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How East West link impacts Banyule residents and NE link
Friends of Banyule President Dennis O’Connell is appearing at the East West Link project panel hearings today. In his presentation he will outline why the EW link should not proceed and how Banyule residents will be impacted. Below is the … Continue reading
Posted in Banyule Flats, Car Dependency, Doncaster Rail, East West Link, Hurstbridge rail line, Investment in Rail, Metro Trains, Napthine Government, Ne-Link Freeway, Public Transport, Road Lobby, Trains, Uncategorized
Tagged Banyule, Banyule Flats, Doncaster, East-West Link, Government of Victoria (Australia), Hurstbridge railway line Melbourne, NE-Link-Freeway, North East Link, Public transport
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Rosanna’s Peak Hour Sardine Express
By Lara Did anyone who caught the 8.23 from Rosanna on Tuesday happen to see the article by James Schloelffel in The Age on the same day (Time to put the brakes on Metro’s advertising spending spree The Age, 14 … Continue reading
Peak oil? Now its peak cars
Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability at the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, and well known for the key role he played in reviving the passenger rail system in Perth, Western Australia, has recently published a co-authored paper (‘Peak Car Use,’ … Continue reading
The Coalition government and the NE Link
On Wednesday 11th May members of the Friends of Banyule Steering Committee met with Edward O’ Donohue, Parliamentary Secretary for Transport. Mr O’Donohue had agreed to come to Heidelberg to meet us on site at the Old Shire Offices and … Continue reading
Posted in Baillieu Government, Banyule Flats, Heidelberg School, Hurstbridge rail line, Investment in Rail, Ne-Link Freeway, Public Transport, Seat of Ivanhoe, SmartBus, Trains, Uncategorized, Warringal Conservation Society
Tagged Edward O'Donohue, Heidelberg School, Hurstbridge railway line Melbourne, Main Yarra Trail, North East Link
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Survey confirms overloading on Hurstbridge line
The new train timetables which were introduced on Sunday 8 May did not include any additional services for the Hurstbridge line. Residents of Banyule and Nillumbik rely heavily on the Hurstbridge line to get them to and from work, principally … Continue reading
Freeway Madness!
By Vivienne Ortega Our parklands are under threat! Hundreds of kilometres of new freeways and expanded roads would be built across Melbourne over the next 30 years, under plans revealed
Posted in Baillieu Government, Banyule Flats, Car Dependency, Heidelberg School, Investment in Rail, Ne-Link Freeway, Population Growth, Public Transport, Seat of Ivanhoe, Trains, Uncategorized, Urban Growth Boundary, Vic Roads, Warringal Conservation Society
Tagged Airport Rail Link, City of Banyule, Effects of the automobile on societies, Heidelberg, Hurstbridge railway line Melbourne, Matthew Guy, NE-Link-Freeway, North East Link, Public transport, Public transport in Banyule, Urban growth boundary
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That brand spanking new train time table but no new services for Hurstbridge line residents
There is to be no increase in services on the Hurstbridge line in the updated train timetables to be introduced on Sunday 8 May for the Melbourne metropolitan rail network.
Posted in Baillieu Government, Car Dependency, Investment in Rail, Ne-Link Freeway, Population Growth, Public Transport, Trains, Uncategorized
Tagged City of Banyule, Hurstbridge railway line Melbourne, Metro Trains Melbourne, North East Link, Public Transport Users Association, Rush hour, Transport
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