#Official : ALP election promises thread (2010)

[AtD]

I realise this may not be the correct thread, but I wonder if there is anyway of confirming the Rann Governments intentions over the next 4 years, in terms of tram and rail?

Instead of posting the idea all over the forums. How about making a list of Labor's promises, posting that somewhere in the Pub, and revisiting it once a month? Take the initiative!

Since the electorate and the media generally has the memory of a goldfish, let's at least list them now while they're fresh in our minds!

So... GO! Post (and preferably source) what you can remember and we'll add it to this list.

ALP 2010 Election Promises
Infrastructure
- Duplicated Southern Expressway
- City Busway Extension (ETA construction mid-2012)
- Victor Harbor Rd Overpass
- Seaford Railway Line
- $445 for Duplication of the Express way including $75m for Darlington Exchange
- $x for tramways
- South Road "Superway"

Health
- $146m to reduce emergency department waiting times
- $1.7b for the new hospital (wasn’t this promised last election?)
- New Royal Adelaide Hospital and medical research facilities
- QEH $125m upgrade, and $22m for country health services.

Economy
- $76m in payroll tax for employees taking on new apprentices
- $194m for an additional 100k training place and apprentices(may include the $76m in payroll tax relief)
- 100k new jobs
- $x for a Riverland retraining centre?

Social
- $50m in Energy Concession to Senior Citizens

Entertainment
- $X for the Adelaide Oval
- Convention Centre Expansion & Riverbank
- Adelaide Oval upgrade and associated pedestrian bridges

Education
- 6 new schools $323m

Water
- Desalination plant $1.83b

Regional
* $5m p.a fo a Sustainable Future fund for the Riverland ($20m)
* $1m p.a for emerging industries support in the spencer gulf and outback ($4m)
* $2.5m for sports facilities in Port Augusta

- please post more

[Norman]

All the policies and promises are here: http://www.sa.alp.org.au/index.php?opti ... &Itemid=10

[Waewick]

Labor Promises

$146m to reduce emergency department waiting times
$76m in payroll tax for employees taking on new apprentices
$194m for an additional 100k training place and apprentices(may include the $76m in payroll tax relief)
$50m in energy concession to old people
$1.7b for the new hospital (wasn’t this promised last election?)
100k new jobs
$X for the Adelaide Oval
$445 for Duplication of the Express way including $75m for Darlington Exchange
$x for tramways
$x for a Riverland retraining centre?


this what I had got to so far, some of the policies are so difficult to read that i'm not sure what they have done, what someone else has done, what they are going to do or what they think would be nice to do.

This could take some time

[Howie]

Good thread idea. I can help you update and format the opening post if you like AtD?

Oh yes, not forgetting this one too
* South Road "Superway"

[Waewick]

is the superway an election promise or something else? I thought that was just an infrastructure announcement?

[iTouch]

ooo i know a couple
- The extension of the Noarlunga Tramline to Seaford
- The Port Road tunnel that was promised 5 years ago

[Nort]

ooo i know a couple
- The extension of the Noarlunga Tramline to Seaford
- The Port Road tunnel that was promised 5 years ago

I still give that one a tentative pass. While that tunnel was proposed it was always part of the greater overall plan to upgrade South Road, so shifting the funds to another section of South Road when it became more financially sensible to do the superway first is still in the spirit of the plan, although I'm sure there are plenty of people who go through the South/Port Rd intersection everyday who are pissed off about it!

[Norman]

I think the Noarlunga tram was more of a council idea than an election promise.

[AtD]

Good thread idea. I can help you update and format the opening post if you like AtD?

Go for it!

[Howie]

Awesome.. i've added a few from the Labor platform document
http://www.sa.alp.org.au/images/stories ... m_2009.pdf

[Waewick]

perhaps I should have put senior citzens instead of just old people

[Howie]

hah.. noted. Thanks.

[Swordsedge]

The Budget gets released in May/June also does it not? We should be keeping tabs on what comes of that, also.

QEH $125m upgrade, and $22m for country health services.
Source: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/in-d ... 5840852231

[Howie]

The Budget gets released in May/June also does it not? We should be keeping tabs on what comes of that, also.

QEH $125m upgrade, and $22m for country health services.
Source: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/in-d ... 5840852231

Noted. Thanks S.

[Waewick]

I don’t know how detailed we want to get but from
http://www.sa.alp.org.au/images/stories ... entweb.pdf
$5m p.a fo a Sustainable Future fund for the Riverland ($20m)
$1m p.a for emerging industries support in the spencer gulf and outback ($4m)
$2.5m for sports facilities in Port Augusta

The report also includes $500K for a feasibility study for industrial/commercial precinct but I’m not sure if we want to get that detailed?


i had a breif look through the transport ones and apart from the known stuff there wasn't a great deal apart from new bus shelters and buses for Gawler area.