From PTUA News, July 2007
While the Federal Government finally appears to be paying some attention to carbon emissions, planning to phase out incandescent lightbulbs in favour of Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs), there’s no sign of directing funds towards urban public transport projects. This is despite household lighting representing a fraction of the emissions of transport […]

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July 2007 edition articles:

Transport the key to emissions reductions
Kosky’s contracts countdown
Eddington East-West travel study
PTUA meets TTA
Weekend train crowding continues
But it’s not just the trains that are crowded!
Branch news: Geelong, Outer East, South-East — Please note the Casey transport meeting is on Wednesday 5th September, not August as printed […]

Regular public transport users are reminded that compensation is available for monthly and longer ticketholders due to poor reliability on metropolitan and regional rail services recently.

Connex for May and June — Click here or get a form from a staffed station
V/Line for April, May and June on most short and long distance services — click […]

The federal government should invest in public transport to cut Australia’s growing dependence on Middle East oil, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) said today.
“Oil production in Australia is in terminal decline, along with production in most other oil producing countries,” said PTUA President Daniel Bowen. “As a result we’re going to see higher […]