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2020 Maribyrnong City Council Candidates

October 5, 2020

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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Statement regarding the Smart Freight Partnership – Inner West

July 18, 2019

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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Maribyrnong Cleaner Freight Initiative

September 12, 2018 4 Comments

VTA CEO Peter Anderson with MTAG secretary Martin Wurt in front of a Euro V truck operated by FBT Transwest. Maribyrnong Cleaner Freight Initiative Traditional adversaries MTAG and the VTA (Victorian Transport Association) have come together to announce a ground-breaking cleaner freight initiative for the City of Maribyrnong.The joint initiative aims to lessen the impacts
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Victorian Government Clean Air Summit

August 27, 2018

Today MTAG attended the Victorian Government Clean Air Summit, a forum to help shape objectives and actions for the Victorian Government’s Air Quality Strategy. Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio gave the opening address where she highlighted the serious health impacts of air pollution in Australia and reiterated her government’s commitment to improving air quality in Victoria.It
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