Greens MP Colleen Hartland is hosting Western Distributor, What Does it Mean For You, a community forum to discuss the proposed road.MTAG will be speaking, along with Colleen Hartland MP and Public Transport Not Traffic. The Labor Government, including Luke Donnellan, Minister for Roads have been invited. Tuesday June 16th, 7pm – 8.30pm. VU Metrowest,
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Transurban announces proposal to build the Western Distributor Tollway. In a surprise announcement Transurban, toll road operator and owner of Citylink, has released a proposal to build a massive $5billion tollway to connect the West Gate Freeway with the City Link tollway.The proposed tollway would replace the Andrews Government’s West Gate Distributor project which they
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Australia’s leading cancer treatment, research and education institute, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, has highlighted diesel pollution and particularly truck numbers in the City of Maribyrnong as a major health concern in a government submission. The submission, titled ‘Clean air. Less cancer’ is a response to a government discussion paper on a proposed National Clean
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WE NEED YOUR HELP – Please send a submission to the government demanding action for clean air! Right now, Australia’s Environment Ministers are developing a National Clean Air Agreement to set the priorities for national action on pollution for the next 5 years. They have released a Discussion Paper and are asking for feedback by next
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On Tuesday night, MTAG’s Martin Wurt took to the stage at Deakin Edge, Federation Square, along with Professor Tim Flannery from The Climate Council, Ron Ipsen from Voices of the Valley and Nicola Rivers from Environmental Justice Australia to discuss air pollution in Australia. It was a fantastic opportunity for MTAG to speak to a broader
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MTAG’s Martin Wurt will be speaking alongside Professor Tim Flannery at ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’, a panel discussion hosted by Environmental Justice Australia on air pollution in Australia. Martin will talk about the experience of living in a community impacted by Australia’s busiest diesel truck routes and the work being done by MTAG and the
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Luke Donellan, Minister for Roads, Road Safety and Ports announced the start of the new Somerville Rd and Moore St curfews on Thursday morning and switched on the new signs. Also in attendance was Member for Williamstown Wade Noonan, Mayor Nam Quach, CEO of the VTA Peter Anderson, Greens MP Colleen Hartland and Adam Maguire,
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The new curfews for both Somerville Road and Moore Street will take effect on Thursday 29 January at 8am and 8pm respectively. Somerville Rd Trucks will no longer be allowed on Somerville Road during school crossing times, 8-9.30am and 2.30-4pm Monday to Friday (applies on school days only). Advisory signs are being installed at
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