News
Rudd ‘must deny’ WestLink funds
Maribyrnong Truck Action Group yesterday met Infrastructure Australia chief Michael Deegan in Sydney to discuss funding big transport projects in Melbourne's west.Group president Peter Knight said it did not want the federal government to fund WestLink, a freeway the...
Channel 7 on Truck traffic cameras
James Fraser and Martin Wurt with the FOI results from Vic Roads that shows only two fines have been issued as a result of the installation of $300,000 worth of traffic cameras.
Truck curfew cameras unreliable
CAMERAS that are supposed to help catch truck drivers who keep inner West residents awake by flouting curfews have been riddled with problems, documents show.A VicRoads internal office memo - obtained under Freedom of Information by the Maribyrnong Truck Action Group...
Truck inspections find faults in 50%
Article today in The Age by Clay Lucas. Half of all trucks inspected by VicRoads in a key Melbourne freight corridor in the past year had a serious safety fault, or a problem with the driver.A VicRoads memo, sent on January 12 to road safety groups around Victoria by...
Linking Melbourne Authority wants your opinion
Linking Melbourne Authority has launched an online community survey to get information from local people about the way they travel around their area, what they value about their community and issues of importance to the west.Community consultation is central to the...
Channel 7 News 3/12/09
MTAG today welcomed the State Government's announcement of $11million to kick start Stage 1 of the Truck Action Plan. This is how it was reported on Channel 7.
Funding Boost to Start Stage 1 of the Truck Action Plan
MTAG today welcomed the State Government's announcement of $11million to kick start Stage 1 of the Truck Action Plan.Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas announced the money will be used for the planning investigation of Stage 1 of the Truck Action Plan, including...
MTAG Annual General Meeting
MTAG is holding its Annual General Meeting.
The meeting is open to anyone and we would encourage you to come along. Its a great chance to meet with the MTAG organisers, find out what MTAG has been up to and to discuss the truck issues in our neighbourhood.
We always encourage newcomers to get involved in the truck campaign. You don’t need any previous experience to get involved, just a willingness to help get the trucks off our residential streets.
Date: 17 November 2009
Location: Uniting Church Corner of Mackay and Gamon Streets Yarraville
Time: 7:30
The meeting will be followed with light refreshments.
Contact: Martin Wurt – 0411 063 071
Chalmers Operations and curfew boundaries
It has not been widely reported, but MTAG has been recently involved in a stoush with Chalmers, a large container transport firm that operates at the far west end of Francis St in Yarraville.Chalmers is one of the major generators of truck traffic on Francis St and...
Superloads in Francis Street
We have been informed by Vic Roads that there will be a series of Superloads bound for rural Victoria over the next two months be moved along Francis Street A Superload will be moved along Francis Street on Saturday 24th at around midnight.Darrell Gascoyne has...