According to Maribyrnong Weekly this week… THE health impacts of diesel smoke from the thousands of trucks passing through residential streets in Yarraville each day will be measured for the first time in a decade.Environment Protection Authority Victoria will soon set up an air-monitoring station near the Yarraville community centre on Francis Street, Yarraville. The
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COMMUNITY groups have demanded the state government stop sitting on it’s hands and honour a Brumby government plan to slash the number of trucks rumbling through the western suburbs.Concerned residents held a rally in Yarraville today calling on the Baillieu government to begin work on the $380 million Truck Action Plan. The scheme would see
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Almost 70 percent of Australians want truck movements restricted to non-peak periods and 50 percent of Australians want large trucks banned from cities, according to polling released today by a public transport and health coalition.The poll, of 1500 Australians was released at a Parliament House Summit addressing the issues of carbon pollution, road congestion, our
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MTAG and ‘Less Trucks for Moore held a successful rally today on the steps of Parliament house today in Melbourne.The groups set up 1000 toy trucks to symbolise the number of trucks using streets in the City of Maribyrnong every hour. Residents of the inner west held up banners while playing amplified trucks noises. The
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PRESS RELEASE Maribyrnong Truck Action Group (MTAG) offers cautious support for preferred Westlink Tunnel route provided it is accompanied by strict truck curfews and other measures Maribyrnong Truck Action Group has cautiously welcomed the announcement of the preferred route for the Westlink Tunnel. “The government appears to have listened to community concerns by choosing the
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