ETC Chairperson Cr Samantha Dunn said that the State Government’s announcement to fund the Regional Rail Link and Melbourne Metro would be disappointing to residents of Eastern Melbourne suburbs. “While more transport planning is desperately needed in the outer East, we keep seeing public transport funds being directed to the same groups of electorates,” Cr [...]
A sixty metre long petition demanding the Victorian Government revisit its transport policy was today presented to the Victorian Government. Mayors and Councillors from seven of Melbourne’s eastern suburban Councils – who represent about a quarter of Melbourne’s population - gathered on the Parliaments steps today to send a message to the Victorian Government that [...]
Media Release May 4 2010 Today’s release of the state government budget was another missed opportunity to address transport woes in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, ETC Chair Cr Samantha Dunn said today. “We were optimistic that today’s budget would provide some kind of assistance to those in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs who do not have access to [...]
The Eastern Transport Coalition yesterday met with Minister for Transport Martin Pakula to discuss solutions for transport woes in Melbourne’s east, ETC Chair Cr Samantha Dunn said today. "We have expressed to Minister Pakula that Melbourne’s eastern suburbs do not have access to adequate public transport and he has committed to working with us to [...]
ETC Chairperson Samantha Dunn welcomes the new Minister for Public Transport, on behalf of the ETC. “The Eastern Transport Coalition welcomes Minister Pakula to the Public Transport portfolio. We look forward to meeting with him in the coming days to discuss his plans for improving train, tram and bus access in the outer east. The [...]
New model bike cages that save space and improve cyclists’ security are needed in Melbourne’s outer east, a council transport advocacy group has said. The Eastern Transport Coalition, representing one million residents of the city’s outer east, have submitted a list of priority stations to the office of Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky. ETC chair [...]
The Victorian Upper House Inquiry into Train Services is investigating the right sector but the wrong problem, according to advocacy group the Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC). ETC chair Cr Samantha Dunn, who will appear before the inquiry on Tuesday September 22nd , said an investigation into last December’s Connex service meltdown was no longer the [...]
FRUSTRATED communities will pressure the Brumby Government for better public transport across Melbourne’s east with the collection of tens of thousands of signatures on a ‘Monster Petition’ launched today. Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC) chair and Shire of Yarra Ranges councillor Samantha Dunn said "We launched our Monster Petition today at Monash University in Clayton because, [...]
The Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC) has constructively submitted to many Victorian and Commonwealth government forums, reviews, inquiries and consultation processes in the most recent years regarding the provision of sustainable transport options for the eastern region of metropolitan Melbourne. The respective communities represented by the ETC have been vocal supporters of improved public transport in [...]
The Eastern Transport Coalition has welcomed the fact that the Federal Government is now contributing to the funding of urban public transport but called on both Federal and State Government to consider a plan for the future that includes improved rail in the Melbourne’s east. ETC Chairperson Cr Samantha Dunn said that the ETC had [...]
