Category: Events

  • Outer Circle documentary screening

    If you missed our screening of the Outer Circle documentary, or you’d like to see it again, it’s available for purchase or streaming from outercircleline.com.au

    Outer Circle documentary screening
  • Elevated rail – community meeting

    Elevated rail can work, provided it’s done well. Community meeting, presentation and Q+A session, Noble Park next Tuesday 5th April Click here for more details, and to RSVP

    Elevated rail – community meeting
  • 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.…

  • Free transport forum: How do liveable cities stay liveable?

    Promoting public discussion about transport in Melbourne WHEN: May 27, 2014 at 6pm – 7:30pm WHERE: Melbourne Town Hall RSVP here

  • State election public transport forums in your area

    The Metropolitan Transport Forum (MTF), of which the PTUA is an associate member, is holding public transport forums in various areas around Melbourne in the lead-up to November’s state election. The forums will feature speakers from all the major parties and questions from the community. Six forums are planned so far:

  • Quiz the Public Transport Minister online

    This Tuesday 26th of May between 12:30pm and 1:30pm, Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky will participate in an online forum organised by Leader Newspapers. Go to www.leadernews.com.au and follow the link to the Lynne Kosky Live Blog. More sustainable transport events

  • Film screening: “Energy Crossroads”

    When: Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 6.45pm Where: Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

  • Hold the state government to account: Rally at Parliament on Tuesday

    With the rail system in crisis (again), now is the time to remind the government that they must be accountable. Despite polls showing people would prefer more money be spent on public transport than roads, the government is planning massive expansion of the motorway system under the most recent transport plan. Meanwhile our rail system…

  • Report from last Sunday’s rally

    A large crowd gathered at Flinders Street Station last Sunday to protest against the proposed Eddington road tunnel. Speakers included PTUA, Protectors of Public Lands, and several groups from suburbs likely to be affected by the road tunnel, all calling for the project to be abandoned, and for upgraded public transport instead. Here is an…

  • Rally for better public transport this Sunday 26th October

    Join the Coalition of Transport Action Groups for a community rally and picnic, starting at Flinders St Station and ending up at the Alexandra Gardens opposite the National Gallery of Victoria. Where: Steps of Flinders Street Station When: 11:15am for 12 noon, Sunday 26th October 2008 Keynote speaker: Daniel Bowen of the Public Transport Users…

  • PTUA Annual General Meeting Thursday 30th October

    The PTUA Annual General Meeting is on Thursday 30th of October at 6:30pm at Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane. Our guest speaker for this year’s AGM is Channel 7 state political reporter Brendan Donohoe, who will provide his insights into state politics, the media, and the transport debate. Brendan has covered state politics since the…

  • Free forum this Sunday

    Click here for full details of this Sunday’s free forum at the Melbourne Town Hall on transport and climate change. 15th June: Slides are now available