The Environmental Effects Statement for the West Gate Tunnel Project has been released. Public submissions are due at 5pm on Monday 10th July, which gives us 6 weeks (30 working days) to work on it – no small feat for community groups! The full set of documents can be viewed here as well as information
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A community forum is being held by a number of groups that do not support the view that the tunnel is potentially a major solution to the truck issue in the inner west. The forum is being put on by IMPA, the Inner Melbourne Planning Alliance Inc which includes groups such as PTUA, TT4e, NMWM and
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An Environmental Justice Australia community workshop Wednesday 26th April 2017 6.30 – 8.00pm People in the west have fought hard for their environment for many years.The Victorian Government recently announced significant reforms of the EPA and pollution laws, and are writing new laws now. Hear how the reforms will impact on community rights and the
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On Sunday 2nd April a media conference was held at Footscray Wharf, where Premier Daniel Andrews announced that once the Western Distributor was built 24/7 truck bans would be placed on Francis St, Somerville Rd, Buckley St and Moore St! This is something we have been campaigning for ever since the project was announced two
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On Friday 10th March, cyclist Arzu Bagler was tragically killed when riding her bike south along Whitehall St. She was struck by a truck turning left into the industrial section of Somerville Road, between Whitehall St and the river. The truck driver, unaware he had hit anyone, kept on going until a car caught up to
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MTAG has highlighted the lack of initiatives to deal with the impact of port related air pollution on school children in Melbourne’s inner west. We are calling on both Government and the Port of Melbourne to follow the lead of progressive ports such as California’s Port of Long Beach. The Port of Long Beach tweeted on 3rd
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On Monday 5th March a serious accident occurred at Footscray’s Napier St Bridge, incredibly only two weeks after new beams were installed as a so called ‘safety measure’. A truck hit the beam, causing the container to fall off behind the truck, in peak hour traffic, colliding with the car behind.Luckily all 3 occupants
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Sadly 2016 hasn’t been a great year for us. The first slap in the face was the dumping of the Port Rail Shuttle project in a deal to privatise the Port of Melbourne. This would have taken 3500 trucks a day off our streets and be complete within 18 months. It was one of the
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