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TWU backs Bay dredgingThe TWU endorses the Victorian Government’s decision to proceed with the dredging of Port Phillip Bay to allow larger ships to access the Bay.
Victoria cannot afford to throw away the economic advantage of hosting the nation’s largest container port.
The Port of Melbourne underpins Victoria’s economic strength and provides work for thousands of transport workers.
If cargo ships start to bypass Melbourne, jobs will bypass us as well.
Fears about environmental damage are overstated. The Bay has been dredged on numerous occasions over more than a century without irreparable damage and modern technology makes such damage much less likely today.
Victoria cannot afford to throw away the economic advantage of hosting the nation’s largest container port.
The Port of Melbourne underpins Victoria’s economic strength and provides work for thousands of transport workers.
If cargo ships start to bypass Melbourne, jobs will bypass us as well.
Fears about environmental damage are overstated. The Bay has been dredged on numerous occasions over more than a century without irreparable damage and modern technology makes such damage much less likely today.
