Category: Media releases
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Forget petrol prices, give us more public transport!
“Ethanol won’t stop petrol prices going up”, government told. Joint media release from: Action for Public Transport (NSW), Public Transport Users Association (Vic), People for Public Transport (SA), Sustainable Transport Coalition (WA). Transport user groups around Australia have called on the federal government to provide an escape from rising petrol prices by upgrading public transport.…
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Users welcome V/Line changes
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed the announcement of new V/Line timetables, to take effect in September. PTUA president Daniel Bowen said that while the new timetables were not perfect, they were a big improvement to those living, studying and working along the five main train lines, with a healthy boost to the…
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Train timetable on the right track
Users call for further changes and trains every half-hour The Public Transport Users Association’s Geelong Branch has welcomed V/Line’s new Geelong line timetable as an “important step in the right direction.”
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Half our MPs ‘get on board’ for Car-Free Challenge
Three of Geelong’s six MPs have accepted a challenge to go “car free” for some of their weekday journeys, the Public Transport Users Association announced today. Geelong Branch Convener, Tim Petersen, congratulated MPs Ian Trezise, Lisa Neville and John Eren for taking up the challenge to rely on public transport for at least some of…
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MPs not keen on Car-Free Challenge — Users Suggest Relaxed Guidelines
The Public Transport Users Association has suggested some relaxed guidelines for the seven-day car-free challenge, after one of the six Geelong MPs flatly refused to take part and no response was received from the others.
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‘Hand over your car keys’ — Geelong MPs challenged to a car-free week
The Public Transport Users Association has challenged Geelong’s State MPs to survive one week without driving a car.
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State budget burdening suburbs
Transport Minister not supporting key ‘20% by 2020’ public transport policy The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has reignited calls for the resignation of the current Transport Minister, Peter Batchelor, amid a Budget that has failed to prevent excessive car dependence, with the goal of increasing public transport modal share sliding backwards.
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Wanted: Bus service for Templestowe Road
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) and Templestowe Road Reference Panel have joined forces to demand the State Government provide funding for a new bus service along Templestowe Road joining Heidelberg Station and The Pines.
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Transport Statement Botched by Batchelor
The Public Transport Users Association has condemned the Transport and Liveability Statement “Meeting Our Transport Challenges” and has demanded the immediate resignation of Transport Minister Peter Batchelor, citing no confidence in his ability to deliver overdue public transport improvements and crucial management reforms to ensure timely and efficient delivery of services.
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Statement Condemns Geelong to Transport Failure
The Public Transport Users Association today condemned the State Government’s Transport and Liveability Statement and demanded that the Transport Minister resign, citing no confidence in his ability to deliver overdue public transport upgrades. Geelong Branch Convenor Tim Petersen said the release of the long-awaited statement showed that the Government had no plans to roll out…
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Transport and Liveability Statement: Pre-release audio
These audio grabs are for radio news programmes, for the morning of Wednesday 17th May 2006, providing comment before the release of the Transport and Liveability Statement later today.
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Transport Statement Must Go Beyond Promises
The government’s Transport and Liveability Statement, due next week, will be “just another dead duck” unless it includes a plan for structural reform, including an efficient public agency to manage public transport, the Public Transport Users Association said today.