Maribyrnong Truck Action Group

Peter Knight June 8, 2011 The Age Imagine 7000 huge trucks roaring past your front door every day. ON JUNE 27, the residents of Yarraville and the inner west celebrate a dubious anniversary. Ten years ago on that day, the Environment Protection Authority measured air quality on the now notorious, Francis Street. This was in [...]

MTAG encourages residents to attend these forums. There are several options for the alignment and implementation of the ramps being discussed, VicRoads is asking for community input.

The Maribyrnong Truck Action Group has questioned the credibility of the Victorian Transport Association after its CEO, Philip Lovel, issued a press release that reveals a complete lack of understanding of road transport regulations in the inner West. The press release criticises MTAG’s recent blockade of the intersection of Francis St and Williamstown Rd Yarraville, [...]

History of Truck Traffic in Melbourne’s Inner West ‘The trucks have always been here.’ Really? One of the central arguments used to counter MTAG’s mission to get through-trucks off the streets of the inner west is, ‘The trucks have always been here.’ While it’s true the inner west has an industrial heritage, and truck traffic [...]