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Mon, 30 June 2008
Queensland Roads Chaos over Fuel Prices
June 30 2008

In the Article below i simply stated what transport industry sources were planning,I actually got the month wrong and this is planned for the end of JULY 2008.

Wether you read this in Australia or any part of the world for that matter, please understand this is only my opinion, which is that i think whether you drive a car or own a whole fleet of trucks, ride a pushbike even, we all need to get behind this, because it affects every single one of us, from kids and those that use public transport like buses and trains, to every day people, everything including groceries, building materials, general freight, houshold goods, the list is never ending for what is being affected by the rising cost of fuel, and it affects us all. These cost are flowing back to us, the end user.

Those who may say it's extreme,i will agree with also, as i said though its all just my opinion, but what else and how else do we get our government and the oil companies (that continue to push up these prices for apparently no other reason that profit margins) to listen to the public ?

Use the media to our gain, because that is what they are doing to us, create a big enough event that will bring worldwide media attention, in other parts of the world far worse and things of a more extreme nature are being done in protest over fuel prices.

So...lets support this, if it happens join in the trucks drivers efforts, even if its in your car, on your bike, or on foot, the more people the better. Let Get the message across peacefully but clearly.

Truck drivers in Western Australia have threatened a "State of Chaos" within six weeks if they don't get relief at the petrol pump. The Transport Workers Union gave a taste of the disruption they can cause today by setting up a blockade around Western Australia's Parliament House.

Hundreds of trucks arrived at Parliament House early this morning. Police had to rush to set up barricades so parliamentarians would be able to get to work. The blockade caused chaos in a city that's not used to the kind of crawling traffic typical in Sydney or Melbourne. The Transport Workers Union secretary, Jim McGibbon, says there'll be worst to come if something's not done about the high price of petrol.

The same In Queensland with a planned blockade of all major roads is reported to be coming for the Brisbane Metro area and west to Toowoomba at the end of the month (July), sending a clear message to our PM about the crippling price of diesel soaring to as much as nearly $2.00 per litre in some parts of the state. Placing a clear emphasis on the importance of removing the "TAX on TAX" scheme currently in place and showing that the transport industry can clearly return the so called " Holding for Ransome" that oil companies worldwide are currently displaying.

This planned blockade of Queensland roads will be one on a scale to cripple all major roads in and out of Brisbane and Toowoomba for up to 48 hours according to industry sources.

As much as this planned blockade will send a clear message, it is yet to confirmed.

It would be a sight to see, though with continual pressure worldwide on relief for transport operators of all kinds, and the growing pressure on governments to remove exise and taxes, i think this kind of protest is almost A MUST to show our government the message of unity amongst the transport industry as a whole, from big operators to small and owner drivers !

Source : ABC news and Webmaster



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