What has yet to be realised is that what ESI has done is to...

What has yet to be realised is that what ESI has done is to create a whole new export industry for the state of Victoria and Australia.

With that comes the ability for the state govt to get there hands on some coal royalties that it would not of previously earned. You just have to look at what the coal royalties have allowed the Qld and WA govts to do.

This combined with the ability to supply clean water has not yet been realised by the powers to be

Government have a habit of not getting involved in commercial projects unless there is something in it for them. Surely the potential jobs, capital expenditure and govt income should get things going at a govt level