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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The Inner West Air Quality Community Reference Group (IWAQCRG), of which MTAG is a member, today launched their report – Air Pollution in Melbourne’s Inner West – Taking direct action to reduce our community’s exposure. This Report is the most comprehensive report to date focussing on Melbourne’s Inner West. It paints an alarming picture of
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We regret to announce that MTAG has withdrawn from the Smart Freight Partnership – Inner West (SFPIW).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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Submissions are open into the Victorian Government’s Clean Air for All Victorians – working towards a Victorian Air Quality Strategy. This is a chance to have a say into how Victoria’s air quality can be improved over the coming decades. The government will consider the feedback provided in the submissions and use it to inform
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The City of Maribyrnong experiences one of Melbourne’s worst examples of environmental injustice. Each day almost 22,000 trucks from the Port of Melbourne rumble past our homes, schools, parks and child care centres, just metres from our children. For over twenty years our community has been screaming out for a solution to this health
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Today the Planning Minister Richard Wynne approved the West Gate Tunnel Project to go ahead. We are incredibly disappointed that he rejected tunnel filtration, going against the recommendations of his own appointed planning panel. We are also outraged that no truck bans will be in place for Williamstown Rd, meaning a huge increase in truck numbers
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MTAG recently made a submission to the WGTP EES which you can read here – WGTP EES – MTAG submission_FINAL_2017 We focussed on impacts around human health, air quality, tunnel filtration, transport, noise and social impacts.Whilst the project offers potential benefits to the community with the removal of around 9,300 trucks per day off residential streets, there
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