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Seven Days And Still No "Reassessment" List From Nicholls

Public Works Minister Robert Schwarten today said it was seven days since LNP Treasurer Tim Nicholls announced that the LNP plans to "reassess" the Bligh Government's record infrastructure program.

"And yet Mr Nicholls has made no concrete announcement about what infrastructure projects he would cut," Mr Schwarten said.

"This is despite Mr Nicholls having three days of Parliament this week to tell Queenslanders the projects he is targeting," he said.

Exactly a week ago, Mr Nicholls let it slip on morning radio that the Bligh Government's nation-leading $17 billion infrastructure program would be "reassessed".

"Given his silence this week, we can only assume that projects mentioned in Parliament, such as the Queensland Police Academy (3750 jobs) and Sunshine Coast University Hospital (9000 jobs), would be cut by an LNP Government," Mr Schwarten said.

"Also, we would have to think that the Queensland Children's Hospital (8000 jobs) is part of the 'reassessment'."

Mr Schwarten said Mr Nicholls should say what he means by "reassess" and be transparent about projects targeted for reassessment.

Bligh Government infrastructure projects and the jobs that have been created, or will be created, are:

Project

Number of jobs

AFL Stadium, Carrara

1,100

Brisbane Supreme and District Courts

5,000

Cairns Hospital Redevelopment

2,596

Cleveland Youth Detention Centre

1,450

Gold Coast University Hospital

9,847

Joint Contact Centre, Zillmere

359

KBRB - Boggo Road and Coopers Plains

2,915

Lotus Glen Correctional Centre Expansion and Development

3,355

Mackay Base Hospital Redevelopment

3,000

Maroochydore Government Office Building

552

Robina Hospital

1,700

Rockhampton Hospital Redevelopment

920

Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct Development at Gatton

3,660

Thursday Island Government Office Building

Townsville Hospital Expansion

2,360

William McCormack Place Stage 2

600

Minister for Public Works and Information and Communication Technology
The Honourable Robert Schwarten
03/09/2010

Permanent Link: Seven Days And Still No "Reassessment" List From Nicholls
Publish Date: 05 Sep 10

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Queensland Government, Department of Public Works :
80 George Street, Brisbane
Phone: 07 3227 7111
Fax: 07 3224 5710

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