Month: August 2008

  • Brimbank and Melton among most vulnerable to rising oil prices

    Deer Park and Kings Park have been named among the most vulnerable suburbs in Australia in a new report from Griffith University examining vulnerability to rising oil prices [1]. The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has responded by calling for urgent state and federal investment in expanding the coverage of high quality public transport in…

  • Good public transport would save households thousands

    Multi-car families could save thousands of dollars a year if they had access to high quality public transport services, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has said. In promoting a call for public transport services “Every 10 Minutes to Everywhere“, PTUA president Daniel Bowen said that if fast frequent services were provided, more outer-suburban families…