Tag: General
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North Ringwood Senior Citizens AGM
This afternoon I attended the Annual General Meeting of the North Ringwood Senior Ciitizens to facilitate the election of new office bearers for the next twelve months. North Ringwood Seniors is one Melbourne’s larger senior’s organisations with over 270 members and is one of three groups that operates from Norwood Hall in Ringwood North. The…
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Eastern Transport Coalition: Bus tour with the coordinator general of Infrastructure
Today the Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC), provided a bus tour for Meredith Sussex, the Coordinator General of Infrastructure, to showcase the outer eastern and southeastern suburbs and to highlight areas that require greater coordination between public transport provision and land-use planning. The tour began in Dandenong, where the City of Greater Dandenong outlined its vision…
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Eastern Transport Coalition July 2007 meeting
Tonight’s Eastern Transport Coalition provided further discussion on a series of factsheets that being produced to highlight the need for public transport improvements within the eastern region. These factsheets will highlight the priorities of the Eastern Transport Coalition, as well as the expected actions required by the Government. Tomorrow, the Eastern Transport Coalition will be…
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MAV Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Group – May 2007 meeting
This month’s Transport and Infrastructure Group included presentations from the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) who discussed the Federal Government’s AusLink program and Meredith Sussex, the Coordinator General of Infrastructure, who spoke about her role within the Department of Infrastructure. The Melbourne 2030 review process, which is expected to formally include community input in the…
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2007/08 State Budget interview with ABC 774
This morning I was discussing the State Budget with Red Symons on ABC 774. From a public transport perspective the state budget was an improvement over previous budgets. The purchase of ten additional six carriage trains was a measure the PTUA was calling for and it is pleasing that this will proceed. The additional trains,…
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Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau 39th AGM
Tonight the Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau held its Annual General Meeting to report back to members and to elect a committee for the following twelve months. The Maroondah Citizens Advise Bureau provides assistance, such as food and advice, for people in need and works extensively with a number of other charitable organisations. The Citizens Advice…
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2007 Croydon Conservation Society AGM
The Croydon Conservation Society (CCS), which has existed for over 40 years, is Maroondah’s pre-eminent environmental society. Tonight the group held its Annual General Meeting, which featured a policy officer from the Department of Humans Services’ water program. With diminishing water supplies a number of alternatives, such as stormwater, grey water and bore water, have…
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The Age: City of lost, delayed trains
The Sunday Age has exposed the extent of the State Government’s neglect of Melbourne’s rail network, over the failure to replace the aging Metrol communication system with a system that can ensure safe and efficient movement of Melbourne’s trains. MELBOURNE’S rail operator Connex can pinpoint the location of trains on as little as 10 per…
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Media Release: Summer Timetables Lack Consistency
Due to an oddity in the former National Bus contracts, Maroondah residents are particularly hard-hit by summer timetables that result in half services being cut back to an hour: MEDIA RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Wednesday, 17 January 2007 Summer Timetables lack Consistency The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called for a permanent end to…