by MTAG Maribyrnong Truck Action Group | Sep 5, 2024 | News
A recent research paper from the University of Queensland and the University of Melbourne – Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Childhood Asthma – Are the Risks Appropriately Mitigated in Australia? focusses on the inner west. It looks at data from local air...
by MTAG Maribyrnong Truck Action Group | May 3, 2024 | News
MTAG has had a bunch of signs printed that you can put on your fence or in your window to send a clear message to government – Enforce Truck Curfews Now! MTAG will be at two locations this Saturday 4 May where you can pick up your free sign. 1. Outside Blackwood...
by MTAG Maribyrnong Truck Action Group | Mar 6, 2024 | News
We are very proud to announce that MTAG President Martin Wurt has been named the City of Maribyrnong’s Citizen of the Year. Martin has been campaigning to get trucks off Maribyrnong’s residential streets for almost 25 years. He has been an active MTAG committee...
by MTAG Maribyrnong Truck Action Group | Mar 6, 2024 | News
The pedestrian crossing at the corner of Francis and Ballarat Streets saw two serious accidents involving trucks in 2023. In July, Jason was seriously injured when a truck hit the overhead traffic light and it came crashing down on his head. He spent weeks in hospital...
by MTAG Maribyrnong Truck Action Group | May 5, 2023 | News
In August 2022 the Grattan Institute released an excellent report titled ‘The Grattan truck plan: practical policies for cleaner freight’. The report warns that pollution from trucks kill more than 400 Australians a year and contribute to diseases such as...
