Comments on: Francis Street Protest 20/2 PHOTOS UP http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/ Working to ease the increasing truck numbers in Maribyrnong. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:47:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bruce http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-619 Bruce Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:47:08 +0000 http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-619 Your probably right MPD.... but if the reason trucks use residential streets and not citilink is honestly because of the toll? Thats one of the most infuriating things I've ever heard. SCRAP TOLLS FOR TRUCKS...... maybe it really is that simple. Or..... what about tolls for vehicles over two or three ton, or with more than six wheels on Frances Street and Somerville Rd. Make yourselves some cash Maribynong... think like the "fat cats"!!!! 6000 trucks x $10 = $60,000 a day. 5.5 days x $60,000 = $380,000 a week. $380,000 x 52 = $19,760,000 a year. Your probably right MPD…. but if the reason trucks use residential streets and not citilink is honestly because of the toll? Thats one of the most infuriating things I’ve ever heard. SCRAP TOLLS FOR TRUCKS…… maybe it really is that simple.

Or….. what about tolls for vehicles over two or three ton, or with more than six wheels on Frances Street and Somerville Rd. Make yourselves some cash Maribynong… think like the “fat cats”!!!!

6000 trucks x $10 = $60,000 a day.
5.5 days x $60,000 = $380,000 a week.
$380,000 x 52 = $19,760,000 a year.

]]> By: Helen http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-613 Helen Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:55:13 +0000 http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-613 If you’re a member of an industry group and you’re being interviewed by the local rag (the Maribyrnong Mail) about protests by local residents involving your industry, you’d want to have the best possible shot at winning people over to your cause, wouldn’t you? Local truck driver and fossil Paul Robinson did a marvellous job in the latest edition, managing to insult more than half of the local population. Genius! ...<a href="http://castironbalcony.media2.org/?p=485" rel="nofollow">More</a> If you’re a member of an industry group and you’re being interviewed by the local rag (the Maribyrnong Mail) about protests by local residents involving your industry, you’d want to have the best possible shot at winning people over to your cause, wouldn’t you? Local truck driver and fossil Paul Robinson did a marvellous job in the latest edition, managing to insult more than half of the local population. Genius!

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]]> By: The Road to Surfdom » Blog Archive » Yes Dear, I’ll help you overthrow the military-industrial complex just as soon as I get this passionfruit sponge out of the oven http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-612 The Road to Surfdom » Blog Archive » Yes Dear, I’ll help you overthrow the military-industrial complex just as soon as I get this passionfruit sponge out of the oven Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:48:16 +0000 http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-612 [...] an industry group and you’re being interviewed by the local rag (the Maribyrnong Mail) about protests by local residents involving your industry, you’d want to have the best possible shot at winning people over to [...] [...] an industry group and you’re being interviewed by the local rag (the Maribyrnong Mail) about protests by local residents involving your industry, you’d want to have the best possible shot at winning people over to [...]

]]> By: Blogger on the Cast Iron Balcony » Blog Archive » Yes Dear, I’ll help you overthrow the military-industrial complex just as soon as I get this passionfruit sponge out of the oven http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-611 Blogger on the Cast Iron Balcony » Blog Archive » Yes Dear, I’ll help you overthrow the military-industrial complex just as soon as I get this passionfruit sponge out of the oven Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:47:43 +0000 http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-611 [...] an industry group and you’re being interviewed by the local rag (the Maribyrnong Mail) about protests by local residents involving your industry, you’d want to have the best possible shot at winning people over to [...] [...] an industry group and you’re being interviewed by the local rag (the Maribyrnong Mail) about protests by local residents involving your industry, you’d want to have the best possible shot at winning people over to [...]

]]> By: Peter http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-610 Peter Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:00:54 +0000 http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-610 I absolutely agree MPD... I feel it's MTAG's job to highlight the problem of trucks using residential streets to avoid tolls... it's the VTA and the transport union's job to lobby for toll waivers. If they were smart that's what they would be doing, if they were smart they'd see the writing on the wall. They are not smart. I absolutely agree MPD… I feel it’s MTAG’s job to highlight the problem of trucks using residential streets to avoid tolls… it’s the VTA and the transport union’s job to lobby for toll waivers. If they were smart that’s what they would be doing, if they were smart they’d see the writing on the wall. They are not smart.

]]> By: MPD http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-561 MPD Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:04:39 +0000 http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-561 Why is so hard? Waive all TOLLS on Bolte Bridge,Citilink etc for all trucks on the condition all heavy vehicle traffic will be baned on Francis St,Somerville Road etc. It was done in Brisbane. No Tolls=No Trucks. Why is so hard?
Waive all TOLLS on Bolte Bridge,Citilink etc for all trucks on the condition all heavy vehicle traffic will be baned on Francis St,Somerville Road etc.
It was done in Brisbane.
No Tolls=No Trucks.

]]> By: ReneeB http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-555 ReneeB Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:32:30 +0000 http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-555 Thanks for the posts Smith, you have successfully repeated what was written in the article. It'd be nice if you and/or Philip Lovel actually addressed some of the issues that led to the protest. Its a shame Mr Lovel's comments were simply an exercise in name calling and slander. Thanks for the posts Smith, you have successfully repeated what was written in the article. It’d be nice if you and/or Philip Lovel actually addressed some of the issues that led to the protest. Its a shame Mr Lovel’s comments were simply an exercise in name calling and slander.

]]> By: adam http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-554 adam Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:22:20 +0000 http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-554 >Let’s not forget that the Port of Melbourne is Australia’s largest and oldest port How can you compare the existing port with what was originally used, geographically speaking its in a different place. Besides Henty's Pier in Portland is older. Regardless, I fail to see any reason why this is relevant. >Let’s not forget that the Port of Melbourne is Australia’s largest and oldest port

How can you compare the existing port with what was originally used, geographically speaking its in a different place.

Besides Henty’s Pier in Portland is older. Regardless, I fail to see any reason why this is relevant.

]]> By: Jure http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-552 Jure Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:45:26 +0000 http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-552 Glory for a new and wonderful world. Children playing in parks as mum and dad sip their coffee in cafe adjacent the park where dogs take XXXX and the owners don't give a XXXX to pick up the XXXX! Thats progress..... Yarraville is established as an industrial reigion, no use changing that. The western suburbs is an industrial estate, no changing that. Those big old storage tanks that are the backdrop to Yarraville should be more of a issue. How close are YOU living to them! Glory for a new and wonderful world. Children playing in parks as mum and dad sip their coffee in cafe adjacent the park where dogs take XXXX and the owners don’t give a XXXX to pick up the XXXX!
Thats progress…..
Yarraville is established as an industrial reigion, no use changing that. The western suburbs is an industrial estate, no changing that.
Those big old storage tanks that are the backdrop to Yarraville should be more of a issue. How close are YOU living to them!

]]> By: karen http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-549 karen Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:58:34 +0000 http://mtag.org.au/NEWS/2008/02/20/francis-street-protest/#comment-549 i find it interesting this debate over nomenclature. Francis St is indeed called the Docklands Highway, yet as the webmaster correctly pointed out, you can rename a street a 'highway' or anything else you damn well like. yet the houses still remain on either side of this 'highway' and it still just a 4 lane road. when i bought a house in Yarraville 12 years ago, truck traffic was nowhere near the levels it is now. i honestly would NEVER have imagined it would get as bad as it has. i find it interesting this debate over nomenclature. Francis St is indeed called the Docklands Highway, yet as the webmaster correctly pointed out, you can rename a street a ‘highway’ or anything else you damn well like. yet the houses still remain on either side of this ‘highway’ and it still just a 4 lane road. when i bought a house in Yarraville 12 years ago, truck traffic was nowhere near the levels it is now. i honestly would NEVER have imagined it would get as bad as it has.

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