Yarra Campaign for Action on Transport

On Monday 9th December, The Brumby government released its Victorian Transport Plan. As expected, the Government deferred the East-West Tunnel from the Eastern Freeway to Royal Park.
So can the Yarra community take a collective breath? Probably not. Holland Park has definitely been saved, but Royal Park has merely had its execution stayed and the North [...]

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The release of the Victorian Transport Plan is looming and the announcement will probably be made in the next ten days if not sooner. Unfortunately, it is as expected, likely to be bad news.

YCAT Media Release: Launch Of Victorian Transport Plan Imminent

You will have gathered from recent media reports that a number of key recommendations [...]

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Coalition Of Transport Action Groups (CTAG) Media Release 1 December 2008 - Community Says No Deal To Brumby’s Road Priorities

Read the CTAG Media Release

It is expected that, in the coming week, the State Government will announce its long awaited super size transport plan for Melbourne. Our media sources and a number of strategic government leaks [...]

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Joint Media Release From Yarra Campaign Against the Tunnel (YCAT) and the Public Transport User’s Association (PTUA)
Party Ranking:

A   Stephen Jolly and SP Candidates
B +   Greens Candidates
C-   Labour Candidates

Yarra Campaign against the Tunnel and the Public Transport Users Association have joined forces to score candidates in the forthcoming elections for the City of [...]

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On Thursday, 25 September 2008 representatives from Community Action, Residential and Environmental Groups from Eastern, Western and Central Melbourne met.
The groups elected to work together to oppose the state government’s plans for an East-West Tunnel and Toll Roads and to advocate for sustainable transport.
The meeting agreed on a joint campaign commencing with a community rally [...]

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Above: TV News coverage from Nine, ABC and Ten of Fridays Transport Summit, public transport issues and of course, the No Tunnels protest at Telstra Dome.

Click here to view more photos on Flickr - or click on the Flickr “Yarra Campaign Against the Tunnel” badge in the middle column to the right >>>

Many thanks [...]

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