Tag: broken promises
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Maroondah Journal: No funding pledged for Ringwood Station
As part of its public transport election coverage the Maroondah Journal has focused on the lack of political commitment from the State political parties towards the redevelopment of Ringwood Station: Maroondah councillor and Public Transport Users Association spokesman Alex Makin said he saw the station as a “cornerstone commitment” needed for Maroondah. The redevelopment of…
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Maroondah Journal: Are we stuck in first gear?
As part of its State Election coverage, Fairfax Community News (which owns the Maroondah Journal) has reported on a series of election issues. The Maroondah Journal, along with the other Fairfax Community Newspapers, has reported on the issue of public transport. Better public transport would result in a lower level of car dependence, thus mitigating…
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Victory: Zone Three to be abolished
This morning the Baillieu Liberal Opposition pledged to remove zone three public transport fares if elected into government. Four hours later Steve Bracks copied this announcement and said it too would scrap zone three. As reported in The Age: Public Transport Users Association vice-president Alex Makin welcomed the latest announcement, saying he believed it would…
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ABC 774 on public transport
This afternoon Lindy Burns from ABC 774 interviewed me at an outside broadcast located at Southern Cross Station to discuss public transport issues in the lead up to the November state election. Lindy stated that public transport and transport in general were major issues for the November State Election and highlighted the improvements that are…
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Stringybark Festival: Community support for better public transport
Stringybark is a weekend-long annual community festival organised by Knox City Council and held at the Rowville Community Centre. Like previous years, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA), like other community groups such as the Knox Environment Society (KES) and Environment Victoria (EV), held a stall at the festival to engage the community in the…
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Eastern Transport Coalition: Evaluating the Fair Fares Campaign
Tonight’s Eastern Transport Coalition meeting focused on evaluating the results of the Fair Fares Campaign and on preparing to speak to candidates in the upcoming election about the ongoing public transport issues facing Melbourne’s outer east. While final results are still being prepared, it appears that approximately 60% of all commuters surveyed are driving substantial…
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Manningham sees the 'End of Suburbia'
This evening the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA), in conjunction with Manningham City Council, held a screening of the End of Suburbia to supplement the Destination Doncaster Launch. Chris Trikilis, the PTUA’s Doncaster Coordinator, accompanied myself as Vice-President and Manningham City Councillor Grace La Vella in providing an overview of the film and highlighting the…
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The Age: Rail line 'would replace 10,000 cars'
Public Transport Users Association launches the Destination Doncaster Campaign This afternoon the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) launched its Destination Doncaster campaign, calling on all political parties to commit to the delivery of a plan to provide transport choice to Manningham, the only municipality in metropolitan Melbourne that lacks any form of rail or tram…
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Ringwood Precinct Plans on Display
Tonight Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC – the owners of Eastland) and Maroondah City Council presented the precinct plans for the Ringwood Town Centre to the Ringwood Chamber of Commerce. The precinct plans are intended to provide a strategic framework for the Ringwood town centre, which is the area north of Maroondah Highway and bound by…
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Maroondah Leader: Transport lobby puts case for zoning zap
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the Eastern Transport Coalition’s survey and continued campaign to seek the abolition of zone three public transport fares. Commuters from as far as Lilydale are driving to Mitcham to avoid paying zone three prices. As part of the Eastern Transport Coalition’s campaign for fair fares, I surveyed people at…