At its February meeting the Eastern Transport Coalition elected Yarra Ranges Councillor, Samantha Dunn as its new Chairperson. Cr Dunn takes over from Cr Van De Vreede who had served in the role for the past four years. Cr Dunn has represented the Lyster Ward in the Shire of Yarra Ranges since 2005. Cr Dunn [...]
ETC Chairperson, Cr Mick Van De Vreede has said that whilst the eastern region missed out on any boost for public transport in the $42B stimulus package the ETC remained confident of funding from the Building Australia Fund. "The ETC made a submission to the Building Australia Fund last year and we are hopeful that [...]
ETC Chairperson Cr Mick Van De Vreede said that the outer east has failed to receive the generational step up it needs to provide transport choice for its residents and free it of congestion. ETC Chairperson Cr Van De Vreede said that the ETC had sought commitments for 4 key projects and the Victorian Transport [...]
The Government is developing a comprehensive transport plan for Victoria to be released by the end of this year. The plan will respond to proposals for Melbourne's east-west corridor in Sir Rod Eddington's report Investing in Transport and other transport priorities across the state. The ETC submitted a response to the State Government on Sir [...]
The ETC has reviewed the recommendations from the EWLNA and makes comment on them below. It is important to note that we have concentrated on the recommendations that directly relate to our region. We have then made a range of suggestions about how public transport needs to be improved in our area. We hope that [...]
The Eastern Transport Coalition's Public Transport Summit was held on Friday 4 July. The summit successfully brought together local residents, leaders and transport advocates to discuss improving public transport in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Presentations delivered during the summit are now available: Professor Peter Newman -Future Cities: what can Eastern Melbourne do? Professor Graham Currie - [...]
The Eastern Transport Coalition is holding a major public transport summit on the 4th of July to discuss what changes we need to accommodate for the increase in public transport patronage in our area, now and in the future. The summit will feature keynote speaker Professor Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University. Professor Newman [...]
I write to you as Chairman of the Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC), in reference to your offer on 9 May to contribute to consultation pertaining to the (MRP or MR3) Review. As you would be aware, the ETC represents approximately one million residents across seven municipalities in metropolitan Melbourne and advocates (to all levels of [...]
ETC Chairperson, Cr Mick Van De Vreede has welcomed the establishment of the Building Australia Fund as a clear commitment from the Federal Government to fund significant urban public transport projects. “The ETC has been campaigning for the Federal Government to once again fund significant urban public transport projects and the Building Australia fund is [...]
The ETC has conducted a survey of public transport users across the eastern suburbs, asking users heir views of current services, how they may be improved and about the free early bird train tickets. ETC Chairperson Cr Mick Van De Vreede said that commuters want more rail services, new lines and the free early bird [...]
