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Victorian Government Clean Air Summit
Today MTAG attended the Victorian Government Clean Air Summit, a forum to help shape objectives and actions for the Victorian Government's Air Quality Strategy. Environment Minister Lily D'Ambrosio gave the opening address where she highlighted the serious health...
Victorian Air Quality Strategy – submissions due soon!
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...
Williamstown Rd Needs Truck Bans Too!
Great turn out to our Willy Rd Needs Truck Bans Too protest action! Thanks to all those who braved the rain and early morning to come together and say: Williamstown Rd must come with truck bans once the West Gate Tunnel Project is complete. Don't spend $6.7 billion...
Victorian Greens and Liberals set to block WGTP planning approvals – our response
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...
PROTEST ACTION: Williamstown Rd Needs Truck Bans Too!
Join us for a lawful, safe and family friendly protest to send a loud message to government - include Williamstown Rd in the West Gate Tunnel Project's truck bans! Where: Corner of Williamstown Road and Francis Street Yarraville When: Tuesday 13 March 8:00 – 8:30 am...
West Gate Tunnel Approved
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...
Port Rail Shuttle to go ahead.
Roads Minister Luke Donnellan, Federal Infrastructure Minster Darren Chester and Victorian Transport Association CEO Peter Anderson recently announced that the Port Rail Shuttle had finally been approved, a project projected to take 3500 trucks off inner west roads...
MTAG’s submission to the West Gate Tunnel Project EES
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...
EES Submissions
Submissions for the West Gate Tunnel Project Environmental Effects Statement are due at 5pm on the 10th July. The (very long) documents can be viewed here. The EES is a comprehensive assessment of the projects environmental risks, both during construction and its...
EES Released
The Environmental Effects Statement for the West Gate Tunnel Project has been released. Public submissions are due at 5pm on Monday 10th July, which gives us 6 weeks (30 working days) to work on it - no small feat for community groups! The full set of documents can...