Perth Freight Link $21,000
Government ad criticised....again
Abc News has joined in highlighting what has previously outraged many local residents, and will no doubt continue to outrage many more. The ruthlessness of the proponents seems to know no bounds. Read the story below
A $21,000 Government advertising campaign spruiking
the benefits of the Perth Freight Link has been criticised by the State
Opposition.
Featuring a small child under the banner 'Keeping our kids safe', the ad described the Roe 8 extension as a "safety barrier" for children.
The Government's Transport spokesman in the Upper House Jim Chown told Parliament the campaign was launched in response to residents' concerns.
"Main Roads research indicates that a large number of residents who are aware of the Roe 8 extension feel they have not been adequately informed and the majority of these residents want more information," he said.
"There are a lot untruths being spread by Labor and Greens about this project.
"These untruths directly conflict with residents' concerns about traffic congestion, road safety and concerns about large haulage trucks on their local roads."
Labor Member for Fremantle Simone McGurk, said it was a desperate move.
"They're resorting to quite emotive advertising and really quite political advertising for Main Roads," she said.
"It's pretty astounding - to argue that Perth Freight Link or Roe 8 is good for children's safety when in fact it's a truck-based solution.
"We know that trucks are polluting, there's no getting away from that.
"Diesel particulates are carcinogenic so to argue that a freight link is good for children is a little spurious."
She said the Government should be consulting the community directly instead.
"A lot of those people that will be directly affected by the Perth Freight Link haven't even been formally notified that their homes are likely to be impacted," she said.
"There's also a number of schools that will be directly impacted by the Perth Freight Link.
"If the Government was really confident about their business modelling and their traffic modelling and why this is good for communities, they would release a lot more information."
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