Tag: campaign
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RTCCC – Moving Forward Into The Future
Tonight we held our monthly Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) meeting and discussion focused on preparing for our Clean Up Graffiti Day to be held on Saturday the 1st of October. The Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) was established on the 17th of January 2005 and as a founding member I am proud…
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Wyndham Council to Government : Let Us Do Your Job
Both the Herald Sun and the MX have today reported that Wyndham City Council, (in Melbourne’s outer west) has formed an internal working group to undertake a scoping study for the Wyndham City Council to construct, own and operate its own tramway system. This demonstrates that an ever increasing number of councils throughout all of…
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Commitment To Ringwood Congratulated
The State Government has just announced a $100,000 study investigating the Ringwood Station Precinct and corresponding facilities. While the announcement of this study is welcomed by the Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) it is imperative that improvements are forthcoming. The Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) has responded through the following media release which…
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Moving Maroondah – Sustainable Transport in Maroondah
Moving Maroondah – Sustainable Transport in Maroondah was authored to pre-empt Maroondah Council’s Integrated Transport Strategy (MITS). This submission examines the current level of public transport within Maroondah and recommends a number of recommendations to strengthen the role of public transport and assist in the achievement of Maroondah Council’s and the State Government’s goal of…
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ERITG : Seizing the Day for Bus Reform
The Eastern Region Integrated Transport Group (ERITG) consists of eight Outer East Councils to provide a regional approach to public transport advocacy. The current council members include: Knox Greater Dandenong Yarra Ranges Manningham Maroondah Whitehorse Monash Casey While each member council provides varying degrees of municipal specific public transport advocacy the aim of the regional…
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Rail: Ringwood Line
As a public transport lobbyist and community advocate I regularly meet MPs in regard to issues that require urgent attention. During my last meeting with Phil Honeywood, the Deputy Opposition Leader and Member for Warrandyte, I left a copy of the February 2005 edition of the PTUA newsletter which included a list of unfulfilled promises…
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Speech for Ringwood: Tell Us The Future
This speech was delivered at the public forum Ringwood: Tell Us the Future organised by the Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC). The forum attracted approximately 100 attendees demonstrating the community’s desire for meaningful, open and direct consultation within the Ringwood Transit City Project. The speech I delivered at this forum is available here.