Bagchuka, I note your location as 'Perth' and your join date being as recent as 2009. What you might think is possible and the 'norm' right now is nothing like what it used to be. GG was stating the bare minimum of what used to be required for the normal progression through the ranks. There would be plenty of guys on here who could think of people who have even done way more hours than this before getting multi time.
People do have the opportunity to advance faster these days but this can sometimes lead to gaps in knowlege and skills. I have witnessed this in turbo prop operations where because companies are desperate and short on options will try guys with less than the usual experience requirements. Some of these people might make it on a steep learning curve with very good training. Others don't make the cut when if they had only been a few years further into their career would have made the step up quite okay. Be careful what you wish for...