Tag: state government
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PTUA Outer East Branch Meeting – Ensuring better public transport for all of Melbourne
March is a crucial time for public transport advocacy, with the Commonwealth Games underway and the release of the Transport and Liveability Statement expected in late April. Discussion at this month’s branch meeting focussed on the lobbying efforts of other organisations and the need to ensure that the improved public transport that exists during the…
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Maroondah Leader: Push for progress at station
The Maroondah Leader has this week reported on the continued calls for the State Government to commit the funding necessary to redevelop Ringwood Station into a safe and accessible transport interchange. The much anticipated Transport and Liveability Statement will include a number of election commitments from the State Government has been silent on the need…
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PTUA Southeast Branch Ready for Action
Tonight marked the inaugural meeting of the PTUA’s Southeast Branch with the aim of providing local residents with a local voice to advocate and lobby for improved public transport. Melbourne’s southeast is one of Australia’s fastest growing urban areas and the City of Greater Dandenong is a major employment generator for Melbourne. The role and…
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DSE Workshop: Our Environment Our Future
Today I attended a workshop conducted by the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) which focused on discussing Victoria’s Environmental Sustainability Framework, Our Environment Our Future.This framework was completed in 2005 with the intent of reaffirming and establishing targets for the State Government’s sustainability initiatives. Among these initiatives is the goal to increase public transport…
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MAV Transporting Communities into 2030
Over the past two days I attended a conference conducted by the MAV focused on public transport and the goal of increasing public transport modal share from the current 9% to the goal of 20% by 2020. The conference made it clear that the goal of 20% modal share by 2020 must happen to secure…
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Eastern Region Integrated Transport Group – First meeting for 2006
This evening I attended the first Eastern Region Integrated Transport Group (ERITG) meeting for 2006 as a councillor for Maroondah City Council. The Eastern Region Integrated Transport Group is a collective of seven eastern metropolitan councils (Manningham, Maroondah, Yarra Ranges, Knox, Greater Dandenong, Monash and Whitehorse) which seeks to advocate for sustainable and integrated transport…
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MX: Bus overhaul needed
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called for a radical overhaul of Melbourne’s bus network as part of the upcoming Transport and Liveability Statement to ensure that bus routes operate in a direct, frequent and efficient manner. Today’s MX reported on this issue in regard to the unnecessary complexity of Melbourne’s bus network. City…
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PTUA Outer East Branch – First Meeting for 2006
The Outer East Branch of the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) met tonight for its first meeting in 2006. Items discussed included the upcoming Transport and Liveability Statement. In the words of Steve Bracks this much anticipated statement “would address an imbalance between road and public transport” (Leader Newspapers, Tuesday 14th of February 2006) and…
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Get on Track! Transport and Liveability: The Path to a Sustainable Victoria
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) combined with Environment Victoria (EV), Friends of the Earth (FOE) and the Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS) have formed the Coalition for People’s Transport. The Coalition for People’s Transport is an alliance of community, social justice, environment, local government, disability and transport user groups and is committed to…
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MAV Melbourne 2030 Councillor Reference Group
Today as part of my delegated duties for Maroondah City Council I attended the Municipal Association of Victoria Melbourne 2030 Councillor Reference Group. The councillor reference group provides a forum to receive updates from State Government decisions and reviews that will affect local government as well as provide updates on Melbourne 2030. The first meeting…