Maribyrnong Truck Action Group

Chalmers Operations and curfew boundaries

16. October 2009

It has not been widely reported, but MTAG has been recently involved in a stoush with Chalmers, a large container transport firm that operates at the far west end of Francis St in Yarraville. Chalmers is one of the major generators of truck traffic on Francis St and sends containers to the port (as well [...]

Public Information Display

27. April 2009

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The Victorian Government recently released its $38 billion Victorian Transport Plan. Members of the public are invited to a Public Information Display to learn more about the plan – including major road and rail projects to be delivered in Melbourne’s west. This is an opportunity to learn more about the plan by talking directly to [...]

Victorian Transport Plan – Information Display Evening

7. March 2009

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Victorian Transport Plan – Information Display Evening

The Victorian Government is having a Public Information Display about the Victorian Transport Plan. Members of the public are invited to the evening to learn more about the plan and to talk directly to project staff. This is a great opportunity to hear and ask about the Truck Action Plan. The proposed new on/off ramps [...]

Victorian Transport Plan

8. December 2008

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The Victorian government today released its long awaited Victorian Transport Plan (VTP) A link to the plan can be found here: www4.transport.vic.gov.au/vtp/ So what’s in the plan in relation to trucks in the inner west? The VTP contains a Truck Action Plan to be carried out in two stages and is dependent on Commonwealth funding. [...]

MTAG Westgate ramp coalition

14. September 2008

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Unlikely coalition calls for Eddington’s Westgate truck ramps to be built Prominent community voices that don’t usually agree on much have come together to call for the on/off ramps described in Sir Rod Eddington’s Truck Action Plan to be approved and built as soon as possible. The Maribyrnong Truck Action Group and truck drivers have [...]

VTA press release gets it all wrong… full text and MTAG response

21. February 2008

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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

11. December 2007

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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 [...]

Health Study Published

17. July 2007

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In April of this year MTAG commissioned a study into the impact of truck traffic on residents of the inner west. Approximately 1000 surveys were distributed throughout Yarraville, Kingsville, Seddon, and Footscray. Of these 500 were placed in letterboxes on the major freight routes of Francis St, Somerville Rd, Williamstown Rd and Buckley St. The [...]