Archive for January, 2006

Statement must deliver on promises

January 31st, 2006 (Media releases, Melbourne east)

Following the announcement of the State Government’s ‘Transport and Liveability Statement’, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called for a specific focus on Doncaster.
“It is time for the State Government to finally provide Manningham with a real transport alternative”, PTUA spokesman Christopher Trikilis said. “For too long we have heard promises of upgrades and […]

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Congestion submission

January 2nd, 2006 (News)

The PTUA has put in a submission to the Victorian Competition & Efficiency Commission’s inquiry into managing transport congestion. The submission is now available on the VCEC web site.

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Archived newsletters (2001 to 2005)

January 1st, 2006 (Newsletters)

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Archived newsletter article lists from 2001 to 2005:
December 2005

Government forced into action
Annual General Meeting report
PTUA launches Five Year Plan (PDF 852Kb)
Removing tram stops slows down trams!
Discounted yearly tickets
Geelong branch
New Year’s Eve
Doncaster to (finally) get on track?
Outer East report
Suburbs rally to PT in council elections
Calling all RACV members
Letter to […]

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Archived media releases 1998-2005

January 1st, 2006 (Media releases)

The following media releases from 1998 to 2005 have been archived.
09/11/2005: Road Bureaucracy Outdated and Unsustainable
08/11/2005: Failed Freeway Fetish slammed
07/11/2005: Government Must Focus on Public Transport to Save Melbourne 2030
27/10/2005: Traffic Priority A Must For Buses
19/10/2005: Call for train boost
30/08/2005: Freeway Tunnel Proposal an Expensive Waste
15/08/2005: “Backwards” public transport system failing to ease oil price […]

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