Wednesday, 23 October 2024 12:25

Fast tracked

Written by The Hound

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OPINION: While the Government’s Fast Track bill is copping it from all the usual suspects – opposition parties, greenies, unions and various other ‘interested parties’ who cream it in fees by forcing development through endless ‘consultation’ – your old mate reckons progress on key elements like housing, infrastructure, mining & quarrying, and aquaculture & farming are long overdue and critical in stopping the rot in little old Enzed.

However, it’s a tad disappointing to see that, of the 149 projects on their Fast Track priority list, only seven were for ‘aquaculture & farming’ and all of those were for aquaculture.

The 17 or so wind and solar ‘farms’ don’t really count.

Sure, all industries, and therefore the country, will benefit from better roads, rail and port facilities, but it’d be nice to see some ag projects included on that list.

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