Category: Melbourne and suburbs
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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.
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Protest for South Morang Rail
Come along and show your support this Sunday for the South Morang rail extension, and protest against the 1999 Bracks broken promise to build it by 2003. Where and when: Sunday 8th October, 12 Noon at Cnr of Civic Drive and McDonalds Rd, South Morang Melway: 183 A11. Buses: 571 from Epping railway station or…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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Free screening of The End Of Suburbia this Sunday, 4 June
FREE screening of the documentary The End of Suburbia about the end of the age of cheap oil. Introduced by weather man and environmental ambassador Rob Gell. Sunday June 4, 1:30 – 3:30 pm Rowville and District Neighbourhood House 20 Fulham Road, Rowville (Melway 81 K1)
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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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Expensive third track costs Hurstbridge line
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has slammed plans by the State Government to spend over $1 billion building a third track on the Dandenong train line – which will be at the expense of projects such as the Hurstbridge line upgrades, benefiting the entire north-eastern suburbs, and other projects in the upcoming “Transport and…
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Statement set to disappoint
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) warns Manningham residents not to get their hopes up in the eagerly-anticipated ‘Transport and Liveability’ statement to be released in coming weeks. Given the State Government has been tight-lipped on revealing its intentions for Manningham: tram 48 along Doncaster Road from North Balwyn, heavy rail along the Eastern Freeway…
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Expensive third track costs Altona duplication
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has slammed plans by the State Government to spend over $1 billion building a third track on the Dandenong train line — which will be at the expense of projects such as the Altona loop duplication, benefiting the entire Western suburbs, and other projects in the upcoming “Transport and…
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Campbellfield a Transport ‘Black Hole’
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called on the government to fix a public transport ‘black hole’ by including Campbellfield Station in its Transport and Liveability blueprint for Melbourne, to be released later this year.