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...
by MTAG Maribyrnong Truck Action Group | Mar 5, 2023 | News
There has been a series of incredibly comprehensive articles in the media recently, shedding light on the devastating effects of air pollution on our health in Melbourne’s inner west. In late January The Age ran a fantastic story titled, The breathtaking state of...
by MTAG Maribyrnong Truck Action Group | Nov 13, 2022 | News
It is almost State election time here in Victoria. To help you make an informed vote MTAG has contacted candidates who are running in the inner west to see what they are promising in regard to the truck issue. As any resident or visitor to the City of Maribyrnong...
by MTAG Maribyrnong Truck Action Group | Nov 1, 2022 | News
Maribyrnong City Council has a Public Question Time at Council and Committee meetings where the public can seek responses from Council about issues affecting them. MTAG took advantage of this to ask some questions at the Council meeting on 18 October 2022. First, MTAG...