Tag: public transport
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Maroondah Leader: bus routes upgrade on agenda
The State Government has finally released the Knox/Maroondah and Yarra Ranges bus review, which covered a total of 57 bus routes, serving a population of almost half a million people. The review includes a number of short-term initiatives, including more frequent services for route 670, which will also be extended to Swinburne University in Lilydale. …
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Transition Towns Maroondah Transport Group
Transition Towns is a community based movement that aims to empower communities to respond to the challenges of peak oil and climate change. Transition Towns aims to promote thinking globally and acting locally, through localised groups. Maroondah has a transition towns organisation that has established several working groups exploring strategies in developing a future that…
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The Melbourne Metropolitan Mayor’s Network
The Melbourne Metropolitan Mayors Network is a meeting of Mayors across Metropolitan Melbourne, convened through the City of Melbourne. The Network has a focus on issues common to Melbourne’s metropolitan councils, with today’s session discussing urban planning and infrastructure. The session began with a presentation on the Commonwealth Government’s Major Cities Unit, which aims to…
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Maroondah Journal: One step at a time for Mayor
One of the first initiatives I implemented as Mayor was to return the Mayoral car, meaning I would continue to utilise sustainable transport, such as buses, trains and walking when undertaking Council commitments. The Maroondah Journal has reported on my usage of sustainable forms of transport within my Mayoral term: Maroondah mayor Alex Makin has…
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Maroondah Leader: Going backwards
The Melbourne Transport Forum (MTF), is a grouping of local Councils and community organisations, involved in advocating for public transport improvements. The MTF has launched a series of online polls through its pt4me2 campaign, which aims to highlight public transport issues across Metropolitan Melbourne. The first of these surveys, aims to gauge community views on…
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Eastern Transport Coalition – Final Meeting as Maroondah’s delegate
The Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC) is a Council based advocacy group seeking to improve public transport within the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Member councils include the City of Maroondah, the City of Greater Dandenong, City of Knox, City of Manningham, City of Monash, City of Whitehorse and the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Each year…
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Eastern FM – Interview with the Mayor
My first official Mayoral duty was an interview with Eastern FM at their studios based at the Wyreena Arts Centre. Eastern FM broadcasts on 98.1 FM and has a monthly radio segment scheduled for the first Friday of month, where interviews are conducted with one of the Councillors. As the newly elected Mayor I was…
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2009 Maroondah Festival
The Maroondah Festival is an annual event, which showcases the many community organisations within the municipality. The Festival attracts approximately 30,000 attendees and is now celebrating its 20th year. This year the Festival moved from February to November and was relocated to Town Park, which provides shade for its many attendees and stallholders. The new-look…