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TRANSPORT |
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2001 |
Legend |
| Democrats Welcome "Dob in a Smokey Vehicle" Idea - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| 15 November | Transport Subsidy Scheme - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 25 October | Rail Facilitation Fund - Sandra Kanck 2RS |
| 25 October | Belair Railway Line - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 20 October |
State Government Rationing System Like Pouring Petrol on the Flames - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 13 September |
Southern Expressway : Suburban Chokeway - Sandra Kanck NR |
| School Buses Safer But Children Still In Danger NR | |
| Court Gives Mobil A Slap on the Wrist - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| Tired of Being Choked By Thick Plumes of Car Smoke? - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| 5 June | Protection of Marine Waters ( Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck 2RS |
| 5 June | School Buses - Ian Gilfillan PQ |
| 5 June | Joint Committee on Transport Safety - Sandra Kanck PS |
| Follow the Yellow Brick Road to School - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| 1 May | Kangaroo Island - Ian Gilfillan GR |
| 5 April | Statutes Amendment (Transport Portfolio) Bill - Sandra Kanck 2RS |
| 29 March | Extra Carriages for Belair Railway Line - Mike Elliott Q |
| 28 March | Alice Springs to Darwin Railway (Financial Commitment) Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck 2RS |
| 28 March | Alice to Darwin Rail Link Legislation - Mike Elliott 2RS |
| 28 March | Democrats Call for Bond Issue to Save Adelaide to Darwin Rail Link - Sandra Kanck |
| 16 March | Time to End Meaningless Promises on Public Transport - Sandra Kanck |
| 27 February | Let's Get Adelaide to Darwin Rail Back On Track - Sandra Kanck |
| 20 February | Bond Issue To Save Adelaide-Darwin Rail Link From Collapse - Sandra Kanck |
| 26 January | Beepers for Blind Passengers at Bus Stops - Sandra Kanck |
| 18 January | Petrol Prices On The Rise - Ethanol One Answer - Sandra Kanck |
2000 |
Legend |
| 5 December | Registration Labels - Sandra Kanck - Q |
| 5 December | Road Rules - Sandra Kanck - Q |
| 17 November | Harbors and Navigation (Control of Harbors) Amendment Bill - Ian Gilfillan 2RS |
| 17 November | Marine Services (Access) Bill - Ian Gilfillan PS |
| 15 November | Roxby Downs Rail Link - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 8 November | Blind Bus Passes - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 5 November | Tired of Being Choked By Thick Plumes of Car Smoke? - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 25 October | Statutes Amendment (Transport Portfolio) Bill - Sandra Kanck 2RS |
| 24 October | Road Traffic (Alcohol Interlock Scheme) Bill - Sandra Kanck 2RS |
| 11 October | Sunday Buses - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 10 October | Harbors and Navigation Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck 2RS |
| 10 October | Metropolitan Buses - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 5 October | Penneshaw Freight Levies Unfair? - Ian Gilfillan PQ |
| Fuel Excise freeze: Democrats Back SA Farmers Federation - Ian Gilfillan NR | |
| 31 August | Democrats Plan to Slash Country Fuel Costs - Ian Gilfillan NR |
| 23 August | Double Standards on the Buses - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 20 August | Bee Line Out of the Tourist Loop - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 11 July | Glenelg Tram - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 5 July | Olympic Buses - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 4 July | Alice Springs to Darwin Rail Line Bill Supported - Ian Gilfillan PS |
| 4 July | Train Commuters Corralled At Adelaide - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 27 June | Joint Spirit - Sandra Kanck GR |
| 7 June | Transport Community Forum in Mitcham Hills - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 30 May | Highways (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 26 May | SA Government Must Investigate Claims Of Foreign Ship's Environmental Vandalism - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 25 May | Joint Spirit: Dumping of Oil and Bilge Water - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 25 May | Polluters Must Pay the Price - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 3 May | Environmental Impact Studies on Pt Stanvac Oil Spill - Mike Elliott PQ |
| 13 April | Road Traffic (Red Light Camera Offences) Bill - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 5 April | Effect of Ports Corporation asset sales on Kangaroo Island? - GR to Ian Gilfillan |
| 29 March | Joint Committee on Transport Safety - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 29 March | Outer Harbor Line - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 28 March | Fines for obscuring registration plate: Why higher than speeding fine? - GR to Ian Gilfillan |
| 17 March | Football Buses No Solution - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 12 March | Crafers to Adelaide Truck Speed Limit Must Be Reduced - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 10 March | Hills Commuters Need To Monitor New Adelaide To Crafers Highway- Sandra Kanck NR |
| 8 March | Voluntary Adelaide-Crafers Truck Speed Limit Must Become Mandatory - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 21 February | Bus Drivers: Ticket to Ride - Free Please - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 27 January | Public Transport Price Freeze Urged - Sandra Kanck NR |
1999 |
Legend |
| 18 November | Hindmarsh Island Bridge Bill opposed - Sandra Kanck BC |
| 16 November | Hindmarsh Island Bridge Bill opposed - Mike Elliott PS |
| 16 November | Free Speech and the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Bill - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 11 November | Rail Reform Transition Program and Liz Penfold MP - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 9 November | Rail Reform Transition Program Funding and Liz Penfold MP - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 22 October | Time to Standardise the Mount Gambier Rail Line - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 21 October | Cycling Safety Petition presented to Parliament by Ian Gilfillan |
| 21 October | State Government Hobbles Jet Skis Law - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 20 October | Improving Rail Links with the Eastern States and South-East SA - Mike Elliott PS |
| 20 October | Why Car Park removed at Bowden Railway Station? - GR to Sandra Kanck |
| 20 October | Fines for Obscuring Registration Plate: Why Higher than Speeding Fines? - Ian Gilfillan PQ |
| 19 October | Democrats Support Controls on Heavy Vehicles Speeding - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 19 October | Why Car Park removed at Bowden Railway Station? - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 18 October | Bond Issue Proposed for Adelaide-Darwin Rail Link - Sandra Kanck NR |
| October | Slick Truth at Port Stanvac - Sandra Kanck I.S. |
| 29 September | Effect of Ports Corp Asset Sales on Kangaroo Island - Ian Gilfillan PQ |
| 28 September | Why No Prosecution over 1996 Port Stanvac Oil spill? - GR to Mike Elliott |
| 16 September | Port Stanvac Spill: Oils Ain't Oils - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 15 September | Put the Port Stanvac Report on the Table - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 14 September | Port Stanvac Cover-Up? - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 13 September | Kotz: Out of Touch Or Out of the Loop? - Mike Elliott NR |
| 20 August | EPA Port Stanvac Delay: Why are we Waiting? - Mike Elliott NR |
| 18 August | Belair Line Trains: TransAdelaide Survey Too Narrow - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 4 August | Port Stanvac Public Forum to be Held in Southern Suburbs - Mike Elliott NR |
| 3 August | Taxi and Hire Car Licences in Adelaide - Sandra Kanck PQ and GR |
| 10 July | Oil Refinery Indenture Acts Need Overhaul - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 7 July | Port Stanvac Oil Spill Report Must Be Released Unconditionally - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 7 July | Environmental Protection Agency to be Investigated - Mike Elliott NR |
| 6 July | Why No Prosecution over 1996 Port Stanvac Oil spill? - Mike Elliott PQ |
| 6 July | Democrats Support Motor Vehicles (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 6 July | Democrats Support Road Traffic (Road Rules) Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 6 July | Port Stanvac Oil Spill - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 1 July | Walk On By: Pedestrian Road Safety Forgotten - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 30 June | Democrats call for Inquiry into E.P.A. - Mike Elliott NR |
| 30 June | Was Transport SA / EPA Report Into 1996 Port Stanvac Oil Spill Buried? - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 29 June | Port Stanvac Oil Spill: History Repeated? - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 3 June | Transadelaide's Drugs Policy - GR to Sandra Kanck |
| 2 June | Does GST deal boost rail transport? - Mike Elliott Q and GR |
| 2 June | Democrats GST package boosts chances for Adelaide-Darwin rail link - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 26 May | Democrats Support third party access to Darwin rail line - Sandra Kanck 2RS |
| 26 May | Democrats Support new speed camera signs - Sandra Kanck 2RS |
| 25 May | Support for Road Traffic (Driving Hours) Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck, Mike Elliott 2RS |
| 25 May | Accidents on National Highway One at Port Wakefield - GR to Sandra Kanck |
| Winter | Killing democracy on the Roads - Sandra Kanck I.S |
| 30 April | Accessible Transport for the Disabled, for the Future - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 31 March | Designated Driver Campaign for Hills - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 10 March | Ongoing cost of dredging Patawalonga Harbour - Mike Elliott PQ |
| 3 March | Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck, PS, BC |
| 16 February | Safety of Glenelg Tram cars - GR to Sandra Kanck |
| 9 February | Democrats Get Credit for Lowering Bus Fares for Adelaide Hills Residents |
| 2 February | Country Road Deaths: It Won't Happen to Me - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 14 January | Welcome to Adelaide - That will be $107 for Not Carrying Change! - Sandra Kanck NR |
1998 |
Legend |
December 18
1998 Democrats Consider All Alternatives for Hills Road Safety - Sandra Kanck NR
December 10 1998
TransAdelaide Drug-Free Workplace Policy - Sandra Kanck PQ
December 9
1998 Democrats Back Amendments to TransAdelaide (Corporate Structure) Bill -
Sandra Kanck BC
December 9
1998 Democrats Back Amendments to Passenger Transport (Service Contracts) Bill -
Sandra Kanck BC
December 9
1998 Report on Rural Road Safety Strategy - Mike Ellliott PS
December 8
1998 Rural SA People Over-represented In Road Fatality Statistics - Mike Elliott
NR
November 27 1998
Delay in Setting Up SA Cycling Council - Sandra Kanck PQ
November 26 1998
TransAdelaide Corporatisation: Amendments to maintain public ownership - Sandra
Kanck PS, BC
November 26 1998
Democrats Support Passenger Transport (Service Contracts) Bill - Sandra Kanck PS
November 25 1998
Democrats Support Committee on Motor Accident Commission - Mike Elliott PS
November 24 1998
Fare Structure for Adelaide Hills Transport Services - Sandra Kanck PQ
November 19 1998
Road Traffic (Road Events) Amendment Bill passed - Sandra Kanck BC
November 18 1998
Query Need for Road Traffic (Road Events) Bill - Sandra Kanck PS
October 28 1998
Leigh Creek Coal Freight Contract: Jobs Lost? - Sandra Kanck PQ
October 27 1998
Health Dangers from Motor Vehicle Emissions - GR to Sandra Kanck
September 2 1998
- Bus U-Turns on King William Road: GR to Sandra Kanck
August 27 1998
- Democrats Strengthen Water Pollution Bill - Sandra Kanck BC
August 27 1998
- Government Puts Bottom Line Before Injured Motorists - Mike Elliott NR
August 26 1998
- Railways: Investigating Eastern States Link Options - Mike Elliott PS
August 25 1998
- Non Metropolitan Railways (Transfer) (National Rail) Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck PS
August 25 1998
- Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Bill - Sandra Kanck NR
August 19 1998
- Improving Rail Links to the Eastern States - Mike Elliott PS
August 18 1998 -
Democrats Seek Safeguards for Injured Motorists - Mike Elliott NR
August 13
1998: Hills (Mt Barker) Commuters left in Suspense Again - Sandra Kanck NR
August 13
1998: Safeguards sought in Motor Accident Commission changes - Mike Elliott NR
August 13 1998
- Democrat Amendments Safeguard Injured Motorists - Mike Elliott BC
August
11 1998 - Democrats Seek Changes to Motor Accidents Bill - Mike Elliott PS
August
6 1998 - Bus U-Turns on King William Rd. - Sandra Kanck PQ
August
4 1998 - Health Dangers from Car Exhaust Fumes - Sandra Kanck PQ
July
23 1998 - James Congdon Drive Thebarton - GR to Sandra Kanck
July
9 1998 - Concerns About Maintenance of Glenelg Trams -
Sandra Kanck PQ
July
2 1998 - Joint Committee on Transport Safety - Sandra
Kanck PS
July
2 1998 - James Congdon Drive, Thebarton: Pedestrian
Crossing needed - Sandra Kanck PQ
June
4 1998 - Non-Metropolitan Railways (Transfer) Amendments - Sandra Kanck,
Mike Elliott PS, BC
LEGEND:
NR: News Release
PQ: Parliamentary Question
PS: Parliamentary Speech
GR: Government Reply to issue or
question raised by the Democrats
IS: Article in Democrats
Newsletter "Inside Story"
SA: Special Article for general release
BC: Debate on a Bill during
Parliament's Committee stages