Published on December 14, 2010 by Technology Slice
Origin Energy Wins Power Asset – The amount TRUenergy bid for the Energy Australia retail business and Delta West trading rights is an indication that the NSW government might not get the $5bn expected from the process. The other winner, Origin Energy, is believed to have paid almost $2 billion for its combined Country Energy [...]
Tags: Assets, Australia Business, Bid, Clp, Country Energy, Delta West, Energy Australia, Hong Kong, Integral Energy, Nsw Government, Origin Energy, Power Energy, Retail Business, State Government, Tru, Ubs, Wins
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Published on November 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
Hositals Turning Away Ambulances – Ambulance Victoria data reveals that while Melbourne’s largest 14 hospitals were on bypass for the equivalent of 76 days between July 2009 and April this year, they also used the Hospital Early Warning System (HEWS) for 165 days between them. The early warning system allows hospitals to tell ambulances they [...]
Tags: 10 Months, Advertisement, Ambulance Victoria, Ambulances, Australia State, Benchmark, Dandenong, Doctors, Early Warning System, Frankston, Freedom Of Information, Freedom Of Information Laws, Hospitals, Medical Centre, Paramedics, Royal Melbourne Hospital, State Government, State Secretary, Target
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Published on August 16, 2010 by Technology Slice
Water Storage Levels Up In Victoria – More good news is expected in coming weeks, with big inflows expected from the winter/spring filling season. But this exceptional year for Melbourne’s water-storage levels comes at an awkward time for the state government, with its $750 million water pipeline to northern Victoria completed and the $3.5 billion [...]
Tags: Awkward Time, Dams, Desalination Plant, Dry Soil, June 24, Melbourne Water, Months Supply, Northern Victoria, Rainfalls, Reconnection, Six Months, Stage 3, State Government, Water Pipeline, Water Restrictions, Water Storage Levels, Water Supply, Wettest Period, Winter Rain, Winter Spring
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Published on June 4, 2010 by Technology Slice
Lennox Head Is Disaster Zone – Premier Kristina Keneally travelled to Lennox Head yesterday to survey the damage from a tornado which tore through the town, causing extensive damage to about 30 houses. Today she made the declaration from the town’s tornado-damaged caravan park.
Tags: Australian Government, Caravan Park, Devastation, Disaster Declaration, Disaster Zone, kevin rudd, Kristina, Lennox Head, Local Councils, Local Governments, Natural Disaster, Nsw Government, Prime Minister, State Government, Survey, Tornado
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Published on May 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
Thousands Wait For Public Housing – Hundreds of homes will be added to three of Melbourne’s largest public housing estates – at a time when the waiting list for public housing is nearing 40,000. The Fitzroy, Prahran and Richmond estates will be developed in partnership with private enterprise.
Tags: 1960s, Atherton, Budget Papers, Eight Months, Elizabeth Street, Fitzroy, High Rises, Housing Estates, John Brumby, Justin Madden, Mid Rise, Prahran, Private Enterprise, Public Housing, Rise Towers, State Budget, State Government, Three Months, Waiting List, Waiting Time
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