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  • PTUA welcomes new PM

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to the position, and expressed the hope that his ascension will herald a new era of Federal funding for both urban and regional public transport. “Mr Turnbull is to be congratulated”, said PTUA President Tony Morton. “While we may not see him…

    PTUA welcomes new PM

  • Homesafe a great start to all-night weekend PT

    The PTUA has welcomed confirmation that the “Homesafe” all-night weekend public transport services will start in January 2016, while noting that the government would need to make adjustments to the trial as it became clearer what worked and what didn’t. PTUA spokesman Daniel Bowen said that Melburnians had been calling for all-night trams and trains…

    Homesafe a great start to all-night weekend PT

  • Flashback Friday (and: film screening postponed)

    Regrettably we have had to postpone our planned fundraiser film screening of the Outer Circle Railway documentary on Friday July 17th. Our apologies – we will advise when we are able to re-schedule this event. In the mean time, please enjoy this, from The Age, advertising the opening of the City Loop back in 1981.…

  • Deja vu on road plan

    The budget appears set to transfer $1.5 billion of public funds from one big road with no political mandate or business case to another (“East West Link replacement likely …”, 11/5). If the government had any consideration for the Victorian public, this money would revert to its original 2013 purpose, helping fund the project that…

    Deja vu on road plan

  • State Budget: Big boost for rail, less for trams and buses

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has praised the State Budget for taking significant strides to bring the rail system into the 21st century, but noted tram upgrades are more limited, and most bus routes are unlikely to see any improvements. PTUA spokesperson Daniel Bowen said the Andrews Government deserved credit for taking rail transport…

    State Budget: Big boost for rail, less for trams and buses

  • Westlink revival: Where’s the business case?

    PTUA Demands End to ‘Knee-Jerk Planning’ The Public Transport Users Association has demanded the Andrews Government and Transurban publish all analysis supporting the government’s decision to progress the $5.5 billion Western Distributor toll road project. “The government has joined up with the company that makes money off tollroads, and together they’re springing on the public…

    Westlink revival: Where’s the business case?

  • End of East West Link ‘Zombie project’ a victory for Victoria

    State, Feds must now get moving on positive agenda, says PTUA. The Public Transport Users Association has welcomed the settlement between the Andrews Government and the East West Link consortium for the sum of $339 million. “After many months of claim and counterclaim from all sides of this affair it is a great relief for…

    End of East West Link ‘Zombie project’ a victory for Victoria

  • Side Letter sign of road lobby’s anti-democratic desperation

    The unprecedented letter of guarantee on the East West Link is part of an ugly, anti-democratic “end game” by the road lobby in the face of public rejection, the Public Transport Users Association said today. Former Treasurer Michael O’Brien signed the deed on 29 September last year, eight weeks before losing the November state election,…

    Side Letter sign of road lobby’s anti-democratic desperation

  • Open Letter to Tony Abbott: Your referendum is lost. Please put the $3 billion back

    Your Referendum Is Lost. Now Please Put the $3 Billion Back Where It Came From. An Open Letter to the Hon Tony Abbott MP, Prime Minister of Australia 1st December 2014 Dear Mr Abbott, On 8 November when you visited Victoria, you declared our State election a referendum on the East West Link. This was…

    Open Letter to Tony Abbott: Your referendum is lost. Please put the $3 billion back

  • Victorians have spoken on need for public transport over roads

    The Public Transport Users Association has congratulated the ALP and Premier-elect Daniel Andrews on their historic election victory, but has reminded the new government that Victorian electors will hold them to their promise to cancel the East West Link project. “We’re very hopeful that this result in Victoria is where Australian politics starts to redeem…

    Victorians have spoken on need for public transport over roads

  • Is that how you’d spend $18 billion?

    East West Link stage 1. Is that really how you’d spend $18 billion? Choose carefully when you vote.

    Is that how you’d spend $18 billion?

  • Tony Abbott’s “Open letter” is electoral blackmail based on false claims

    Tony Abbott is trying to bully Victorians to vote for a dubious road project and against public transport, making claims the PTUA believes to be false. His open letter does not stand scrutiny. The $3 billion Tony Abbott insists is only for the East West Link was previously allocated to the Melbourne Metro rail tunnel.…

    Tony Abbott’s “Open letter” is electoral blackmail based on false claims