Category: News
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Dr Paul Mees OAM, 1961-2013
DR PAUL MEES OAM, 1961-2013 Statement by the Public Transport Users Association 26 January 2014 The Public Transport Users Association is pleased to note today’s awarding of the Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia to Dr Paul Mees, who died sadly in June 2013 after a battle with cancer. Paul Mees had a long…
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East West Link statement a mountain of PR spin
CIS stands for ‘Clouded In Secrecy’, says PTUA The Napthine Government’s Comprehensive Impacts Statement (CIS) on the East West tollroad proposal is ‘Comprehensive In Spin’ (CIS) but crucial facts remain ‘Clouded In Secrecy’ (CIS), the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) said today. “The Napthine Government has just dumped hundreds of pages of modelling and PR…
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Paul Mees
Word has reached us tonight of the passing of Paul Mees, PTUA Secretary from 1987 to 1991, and President from late 1992 to 2001. A big loss. Here’s Paul’s video from the Trains Not Tollroads public meeting last week. And here’s a video from the 1995 launch of the PTUA document Wrong Way, Go Back,…
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Axe Myki and use e-Tag instead, says PTUA
Following the Napthine government’s announcement that single-use public transport tickets will no longer be available from this month[1], the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has urged the government to abandon the trouble-plagued Myki card and instead rollout e-Tag on the public transport network. Most regular users of CityLink and EastLink have an e-Tag, while many…
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Road safety strategy must offer safer transport alternatives and protect vulnerable road users
Victoria’s new road safety strategy must offer alternatives to car travel if it is to succeed in slashing the road toll, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) said today. “You’re over five times more likely to die in a car than on public transport, and over 10 times more likely to be seriously injured on…
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Going Loopy: maps to help fight City Loop confusion – simplified operation needed
To combat continuing confusion over operation of the City Loop, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has released a series of maps explaining how it works.[1] Outgoing PTUA President Daniel Bowen said that both occasional and regular passengers had been baffled by the Loop for more than 30 years since its original opening in 1981.…
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Minister Mulder addresses PTUA members
Last Thursday night Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder attended a meeting of PTUA members. Mr Mulder’s address was followed by a lengthy question and answer session, covering issues such as Myki, bikes on trains, station facilities, Altona Loop timetables and the government’s planned Public Transport Development Authority. The Minister also discussed the new Melbourne…
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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.
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PTUA welcomes endorsement of Every 10 Minutes campaign
The Public Transport Users Association has commended Melbourne’s new train operator, Metro Trains Melbourne, for its support of the PTUA’s ‘Every 10 Minutes to Everywhere’ campaign. In a statement to The Age on 16 January, Metro Trains chief executive Andrew Lezala referred to the PTUA’s campaign to run trains, trams and buses every 10 minutes,…