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THE proposed expansion of the Port of Hastings was given a boost on Wed­nesday when the state government promised $110 million over four years. New Premier Denis Napthine visited Hastings with his new Ports Minister, David Hodgett, and said the money would help “complete the work re­quired to start building a world-class container port with land-side transport connections at Hastings”. The money would be spent on “com­pletion of preferred scope”, design, transport connection planning, early work to support environmental approval processes, business case de­velopment and “procurement and deli­very strategies”. Dr Napthine said the port was a key component of Victoria’s…