One million residents living in the eastern suburbs can’t wait until 2028 for the missing links in Melbourne’s public transport infrastructure to be delivered and as the election draws nearer, the Eastern Transport Coalition is reminding the government that Commuters Count. Commuters Count is a campaign being run by the ETC to encourage the community [...]
The Eastern Transport Coalition is looking forward to some good public transport news when the State Budget is delivered on Tuesday, ETC spokesperson Cr Samantha Dunn said today. “Over the past year the State Government has taken steps towards addressing public transport needs in the east, with the first stage of feasibility studies completed for [...]
The Eastern Transport Coalition has welcomed the announcement that funding has been allocated for planning and pre-construction work at two level crossings in Blackburn and Bayswater. “The ETC has been campaigning for many years to have these level crossings removed to allow for greater efficiency on their respective train lines and to alleviate road congestion,’’ [...]
The Federal Coalition’s refusal to invest in urban rail projects in favour of road funding is a short-sighted attitude that fails to recognise the many benefits an effective public transport system can deliver, Eastern Transport Coalition spokesperson Cr Samantha Dunn said today. While a substantial investment in public transport infrastructure is needed, Cr Dunn said [...]
The final report of the Rowville Rail feasibility study, nearly six month overdue, needs to be released by the State Government, the Eastern Transport Coalition said today. ETC Chairperson, Cr Samantha Dunn said the final report for phase 1 of the study was due to be released mid-2012. Phase 2 of the study was to [...]
Media Release July 20 2010 The outcomes of the latest batch of bus service views showed the continued neglect of transport support in the East by the Victorian Government, ETC Chair Cr Samantha Dunn said today. “The Government reviews of bus services in Casey, Cardinia and Greater Dandenong were an opportunity to fix a bus [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
