Tag: federal government
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Eastern Transport Coalition – appointment as Acting Chair
Tonight’s Eastern Transport Coalition focused on federal involvement in urban public transport infrastructure. This week the mayors of all seven Eastern metropolitan councils signed a joint letter calling on the Liberal Party the Australian Labor Party to provide funding for urban public transport infrastructure. The need for a more responsive State Government towards public transport…
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Media Release: Eastern Transport Coalition welcomes Federal Government funding
The Eastern Transport Coalition welcomes the announcement of Federal Government funding for grade separation at the Springvale Road, Nunawading railway crossing. Councillor Alex Makin represents Maroondah City Council on the Eastern Transport Coalition. “The funding from the Federal Government for this important public transport infrastructure improvement, while assisting road traffic congestion, also paves the way…
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Funding boost for notorious Nunawading intersection
This morning Phil Barresi, the Member for Deakin, along with the Treasurer Peter Costello, announced $80 million to fix the Springvale and Whitehorse Road intersection, including the potential to grade separate the Belgrave / Lilydale rail line. This announcement marks a new era of cooperation between Local and Federal Governments, since $1.5 million was provided…
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MAV Meeting of Transport Coalitions
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), the peak body representing local government within Victoria, organised a meeting of transport coalitions to ensure cooperation between the different local government and community organisations that are advocating for public transport improvements. Presentations were delivered by the: Western Transport Alliance; Eastern Transport Coalition; Metropolitan Transport Forum; Coalition for People’s…
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Delegates' Report: Improving our urban sustainability through the Eastern Transport Coalition
There were a number of significant events that occurred over the past month and I would like to use this opportunity to brief both council and the wider community: On the 20th of July the Eastern Transport Coalition, which consists of Melbourne’s seven eastern councils, organised a bus tour for Meredith Sussex the Coordinator-General of…
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ETC delegation to Canberra – Federal leadership on urban sustainability
To further its campaign for public transport improvements in the eastern suburbs, the Eastern Transport Coalition funded a delegation to Canberra to lobby Federal Parliamentarians for involvement in urban public transport. I was part of this delegation which consisted of Knox Councillor and ETC Chair, Cr. Mick Van de Vreede, Manningham Councillor, Grace La Vella…
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Media Release: Survey finds Melbourne's east want federal funding for public transport
A survey of 1000 people commissioned by the Melbourne based Eastern Transport Coalition and conducted by the Australian Research Group has shown that a majority of voters in key eastern Melbourne Federal electorates want the Federal Government to consider funding public transport as well as roads. ETC Chairperson, Cr Mick Van de Vreede said that…
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Media Release: Major transport survey finds high concern about congestion
The Eastern Transport Coalition has recently commissioned a survey by the Australian Research Group into the views of residents about the problems with transport in their area. Cr Mick Van de Vreede said that cars are overwhelmingly the most used form of transport in the outer east and residents have very poor knowledge of what…
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Maroondah Leader: Cash boost fills cracks highlighted by drought
As part of its feature on Council’s Budget, the Maroondah Leader has also extensively reported on the $1 million sustainability fund which was passed as part of the Council’s Budget. Cr Alex Makin said council infrastructure had been hit hard by the drought, but this raft of sustainability projects, approved in the 2007/08 Budget last…
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ETC delegation to Canberra
As the Maroondah representative on the Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC), I will be travelling to Canberra on the 14th and 15th August alongside John Bennie, CEO of Greater Dandenong and Mick van de Vreede, chairperson of the ETC. This trip will involve the direct lobbying of Government and Opposition MPs to seek federal funding for…