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	<description>Community campaign against unsustainable road developments in Melbourne's inner northern suburbs and parks</description>
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		<title>Alexander Parade Protest</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=636</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 05:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Images from todays snap protest against exploratory drilling for East west link on Alexander Parade, Clifton Hill. Trains not tolls! Demo underway twitter.com/GregMLC/status… &#8212; greg barber (@GregMLC) May 17, 2012 @3AW693 Anti eastwest tunnel protestors on Alexandra parade @Clifton Hill.Exploratory drilling started today #springst yfrog.com/ocql0nkj &#8212; Denis O&#8217;Kane (@DenisOKane3AW) May 17, 2012 Trains not tolls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snap protest: 3.30pm today, corner of Alexander Street and Alexandra Parade, Clifton Hill</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=627</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They have started drilling. Baillieu today flicked the switch on the tollway. ]]></description>
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		<title>More freight planned for Melbourne roads, resident reaction &amp; the pitfalls of PPPs</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=622</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Victorian government continue their push for more freight on local roads, long suffering inner west residents make their position clear on truck transport, possible Melbourne City Council opposition to the East-west link and a timely reminder of the pitfalls of PPPs.]]></description>
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		<title>Truck plan for nights, weekends</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=616</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 06:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Age: Truck plan for nights, weekends Josh Gordon (May 14, 2012) Cars and trucks do battle on the approaches to the Westgate bridge on the Westgate Freeway. Photo: James Davies The state government will tackle a near doubling of trucks on Melbourne&#8217;s roads over the next decade by ordering the port operator to shift more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supermarket pressure blamed for road deaths</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=599</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The growing pressure on Australian roads has truckies protesting: one of Australia's biggest unions is accusing the big supermarket chains of contributing to the annual road toll.]]></description>
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		<title>Will the Member for Batman please stand up</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=593</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 07:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the East-West link starting within the Federal electorate of Batman, for how long will the member for Batman, Resources Minister Martin Ferguson remain silent on the East-West link and Doncaster Rail? &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Doncaster rail study &amp; local east-west link media</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=580</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A round up of Melbourne media articles relating to local campaigns against the east-west links, the Doncaster rail study actually about more buses and maybe not a train line and Manningham &#038; Boroondara councils being "overlooked"   from last weeks Victorian budget.]]></description>
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		<title>Media reactions to no East west link funding in 2012 federal budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media reactions to no funding to the East West link in the 2012 Federal budget have been predicable, "short-changed" "disappointed" "snub" "stress" etc]]></description>
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		<title>ABC News: Ted Baillieu&#8217;s budget wishlist</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=563</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABC News: Ted Baillieu&#8217;s budget wishlist (8 May 2012) The Baillieu Government wants to see funding for several big infrastructure projects in the Federal Budget. The Premier Ted Baillieu says Victorians wants a fair share out of tonight&#8217;s budget. &#8220;That goes to matters particularly around infrastructure, and congestion,&#8221; he said. He says the State Government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten more years of stress until tunnel takes the pressure off – Not If We Say Yes to Doncaster Rail</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=553</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>freda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The concept that freeways, which bring traffic will reduce congestion, and eliminate through traffic in Brunswick and Fitzroy was again walked out in the Sunday Herald Sun two page spread; an article which was tantamount to government propaganda. It is important to keep ourselves informed so for those who missed it below is an edited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melbourne Times Weekly: State budget &#8211; East-West road link fight revived</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=565</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 01:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne Times Weekly: State budget &#8211; East-West road link fight revived, Chris Hingston (8 May, 2012) Residents are hoping to revive a grassroots campaign opposing an East-West road link through the inner north, after the state government allocated funding to plan for the project in last week&#8217;s budget. About 150 people attended a community meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The campaign against Baillieu’s dirty private tollway is heating up</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=464</link>
		<comments>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=464#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 04:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image: Damien Lawson From Adam Bandt MP: The campaign against Baillieu’s dirty private tollway is heating up (6 May 2012) Over 160 people joined me and clean transport advocates at the public meeting in Carlton last Wednesday. Thanks to all of you who showed your support. If you haven’t heard already, the Baillieu Government allocated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Traffic explained, then fixed in 4 entertaining minutes&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=438</link>
		<comments>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=438#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; A beautifully informative video from Mexico, sourced from Kaid Benfield’s blog on Switchboard This great little video, produced by ITDP Mexico, simplifies and explains induced travel demand about as well as I&#8217;ve ever seen.  Fast moving and fun.  Props to Streetsblog for tweeting it.]]></description>
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		<title>From Adam Bandt MP: Keep Melbourne Liveable &#8211; Trains not Tollways</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=423</link>
		<comments>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=423#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Adam Bandt MP:  Keep Melbourne Liveable &#8211; Trains not Tollways The old parties have a plan to choke Melbourne with a proposed tollway stretching from Melbourne&#8217;s East to West. The Greens are siding with the community who want to see less congestion and pollution which means greater investment in public transport infrastructure. Sign the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yarra Council Media Release: Council to ramp up its campaign against east-west road</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=458</link>
		<comments>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=458#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 07:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yarra Council Media Release: Council to ramp up its campaign against east-west road (2 May 2012) Yarra Council is stepping up its campaign against the State Government’s proposed east-west road as the Government continues to push ahead with the project. Yarra Mayor Cr Geoff Barbour said he was very disappointed that the State Government had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenneth Davidson: Government fixated on the costly east-west link</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=506</link>
		<comments>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=506#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 07:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kenneth Davidson: Government fixated on the costly east-west link (2 May 2012) Completely ignored is the option of a rail line out to Doncaster, up the Eastern Freeway. Metro commuters get little budget relief Where it really counts, planning for big infrastructure projects, the government appears incapable of making a rational decision. It is fixated on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Support for Public Transport Declining – Conclusion not supported by Independent Research!</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=391</link>
		<comments>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=391#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 03:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>freda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report tabled by the Victorian Government’s Auditor-Generalhas found that public support for public transport has declined in the last ten years.  The report indicates that a $3 billion funding injection is now required to fix the Victorian transport network of trams, trains and buses. This conclusion is not supported by independent research which shows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Budget: Green light for inner-city road link, rail tunnel &#8211; Melbourne Leader Article 2 May 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=387</link>
		<comments>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=387#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 02:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>freda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TWO major inner-city transport projects have won backing in the 2012-13 State Budget, with preliminary drilling for the controversial East West road link to start within weeks. The budget provides $15 million for planning the link from the Eastern Freeway to Kensington, and almost $50 million for the Melbourne Metro rail tunnel under the CBD. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is this really true &#8211; Groundbreaking transport links to transform Melbourne – Media Release, From the Premier, Tuesday, 01 May 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=381</link>
		<comments>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=381#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 02:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>freda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is a recent media release from the state government and the second post an article from the Melbourne Leader which addresses community concerns. As we are aware, a response from the Australian Department of Infrastructure on the state government’s funding application for a feasibility study ( East West Tunnel and Toll Roads Project) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alexandra Parade as a Freeway &#8211; No Way Mr. Baillieu!</title>
		<link>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=349</link>
		<comments>http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=349#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>freda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[East-west link]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi All, This is a reminder that a Public meeting on the East West Tollway is being held on : Wednesday, 2nd May 2012 from 6pm &#8211; 8pm at the Dan O&#8217;Connell Hotel, 225 Canning Street, Carlton. This is an important meeting and a major opportunity to make the communities views and wishes know to the government. This is not [...]]]></description>
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