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12 10, 2018

Election Commitment: Bus Rapid Transit & new bus routes

By |2018-10-30T13:29:59+11:00October 12th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Election Commitment: Bus Rapid Transit & new bus routes

Buses in the east are in dire need of investment, something the ETC has been campaigning for this year. It’s therefore great to see the Victorian Greens making commitments for bus commuters in the east, now we hope to see similar commitments from the other parties! The Greens will go to November’s election promising [...]

8 10, 2018

Election Commitment: High-capacity signalling

By |2018-10-30T13:40:30+11:00October 8th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Election Commitment: High-capacity signalling

Great to see the Victorian Greens commit to improving the frequency of trains, one of our key concerns! High-capacity signalling allows trains to run more often — every two-three minutes — and closer together. The ETC also hope to see the Greens commit to removing the level crossings in the east, including the final [...]

5 10, 2018

The Opposition’s response to ETC’s Election Scorecard

By |2018-10-30T16:39:39+11:00October 5th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Opposition’s response to ETC’s Election Scorecard

The Eastern Transport Coalition asked parties to commit to four specific projects that will improve public transport in Melbourne’s east. Click here to see what the Opposition answered.

1 10, 2018

75, it’s Time It Arrived!

By |2018-10-30T13:40:44+11:00October 1st, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 75, it’s Time It Arrived!

“75, it’s Time It Arrived!”. ?✅ It’s time the east got its fair share of public transport and for the 75 tram line to extend through the heart of Knox and eventually through to UFTG! Get in touch with your state and federal MP’s both lower and upper and tell them, “75, it’s Time It Arrived!”. #75itstimeitarrived [...]

18 09, 2018

Duplicating the Belgrave line

By |2018-10-30T14:09:40+11:00September 18th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Duplicating the Belgrave line

The Lilydale and Belgrave train lines are some f the most unreliable in Melbourne. But delays and cancellations could be a distant memory for commuters in the east if these lines were duplicated. What are your thoughts? Join our campaign for better trains in the east www.etc.org.au/trains https://www.facebook.com/CommutersCount/videos/1871850396266753/

12 08, 2018

ETC continues to advocate for Rowville Rail

By |2018-09-12T11:42:17+11:00August 12th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on ETC continues to advocate for Rowville Rail

One of the Eastern Transport Coalition's key priorities is the delivery of Rowville Rail, a piece of infrastructure that has been discussed for almost 50 years. The Eastern Transport Coalition welcomes the $475 million commitment in the Federal Budget to facilitate part of this project and the $3 million allocated in the State Budget to [...]

27 07, 2018

Briefing the Greens

By |2018-08-28T14:39:56+11:00July 27th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

This morning the ETC had the opportunity to brief the Greens spokesperson for Transport and Member for Eastern Metropolitan, Samantha Dunn MP, on the ETC's campaign and policies. We also passed on some of the issues you (who have joined the campaign) have raised in emails and comments about buses and trains in the east. [...]