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  • Lower fares solution to zone boundary parking woes

    Outer zones need cheaper travel, says transport user group Parking problems at railway stations on zone boundaries would be reduced by more competitive fares, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) said today. “As soon as passengers cross a zone boundary, fares skyrocket,” said PTUA Treasurer Kerryn Wilmot. “It’s no wonder people drive to stations like…

  • Buy back rail lease, says transport user group

    The State Government should buy back the lease for the state’s broad gauge rail network from private operator Pacific National, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) said today. “Privatisation of the regional rail network has failed dismally,” said PTUA regional spokesman Paul Westcott. “Pacific National, and Freight Australia before them, failed to invest in the…

  • New services fail to ease crush

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called for an immediate frequency upgrade of train services on the Werribee line to help ease severe overcrowding and congestion on roads. PTUA spokesman Christopher Trikilis called on the Government to ‘stand up and deliver’ for passengers on the busy Werribee rail line and help improve severe overcrowding…

  • Huge surplus, no tram

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) questions why Manningham is once again neglected of overdue public transport projects given the announcement this week of a huge $825m surplus in the Victorian Budget for 2006.

  • Geelong signs up for better public transport

    More than a thousand Geelong residents and visitors have signed a petition demanding better public transport services in the Geelong region.

  • PTUA celebrates 30 years

    The Public Transport Users Association last night celebrated their 30 years at their 2006 Annual General Meeting. Apart from the usual AGM business of electing the next year’s committee, members and guests watched a video of some highlights of the PTUA’s activities over the past few decades. Group celebrates 30 years of public transport advocacy…

  • Manningham: Time for late night services

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has demanded that bus services in Manningham be significantly increased and extended on Friday and Saturday evenings in line with improvements for Melbourne’s tram and train network.

  • New Geelong region bus services

    Public Transport Users Association Geelong Branch secretary Paul Westcott has welcomed the increase in bus services to Torquay and the Bellarine Peninsula, and the move to a consistent pattern of more-or-less hourly services.

  • NEITS a sham: Where’s the projects?

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has condemned the lack of credible projects presented in the North East Integrated Transport Study (NEITS) and dismissed the study as inadequate for Melbourne’s growing north-east.

  • Privatisation to blame for compensation bungle

    Government bears ultimate responsibility, says user group The Bracks Government should take responsibility for the Connex / Eastlink compensation debacle, the Public Transport Users Association said today.

  • Time to get back to basics on fare evasion, say commuters

    Some entrances to Melbourne’s busiest stations are consistently unstaffed, leading to increased fare evasion, says the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA). The PTUA called on public transport operators to get back to basics on fare evasion, providing consistent staffing at stations, particularly major interchanges. PTUA President Daniel Bowen said a study showed the popular Degraves…

  • Buses or Bust

    Users Launch Petition for Frequent Bus Services The Geelong Branch of the PTUA today launched a petition calling on the major political parties to bring the region’s bus services up to useable standards, within a year from November’s State Election. The petition calls for more frequent services running later into the evening as the key…