All We Want For Xmas

Illawarra Mercury

Thursday December 13, 2007

WOLLONGONG tourism chief Jim Eddy yesterday called on Premier Morris Iemma to play Santa Claus and dispense some extra infrastructure goodies to the region from his bulging $15 billion energy sell-off sack.

The Tourism Wollongong chairman claimed the city and region were lagging behind the rest of Australia because not enough had been invested into infrastructure by the NSW Government.

"In 1976, Wollongong was the eighth largest city in the country, but by 1996 it had dropped to ninth and last year it found itself in 10th spot," Mr Eddy said.

* PAUL McINERNEY reports: Page 6

1. High-speed Wollongong-Sydney rail link

2. Southern Sydney F6 Freeway Extension

3. Completion of the Maldon-Dombarton rail line

4. Princes Highway upgrade to Batemans Bay

5. Fast-tracking of West Dapto

6. Upgrade of the Grand Pacific Drive and Blue Mile developments

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