Maribyrnong Truck Action Group

Yesterday the Napthine government officially scrapped the Truck Action Plan, a truck bypass that would have removed over 1 million trucks every year from residential streets in the inner west. The VicRoads project was fully planned and shovel ready. This short sighted decision is bad for truckies, bad for the freight industry and disastrous for [...]

MCC submission on air quality PDF This is an excellent summary of the issues we face and contains strong, sensible recommendations. Hats off to MCC! Recommendations That the Federal Government: 1. Supports the construction of alternative truck routes (on/off ramps) to and from the Westgate Freeway, in order to remove trucks from residential streets. 2. [...]

Compilation of TV news coverage of the MTAG Shepherds Bridge Blockade on 19 March 2013

Have you been wondering why MTAG has chosen to blockade Shepherd’s Bridge this Tuesday morning? Here’s why:   Enough is Enough -  Build the Truck Bypass Now Good for Truckies     |     Good for Industry     |     Good for Residents  

West abandoned to truck torment, an opinion piece in The Age October 10 2012 NOTHING better illustrates the western suburbs’ second-class status than the feeble efforts to control truck traffic through their neighbourhoods. Over two decades of rising congestion, noise and pollution, the Kennett, Bracks, Brumby and now Baillieu governments have all offered plans but [...]

After much lobbying and discussions with MTAG, the EPA commenced air quality testing on Francis Street in May 2012. The EPA has installed a mobile testing lab on Francis street on the corner of Fraser Street, close to the Yarraville Community Centre. Testing will take place for 12 months and will test for air quality [...]