Tag: bus services
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Maroondah Leader: Station short of all-day parking
The Maroondah Leader has reported parking difficulties experienced at Croydon Station which were raised as a public question at the last Maroondah City Council meeting: LACK of all-day car parking at Croydon railway station is driving commuters away from public transport, student Nicolas Piastra says. The Croydon student asked Maroondah Council at its September 4…
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Ringwood Chamber of Commerce – Small and Medium Business Policies
The Ringwood Chamber of Commerce meets on the second of Tuesday of month to discuss topics and issues relevant to businesses within Ringwood. This evening’s meeting included a presentation by Bruce Atkinson, the Shadow Minister for Small & Medium Enterprises, Workcover and Recreation, and member for Koonung Province. Bruce Atkinson outlined the red tape that…
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End of Suburbia Screening: Melbourne's South East
Melbourne’s southeast viewed the End of Suburbia with the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) hosting a free screening of the documentary in Noble Park. With a large turnout and keen interest from the community Melbourne’s south east has been particularly hard hit with rising petrol prices which are causing further strains on household finances. The…
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Written Report for CEDA on Peak Oil
Accompanying my verbal report on the CEDA conference, I also tabled the following written report in conjunction with my delegates’ report: CEDA on Peak Oil Attended Monday 28th August 2006 Location: Zinc at Federation Square Seminar cost: $187 Introduction: CEDA is a not-for-profit independent think tank that aims to promote Australia’s economic development in a…
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MAV: Future of Local Government progressing the Inter-Governmental Agreement
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) as the collective voice for the 79 local councils in Victoria is calling for sector-wide reform of local government, with the aim of improving community engagement and regional collaboration, in an attempt to secure more equitable funding arrangements from the State and Federal Governments. In 2003 David Hawker, MP…
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CEDA on Peak Oil
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) is a not-for-profit independent think tank that aims to promote Australia’s economic development in a sustainable and socially balanced way. Amid the growing concern of rising petrol prices CEDA organised a seminar with Chris Skrebowski, a leading oil analyst who has a background as an oil journalist…
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Chaos awaits morning commuters
Ringwood Station was the scene of chaos this morning as bridge works for EastLink failed to be completed by their scheduled time. As a result the sight of replacement buses greeted morning commuters as they had to wait to be ferried by bus from Ringwood to Box Hill. This resulted in not only excessive delays…
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Media Release: Maroondah needs Fair Public Transport Fares
Media release – Wednesday, 22 August 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maroondah needs Fair Public Transport Fares Councillor for Loughnan’s Hill Ward Alex Makin has called on the State Government to commit to lower cost public transport fares and a reform of public transport zones. “While Maroondah the outer east definitely need more frequent and later…