Yarra Campaign for Action on Transport

Community campaign against unsustainable road developments in Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs and parks

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Entries from February 2010

Hoddle St Transport Forum

February 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

How to Fix Hoddle Street - Public Forum, All Welcome.
There are concept plans for a series of overpasses and underpasses at major intersections along Hoddle St. Is this the way to go?
Hoddle St Transport Forum meeting at Collingwood Senior Citizens Room, Eddy Ct Abbotsford, behind the Collingwood Town Hall, just north of Collingwood Railway Station.
This Thursday 18th [...]

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Transport for Sustainable Cities - forum by the Metropolitan Transport Forum

February 17th, 2010 · No Comments

Date: Thursday 18 February 2010
Time: 3.00 pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne (off Flinders Street)
Entry:  Free.
Speakers: Professor Ross Garnaut, eminent economist, The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Federal Shadow Minister for Climate Action, and Kelvin Thomson MP, Federal Member for Wills
This is part of the Sustainable Living Festival (SLF) from 15-21 February 2010
The [...]

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Stop the destruction of nature and the construction of freeways through our bushland

February 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments

RALLY PARLIAMENT HOUSE STEPS - FEB 24 12PM

From: Save our Bush Alliance

ONE MORE NAIL IN THE COFFIN, OUR BUSHLAND IS BURIED
Melbourne’s bushland reserves are under attack like never before, by a Brumby state government obsessed with freeway construction. 2010 might be the Year of Biodiversity everywhere else, but in Melbourne – unless Brumby can be stopped [...]

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Projects built at expense of community

February 15th, 2010 · No Comments

From The Age 15 February, by Kenneth Davidson
Before the 2002 state election I was asked to chair a meeting of Banyule citizens who had good reason to believe the Bracks government was planning to build a freeway connecting the Metropolitan Ring Road to what is now EastLink.
The Heidelberg Town Hall was full. The audience was [...]

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