New pollution data in Yarraville shows 39 days of breaches of objectives designed to protect human health. The findings provide clear evidence of the pollution impacts of trucks on local communities in the inner west. These levels of pollution have alarming health impacts reflected in appalling health statistics in the City of Maribyrnong. MTAG
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Submissions to the Government’s Inquiry into Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Victoria have been extended until the 23rd April 2021. Rumour has it that this is due to a low number of submissions. We need to fix this!! Please email through a submission to show the parliamentary committee how much you are impacted by
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Local elections, does it really matter in regard to the truck issue? MTAG appreciates that the biggest responsibility for dealing with our truck issue rests with the Victorian Government and not local council. However, with that said, local government still has a big role to play in terms of advocacy, managing local roads and minimising
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The Inner West Air Quality Community Reference Group (IWAQCRG), of which MTAG is a member, today launched their report – Air Pollution in Melbourne’s Inner West – Taking direct action to reduce our community’s exposure. This Report is the most comprehensive report to date focussing on Melbourne’s Inner West. It paints an alarming picture of
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We regret to announce that MTAG has withdrawn from the Smart Freight Partnership – Inner West (SFPIW). The SFPIW was developed over an 18 month period between MTAG and the VTA (Victorian Transport Association). The initiative aimed to lessen the impact of trucks on residents while providing incentives for freight operators with modern cleaner operating
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Submissions are open into the Victorian Government’s Clean Air for All Victorians – working towards a Victorian Air Quality Strategy. This is a chance to have a say into how Victoria’s air quality can be improved over the coming decades. The government will consider the feedback provided in the submissions and use it to inform
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The City of Maribyrnong experiences one of Melbourne’s worst examples of environmental injustice. Each day almost 22,000 trucks from the Port of Melbourne rumble past our homes, schools, parks and child care centres, just metres from our children. For over twenty years our community has been screaming out for a solution to this health
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