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buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14169 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Baillieu: "We Can Do Better" (or maybe n Reply #495 - Dec 30^th, 2010 at 8:45am Quote: you mean like how Rudd did? What are you confessing ? In YOUR opinion, Baillieu is on par with Rudd ? But ENOUGH "off topic" diversions - and the "YEAH, but what about Rudd and Gillard" responses THIS thread is about ... BAILLIEU WATCH i
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 103225 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Baillieu: "We Can Do Better" (or maybe n Reply #496 - Dec 30^th, 2010 at 8:49am Ballieu has his chance to show that he means business with the New Year's Eve scum. The cops will have a zero tolerance to drunken yobbos. Will Bailleu deliver a trouble free night with no one bashed into a coma?
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buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14169 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Baillieu: "We Can Do Better" (or maybe n Reply #497 - Dec 30^th, 2010 at 9:30am Quote: The cops will have a zero tolerance to drunken yobbos. It's reduced violence over the LAST few NYE's in the CBD and OTHER "hot spots" A GOOD policy to retain
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Reply #498 - Dec 30^th, 2010 at 12:11pm

Even though the prices have gone up, it is only inline with inflation.

The best way to ease pressure and ensure stability isnt to keep prices the same or reduce them, but ensure they do not rise above CPI. Preferrably, taking increases but less than the CPI figure.

You need to keep services running, and to do so it costs money.

CPI increases are fair, and you know it Buzz.

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Re: Baillieu: "We Can Do Better" (or maybe n
Reply #499 - Dec 30^th, 2010 at 12:29pm

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"Seniors will not be slugged with a price rise, with senior concession fares frozen at 2009 levels.

Mr Mulder said from January 1, they would be able to travel for free on weekends by using a seniors myki card"

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/public-transport-prices-set-to-rise-20101229-1...

From Jan 1st ?
They already DO
On a Seniors Card
On a Metcard ticket

Good policies
Just not very original

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Reply #500 - Dec 30^th, 2010 at 4:27pm

buzzanddidj wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 12:29pm:

Quote:

"Seniors will not be slugged with a price rise, with senior concession fares frozen at 2009 levels.

Mr Mulder said from January 1, they would be able to travel for free on weekends by using a seniors myki card"

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/public-transport-prices-set-to-rise-20101229-1...

Good policies
Just not very original[/size]i

Even with the disbanded Myki card?

Now that would be a good policy - and original.

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Reply #501 - Dec 30^th, 2010 at 10:47pm

buzzanddidj wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 8:45am:

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THIS thread is about ...

BAILLIEU WATCH

Nope.

This thread from the freeloader old Queen is a tantrum because my home state have finally given Labor the kicking they deserve and delivered BOTH HOUSES to Baillieu.

Good on you Ted.

bugger off Brumby, you were no good for our state.

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Reply #502 - Dec 31^st, 2010 at 6:10am

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 4:27pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 12:29pm:

Quote:

"Seniors will not be slugged with a price rise, with senior concession fares frozen at 2009 levels.

Mr Mulder said from January 1, they would be able to travel for free on weekends by using a seniors myki card"

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/public-transport-prices-set-to-rise-20101229-1...

Good policies
Just not very original[/size]i

Even with the disbanded Myki card?

Now that would be a good policy - and original.

You missed THIS "little gem"

Quote:

"Seniors will not be slugged with a price rise, with senior concession fares frozen at 2009 levels.

Mr Mulder said from January 1, they would be able to travel for free on weekends by using a seniors myki card"

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/public-transport-prices-set-to-rise-20101229-1...

From Jan 1st ?
They already DO
On a Seniors Card
On a Metcard ticket

MORE "new" initiatives from the Baillieu Government
The supposed introduction of policy that was already put in place by the Brumby Government

Aside from the extension of myki for pensioners
The same myki whose extension was "frozen" days earlier

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longweekend58 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 45675 Gender:	Re: Baillieu: "We Can Do Better" (or maybe n Reply #503 - Dec 31^st, 2010 at 8:03am another day, another whinge from the old buzzard. You sacrificed your credibility on the altar of partisan politics. It was easy when your side were on top but as soon as they fell - and fell hard - your integrity was shown to be a house of cards.
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Miss Anne Dryst Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2296 Sydney Gender:	Re: Baillieu: "We Can Do Better" (or maybe n Reply #504 - Dec 31^st, 2010 at 8:44am And all of John Brumby's failures are now all Ted's fault. And it is Ted's fault that he has yet to fix them all with a snap of his fingers.
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Reply #505 - Dec 31^st, 2010 at 9:05am

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Dec 31^st, 2010 at 8:44am:

And all of John Brumby's failures are now all Ted's fault.
And it is Ted's fault that he has yet to fix them all with a snap of his fingers.

He increased public transport fares, as part of his "cost of living" policy - and tried to pass off free travel for pensioners on week-ends as a 'new' initiative

He "froze" week-day seniors fares - which have been frozen since 2009

His "finger snapping" sleight of hand could do with some work

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Reply #506 - Dec 31^st, 2010 at 9:06am

longweekend58 wrote on Dec 31^st, 2010 at 8:03am:

another day, another whinge from the old buzzard. You sacrificed your credibility on the altar of partisan politics. It was easy when your side were on top but as soon as they fell - and fell hard - your integrity was shown to be a house of cards.

That would suggest there was credibility in the first place would it not?

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Reply #507 - Dec 31^st, 2010 at 9:16am

buzzanddidj wrote on Dec 24^th, 2010 at 9:00pm:

Doubts over Coalition paramedic promise for Daylesford

RACHEL AFFLICK
22 Dec, 2010 01:00 AM

THE Coalition's election promise to fund two additional paramedics to Daylesford must be implemented as soon as possible, Ambulance Employees Australia secretary Steve McGhie said.

Just days before last month's state election, Liberal candidate Ben Taylor said if the Coalition came to power, it would

increase the number of paramedics at the new ambulance station from two to four.

Ballarat East MLA Geoff Howard last Wednesday wrote to Mr Davis seeking advice about when the Coalition's commitment would be honoured

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The former Labor Government of course built a new ambulance station

and this was done with the expectation of being able to increase the number of ambulance staff at Daylesford in the near future.

"Now, with the change of government, we want to ensure that the very clear commitment made ahead of the last election is honoured, and is honoured as quickly as possible.

"The summer period is clearly one where there can be higher visitor levels to Daylesford and Hepburn"

"The level of demand for ambulance services can also be increased and it will therefore be appropriate to ensure that at the earliest possible occasion the additional ambulance officers promised by the new government will be put in place"

But there has been no confirmation from Health Minister David Davis on when the commitment will be fulfilled.

"We will deploy these additional paramedics as they become available and based on clinical need"

http://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/news/local/news/general/doubts-over-coalition-...

I have NO doubt they'll follow up on THIS one
The Liberals are DESPARATE to reclaim their "bithright" electorates of Ballarat East and West

They will be pork-barrelling" like a "Howard Government on heat" for the next four years

The JOY ..
... of being in a marginal
It's a whole new world, to me
We even get birthday cards (from the electoral roll, I assume) sent from the cantidates

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Re: Baillieu: "We Can Do Better" (or maybe n
Reply #508 - Dec 31^st, 2010 at 9:23am

buzzanddidj wrote on Dec 31^st, 2010 at 9:05am:

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Dec 31^st, 2010 at 8:44am:

And all of John Brumby's failures are now all Ted's fault.
And it is Ted's fault that he has yet to fix them all with a snap of his fingers.

He increased public transport fares, as part of his "cost of living" policy - and tried to pass off free travel for pensioners on week-ends as a 'new' initiative

He "froze" week-day seniors fares - which have been frozen since 2009

His "finger snapping" sleight of hand could do with some work

Another example of the champagne socialist blaming Ted for Brumby's doing.

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Re: Baillieu: "We Can Do Better" (or maybe n
Reply #509 - Dec 31^st, 2010 at 9:27am

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Dec 31^st, 2010 at 9:23am:

buzzanddidj wrote on Dec 31^st, 2010 at 9:05am:

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Dec 31^st, 2010 at 8:44am:

And all of John Brumby's failures are now all Ted's fault.
And it is Ted's fault that he has yet to fix them all with a snap of his fingers.

He increased public transport fares, as part of his "cost of living" policy - and tried to pass off free travel for pensioners on week-ends as a 'new' initiative

He "froze" week-day seniors fares - which have been frozen since 2009

His "finger snapping" sleight of hand could do with some work

Another example of the champagne socialist blaming Ted for Brumby's doing.

LOL ...

That makes NO sense

WHATSOEVER

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