By The Editor
VECCI welcomes the Victorian Government’s opposition to the planned scrapping of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (ABCC), which will lead to more industrial unrest on important Victorian construction sites.
Victorian Government declares opposition to ABCC abolition
November 4, 2011
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Economy, Infrastructure | Tagged: ABCC, Baillieu Government, CFMEU, Chris Evans, construction, Fair Work Ombudsman, Gillard Government, Leigh Johns, Robert Clark, The Editor | 
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Bridging the business digital divide
September 26, 2011By Michael Reardon
While digital connectedness may seem axiomatic to people living in the major urban centres, there remains a significant ‘digital divide’ between city and country across the continent; with the latest Sensis e-Business Report finding only 54 per cent of small businesses within regional Australia maintained a functioning website, despite 93 per cent having an internet connection.
1 Comment | Infrastructure | Tagged: e-business, internet, Melbourne, Michael Reardon, regional Victoria, small business | Permalink
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Extension of Melbourne Exhibition Centre vital
August 15, 2011By Mark Stone
VECCI is calling on the State Government to commit to the extension of the Melbourne Exhibition Centre to improve the city’s competitiveness in the exhibition market.
The extension is needed to attract expos, exhibitions and other business events requiring more space, in addition to enabling multiple events to be run concurrently.
1 Comment | Infrastructure | Tagged: business events, Mark Stone, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, state government, Tourism | Permalink
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Time to tackle next port priorities
August 8, 2011By Mark Stone
With trade growing rapidly again as world trade recovers post-GFC, it is now time to look at the next round of major capital investment in our ports.
2 Comments | Infrastructure | Tagged: exports, imports, international trade, Mark Stone, port of hastings, Port of Melbourne, Webb Dock | Permalink
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Increased Port of Melbourne charges must be directed at infrastructure
July 13, 2011By Mark Stone
VECCI welcomes the scrapping of the previous State Government’s planned Freight Infrastructure Charge (FIC), but stresses that the State Government must ensure increased revenues from a Port charge are directed at improving infrastructure to increase efficiency and business productivity.
1 Comment | Economy, Infrastructure | Tagged: Baillieu Government, exports, Freight Infrastructure Charge, imports, Mark Stone, VECCI | Permalink
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Some hope for East-West Link as Coalition develop infrastructure plan
June 27, 2011By The Editor
News that the Victorian Government is urgently developing a state infrastructure plan, with fresh consideration being given to an ‘east-west’ road tunnel, should be welcomed by all Victorian businesses.
9 Comments | Infrastructure | Tagged: Infrastructure, infrastructure plan, Kim Wells, state government, The Editor | Permalink
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Taxed to death – congestion taxes the latest way to extract more
June 20, 2011By The Editor
The idea of a congestion levy for inner city driving has been raised again, this time in a submission to the Victorian Government by consultancy ACIL Tasman.
3 Comments | Infrastructure | Tagged: congestion tax, Melbourne, public transport, roads, The Editor, Victorian Government | Permalink
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Melbourne crawling to a halt?
June 2, 2011By The Editor
An annual review of Melbourne traffic by VicRoads has shown average speeds on our major inner freeways during peak times have slowed by more than 20 per cent in the past year, making business all the more harder.
2 Comments | Infrastructure | Tagged: business, Melbourne, The Editor, traffic | Permalink
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Second port welcomed, now short-term solution needed
June 1, 2011By The Editor
The Baillieu Government’s announcement to develop the Port of Hastings into Victoria’s second major container port is most welcome and will strengthen the state’s capacity to deal with the expected boom in container trade.
1 Comment | Economy, Infrastructure | Tagged: Baillieu Government, Denis Napthine, port of hastings, Port of Melbourne, The Editor | Permalink
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Infrastructure – let’s get a move on
April 29, 2011By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
When Jeff Kennett took the reins of power in 1992 he uncovered some disturbing facts, including a budget blowout. Victoria’s State Budget was over $2 billion in deficit and the state had accrued more than $30 billion in debt.
2 Comments | Infrastructure | Tagged: Baillieu Government, Infrastructure, State Budget, Victoria, Wayne Kayler-Thomson | Permalink
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