Tag: association
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Meeting Our Transport Challenges – The Media Verdict
News of the government’s transport and liveability statement featured in both the Herald-Sun and The Age with both papers focused on the poor response the statement had received: Herald-Sun: THE Bracks Government’s election-year transport statement has been met with both praise and disappointment. Winners such as Connex, Metlink and the Bus Association of Victoria were…
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Maroondah Leader: Tolls certain after Libs do backflip
The Maroondah Leader has reported that tolls are now a certainty on EastLink given that the State Opposition, Victorian Liberal Party has dropped its unsustainable ‘half-tolls’ policy. Ted Baillieu should be congratulated for scrapping an unsustainable and costly policy: He said subsidising tolls for the first six years after EastLink opened was a short-term solution…
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The Age: Libs told to do better
Amid news of a new leader for the Victorian Liberal Party, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has challenged the State Opposition to focus on the issue of sustainable transport instead of condemning Melbourne to unsustainable and costly car dependence. The Age has reported on the PTUA’s call for these policies to be revised: Association…
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Maroondah Journal: MP hints at upgrade
Residents of Maroondah are continuing to wait in anticipation over a potential state government announcement in regard to the re-development of Ringwood Station. The Maroondah Journal has reported that local Bayswater MP, Peter Lockwood is urging residents to ‘watch this space’ although no announcement has been forthcoming. Public Transport Users Association spokesman and Maroondah councillor…
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The Age: Petrol price sky high, pressuring rates
As reported in The Age rising petrol prices have become a familiar sight in recent times as an increasing number of commentators reiterate that that the era of cheap petrol is over: PETROL rose to a record high $1.45 a litre across Melbourne yesterday following warnings that it will increase further – potentially boosting inflation…
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VLGA Seminar: Does the buck stop with Councillors
Tonight I attended a seminar hosted by the Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA) which provided an overview of council budgets, the federal grants commission and the rating system. The seminar proved quite informative in understanding the Federal grants system towards local government and the growing dependence on rates for councils.
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Dandenong Community Cabinet
As the branch convener of the outer east branch of the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) I, alongside Cr. Roz Blades from the City of Greater Dandenong and June Whitton, the co-convener of the PTUA south east branch attended the Dandenong Community Cabinet to seek a delegate with Transport Minister Peter Batchelor. In a complete…
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Maroondah Leader: Ashley on wrong track
The following letter was written and published in the Maroondah Leader on the 25th of April in response Bayswater State Candidate Gordon Ashley’s proposal to relocate Ringwood Station from the heart and Ringwood and into a poorly located position near the EastLink freeway: While it is encouraging to see independent candidate for Bayswater, Gordon Ashley’s,…
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MAV Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Group
I was recently appointed onto the MAV Transport and Infrastructure Group which held its first meeting for 2006 this evening. The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is the industry recognised organisation representing local government within Victoria and as such is addressing transport and infrastructure needs on a strategic level. There is a clear understanding within…
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Maroondah Leader: Next stop: chaos!
The Maroondah Leader has today called on the Bracks Government and in particular Transport Minister Peter Batchelor and Treasurer John Brumby to deliver urgent public transport improvements for the Maroondah region: In my role as Maroondah Councillor and Branch Convener for the Public Transport Users Association I have called on the following: “I want a…