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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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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Australia’s current air quality regulatory framework does not protect our health and this is particularly evident in air pollution hot spots such as Melbourne’s inner west. In October 2014 federal environment ministers put forward a proposal to update the current national air quality standards based on current scientific evidence into the health risks.This was
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Congratulations to the Victorian Labor Party on winning the 2014 Victorian State Election. Particular congratulations and thanks goes to Wade Noonan, Member for Williamstown, for ensuring that the inner west was not forgotten in Labor’s transport policy, Project 10,000. Project 10.000 includes construction of The West Gate Distributor , a new road link from the West
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Listen here to the great interview MTAG president Samantha McArthur did on RRR with Kulja Coulston on The Grapevine, 10th November 2014.
Victorian State Election – where do parties stand on the truck issue? With a state election just weeks away, it’s time to focus on transport policies and find out just what the major parties are saying about the truck issue in the inner west.MTAG has surveyed the major parties to identify what their commitment
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New truck curfews announced for the inner West! At Maribyrnong town hall last night VicRoads announced long awaited new truck curfews for the inner West.Somerville Road in Yarraville will have additional curfews introduced during school crossing times 8:00am – 9:30am and 2:30pm – 4:00pm weekdays, allowing parents and kids to travel to and from school
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This year VicRoads, The EPA, Department of Health and the City of Maribyrnong formed the Trucks and the Inner West partnership.This initiative has seen the key players and decision makers working together to find solutions to the truck problem. Their studies have found that up to 61% of trucks on our streets are not local.
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