Hansard debates

... To all of those gunzels on Reddit who came to see the State Library station last week, I want to say thank you. I say this because you get it. You understand what the Metro Tunnel means in the transformation of our public transport system. Your enthusiasm reminds us all that this project is bigger than the concrete and tracks. It is about the connections that this project delivers, with a thousand extra services taking people to where they want to go. This is not just stations, this is not just ...

... At least the member for Bulleen, who is a bit of a gunzel, has some sort of policy cred, even though the intersection policy was a blunder. It is coming up to the end of July in the year before an election; it is time to reheat the east–west link. Christmas in July comes through; it is time to bring the east–west link roll in. Yes, it is like, ‘Here we go.’ Remember those little drops that they do into the Herald Sun: ‘Oh, we need one ...

... A self-styled gunzel, I hear, who could not wrap his head around this project if he tried. But what I do know about the member for Bulleen is when he goes down and he gets to use that Metro Tunnel for the first time with his family and his children, that experience will be incredible. I hope the member for Bulleen has as much fun as the Connolly family. But let me get started on the West Gate Tunnel. In 2018 those opposite teamed up with the Greens for another motion, ...

... I know that Mr Guy fashions himself as a bit of a gunzel, so I am sure it is a source of great embarrassment to him that the online gunzel railway communities have savaged this nonsensical proposal by the opposition. Indeed on Twitter we saw Declan Martin say that N-class locomotives will not run, those ones on those V/Line services that are being withdrawn – outrageous. David Davis: He’s a Labor mate. You ...

... The gunzel’s in the place. He’s back on the front bench. I tell you, it is good to see you back, Matthew. The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Bulleen! Tim RICHARDSON: But on the erosion of trust and confidence you could not get a greater example – off goes the sign, the next day there goes education and there goes early years. It took the former member for Monbulk and Deputy Premier going back with the Minister for Planning Richard Wynne to correct that. So when the ...

... Many constituents and rail advocates in Ripon know that I am a gunzel. For those who do not know what a gunzel is, it is someone who is very much a fan of trains and buses. ...So I am a proud gunzel. A member: You learn something every day, don’t you? Martha HAYLETT: Exactly. I am very passionate about public transport and improving access to trains and bus connections across ...4 December with Central Goldfields shire mayor Grace La Vella, Cr Chris Meddows-Taylor and Rail Revival Alliance President Noel Laidlaw, who is another gunzel. We were all over the moon about the extra services, and locals are absolutely over the moon ...

... That was built, from memory – I am not a gunzel and I am sure others would probably know more –in the early part of the 20th century, the 1920s, 1910s; some of it was probably earlier, from the 19th century. Back then a lot of that area – Ringwood, Ferntree Gully – was orchards and farms. Population density was, to be fair, very low. Even on the Glen Waverley line, with Glen Waverley station established in the 1950s, population density was very low. It is not now. ...

... This is a passionate group of gunzels with a very historical passion for the specific detail of Puffing Billy over the years. These are important oral historians who are a key part of making sure that Puffing Billy continues to play a profound role in the landscape and indeed in the tourism and economic benefits that flow not just to the Dandenong Ranges but also beyond—to the Latrobe Valley and the western Gippsland areas and the tourist railway around Walhalla, Rawson and Erica—and then also as the gateway to the Yarra Valley, with all the vineyards,...

... My family were kooky railway nuts, gunzels, and I have many of my local community volunteers who are gunzels themselves, particularly the Campbell family, who until recently lived in Hurstbridge. Dad David and sons Lachlan and Blair have volunteered for years and years and years, and they are a really pivotal part of the operation of the Puffing Billy Railway. But as the member for Lara outlined, there are extremely good reasons ...

...Mr GUY (Bulleen) (14:25:55): My colleagues say that I am a bit of a gunzel, so I am going to talk to you on this bill in a way that I am sure you are going to get a bit of an education about some of the parts of the Australian rail network and Australian rail history, which no doubt will be riveting to many. This bill is a good bill because it brings in a national approach to Australian rail policy. More to the point on Australian rail policy, it has been so important in ...