When it comes to public transport the major parties have different policies but have failed to make any concrete commitments so far according to the Eastern Transport Coalition. Cr Mick Van De Vreede said that over the past few months the ETC had been speaking to the major parties, advocating for federal funding of major [...]
In an historic step the Mayors of seven Councilās in Melbourneās eastern suburbs have signed a joint letter to the Prime Minister John Howard and Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd asking them to contribute to the funding of major public transport infrastructure in urban areas. The seven Councils, Greater Dandenong, Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse and [...]
Chairperson of the ETC, Cr Van De Vreede has welcomed the announcement of Federal Government funding for grade separation at Springvale Road as a sign that there is no barrier to Federal Government funding for major public transport projects. The ETC represents seven Councils covering one million people in Melbourneās eastern suburbs and is campaigning [...]
