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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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Where the rubber hits the road
Urgent transport reforms are needed to tackle traffic issues caused by urban sprawl in Melbourne. Greens Senate candidate and transport analyst, Janet Rice, sounded a strong warning that urban sprawl in Melbourne’s northern suburbs will accelerate pressure for the North-East … Continue reading
Planning Minister Guy and the NE Link Project
By Ian Hundley Planning Minister and Northern Metropolitan Province MP, Matthew Guy, has recently written to Friends of Banyule
Posted in Baillieu Government, Banyule Flats, Car Dependency, Doncaster Rail, Hurstbridge rail line, Investment in Rail, Metro Trains, Ne-Link Freeway, Public Transport, Road Lobby, SmartBus, Trains, Uncategorized, Vic Roads
Tagged Banyule, department of planning, Government of Victoria (Australia), Matthew Guy, Melbourne, North East Link, public consultation, Public transport, Terry Mulder, transport accessibility, vic gov, VicRoads, Victoria
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Doncaster Rail Project needs community involvement
By Ian Hundley If built Doncaster Rail could provide a sustainable solution for Banyules’ traffic congestion and lack of public transport.
Baillieu’s Planning Panic
Government planning moving from considered analysis to panic in face of industry lobby: North East Link moving up the list again? The Age reported on 27 June (Josh Gordon, “Wells plans to fix projects dilemma”) that the Baillieu government is … Continue reading
Slammed Mornington Peninsula Freeway Project relevant for the proposed NE Link
The Victorian Auditor General has slammed decisions by the former Victorian Labor government to proceed with major roads projects. He raised especially serious questions about the Peninsula Link freeway which is currently under construction between Carrum Downs and Dromana. In … Continue reading
Posted in Banyule Flats, Car Dependency, Investment in Rail, Ne-Link Freeway, Public Transport, Trains, Uncategorized, Vic Roads
Tagged North East Link, VicRoads
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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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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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Virtually one of Melbourne’s best kept secrets
A group of enthusiastic Banyule residents met last month to contribute ideas and information that will chronicle one of Banyule’s most valuable environmental assets – the Banyule Flats Virtual Tour, which is designed to increase interest and awareness about this much-loved … Continue reading
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