7 December 2000, page 20814), in discussions with Australian Transport and Energy Corridor Limited about the proposal to build an inland railway between Melbourne and Brisbane and beyond, has the Governments view been that support for the railway would be on the basis of no cost to Government or on the basis of no net cost to Government.


Mr Anderson (Minister for Transport and Regional Services) —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

The Government has supported the development of this proposal through a $300,000 contribution towards the pre-feasibility study and a $30,000 contribution to a market study exploring an extension of the proposed Melbourne-Brisbane inland railway line, from Toowoomba to Emerald and Gladstone. In due course the Government may consider what is necessary to facilitate and further support this proposal.