Tag: association
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Maroondah Journal: transport group slams measures
Despite the rhetoric from the State Government, the recently released State Budget has failed to provide the required improvements to Melbourne’s public transport system. In this regard the Maroondah Journal has reported on the Public Transport Users Association’s (PTUA) response to the State Budget: Maroondah residents will get no benefit from the additional public transport…
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Maroondah Leader: $2.7m to kickstart project
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the recent State Budget announcement regarding the continuation of design options for the redevelopment of Ringwood Station. RINGWOOD’S long-awaited railway station redevelopment moved a step closer with $2.7 million funding for preliminary work announced in the State Budget. The $2.7 million includes funding for the following: $1.5 million for…
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MX: Tax relief ticket cuts in sight for commuters
Melbourne’s MX newspaper has reported on the latest efforts to provide much needed taxation incentives for public transport users. Australia’s top transport brass voted unanimously at the weekend for an inquiry into tax breaks for train, tram and bus passengers. If approved, monthly and yearly tickets could be eligible as tax deductions. Taxation reform is…
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Rowville End Of Suburbia Screening
Rowville located within Melbourne’s outer east has a history of being long neglected in regard to the provision of public transport. Despite Rowville’s current situation as a public transport wasteland historically this was not supposed to be the case with plans for the construction of the Rowville rail line first proposed in 1969 via an…
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The Future of Local Government Conference
Yesterday and today I attended the Future of Local Government Conference, an event organised by the MAV (Municipal Association of Victoria). The conference, which is in its second year, explores the relationship between local, state and federal governments as well as future governance and funding issues for local government. Key issues facing local government include…
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The Age: 20% target on trips 'ambitious'
As reported in The Age, the recent State Budget has revealed that the State Government to failing to progress towards the target of achieving 20% public transport modal share by the 2020: A KEY commitment to boost public transport has been all but abandoned by the State Government. As part of its environmental credentials, and…
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Public transport: Ringwood
Public transport issues have continued to dominate discussion in the Victorian State Parliament with Phil Honeywood, Member for Warrandyte commenting on the Bracks Government’s failure to improve public transport services along the Ringwood/Belgrave/Lilydale lines: Mr HONEYWOOD (Warrandyte) — Ringwood has always been well positioned for public transport. As a regional hub at the junction of…
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State Budget Burdening Suburbs
Unfortunately the recent State Budget like the Transport and Liveability Statement released before it completely failed to provide Melbourne’s outer suburbs with a reliable and readily available public transport system. In response, the following was issued by the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA):
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Footmen Club – 30th Anniversary
Tonight marked the 30th anniversary of The Footmen Club, an association of leading business people who provide assistance to individuals facing severe financial hardship. Weg Green, renowned comic provided caricatures of the public. While Australia is not as strongly regarded for its philanthropic culture as the United States, this does not mean that a culture…
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Maroondah Journal: Transport plan 'not enough'
The Maroondah Journal has reported on the local effects of the Bracks government’s recently released Transport and Liveability Statement: While eastern suburbs’ Labor MPs, transport agencies and the Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS) applauded the strategy, Public Transport Users Association spokesman Alex Makin criticised it. While initiatives such as minimum service standards for bus…