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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So what does a green port look like? (hint: not like the Port of Melbourne) Ports like the Port of Melbourne are huge users of dirty diesel fuels. The cranes, fork lifts, idling ships, trucks and trains are all using diesel fuel that cause air pollutants that are bad for health and, according to the
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Following the release of a comprehensive truck survey into truck movements in the inner west, the Napthine government says it is looking at an expansion of truck curfews.The truck survey was carried out by VicRoads and the City of Maribyrnong. Read the report here: http://consult.vicroads.vic.gov.au/trucksinwest There is also a video: http://youtu.be/H63NpCwEnpo The survey has found,
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Research from Harvard University suggests that autism spectrum disorder, which affects perhaps about 1 in 100 Australian children and, some say, is increasing in prevalence, may be partly caused by air pollutants.This can have enormous implications for housing near roads and industry. Frightening research results given the level of pollution to which residents of the
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MTAG welcomes the release of Clearing the Air, a report by Environmental Justice Australia into Australia’s air pollution laws.The report explains why our air pollution standards are failing us, in particular the lack of regulation for ultrafine particulate matter, PM2.5’s. Yarraville is identified as one of Australia’s pollution hot spots, “with some of the highest
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[slideshow_deploy id=’1304′] MTAG’s Moore St Sleep In Truck Protest was a great success this morning. Big thanks go out to Rod Quantock for his fabulous humour and generous time this morning. (Rod is performing at the Comedy Festival right now) Also thank you to the Snuff Puppets, Mayor of Maribyrnong Grant Miles, Scott Adams
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Comedian Rod Quantock, who The Age calls “a living Melbourne treasure”, is to MC our Moore St ‘Sleep In’ Truck protest.Please come along, have a laugh and help this community achieve social justice by joining the call for a truck curfew. 670 trucks rumble down Moore Street every night. The trucks belong on freeways and
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MOORE ST SLEEP IN TRUCK PROTEST 8.00-8.30am, Wednesday 2 April 2014 Join us for a lawful protest to symbolically reclaim the street and give the residents of Moore St the chance to get a bit of sleep… on Moore St! Why are we doing this? Moore St has seen a 400% increase in night time
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