Train contract official

JAY FIELDING

to Dr Appointments etc.

I was also a long term proud member of APEX Hervey Bay and have always put my hand up to help out other charities via my musical talents.

I am very vocal about corruption and for what I have seen over the last few years with the goings on within the council is disgusting, with not being transparent with the rate payers or residents.

A NEW era of train building in Maryborough has begun with Downer Rail and the Queensland Government officially signing a $4.6 billion contract to build 65 new trains.

Downer will now build the passenger trains at a state-owned purpose-built facility at Torbanlea.

Negotiations have been underway since the company was announced as the preferred supplier for the program earlier this year.

the next four years.

The first trains will roll out in 2026 with the 65th due to be delivered in 2032.

but it sets our state up for a strong transport future.

“Because Queensland trains should be made in Queensland.”

WHERE

ARE ALL THE CANDIDATES?

Re: where are all the candidates?

(Maryborough Sun July 6).

My Name is Rob Braddock and I will be putting up my hand to run for Division 10 in Hervey Bay.

I will be contesting against Zane O’Keefe and now also Rolf Light who was a previous councillor who did not contest the last election.

It’s time that people realised the importance of choosing an independent.

I have been a resident for just under 30 years originally from Melbourne and currently still run a successful business “Dial A Driver” and previously owned and ran the BAY2DORE Airport Shuttle Service and also The Trades Courier.

I have a good understanding of how business works and treat people how I like to be treated myself.

I have many morals and I am very community minded and am currently a committee member for WE GOT YOU FOUNDATION Raising money to purchase a bus for unprivileged people who cannot afford to get

It is these people who they should be working with and have open discussions or round the table meetings, for which i will be happy to do.

I will be parading my mobile Mobile Advertising Trailer and talking to the locals who want some who will be their voice, and stand by the people who pay their wages, i will work tirelessly to bring council and community together.

I am not afraid to stand up and speak against people who will try to buy me, it will not be happening. SO i ask for your vote in 2024

- Rob Braddock

John Allcott must not have noticed a young man named Darcy Wain at the Howard markets campaigning for Division 1 in our next election.

The locals seem to like him.

- Janet Harvey

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The new trains will be more accessible for people with a disability, with the addition of Train Boarding Bridges and Electronic Levelling Controls to address the gaps between platforms and trains, as well as phone-charging capabilities.

Construction is expected to start by the end of the year on both the manufacturing facility in Torbanlea and a new rail stabling and maintenance facility on the Gold Coast.

The $4.6b is part of the $7.1b Queensland Train Manufacturing Program, which the government says is key to its Queensland Big Build program, a record $89 billion dollar investment into infrastructure over

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Queensland Big Build would support 58,000 jobs over the next 24 months, including 800 at the Torbanlea facility.

“Our government made a promise to bring train building back to Maryborough, and we have delivered,” Ms Palaszczuk said.

“I saw how much this contract means to the men and women of Maryborough when I visited Downer earlier this year – now we can get on with the job of building,” she said.

“Not only does this $7.1 billion program secure generations of job security, skills and training in Maryborough,

Member for Maryborough

Bruce Saunders, who is also the Assistant Minister for Regional Roads and Train Manufacturing, said he had fought hard for the people of Maryborough to see the commitment delivered on.

“This isn’t just about building trains – it’s an investment in the decades of skill we have here in Maryborough and in the generations of train builders to come,” Mr Saunders said.

“Early works are already underway in Torbanlea and in coming weeks they’ll start setting up site compounds, which will get the ball rolling for major construction to begin later this year,” he said.

“These 65 new trains will support South East Queensland’s population boom, as well as Cross River Rail and the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.” Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union state secretary Rohan Webb said the AMWU, along with its Downer members and the Maryborough community, had proudly fought to return rail manufacturing to the city.

“Today, our dream is one step closer to becoming a reality,” Mr Webb said.

“AMWU members at Downer EDI in Maryborough are skilled, respected, and acknowledged as some of the best train manufacturers in Australia,” he said.

“And now they’re set to lead the way as we rebuild manufacturing capacity in Australia.”