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Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme
The Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme (BSPVES) is an Australian Government initiative that offers uncapped federal funding to subsidise the cost of ferry travel across Bass Strait. This scheme primarily supports services operated by the Tasmanian Government owned Spirit of Tasmania, linking the Port of Geelong on the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland with the island state of Tasmania. The BSPVES also includes provisions for commuters who must fly between mainland Australia and King Island, Tasmania, King Island or the Furneaux Group due to the absence of ferry services. In 2023/24, the BSPVES expended a total of $58.2 million covering 201,000 vehicle crossings. History Introduced by the Commonwealth Minister for Transport and Regional Development in September 1996, the BSPVES aimed to bridge the gap in transport costs, making maritime transport, sea travel as equitable as road travel. The scheme's implementation is seen as the first step in formalising t ...
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Spirit Of Tasmania (36818217784)
TT-Line Company Pty Ltd, trading as Spirit of Tasmania, is a Tasmanian Government-owned :Government-owned companies of Tasmania, business enterprise that has provided ferry services between mainland Australia and Tasmania since July 1993. Navigating Bass Strait, Spirit of Tasmania ferries cover a distance of 242 nautical miles (448 km; 278 mi) between Geelong, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania. Each journey takes approximately 9-11 hours, and are normally overnight crossings. Currently, the TT-Line Company's fleet includes two Finland, Finnish-built vessels: MS Spirit of Tasmania I, MS ''Spirit of Tasmania I'' and MS Spirit of Tasmania II, MS ''Spirit of Tasmania II''. These ships were expected to be replaced by MS Spirit of Tasmania IV, MS ''Spirit of Tasmania IV'' and MS Spirit of Tasmania V, MS ''Spirit of Tasmania V'' in 2024 and 2025 respectively, but delivery has been delayed because of delays around the construction of an upgraded wharf at Devonport. Between 2003 and 20 ...
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National Highway (Australia)
The National Highway (part of the National Land Transport Network) is a system of roads connecting all mainland states and territories of Australia, and is the major network of highways and motorways connecting Australia's capital cities and major regional centres. History Legislation National funding for roads began in the 1920s, with the federal government contributing to major roads managed by the state and territory governments. However, the Federal Government did not completely fund any roads until 1974, when the Whitlam government introduced the ''National Roads Act 1974''.. Under the act, the states were still responsible for road construction and maintenance, but were fully compensated for money spent on approved projects. In 1977, the 1974 Act was replaced by the ''State Grants (Roads) Act 1977'', which contained similar provisions for the definition of "National Highways". In 1988, the National Highway became redefined under the ''Australian Land Transport Deve ...
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Economy Of Tasmania
The Economy of Tasmania is the smallest economy in Australia when ranked by gross state product per capita. Major industries of the Tasmanian economy include its opium industry, aquaculture, forestry, mining and construction. Tasmania has a sizeable Tourism sector. Tasmania runs a large trade surplus, with imports equivalent to less than half of exports; the state has been in budgetary deficit for a number of years. Major employers include the Tasmanian State Government, Federal Group, Incat, MyState Limited and Tassal. Economic conditions With a gross state product per capita of $AUD 50,237 (2015-2016) Tasmania is rich by world standards. Converted to US dollars on the 3-March-2017 this amount is $US 38,354.21. If Tasmania was a separate country, this would place it as the 21st richest country in the world, on a GDP per capita basis. This statement is based on the International Monetary Fund's ranking in 2015. , Hobart, the state's capital, had domestic rental vacancy rate ...
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Connections Across Bass Strait
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1996 Establishments In Australia
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Andrew Wilkie
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Flinders Council
Flinders Council is a local government body in Tasmania, encompassing the Furneaux Group and nearby islands of Bass Strait, in the north-east of the state. Flinders is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 987, with Whitemark the main town located on Flinders Island. History and attributes The municipality was established on 1 January 1907. Flinders is classified as rural, agricultural and small under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. Geography Flinders covers more than 60 islands off the north-eastern tip of Tasmania at the eastern end of Bass Strait. Of these 60, 12 have permanent populations. The bigger ones are Clarke Island, Cape Barren Island, and the largest and most populous, Flinders Island. The Flinders Council includes the Furneaux Group together with the groups of islands to the north west including Kent Group, Hogan Island Group, Curtis Group, and the Wilsons Promontory Tasmanian Islands ( Rodondo, West Moncoeu ...
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