Tag: bus services
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South East Transport Forum
Tonight I was invited to speak at a Transport Forum organised by candidates from the Liberal Party covering the electorates of Carrum, Bentleigh, Mordialloc, Clayton and Frankston in Melbourne’s south east. My presentation covered the failings of the Bracks Government’s Transport and Liveability Statement and the ramifications this holds for Melbourne’s south east. People living…
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Stop Montrose Quarry Expansion AGM
Stop Montrose Quarry Expansion is a non-profit community organisation that was formed in 2004 in response to stop the continued expansion of the Boral Montrose Quarry. The expansion of the quarry would mean further adverse health, amenity and noise impacts to residents and businesses that are close proximity to the site. I was invited to…
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Maroondah Leader: Councils lobby for transport
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the launch of the Eastern Transport Coalition and Maroondah City Council’s renewed focus on public transport: MAROONDAH Council has joined forces with six councils to campaign for improved transport options for more than 940,000 residents in the eastern region. The Eastern Transport Coalition was launched recently at the Box…
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Ringwood Chamber of Commerce – Graffiti Graffiti Graffiti
Graffiti is a major problem for Ringwood and as such the August meeting of the Ringwood Chamber of Commerce featured a presentation from Maroondah City Council in regard to the draft illegal graffiti strategy. The persistent presence of graffiti can have a detrimental impact on local amenity and is often seen as a sign of…
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Metropolitan Transport Forum: Optimum Institutional Arrangements for Public Transport
Maroondah City Council through the Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC) is an associate member of the Metropolitan Transport Forum, which like the ETC is an advocacy group comprising of metropolitan local governments. The Metropolitan Transport Forum meets on a monthly basis and typically includes a presentation focused on a specific transport related issue. The August meeting…
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Maroondah HomeBiz
Maroondah HomeBiz provides information and networking opportunities for home-based businesses filling a void that is not typically catered for within the standard Chambers of Commerce. Given the feeling of isolation that can exist within a home-based environment Maroondah HomeBiz places a particular emphasis on exchanging ideas and providing peer support and in doing so succeeds…
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Community Events and the Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC)
Over the past fortnight I attended a number of community focused events, including the 31st Army Cadet Unit, the eastern suburb group of the Order of Australia, which aims to provide a local meeting point for the recipients of this distinguished award. I also attended a presentation by the Friends of Kolkata, which is a…
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Blackburn and The End of Suburbia
Following the success of the Rowville End of Suburbia screening the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) in conjunction with Environment Victoria (EV) and Friends of the Earth hosted an End of Suburbia screening in Blackburn at the Blackburn Lake Visitors Centre. Like Rowville the event attracted almost 100 attendees and was followed by discussion from…
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Presentation: Public Transport in Melbourne's South East
Tonight’s Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) South East Branch meeting featured a presentation delivered to councillors from the City of Greater Dandenong and candidates for the upcoming State Election. The presentation, which was delivered in my capacity as spokesman and founder of the PTUA South East Branch, was created to demonstrate the need for institutional…