Category: News
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Melbourne’s public transport is in crisis
Melbourne’s public transport is in crisis — and your vote can make a difference. Cancellations Poor connections Crowding Trams stuck in traffic Read the full brochure (PDF 338 Kb) The current privatisation arrangements need to end. There could be a role for private operators — as subcontractors providing the services specified by a public authority…
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PTUA comments on TTF report on funding/concessions
PTUA comments on the Transport and Tourism Forum report on public transport funding: We shouldn’t fall for the trap of believing that public transport should make a profit. It doesn’t recoup its costs any more than the public health system, the education system, law enforcement or for that matter the road system – these are…
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Free public transport on Friday
In order to try and make up for the widespread train service disruptions on Tuesday, all Melbourne (zone 1 and 2) public transport (trains, trams and buses) will be free on Friday. Further information from Metlink. Weekly, monthly and yearly ticketholders can apply for a free daily ticket from Metro. V/Line users with a ticket…
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We were wrong: Concessions
In yesterday’s Herald Sun we said that low-income full-time post-graduate students are unable to get concession public transport fares. This is incorrect. Recent rule changes mean that anyone eligible for a Centrelink Healthcare Card (including Low Income Health Care Cards) can now get concession fares.