Welcome to the June edition of  eCurrent by Sydney Ports Corporation. eCurrent is a regular update of all activities and industry news for customers and stakeholders.

Landside Improvement: New Peak Period Pricing and Performance Management Framework	29 Jun 2009
Australia’s first performance management scheme to reduce congestion at the port landside interface will commence at Port Botany in late 2009, Sydney Ports Corporation Chief Executive Officer Grant Gilfillan announced on June 3 2009.
NSW Ports Budget Announced	29 Jun 2009
Sydney Ports Corporation will invest over $414 million in new and upgraded port infrastructure for 2009/10 which represents the lion share of the total NSW Ports Budget as announced on Tuesday 16 June by the Minister for Ports and Waterways.

NSW Premier Announces Budget Infrastructure Program at Port Botany	29 Jun 2009
The Premier Nathan Rees inspected the Port Botany Expansion site on Monday 15 June 2009 and announced the NSW Government’s 2009/10 Budget infrastructure program of $62.9 billion which will be invested across NSW over the next four years.
Rail Performance Reports	29 Jun 2009
A new dedicated rail performance reporting section has been launched on the Sydney Ports website to report on the performance of Port Botany freight moved by rail.

Sydney to Imagine a New Future for its Western Harbour

29 Jun 2009

Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally this month called on the people of Sydney, community groups, local businesses and councils to help conceive the future of Bays Precinct, in particular White Bay, Glebe Island and White Bay Power Station.

Port Botany Pedestrian Bridge	29 Jun 2009
The NSW Government’s expansion of Port Botany is enhancing community facilities with the construction of a pedestrian bridge which will link Sir Joseph Banks Park to Foreshore Beach.

Port Botany Expansion Dredging Works Continue	29 Jun 2009
The Port Botany Expansion Project welcomed its third dredge to the Bay in early June. Following in the foot-steps of the Nu Bounty and Leonardo Da Vinci, the De Bougainville dredger commenced dredging on Monday 8 June 2009.
Updated Sydney Ports Publications Section Launched	29 Jun 2009
The updated Sydney Ports publications section has been launched to provide better accessibility to important information for all our stakeholders.

Rising Tide Backs Hoe Into Corner at Rose Bay	29 Jun 2009
On Friday 19 June, Sydney Ports Corporation Marine Services were quick to respond to an incident involving a Woollahra Council Back Hoe and a rising tide on Sydney Harbour.

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