MTAG recently made a submission and presentation to Maribynong councillors as part of the 2022-23 budget process to call for Council to appoint an Air Quality Advocacy and Action Executive Officer. A role like this does not currently exist within the organisation. Unfortunately the idea was rejected by the councillors. Council has said that work
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Early in the year we started to receive many reports of trucks using Somerville Road during curfew hours along with A and B Doubles, both of which are banned on Somerville Road between Geelong Road and Whitehall Street. After some investigation MTAG discovered that a permit had been issued in error for A Doubles on
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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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MTAG is preparing a guide for the upcoming 2020 Maribyrnong City Council elections to assist our supporters in identifying which candidates are more likely to help address the truck and air pollution issues in the City of Maribyrnong. We have asked all candidates who have provided email addresses to respond to the following questions: Are
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We regret to announce that MTAG has withdrawn from the Smart Freight Partnership – Inner West (SFPIW).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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Statement regarding Government’s Smart Freight Partnership – Inner West announcement and lack of curfews on Buckley Street and Williamstown Road On 10 July 2019, the State Government announced the Smart Freight Partnership – Inner West. This evolved from the Maribyrnong Cleaner Freight Initiative, proposed to Government in 2017 by MTAG and the Victorian Transport Association
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