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  • PTUA VP departs

    Vice President Alex Makin this week announced his resignation from the PTUA committee. Alex has been on the committee since 2003, and has been Vice President since 2006. The PTUA thanks Alex for his hard work with the organisation, and wishes him the best for the future. And we hope that via his involvement with…

  • Bring Back the Buses – Users Call for Buses to Return to the City Centre

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called for bus stops to return to the city centre, in a submission to a state government review of Geelong’s central bus services.

  • Too much empty track

    WITH membership reading like a who’s who of Australia’s toll road financing and construction industry, the Transport and Tourism Forum’s focus on trying to build our way out of congestion is unsurprising (“Brumby hits the road on crisis”, August 17). Vague references to “key infrastructure projects, such as the proposed east-west tunnel” is code for…

  • Australian public transport users unite in call for federal funds

    Joint media release from: Action for Public Transport (NSW), Public Transport Users Association (Vic), People for Public Transport (SA), Sustainable Transport Coalition (WA), Community Action for Sustainable Transport (Qld), ACT Transit Group and Environment Tasmania. Public transport users from around Australia have united to urge federal government funding for public transport, citing major economic, health…

  • Solving Melbourne’s transport crisis: Community meeting, Thursday 30th August

    When: 5.30pm for 6.00-8.00pm, Thursday 30 August 2007 Where: Swanston Room, Melbourne Town Hall Speakers include: Evidence based transport planning — Dr Paul Mees, Senior lecturer in Transport and Land Use Planning, University of Melbourne and author of Melbourne’s Future Transport Options, (MCC, 2005) Implications of global warming and peak oil for transport — Cr…

  • GAMUT conference: Public transport growth in Melbourne, Thursday 23rd August

    Public transport growth in Melbourne: Opportunities in the expiry of the Connex and Yarra Trams franchises? When: 10.00 am – 3.30 pm. Thursday 23 August 2007. Where: Auditorium, Bio21 Institute, 30 Flemington Road, Parkville

  • We want the bus

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) and Templestowe Road Reference Panel have joined forces to demand a much-needed, new bus service along Templestowe Road linking Heidelberg Station with The Pines. This important Manningham arterial road, the ‘missing link’ in Manningham’s transport network, is one of the few without an adequate public transport service and links…

  • Transport the key to emissions reductions

    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…

  • July 2007 newsletter

    Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. 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…

  • Compensation for train users

    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…

  • Cut our oil dependency – invest in public transport, government urged

    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…

  • East-West public meeting, Tuesday 3rd of July

    Royal Park meeting The Royal Park Protection Group are hosting a public meeting next Tuesday on this issue, highlighting the impact on Royal Park should an East-West freeway link be built. There will be discussion on the issues, a short film “Royal Park – Past and Present”, and a display of photographer David Tatnall’s photos…